Best Healthy Costco Snacks & Dreams Science

POPULAR SCIENCE

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THE NEW YORK TIMES 

Love trying to understand your dreams?

Researchers have discovered some fun facts about our nighttime worlds. See what you know (& learn the rest) in this fun, short quiz. (Related: Yes, pregnancy dreams are a thing)

CHEAT SHEET

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FOOD & WINE

Here are Costco shoppers’ 50 favorite snacks—aka the list we never knew we needed.

There are snack bars (including options packed with protein, which is helpful during all trimesters), nuts and seeds—and chocolates (which can decrease your risk of preeclampsia and gestational hypertension).

SIGN OF THE TIMES

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THE WASHINGTON POST

How to protect your mental health during election season.

A psychiatrist breaks down simple, actionable tips for taking care of yourself over the next few months. (Like approaching conversations with curiosity before judgment.) 

FREE ADVICE

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THE NEW YORK TIMES

Free therapy—of the sexual variety.

Intimacy experts share the advice they find themselves giving most often—when faced with common questions like, “Are we having a normal amount of sex?”

HEALTHY HYDRATION

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