Health & Balance News & Features
- Adult Coloring Books: 7 Benefits of Coloring
Learn about how coloring is good for adults too.
- Perfectionism: 6 Consequences to Watch For
Learn how perfectionism can affect your productivity and mental health.
- The 6 Superpowers of Introverts
Are you an introvert yet wonder how your tendencies for solitude and quiet benefit you? Read more to find out how some of the qualities of introverts can be considered to be superpowers.
- What to Say When Someone Says Something Racist
Learn about helpful and unhelpful responses to racist comments.
- What Are the Different Types of Relationships?
How many different types of relationships are there? What do terms like friends with benefits or domestic partnership mean?
- How to Keep Adult Friendships
Learn more about adult friendships, why they’re good for your health, how to nurture friendships, how to reach out to friends, and what to do if things go bad.
- How to Make New Friends
Learn more about adult friendships, how and where to make new friends, how to make online friends, what not to do, and when you know you’re friends.
- How to End a Friendship
Learn how to tell if your friendship is unhealthy, signs that it’s time to move on, how to end it in a healthy way, and whether you can ever be friends again.
- Outgrowing a Friendship
Do you feel like your friendship has soured? Some strategies to remove yourself without hurting your friend.
- Do You Need a Nature Prescription?
Nature therapy (or ecotherapy) pairs people with natural environments to encourage healing. Learn about the benefits nature therapy has to offer.
- Take 10 With Marie Kondo
Tidying expert Marie Kondo answers 10 questions.
- Simple Steps Toward a Healthier Lifestyle
Want to take better care of yourself, but not sure where to start? These simple health tips can help you create new habits.
- Social Media Sympathy
Nowadays, much of people's grieving shows up online. See the advice a professor of communication has about the benefits and pitfalls of mourning on social media.
- Exhausted Nurse's Photo Shows Emotional Toll of Job
Nurses take care of people every day, but who takes care of them?
- The Grief Experience: Survey Shows It's Complicated
July 11, 2019 — A new WebMD survey finds many people are experiencing grief for more than a year and that losing friendships can cause intense grief similar to when someone dies.
- How Grief Shows Up In Your Body
July 11, 2019 — The sadness and other emotions you experience with grief can have a physical effect on you, too.
- Do Mindfulness Apps Really Help Your Health?
Technology can bring nonstop, alarmist news alerts, online arguments, and "fear of missing out." Can it, in the form of mindfulness apps, also help correct the problem?
- The Loneliness Epidemic Has Very Real Consequences
Feeling alone ranks up there with smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity in terms of its effects on your health, an expert says.
- 5 Morning Habits Health Experts Swear By
Find out how doctors, trainers, and nutritionists start each day on a healthy note.
- Workplace Bully
Bad behavior at work is unsettling and takes a toll on everyone in the office.
- Good and Mad: Healthy Responses to Anger
Anger is a valid and healthy emotion. But how you respond to it and express it, can be harmful. Learn how to tame the beast.
- Doing Good Really Is Good for You
Volunteering may help you live longer and better, research shows. Here's how to get started.
- Ways to Improve Your Energy
Here's a rundown of some of the most popular energy supplements – what’s likely to help and what isn’t.
- Does Meditation Help You Lose Weight?
Meditation helps with high blood pressure. It may also help you handle emotional eating, which could help you lose weight.
- Clutter vs. Hoarding: What's the Difference?
When do you need to worry about the mess? Find out the difference between clutter and hoarding, and how to keep mess in check.
- When Procrastination Is a Problem, and How to Fix It
Many people put things off to an unhealthy degree. Find out why we do this and how to get things done on time.
- How to Claim Some 'Me Time'
Everyone needs some “me time” to lower stress and boost energy. Learn how to set aside time for yourself.
- Positive Thinking Sets You Up for Success
Keeping a positive mindset works wonders when you’re trying to make changes to your life that may take some time.
- Holidays With Your Ex
Five tips to help make the holidays easier after a divorce.
- Tips to Feel Better All Day
Here are 7 tried and true ways to feel better from the time you wakeup, until you go to bed.
- Can You Really Boost Your Happiness?
If you feel down in the dumps, these ideas may help you find greater joy in your daily life. Ideas may include: volunteering, fitness, managing stress, and more.
- Make Time for Play
Playtime isn’t just for kids. Learn how to incorporate play into your life and how to find opportunities for fun.
- Personal Best: Hayden Panettiere
The actress and singer shares her healthy-living habits.
- Work it Out: Getting Along with Co-Workers
Not hitting it off with your co-workers? You might need to take a step back.
- October Is Depression Awareness Month
Our experts give tips for coping with depression and feeling your best.
- The Power of Female Intuition
Go with your gut. It's more scientific than you might think.
- Pucker Up! How to Be a Better Kisser
Find out the secrets behind a good kiss, and how you can become a better kisser.
- Addicted to Your Smartphone? Here's What to Do
Could you actually be addicted to your smartphone? If not, why is it so hard to turn it off? Here are tips on reclaiming your time and concentration.
- Labyrinths: Ancient Aid for Modern Stresses
Walking a labyrinth can be good for your health.
- My WebMD: A Young Mother Lets Go of Her Painful Past
Abused as a child and addicted to drugs as a teen, Chelsea Baum turned her life around in an amazing way.
- Why Loneliness Matters
Loneliness really does hurt -- not just your emotions, but your physical health, too. Here's how to reconnect.
- Acupuncture Goes Mainstream
Doctors are increasingly turning to acupuncture to help conditions ranging from allergies to asthma, chronic pain, and female sexual dysfunction.
- Larry King Hosts 25 Years of Health News
In December, King will turn off his microphone for the last time. As they prepare to wind up the show, he and his longtime producer, Wendy Walker, reminisced with WebMD about the ways in which health coverage has changed over the years, and how “Larry King Live” has helped to change it.
- Behind the Scenes: A New Book From Larry King’s Producer
From depression and addictions to HIV/AIDS and cancer, celebrities and ordinary people alike learned to be comfortable opening up about their health, writes Wendy Walker, Larry King Live's senior producer, in her new book.
- 10 Ways to Improve Your Day in Just 5 Minutes
Short on time and feeling overwhelmed? Get quick tips to improve your mood so you can take on the day.
- Speed Shopping: When You Have 10 Minutes at the Grocery Store
Searching for healthy meal options but pressed for time? Get tips on navigating the supermarket aisles with good nutrition in mind.
- Stressed Out About a Problem? Try the Focus-Shift Trick.
Worried about a nagging problem? Learn how to shift your attention and focus on the day ahead.
- Spend Your Way to Happiness? 5 Things to Consider (Before You Buy)
WebMD provides tips to help your spending increase your happiness.
- New to Massage: FAQ
If you’re new to massages, all the types and techniques can be a little overwhelming. WebMD answers common massage questions and explains the different styles.
- Get Back to Happy
How to recover your happiness after a setback.