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Lauren Cahn

Lauren Cahn

Lauren Cahn is a New York-based writer whose work has appeared regularly on Reader's Digest, The Huffington Post, and a variety of other publications since 2008. She covers health, fitness, yoga, and lifestyle, among other topics. An author of crime fiction, Lauren's book The Trust Game, was short-listed for the 2017 CLUE Award for emerging talent in the genre of suspense fiction.

Warning: This Is Why Starting School Young Can Negatively Impact Your Child’s Mental Health

Before sending little ones off to kindergarten, consider their age in relation to their peers....

The Science Is In: One Simple Diet Change Can Help Calm Crohn’s Disease

The symptoms of Crohn's Disease—including diarrhea and other intestinal distress and even mouth and skin...

Science Just Proved Sleeping In Can Help You Lose Weight—Really!

Go ahead and snooze your alarm. Better yet, don't even set one.
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This Is the Secret to Stop Your Nighttime Stress-Eating Habit, According to Science

If you're stressed out during the day, you might be overeating at night. But there's...

Yes, You Probably Have Body Odor—Even If You Can’t Always Tell When You Smell

Think you stink? Go ahead and sneak a sniff of your own armpit, though it...

Science Just Proved That You Can (and Should!) Doodle All You Want—Here’s Why

With nothing more than pencil and paper, you can make yourself happy (and possibly smarter!)...

Yes, Stress Can Make Teeth Fall Out—and It Can Happen to Anyone

If Demi Moore can lose a tooth to stress, you're probably wondering if you can...

11 Yoga-Inspired Stretches to Get a Good Night’s Sleep

If you're losing sleep over losing sleep, we've got the news to help you snooze....
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12 Plastic Surgery Procedures You Didn’t Know Insurance May Cover

If you've been thinking about plastic surgery but are worried you can't afford it, you'll...

Researchers Have Discovered the Surprisingly Simple Trick to Actually Loving Exercise

Does your exercise interfere with your life? Or enhance it? How you answer may predict...

The 3-Second Downloads That Will Save You from a Nasty Sunburn

Tanning isn't the smartest thing you can do for your skin, but burning is far...

Can’t Concentrate? You’re Probably Not Getting Enough of These 10 Foods

Are there meals that can mend your mind? We asked the experts for real brain...

What It Really Feels Like to Have Tourette Syndrome

Andrew Joannou used to spend hours exercising to control tics. After experimental brain surgery, he's...

This Is the Worst Night of the Week for Sleep, According to a New Survey

If you're always counting sheep on this one night of the week more than any...

Eat This Every Day to Beat Belly Bloat

Everyone likes to wake up with a nice flat belly. A shot of this common...

Those Trendy Fidget Spinners Are Giving Some Kids (and Their Teachers) the Fidgets

The whirling gizmos are all the rage in classrooms around the country. But are they...

What the Heck Is a Reducetarian? (And Should You Be One?)

If you flirt with vegetarianism but like burgers and bacon a little too much to...

Got Migraines? You Have Triple the Risk of Another Disorder

If you're one of the 37 million Americans who suffers from migraines, new research points...