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Month: October 2018

2019 Health

Those viral moth memes can teach you about achieving your dreams (I’m serious)

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October 03, 2018 at 02:07PM In the middle of one particularly stressful workday last week, I sought a momentary reprieve in the form of social-media scrolling (as one does). And then I saw it: a meme of a huge moth pulling up to a McDonald’s drive-through window and ordering a large…lamp. Cue: me laughing until tears—happy tears, you guys—streamed down my face, effectively flipping off the light on my gloomy mood. While chuckling at viral memes is hardly a new phenomenon, something about seeing a human-size moth driving a car to get a lamp from McDonald’s just gave. me. life. The moths began to infiltrate my all feeds at a rapid pace. There was a moth as Drake, waving away a turned-off light bulb, beckoning in the lit one; a photo of hurricane-evacuation traffic with a lone moth driving in the opposite direction because it forgot its lamp; another of a fangirling moth, professing its love to Thomas Edison. Basically, all the memes share one thing (in addition to being hilarious): the idea that moths live for the pursuit of lamps. View this post on Instagram ď˝”?ＡＮҜ ?áµ’? ·._.·°¯°·.·° .·°°° A post shared by Sonny Side Up (@sonny5ideup) on Sep 14, 2018 at 11:46am PDT //www.instagram.com/embed.js And really, when you think about it, the notion is rather romantic. The moth is absolutely devoted to its true love and will do anything in order to be with it (with “it,” of course, being the lamp). And it’s totally relatable to have a goal

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2019 Health Fashion

The designer behind SoulCycle and Peloton bikes is on a mission to trick out all your workout gear

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October 03, 2018 at 12:15PM Exercising at home now comes with all the high-tech gadgets you’d find in the country’s hottest boutique studios. (That is, if you’re willing to invest.) But fans of the sweat-from-home lifestyle will soon be seeing even more majorly upgraded gear entering the domestic workout sphere, thanks to Villency Design Group—led by the creator of the stationary bikes used by beloved sweat-stitutions SoulCycle and Peloton. In an exclusive interview with Forbes, VDG’s CEO Eric Villency revealed that not only will the company soon be releasing its most innovative bike model to date in collaboration with Chicago’s Studio Three (starting at $1,900), but they have plans to create equipment that goes far beyond the spin studio. “[W]e’ve been collaborating with world-class athletes, physical therapists, and doctors during the past year to develop products that promote health and wellness by optimizing form and balancing the body,” says Villency. “[W]e’ve been collaborating with world-class athletes, physical therapists, and doctors during the past year to develop products that promote health and wellness by optimizing form and balancing the body.” —Eric Villency, CEO of Villency Design Group So what can you expect? According to the CEO, yoga mats, customizable dumbbells, athletic gloves, and thoughtfully designed cycling shoes are all in the mix. Each object will be designed to help you improve your posture by bringing a greater awareness to your body’s positioning. Although VDG hasn’t yet released the deets on how they intend to do this, the prospect of even more personalized equipment sounds like an endorphin lover’s dream come true. After

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2019 Health City Relaxation

There’s now an official start date to cuffing season (and hey, you’ve got time)

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October 03, 2018 at 11:58AM Every year as the season changes and the winter coats and heavy-quilts get lugged out from storage, singles are faced with the choice to either endure the cold temps alone—bring on the merino wool—or embark on a winter-inspired quest to find a snuggle buddy. Tis (almost) cuffing season, after all—you know, the time of year when, according to Urban Dictionary, “People who would normally rather be single or promiscuous find themselves along with the rest of the world desiring to be ‘cuffed’ or tied down by a serious relationship.” If you’re still wondering why it’s called cuffing, it’s a derivative of “handcuffing,” because you’re basically shackling yourself to another person for a season. (And they say romance is dead.) The hosts of the Save The Date Show podcast, Imani and Kandice, understand the struggles of singledom—which they portray through LOL-inducing memes and oh-so-real-checklists. And they definitely get the appeal of coupling up in cold weather. After all, hygge-ing, cuddling up in front of the fire, and romantic-comedy marathons are better with an S.O. But they have one message for you: Relax, you’ve got time. View this post on Instagram Uh oh… the seasons are changing. You got your roster organized ?? How do you narrow your options? What characteristics do you look for in your cuffing season partner? • • We discussed cuffing season last year around this time in episode 8. Catch up on that and our latest episode TODAY! Tag a friend! • • #dating

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2019 Health Relaxation

Cupping marks have become a wellness badge of honor

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October 03, 2018 at 10:29AM After the 2016 Olympics in Rio, everyone was talking about two things: the powerhouse U.S. gymnasts, and Michael Phelps. Or, more specifically, those giant, circular bruises all over Phelps’s ridiculously ripped, gold medal-winning body. What were they? Was he OK? Did someone punch him repeatedly, and in a perfectly symmetrical motion? The bruises, of course, were from his cupping therapy. Phelps is part of a growing group of stars relying on cupping —a suction cup-aided bodywork technique that’s been used for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine, said to speed up recovery by reducing tension and promoting blood flow. What is cupping therapy, anyway? Cupping was a widely performed in ancient times to reduce fevers, arthritis, and gout. Now, it’s mainstream thanks to celebrities—hi, Gwyneth—and high-profile athletes, who use it to reduce inflammation, provide pain relief and relaxation, and promote overall wellbeing. Marissa “Isang” Smith, co-owner of On Point Sports Care in New York City, uses cupping in her clinic to help patients who are experiencing musculoskeletal pain and tightness. “A typical case would be when an active individual comes in and explains that they just started bootcamp or finished a WOD at their CrossFit gym, and now they are insanely sore or experiencing slight pain somewhere,” says Smith, a licensed acupuncturist and massage therapist. “The most common areas I place cups include the upper back, lower back, quads, calves, and hamstrings.” She claims that by doing so, patients can recover faster from training or injury. The

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2019 Health

How long should you actually leave on that acne-busting hydrocolloid patch?

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October 03, 2018 at 10:10AM There’s nothing worse than a giant pimple popping up out of nowhere. Before, the primary course of action was slathering on some cream and impatiently waiting as it dries out—but now with pimple patches (aka a true K-beauty godsend), your zits can vanish in record time. There’s something you should know before leaving them on your skin for hours on end, though. Pimple patches—also called hydrocolloid patches—work their magic due to hydrocolloid’s ability to attract the zit’s fluid to the surface of your skin like a magnet, resulting in a mound of pus. (Yes, gross, but all sorts of satisfying.) Because of the method of enclosing your zit with a medicated bandaid of sorts, you can heal up much quicker than what you would using a typical spot treatment: “The thin, clear hydrocolloid patch protects the zit from further irritation and infection by providing a ‘sealed’ environment for the skin to heal itself,” says dermatologist Dendy Engelman, MD. And the results are so good that one product even has a 3,000-person waitlist. Because of how well they get the job done, people tend to get excited and take a more-is-more approach, wearing their patches as long as it takes for that pesky pimple to disappear—in fact, one Redditor left hers on for 24 hours. But even if your pack of patches doesn’t have a maximum time listed, there is a limit to ensure the product erases acne without hurting your skin in the process, and it’s def not a full day.

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