By Marygrace Taylor & Melissa Matthews

Nearly half of Americans suffer from cardiovascular disease. 

By Karen Faunt

I am lucky to have two beautiful dogs: A three-year-old collie named Juniper and a one-year-old Taiwanese Mountain Dog named Zeppo with unbelievably expressive ears. I love them both, and they bring so much joy to my life. 

By Korin Miller

There are so many strategies for cultivating a solid sense of mental health (Rethinking your social-media relationship! Scheduling a girls' night! Journaling!) Still, figuring out what tips really work and what’s just noise is a highly personalized and hardly simple process.

You can count on your body giving you warning signs, and presenting symptoms when something isn't quite right.

Exposure to loud noise can certainly damage your hearing.

But increasingly, scientists are finding that too much noise can take a toll on our health in other ways. Here is how our loud world can can affect you, plus what you can do to protect yourself.