AleksandarNakic/E+/Getty Images If you’ve searched anything about sleep on social media — or even if you haven’t — you may have come across the term sleepmaxxing. It’s a growing trend referring to different hacks and tips to maximize the quality of your sleep. Watch a few videos and you’ll notice it’s mostly being discussed by...
Raising kids is a joy, a gift, a privilege — but it’s also stressful as hell. And the pressure, whether we put it on ourselves or absorb it from society, can be overwhelming. Depending on your circumstances — being a single parent, having a kid with special needs, struggling to make ends meet — those stress...
Ariela Basson/Scary Mommy; Getty Images, Olay When it comes to skincare, trends come and trends go. “Cold cream? That’s for our grandmas. Here, try this scratchy, astringent-soaked cotton pad: the painful stinging lets you know it’s really working!” There always seems to be some new information or debate about the best way to maintain a...
Johner Images/Johner Images Royalty-Free/Getty Images It’s pretty well-established at this point: The HPV vaccine, which is meant to prevent cancers caused by the human papillomavirus, is very good at its job. Precancer rates are down by 80% since the vaccine’s rollout, as Scary Mommy previously reported, thanks to its effective protection against HPV infection. But...