Health - xoJane

I’m So Effing Tired of People Telling Me To Use Coconut Oil For EVERYTHING

Claire Lower — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:00:00 -0400

Is the coconut a wonderful, delicious food delivered to us by god himself? Yes. Can coconut oil cure your genital herpes? Probably not.

MY IRON DEFICIENCY IS RUINING MY RELATIONSHIP! How To Achieve Better Blood Circulation

Tynan Sinks — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 11:30:00 -0400

My hands and feet, like my heart, are ice cold.

IGNORE YOUR GAG REFLEX: Two Green Juice Recipes That Are Making My Body Hate Me Slightly Less

Julieanne — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400

Friends, I have drunk the green Kool-Aid. No, not Ecto-Cooler. That's good, too, though.

OH, POO: How to Crap When You Can’t (Without Using Laxatives)

Caitlin Thornton — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400

This post may or may not include opiates, a butthole, and a butter knife.

I Have Too Many Kitchen Toys. Why I Need Them ALL

Zoe — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 12:00:00 -0400

  I have FIVE different kinds of blenders, and a juicer. I have a tofu press, a slow cooker, and a rice cooker.

Experiment!

Jane — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 11:28:00 -0400

I’ve Been Single For Seven Years And I Can't Figure Out Why

Marci — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 14:00:00 -0500

I’m trying to figure out why I’ve been alone this long, because I’m kind of sick of it. (And everyone at xoJane is sick of hearing about it.)

ELEVATOR SHAMING and Ableism: Why Pro-Stairs Health Campaigns Kind Of Suck

Lesley — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:00:00 -0500

I am TOTALLY trying to make "elevator shaming" happen, you guys. This is going to be the next big shameful thing.

Eight Reasons You Should be Psyched To Get Your Period

Julieanne — Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:00:00 -0500

I have menstruating on the brain, friends!

"Dieting" And "Eating Healthy" Are Not Interchangeable Terms

Emily — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:00:00 -0500

One piece of red velvet cake is 14 points. See you at dinner, real food!

My Life Right Now: Hibernation, Medication And Beautification

Hannah — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 13:00:00 -0500

I want to crawl into a hole for the winter and emerge looking pretty just in time for spring.

Get Turned Off: Using Electronic Devices Before Bed Disrupts Your Sleep

s.e. smith — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:30:00 -0400

These study findings are really just confirming the obvious, but they’re also highlighting a growing social problem; a lot of adults are using electronic devices because they need to, and their ill health is the tradeoff they must make in order to stay employed and stay competitive with people in their field.

For F*#$'s Sake, Fat People Need To Go To The Doctor Too

Marianne — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 16:00:00 -0400

As you might know, I am fat. I also deserve health care.

It Happened to Me: My Vagina Said No To Sex

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 17:00:16 -0400

Vaginismus -- or, as I like to call it, “lady zip” -- is no joke, but you know what it IS? Really bloody common and really bloody treatable.

My Amazing Skin-Saving Smoothie Recipe

Camila-Catalina Fernandez — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 13:30:16 -0400

Or The Green Beautifier, as I like to call it.

New Diet Book Promises You Will "Get Skinnier Than All Your Friends"

Somer Sherwood — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 10:00:21 -0400

OMG! It's another fad diet!

SURPRISE: New Study Finds That Being Fat Does Not Make You More Likely to Die

Lesley — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:00:29 -0400

Also, underweight people have higher mortality rates than severely obese people. Astonished yet?

Personal Trainer Eats 20,000 Calorie-Per-Day Diet to "Better Understand" His Fat Clients

Lesley — Wed, 30 May 2012 13:00:20 -0400

I'll be right back, I just need to finish my breakfast, which is apparently a donut the size of an SUV. I FEEL SO UNDERSTOOD.

Who Cares When a Skinny Bitch Gains Weight?

Julie — Tue, 29 May 2012 09:00:23 -0400

Thin people aren't immune to feeling fat.

No, I Can't Spend the Night, Because My Snoring Is Ruining My Love Life

Julieanne — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:00:11 -0500

I don't always snore, I'm told, but when I do, I sound like I'm trying to dislodge a sock from my deep within my lungs over AM radio.