Pollen should be harmless to us humans. Tiny flower powder that bumble bees carry around in their adorable knee-pockets? Pshh, what harm could that do? But if you’re one of the unfortunate 8% of American adults who suffers from hayfever, you’ll know just what a harbinger of...
You can stop freaking out about that bump, blemish or rash that’s seriously ruined your week. Dr. Lisa Chipps, dermatologist and assistant clinical professor at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, is here to help you figure out why it’s there and how to make it disappear...
You should NOT fall asleep with your contacts in. You know it. Your doctor knows it. And the tiny type on the packaging of your contacts knows it. But alas, you’re human, and nodding off in front of the TV before taking your contacts out is gonna...
Do you lift weights like you’re in Pumping Iron? Play guitar like you’re in Zepplin? Use a pen like you were born before 1990? If so, you probably have the calluses to prove it. Those rough, hardened patches of whitish skin are the result of accumulated cells...
You can now stop freaking out about that bump, blemish or rash that’s popped up on your skin and seriously ruined your week. Dr. Lisa Chipps, dermatologist and assistant clinical professor at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, is here to help you figure out why it’s...
Your hair—it’s blonde, but your eyebrows are red. Your facial hair is brown, and down there? Well, it’s all three colors. That, on face value, makes no sense. Shouldn’t it be one color fits all? Well, actually, no. And here’s why. Pigment: Hair grows blonde, red, brown or...
In the late 19th century, men gazed into mirrors with despair. For this was no ordinary time in history. This was the onset of what many believed was the Hairpocalypse. The articles of the era testify to the growing panic. “One-half of our American business and professional...
There’s no weekend like Fourth of July weekend to get the absolute worst sunburn ever. A sunburn so bad, that the next week is spent avoiding pats on the back, sleeping above the sheets and begging for mercy before hopping in the shower. But it doesn’t have...
Do you bottle up your anger when you argue with your spouse, only to let it out in occasional outbursts of rage? Prepare to have debilitating cardiovascular problems when you’re older. Or do you shut down when confronted with conflict, “stonewalling” your significant other? Musculoskeletal ailments may...
Don’t look now, but your skin and the surface of the sun have something in common—sunspots. Ok, slightly different. While the sun’s spots are simply areas of (relatively) lower temperature, our spots—a.k.a. age spots, because they typically become more and more visible the older you get—are actually...
We talked to psychologist Dr. Bernard Golden, author of Overcoming Destructive Anger, about what you can do to help calm down when anger strikes, and some of the reasoning behind it. (Hint: it’s not them, it’s you.) And … exhale. Breathing deeply is one of the most...
We asked Alex Wang, surfer, DSC member and founder of Carapace Wetsuits, to give us his tried-and-true method for slathering up those hard-to-reach areas.