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L'Oreal Thompson Payton
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L’Oreal Thompson Payton is a Chicago-based health and wellness reporter on Fortune's Well team covering life, health, mind, family and more. Prior to her role at Fortune, L’Oreal was a freelance journalist whose byline regularly appeared in SELF, Shondaland, and Well + Good, among others, and she held editing and reporting roles at YR Media, Jet magazine and the Baltimore Sun. She is a graduate of Loyola University Maryland. Follow all of L’Oreal’s stories here.

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HealthHow much water is too much water? Here’s the amount you really need to drink, according to experts
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonAugust 11, 2023
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HealthYour ultimate guide on how to be happy
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonAugust 9, 2023
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HealthThis is why you randomly wake up at 4 a.m. (and how to fall back asleep fast)
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 30, 2023
HOUSTON, TX - MARCH 28: Bronny James #6 of McDonald's All American Boys West is seen before the McDonalds All American Basketball Games at Toyota Center on March 28, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
HealthBronny James’s cardiac arrest reignites rumors linking rare instances of myocarditis to the COVID-19 vaccine
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 25, 2023
Bryan Johnson, Founder & CEO of Blueprint
HealthTech millionaire Bryan Johnson’s anti-aging workout that he says helped reverse his biological age by 5 years
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 25, 2023
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LifeHow late in the day can you drink coffee? What time you can have your last cup and still fall asleep at night
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 25, 2023
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FamilyWhat is PTO (parent’s time off) and why you need it
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 24, 2023
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HealthAmericans check their phones 144 times a day. Here’s how to cut back
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 19, 2023
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FamilyA dad goes viral for being super honest about what happens to your life after having kids
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 15, 2023
Bryan Johnson, Founder and CEO, Blueprint, Kernel, OS Fund (appearing virtually) In conversation with: Alyson Shontell,
HealthBryan Johnson, the tech CEO spending millions to be 18 again, follows 4 rules in life
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 13, 2023
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HealthSocial media exodus: the benefits of quitting, as users flee to save their sanity
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 8, 2023
Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer and founder of Facebook Inc., speaks during the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S., on Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. The summit brings together the leading minds in the tech industry for two-days of keynote speakers, breakout sessions, and networking opportunities. Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images
HealthThe luxurious sleep lives of CEOs—the $2,000 smart mattress Mark Zuckerberg and Bryan Johnson use to master their sleep
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 7, 2023
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FamilyThere’s no such thing as ‘happily ever after’: 7 dangerous myths about marriage and the truth, according to an expert
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJuly 6, 2023
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MindWhat are ‘nature’s antidepressants’ and do they actually work? This expert sets the record straight
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJune 30, 2023
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LifeThis is the best time to take a nap (and how to make the most of it) according to science
By L'Oreal Thompson PaytonJune 28, 2023
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