Defining healthy sleep seems simple enough, but a quick Google is all you need to show that even researchers haven’t nailed it down. Search the term on PubMed and you’ll get over 50,000 results; Google Scholar spits out more than 3 million. Click through the studies and you’ll see that some focus on sleep duration, others on awakenings, or sleep disorders. Truth is, healthy sleep involves all of those aspects. Here, we simply it.

Chronic sleep loss can contribute to health problems and speed up the aging process. Here’s why — and how to improve your slumber.

Proponents say it can help with sleep and anxiety, balance your hormones, make your skin glow, and protect your ticker. Here's what you should know before you start drizzling it on top of your food or slathering it on your skin.

For this Women's Health feature, I visited the Cleveland Clinic to explore alternative methods to deal with chronic pain.

I wanted to cover this emerging category in a way no one else in the industry had, so I pitched/wrote/researched/product-tested/self-edited this awards package that wowed audiences and drove revenue for the brand.

I got a sneak peek of the Apple Watch Series 4 health functions ahead of their public rollout—an app that can take an on-demand ECG (electrocardiogram) readings and a irregular-heartbeat alert.

Saving the planet can seem depressing and insurmountable—you might be tempted to wonder what one person could possibly do. But small changes, done en masse, can translate into big results.

​Knowing the symptoms could save your life

Fake health news is on the rise and isn’t always easy to spot…and believing what you read could be dangerous. Even deadly. WH health editor Tracy Middleton gives a crash course in busting bogus medical info.

Nearly 40 percent of women age 20 and older already have some form of heart disease, an often stealth assassin with zero symptoms. One doctor says he can reverse the damage—even keep it from invading your bod in the first place.

You'd love to inherit your mom's smarts, smile, and sense of style. Her broad hips, slow metabolism, and tendency to crash-diet? Pass. Your mother's shape and eating habits can hugely impact your own. Listen in as three women reveal how they overcame their hand-me-down weight traits.

Studying your family history could save your life

Spending hours on end in a chair isn't just murder on your back—it can literally kill you. And if you're like the average person, you clock almost 55 hours a week on your duff. Shockingly, working out isn't an antidote. Here, what is.

Sick and tired of feeling sick and tired? You might be one of the 30 million women who suffer from autoimmune diseases.