Gabrielle Kassel

In the kitchen an off-kilter ratio may ruin a post-workout shake, but in your body it can cause something much more serious: oxidative stress.
“Oxidative stress occurs when there are too many harmful molecules in your body compared to the antioxidants needed to clean them up,” says certified nutritionist and personal trainer Lisa Schultz C.N., C.P.T, creator of the Vendura Method for healthier eating. This imbalance—between unstable, damage-causing compounds known as free radicals and the ant...

Biohackers and bodybuilders routinely reap the health and fitness benefits of creatine, but there’s one group notorious for overlooking its perks: endurance athletes. Ironically, when it comes to creatine for endurance, the benefits are significant.
“Creatine is one of the most researched and effective supplements for improving exercise performance,” says Grant Tinsley, Ph.D., C.S.C.S., associate professor of kinesiology and the director of the Energy Balance and Body Composition Laboratory a...

Most people conflate metabolism with calorie burn, but it actually goes a lot deeper than that. Far more than just a measurement of energy (calories) in versus energy out, your metabolism is a complex system that reflects your overall health.
Solid metabolic health translates to steady energy and sound mental well-being, according to Brittany Michels, R.D.N, M.S. C.P.T, a registered dietitian and certified personal trainer with The Vitamin Shoppe. Meanwhile, “long-term, the benefits of a heal...

When I was bulking, the fact that I ended every night with Reese’s candy was not just a sign of where I was in my training season, but a surrender to my ever-present sweet tooth. Those 230 calories, 28 grams of sugar, and 11 grams of fat were in service of my intention to put on mass, but I was also giving in to gnawing cravings. Now, during my cut, I’ve swapped it for a high-protein Reese’s alternative that satisfies the same cravings without derailing my macros. ONE Brand’s Reese’s Peanut B...

“Fewer than 1 in 100 people will become pregnant after the procedure, making it one of the most reliable options for those certain they do not want to conceive in the future,” says board-certified obstetrics-gynecologist⁠ Melanie Bone, MD OB-GYN.
The What, the Why, the Where, the When, and the How-to: A tubal ligation is a surgery that removes, cuts, closes, or otherwise blocks off the fallopian tubes⁠. The fallopian tubes are the pathways that eggs travel from the ovaries⁠ to the uterus⁠, as...

Vasectomies are:
“The procedure fails in less than 1 out⁠ of every 1000 cases when performed by an experienced surgeon,” says board-certified urologist Philip Werthman, MD, director of the Center for Male Reproductive Medicine and Vasectomy Reversal in Los Angeles, CA.
In addition to being effective, even though they are surgeries, vasectomies are minimally invasive, virtually painless, highly accessible, and offer fast recovery, according to board-certified physician Dr. Stacy De-Lin, M.D. t...

CrossFit is like cycle syncing and the Cloud: Most people have heard of it, but few people actually understand what it is.
“The definition of CrossFit is constantly varied, functional movements, executed at a high intensity,” says CrossFit Games competitor Brooke Ence, CF-L2, the founder of Naked Training. In basic terms, CrossFit focuses on movements—borrowed from other sports like Olympic weightlifting, powerlifting, gymnastics, track, and rowing—that mimic everyday functional movements. (T...

As a professional sex writer by day and toy tester by night, I know the best sex toy sites better than Harry Styles knows a five-inch inseam. While brick-and-mortar boutiques are still great for shame-free, accurate sex ed (the kind you probably didn’t get in school), popping into a store isn’t always doable. Thankfully, plenty of retailers and brands offer the convenience, anonymity, and accessibility of shopping online—plus, the comment sections are pure gold.
The only rub? With so many opt...

Cat’s out of the bag: The best vibrators for women can level-up solo and partnered play faster than you can say meow.
Sarah Tomchesson
Sarah Tomchesson is a certified sex educator, as well as the Marketing Director at Magic Wand.
Vibes, as a recap, are motorized sex toys designed to deliver sensations that the human body simply can’t create on its own “They are great for all people no matter genital configuration because they bring blood flow to the area, which ultimately supports arousal,” e...

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Once a topic reserved for neuroscience textbooks, nervous system support is now all over our social feeds. Scroll through Instagram or TikTok and you’ll see terms like “nervous system regulation,” “dysregulation,” and even recommendations for nervous system support supplements.
But this surge in nervous system talk isn’t just a throwaway trend—it’s a reflection of how maxed out so many of us feel mentally, emotionally, and physiologically. In fact, the American Psychological Association repor...

Pop culture likes to romanticize steamy, flawed connections to the point where passionate yet toxic dynamics have come to seem normal to impressionable audiences (see: Babygirl or Fifty Shades of Grey). This kind of desensitization can bleed over into real life, making it harder to realize when a relationship has gone sour. Luckily, we all have something in our corner capable of signaling when it’s truly time to move on—if only we knew how to listen.
You’ve probably questioned some of these s...

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As a CrossFit coach, fitness journalist, and self-identified Muscle Mommy, I am both personally and professionally passionate about getting stronger and helping others do the same. And while I don’t hop on every health and wellness bandwagon TikTok dreams up (no way, workout bandeaus), there is one trend I’m all about: creatine gummies. After all, creatine has repeatedly been proven to support muscle growth, exercise recovery, and other functions like brain and bone health—and gummies are jus...

IF YOU'RE INSECURE about if the amount of spunk you spurt stacks up to what you see in porn, you’re not alone.
“Not only has the porn industry led people to question the size of their physical parts, sexual abilities, and sexual duration, but it’s also led folks to worry about the size of their load,” says AASECT-certified sex therapist Rufus Spann, Ph.D., founder of Libido Health, an app engineered to bridge sexual health and overall wellness.
And while size shouldn’t matter—when it comes to...