GreatistColon Cancer Ulcerative Colitis: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly ColonGreatist - Jordan Nadler Though UC is usually not life-threatening, some of its complications can be dangerous. Toxic megacolon is the most severe complication of UC. It …
GreatistDiabetes Have Diabetes? Step Away from the Epsom SaltGreatist - Heather Mueller Neuropathy occurs when chronic high blood sugar levels cause nerve damage. Peripheral neuropathy, meaning it affects the arms, legs, and feet, is the …
GreatistDiabetes 9 Helpful Lifestyle Changes That Make Managing Diabetes a BreezeGreatist - Stepfanie Romine Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more A diabetes diagnosis often comes with a laundry list of do’s and don’ts. And with all the …
GreatistADHD ADHD in Women: Symptoms, Treatments, DiagnosisGreatist - Sarah Ellis Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more ADHD is one of those pesky conditions that often gets brushed off as “life stuff” — …
Greatist LED Light Therapy: Is It Worth the Splurge?Greatist - Christal Yuen If you buy something through a link on this page, we may earn a small commission. How this works. The first time I tried an LED treatment in my …
GreatistFood We Went to a Vegan Food Festival — And Were Blown AwayGreatist At first glance, the field of white tents, vibrant signs, and throngs of happy, hungry people could have been any food festival. But it …
GreatistSmoking If Self-Isolating Is Bad, Why Does It Feel So Right?Greatist - Kelly McClure I’m happily married. I own a house. I have two cats and a puppy. I’m varying levels of successful. And sometimes I don’t leave the house for a week. …
Greatist 8 Natural Ways to Treat UTIs, and What Actually WorksGreatist - Amber Petty Want a fast fact to bust out at your next party? Forty percent of women will get a urinary tract infection (UTI) at some point in their lives. Fun, …
GreatistBeer If You Insist on Nope-ing Weird Beers, You're Missing OutGreatist - Ariana DiValentino Every August, Angel City Brewing releases their annual limited edition Avocado Ale, a Kölsch-style beer brewed with the soft green stuff as well as …
GreatistSoil It's Time to Treat Your Plant to Fresh SoilGreatist - Erin Marino for The Sill Taking your plants out of their old home and placing them in a new one can feel daunting. But that’s why The Sill is here. Repotting your plants is …
GreatistSucculents So You Kept One Plant Alive. How About Another?Greatist Looking to grow your indoor jungle the easy way? We’ve got a trick for you: think like nature does. If you’re building up trop forest vibes or a …
GreatistSnorkeling This Is the New Love Language for Plant ParentsGreatist - Erin Marino for The Sill Propagating plants might sound like a daunting task, but we’re not talking about the art of repopulating a national park here. This art of breeding a …
GreatistSoil A Beginner's Guide to Keeping a Houseplant AliveGreatist - Erin Marino for The Sill Modern city living has us indoors a lot. “So, go outside” you might say. But between the anxious energy pooling in the wind and the time it takes to …
GreatistADHD May I Have Your Attention Please: Screening for ADHD with Rating ScalesGreatist - Lianna Bass Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more Is your brain constantly channel surfing? It’s an instant gratification world. You jump …
GreatistEnergy Stop Telling Me, a Very Online Person, to “Unplug”Greatist - Shelby Lorman Fancy Feast, a burlesque performer, compared her internet presence to the work she does hosting. “When I’m an emcee, it’s like a simulacra of …
GreatistBooks The Incredibly Social and Diverse World of BookstagramGreatist - Julia Shiota Diana, who runs the account @owlslittlelibrary, describes her entry into the world of Bookstagram as an attempt to find others with similar …
GreatistMoon Woo Curious: Embracing Change with a Fiery Full Moon in AriesGreatist - Sam Dylan Finch It’s another full moon! This time our guiding constellation is the passionate (read: headstrong) Aries. If you don’t speak woo, allow me to …
GreatistBinge-Watching Can We Talk About the Toll of Binge-Watching?Greatist - Lauren Entwistle For those struggling with mental health problems, chronic illnesses, processing issues, or sheer tiredness, keeping up with streaming platforms is a …
GreatistSex Education I Went to Sex Ed Camp and This Is What HappenedGreatist - Cameron Glover If you had the chance to attend a retreat in the woods to learn about sex education in addition to making s’mores by a campfire, would you do it? Back …
GreatistADHD Pedal to the Mental: How to Pump the Brakes on a Concerta CrashGreatist - Julia Reiss Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more Got Concerta? If you do, it’s probably because you’ve been diagnosed with attention …
GreatistSleep My Secret to a Free Serotonin BoostGreatist - Sian Ferguson One of my favorite mental health tools is free, abundant, and accessible. If you’re rolling your eyes right now, I understand. A few years ago, if …
GreatistADHD ADHD and Sex: Effects, Tips, Treatments, and MoreGreatist - Jordan Nadler Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurological condition that causes …
GreatistDiabetes 16 Tasty Superfoods That Control Blood SugarGreatist - Anna Lee Beyer Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more Living with type 2 diabetes (or trying to prevent it) can lead to obsession and confusion …
GreatistCaffeine Adderall and Caffeine: To Mix or Not to Mix? That Is the QuestionGreatist - Saundra Montijo Created for Greatist by the experts at Healthline. Read more Side hustles, Tinder, karaoke Thursdays, goat yoga — life’s full of moments when we need …
GreatistWomen's Health How Effective Is Each Birth Control Method?Greatist - Kimberly Holland Although birth control can be an effective way to prevent unintended pregnancy, no method is 100 percent successful. Each type has pros and cons, …
GreatistSnorkeling Why Fat Babe Pool Parties Are Such a Big Deal for Women Like MeGreatist - Ama Scriver For as long as I can remember, I’ve been drawn to bodies of water. The weight of my body would try as hard as it could to sink me to the bottom. But …
GreatistEnergy A Skeptic Walks into a Reiki Session... and Comes Out TransformedGreatist - Lauren Del Turco Throughout the past 5 years or so, I’ve tried pretty much everything in the game to help my mind and body calm the heck down. Ever since becoming …
GreatistVitamin E The $7 Vitamin E Cream My Grandma and I Both UseGreatist - Kaitlin Stevens I’m a grown adult with not one but two (!!!) savings accounts, and I know that by now I should have some Very Expensive face cream to recommend, but …
GreatistProtein Protein-Packed Snacks Are Everywhere — but Do You Really Need Them?Greatist - Sarah Garone Food trends these days have gotten better at begging you to pay attention to them. Instead of one brand convincing us it’s the new thing, we have …
