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Chickpeas: Easy ways to eat more of this nutritious legume
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Do products that claim to stop snoring actually work?
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Flowers, chocolates, organ donation — are you in?
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Chair yoga: Benefits of a mind-body practice without the risk of falling
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Need a prescription for an ED medication? What to know about BlueChew, hims, Roman, and other online ED medication retailers
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Low-carb foods: Nutritious choices for creating a sustainable diet that's lower in carbohydrates
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Pilates: A good option for older adults?
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A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
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Calcium-rich foods: How to boost your intake of this important mineral
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DNR: What is a do-not-resuscitate order?
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Steve Calechman
Contributor
Steve Calechman is a contributing editor for Men’s Health, a writer for MIT’s Industrial Liaison Program, and his work has appeared in The Boston Globe Magazine, Greentech Media, Fatherly, and BabyCenter. For over 25 years as a journalist, he’s written about everything from handling stress like an Alaska bush pilot to computational neuroscience to how to change your mind mid-sentence with your child. If you’d like to visit his website at stevecalechman.com, he won’t try to stop you.
Posts by Steve Calechman
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Staying Healthy
Want to try veganism? Here's how to get started
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Mind & Mood
How to break a bad habit
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Nutrition
Healthy oils at home and when eating out
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Mind & Mood
Minimizing successes and magnifying failures? Change your distorted thinking
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Mind & Mood
Making holiday shopping decisions quicker and with less stress
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Mind & Mood
Do I have to yell so much?
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Mind & Mood
Listening to your hunger cues
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Mind & Mood
Sleep to solve a problem
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Exercise & Fitness
But I don’t feel like exercising…
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Exercise & Fitness
We’re supposed to make resolutions now?
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Mental Health
How to give yourself — and others — a break
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Steve Calechman
Be vigilant about bug spray
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COVID-19
How risky is using a public bathroom during the pandemic?
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Steve Calechman
How risky is a hug right now?
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Child & Teen Health
What to do when your child swears
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Exercise & Fitness
Simple ways to wake up your workout
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Exercise & Fitness
10,000 steps a day — or fewer?
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Steve Calechman
What to do with that foam roller at the gym?
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Steve Calechman
Easy daily ways to feel more connected
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Steve Calechman
Tackling parent-teacher conferences: The early years
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Steve Calechman
T-ball: The ups and downs, and why it can be worthwhile
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Steve Calechman
When your child ends up in the emergency room
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Child & Teen Health
What happened when I stopped saying “Be careful”
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Steve Calechman
"Me time" sounds good, but when exactly?
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Chickpeas: Easy ways to eat more of this nutritious legume
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16347/conversions/gettyimages-2161037380-micro.jpg)
Do products that claim to stop snoring actually work?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/14840/conversions/77cb4ef9-cfe9-4673-a289-e68cb1017153-micro.jpg)
Flowers, chocolates, organ donation — are you in?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16341/conversions/gettyimages-1314539036-micro.jpg)
Chair yoga: Benefits of a mind-body practice without the risk of falling
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16340/conversions/gettyimages-1623129811-micro.jpg)
Need a prescription for an ED medication? What to know about BlueChew, hims, Roman, and other online ED medication retailers
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16339/conversions/gettyimages-1516943190-micro.jpg)
Low-carb foods: Nutritious choices for creating a sustainable diet that's lower in carbohydrates
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16326/conversions/gettyimages-1256523737-micro.jpg)
Pilates: A good option for older adults?
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/13887/conversions/28625bc5-0572-4259-b78b-f74ebfd57c0b-micro.jpg)
A muscle-building obsession in boys: What to know and do
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16311/conversions/gettyimages-1187993811-micro.jpg)
Calcium-rich foods: How to boost your intake of this important mineral
![blog image 1](https://domf5oio6qrcr.cloudfront.net/medialibrary/16310/conversions/gettyimages-1187249966-micro.jpg)
DNR: What is a do-not-resuscitate order?