The phrase “cortisol belly” isn’t a medical term. However, people sometimes use it to describe weight gain around the midsection. This is because cortisol, a steroid hormone, can lead to fat accumul...

When creating health goals, our desired outcomes are often to lose weight or feel more energized. Yet there may be another objective you want to focus on: reducing or preventing inflammation . Thr...

If you rate your general energy level on a scale of one to 10, what would it be? If it’s below a five, you may be asking yourself, “Why am I tired all the time?” This is a common question among fol...

If you're assigned male at birth and considering starting a family, you may be curious how to increase your fertility and sperm count. Although sperm counts have declined on average , the quality,...

Stress, believe it or not, can actually be a good thing. A healthy amount of cortisol , a primary stress hormone, can get you out of bed the day of a big presentation at work or help you metabolize...

At Parsley Health, we recommend taking a year to prepare your body to conceive. Our Founder and CEO Robin Berzin, MD , calls this a “fertility year." One of the best things you can do during this y...

Hot flashes, mood changes and other menopausal symptoms are agitating, to say the least. Sometimes, finding natural treatments that actually resolve these symptoms can be more frustrating than the s...

This article contains additional reporting by  Jennifer Chesak .
Omega-3 vs omega-6 fatty acids: Here we provide a head-to-head comparison since these essential nutrients are not created equal. I...

This article contains additional reporting by Angela Myers. If you have small red bumps on your arms that never seem to go away, you might be  annoyed, if not concernedBut those bumps are actually...

This article contains additional reporting by  Jennifer Chesak . At Parsley Health, we often get asked, "Why does my face get red when I drink?" Here’s the scenario. You decide to grab a happy hou...