After years of crippling pain, investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin exposed the hype and hoaxes in the back pain industry and finally found relief. Here’s her advice on finding your own back whisperer.
Health
Nature Might Just Be the Key to Happiness You Are Missing
It’s easy to make over your mood and improve your health. You just need to head to the hills (or park or river or beach).
Taking The Detours: The Gift of Adult ADD
Can’t stay on task. Check. Can’t ignore interruptions. Yup. But I wouldn’t medicate away this overly maligned condition and the side roads it’s led me on.
You Check Your Blood Pressure—Why Not Your Brain Health?
A new brain screening technology promises to detect signs of dementia in time for preventive measures. In a NextTribe exclusive, Jeannie Ralston investigates the potential.
How I Freed Myself From Dinner-Prep Hell
In this new column, we compare two products or services in a given category to let you know how they stack up. We start with a magical meal-kit tour.
As My Memory Bites the Dust, 10 Things I Wish I Could Forget
Why does it seem we always remember the wrong thing? The name of the boss’s husband? Complete blank. Sappy lyrics to “Heat of the Moment” by Asia? No prob
I TRIED... Acupuncture for Hot Flashes—A Total Game-Changer
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO AND YOU SHOULD TOO
Can a few carefully placed needles beat the heat tsunamis?
The Cruel Fickleness of Cancer: Fighting for a Friend This Time
How do you make sense of the destruction?
I TRIED... Hypnosis for Insomnia (Because Sometimes Chamomile Tea Just Doesn’t Cut It)
SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO AND YOU SHOULD TOO
I was ready to do anything for a good night’s rest, even visit a hypnotist.
Can’t Sleep? Why We Get Midlife Insomnia and How to Cope
The sisterhood of insomnia is vast—and exhausted. Read this if you’ve seen enough of your ceiling and clockface in the wee hours.
