Carey Rossi

1 week ago | womenshealthmag.com | Carey Rossi

I take my fitness seriously: strength training four to five times a week, racewalking at least two times a week, and some kind of yoga (flow or restorative) each day. Recently I have added long-distance road races to my goals. I trained for my first marathon in decades in eight weeks this fall, and there is a half-marathon in my near future. Despite all my protein-noshing, stretching, massage-gunning, rolling, and resting ways, I still feel stiffness, and sometimes soreness.

Aug 19, 2024 | esquire.com | Carey Rossi

I usually listen to podcasts passively, catching snippets of information here or there and then moving on. About a year ago, I heard a co-founder of a company called Mill tell one of my favorite climate-business reporters about a bin the size of a trash can that grinds and dehydrates food and turns it into grounds that can be used as a chicken feed ingredient, in the compost process, or in your own garden.

Jul 10, 2024 | womenshealthmag.com | Carey Rossi

This article was created in partnership with Merck. Shalena did not receive any Merck products for her treatment for cancer. In the fall of 2013, Shalena Prude could feel some physical shifts in her body. “I didn’t necessarily know what was happening. I just knew that I felt tired a lot. I was under some stress, which I was trying to manage with exercise, eating right, and just trying to be mindful of my body—aware of the things happening to it,” she says.

May 20, 2024 | womenshealthmag.com | Carey Rossi

*Note to reader: This article discusses suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know needs support now, call or text 988 for the suicide and crisis lifeline. Imagine going through your days not knowing whether you’ll be able to get through them. Imagine suffering from existential dread so deep, the pit in your stomach never goes away. And imagine these feelings becoming so all-consuming that you struggle to breathe, let alone practice the mindfulness techniques you know could pull you out of them.

Mar 29, 2024 | womenshealthmag.com | Carey Rossi

Despite its sweet flavor and superb nutritional profile, the humble pear has never gotten the attention it deserves. Which is puzzling on the face of it: The fruit is convenient to eat out of hand, and also works well in both sweet and savory cooking and baking. Here are our takes on why it deserves a place on your grocery list. 1. There are 10 varieties of USA pears to choose from. When you think of pears, the Bartlett, with its long neck and soft flesh, probably comes to mind first.