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Home equity ― the positive difference between what you owe on your property and its current value ― can be one of your biggest financial tools as a homeowner. As of last year, untapped home equity reached an all-time high of $14.4 trillion, about $1 trillion more than its pre-recession peak in 2005. But before […]

Image copyright Getty Images Image caption People in their 30s are often juggling work and family demands People in their mid-30s need to watch their blood pressure to protect brain health in later life, says a study. It found the “window of opportunity” to safeguard brain health runs from then until the early-50s. Following 500

A sleepless night every once in a while is inevitable, and in fact, pretty common. Research from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that 25% of Americans experience acute insomnia every year, which was classified in the study as difficulty falling or staying asleep for three nights a week for at least two

Our names have the power to shape our identity. If you like your name, or at least feel neutral about it, perhaps you haven’t given it much thought. But people who dislike their names — or feel that the name they were assigned at birth isn’t a good fit for a variety of reasons —

Another day, another reveal about Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith’s marriage. In a new interview with The Guardian, the actress said that while she loves being married to Smith, married life wasn’t something that initially appealed to her. “I knew that I was not built for conventional marriage,” Pinkett Smith said. “Even the word

No other everyday office opportunity can strike terror in employees quite like public speaking. Giving a presentation can be a chance to get your voice heard, but 1 in 4 Americans fear it. It scares more of us than snakes, hell, walking alone at night and insects, according to a 2018 survey by Chapman University.

It’s hard to know what exactly constitutes a healthy breakup. This is particularly true in the immediate aftermath, when few of us are, shall we say, in the most emotionally reasonable state. According to two different psychologists HuffPost Canada contacted for this story, it’s very normal to want to check on your ex’s activity, online

If you’re still not watching HBO’s delicious family drama “Succession” and its too-close-to-home depiction of the digital media landscape, it’s time to start. Even if only for style inspiration. Hear us out ― while the dysfunctional family drama is more focused on back-stabbing than blouses, its one female lead character is Shiv Roy, daughter of

More women may benefit from gene testing for hereditary breast or ovarian cancer, especially if they’ve already survived cancer once, an influential health group recommended Tuesday. At issue are genes called BRCA1 and BRCA2. When they’re mutated, the body can’t repair damaged DNA as well, greatly increasing the chances of breast, ovarian and certain other

Image copyright Getty Images The first minister has been urged to restrict price promotions on food and drinks high in fat, sugar and salt to help fight Scotland’s obesity “crisis”. Health groups and campaigners say multi-buy price reductions “encourage people to buy a greater number of unhealthy products”. Nearly 30% of adults and 13% of