Chronic conditions
Check out these 5 science-backed ways to boost your immune system
From what you eat to how you manage stress, we’ll run down the science about bolstering your defenses so you can stay well this season.
Kaitlyn Dykman
Health writer
Kaitlyn Dykman is a Certified Women's Holistic Hormone Health Practitioner and a Certified Health Education Specialist.
Articles by Kaitlyn Dykman
Curious about low-carb diets? Here’s what you need to know
Low-carb diets are often recommended for weight loss and insulin resistance, but do they really help?
Metabolism
This is what you should know about your thyroid and weight gain
Excess weight isn’t due to an underactive thyroid as previously thought, or really even “weight”
Stressed out? These 6 lifestyle changes could help
Too much cortisol for too long can impact health. Here’s how to lower cortisol.
Metabolism
How does your weight journey affect your metabolism? Here's what you need to know
When you lose weight, your metabolism slows down, and then you could hit a weight-loss plateau. (The science folks call this phenomenon “metabolic adaptation.”) There are several reasons for this slow-down, which we’ll get into shortly.
What to do when you blow it
We’ve all been there—spontaneously grabbing and killing a bag of chips or hitting the Popeye’s drive-thru one evening because you’re ravenous and forgot to meal prep.
