Nicole Catanese

Contributor

Nicole Catanese is a freelance writer and editor, who specializes in wellness and beauty. She has spent her nearly 20-year career contributing to various outlets including Harper's Bazaar, Elle, V, Marie Claire, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Details, and more. She lives in Seaside Park, New Jersey, with her husband and two daughters.

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How Having Gestational Diabetes Changed My Second Pregnancy — For the Better

Experts weigh in on what it is, what it means for you and your baby and more.

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What’s lube got to do with it? Experts say perhaps a lot more than you think.

Yes, Women Can Have a Mid-Life Crisis, Too

Pros help decode this taboo topic.

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Exactly how bacteria plays a role with what you see on the scale, according to health experts.

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More than just a diet.

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5 Reasons Why You Need to Start Planning Out Your Weekend Routine

Pros say Saturday and Sunday shouldn’t be totally lazy days anymore.

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Mental Health Awareness Week: Your Top 5 Questions, Decoded

Because a healthy mind and a happy life go hand in hand.

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10 Expert-Approved Reasons to Take a Babymoon

*Clicks* trip into cart with zero guilt.

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How Your Gut Health Can Affect Your Pregnancy

Let’s talk about microbes, baby.

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Truth or Taboo? How Pregnancy Diets Vary Across Cultures

It matters when you are breastfeeding, too.

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The Expert-Approved Ways to Reverse Sun Damage

OTC and in-office treatments to tackle sun damage.

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9 Products That Shouldn’t Touch Your Pregnant Skin

Exactly what you should — and shouldn't — use on your skin when you're pregnant.

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