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Jessica Migala
Jessica Migala is a health and fitness freelance writer based in the suburbs of Chicago. She's written for O, The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Women's Health, Health, EverydayHealth.com, and more. She spends her time with her two young sons, husband, and rescue beagle mix.
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By Jessica Migala
Doctor listening to a patient's heartbeat at the doctor's office
7 Resolutions Cardiologists Want You to Make This Year
Health
By Jessica Migala
close view of a person with short black hair and a big white smile
8 Resolutions Dentists Want You to Make This Year (Beyond Brushing and Flossing)
Health
By Jessica Migala
an illustration of a person wrapped in a white towel sitting on a massage table and holding their neck because they're sore after a massage
How Bad Is It Really to Be Sore After a Massage?
Health
By Jessica Migala
A cardiologist showing their patient something on their tablet, in an exam room
5 Things Cardiologists Wish You'd Stop Doing at Your Checkups
Health
By Jessica Migala
illustration of the back view of a person in the shower holding a purple razor, wondering how to get rid of nipple hair
How Bad Is It Really to Shave Your Nipple Hair?
Health
By Jessica Migala
A dentist with short brown hair and glasses talking to an unrecognizable patient about their X-rays
7 Things Dentists Wish You'd Stop Doing at Your Checkups
Health
By Jessica Migala
Young person with a plaid shirt and beard sitting in a doctor's office talking about a colon cancer screening
5 Times You May Need a Colon Cancer Screening Before Age 45
Health
By Jessica Migala
three menstrual pads, one with heavy red glitter, on a light pink background, to represent reproductive health symptoms
6 Reproductive Health Symptoms You Should Never Ignore
Health
By Jessica Migala
an illustration of a person sleeping in bed with their bedside lamp on
How Bad Is It Really to Sleep With a Light On?
Health
By Jessica Migala
Close view of a person wearing a grey tank top cutting into a stack of pancakes with blueberries, with a brunch cocktail next to their plate
Why You Can't Poop on the Weekends, According to a Doctor
Health
By Jessica Migala
a razor on a shower shelf, to represent what causes an ingrown pubic hair
What Causes an Ingrown Pubic Hair and How to Treat It
Health
By Jessica Migala
Person wearing blue tank top and leggings doing a Tabata workout outdoors in park.
Tabata Training Can Improve Your Cardio Fitness in Just 4 Minutes. Here’s How to Do It
Fitness
By Jessica Migala
a person with long brown curly hair lying in bed holding a pink pillow over their stomach because they're feeling nauseous on their period
Nauseous on Your Period? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
Health
By Jessica Migala
a person wearing a green t-shirt and jeans with their hands over their crotch area because they have an itchy pubic area
Itchy Pubic Hair? Here's What Your Body's Trying to Tell You
Health
By Jessica Migala
an illustration of a person's hand pulling a strand of black hair off a piece of pizza
How Bad Is It Really to Find a Hair in Your Food?
Health
By Jessica Migala
close view of a person's nails, to represent aging nails
3 Ways Your Nails Change as You Age and How to Keep Them Healthy
Health
By Jessica Migala
an illustration of a person's hands holding a bottle of stool softener and a pill, with a toilet in the background
What Really Happens to Your Body When You Take a Stool Softener
Health
By Jessica Migala
Mature couple lying on bed
How Your Penis Changes With Age and What to Do About It
Health
By Jessica Migala and Jennifer Logan, MD, MPH
Illustration of a person picking lint out of their bellybutton
How Bad Is It Really to Pick Stuff Out of Your Bellybutton?
Health
By Jessica Migala
an older adult wearing a gray shirt relaxing on a bed at home with one hand on their forehead
Why You're More Prone to UTIs as You Get Older and What to Do About It
Health
By Jessica Migala
illustration of a bucket full of car cleaning supplies with cobwebs on it, to represent never cleaning your car
How Bad Is It Really to Never Deep Clean Your Car?
Health
By Jessica Migala
a person with long brown hair sitting at a table and using a nail file to get rid of a wart on their finger
The 3 Best Natural Remedies for Warts (and 11 to Avoid)
Health
By Jessica Migala
Woman sitting on porch reading a book and doing a foot soak for toenail fungus
The 7 Best Natural Remedies for Toenail Fungus (and 2 to Avoid)
Health
By Jessica Migala
a person asleep in bed with a box of tissues in the foreground
Can You Sneeze in Your Sleep?
Health
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