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Day: November 10, 2018

2019 Health Vegetarians

The Whole Foods’ CEO says you can learn to love any food—here’s how

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November 10, 2018 at 06:38AM If you’re a healthy food junkie, wandering the aisles of Whole Foods can make you feel like a kid in a candy store. So imagine how much more amazing that experience is when you’re John Mackey, the co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods. You can make sure your favorite vegan cheese is always stocked (for Mackey, it’s Kite Hill), you know when it’s $1 kale day, and you know what’s new at the hot foods bar. When Mackey stopped by Well+Good HQ this week to talk about his new book, The Whole Foods Cookbook, and the future of grocery shopping, I couldn’t resist asking him how he fills his grocery basket. Does he stock up on Siete chips (a W+G team fave, FIY) and cauliflower crust pizza? Surprisingly, no. It turns out his daily diet—which is plant-based, BTW—is pretty no-fuss. “I eat very simple foods,” he says. “More than half the food I buy is fresh produce.” Besides fruits and veggies, Mackey says some other staples he always has at home are beans, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. “I’ve taught myself to love every vegetable.” —John Mackey, Whole Foods co-founder and CEO For breakfast, he’s into steel cut oats. In fact, he even travels with a mini rice cooker so he can make it on the road. That’s dedication. For lunch and dinner, Mackey says bean and vegetable stews are often on the menu. “You can vary that tremendously based on what vegetables, sauces, or spices you want

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2019 Health Fashion

On a scale of 1 to 10, how gross is it if I never change my socks?

5 min read

November 10, 2018 at 03:00AM It’s nearly that magical time of the year where feet start sweating and sloshing in the snow, and a little bit of neglect could lead to serious problems. Although you try to be as hygienic as possible when it comes to changing out of gym clothes post-workout, it’s easier to neglect day-to-day foot care. And when it comes to a personal question like—how often should you change socks—during the throes of winter, it isn’t automatically obvious to everyone. By “everyone,” I mean me specifically. So, just how often should you change socks? “That’s easy, every day,” my roommate Emily posited during dinner. “Wait, really,” I asked, my brows furrowing. “Every day?” “Yes, every day,” Emily said, weirded out. “Do you not change them every day?” “Uh, no, I literally wear whatever the hell I can find in my room, half the time my socks don’t even match,” I said. Now granted, I mainly wear dresses and tights, so while I am undeniably gross, I’m also a little less gross than that sounds. But determined to find out where on a 1-to-10 scale I fell, I consulted a podiatrist, who lit the path forward on how to care for your feet, and specifically how often to change out of socks. Here’s the intel. Photo: Stocksy/Melanie DeFazio If you’re battling Athlete’s Foot, change your socks frequently One thing became certain from Yolanda Ragland, MD, a New York City-based podiatrist and foot surgeon and founder of FixYourFeet.com from the get-go. If

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2019 Health

What’s actually causing all of that dry flakey skin around your noise?

4 min read

November 10, 2018 at 02:00AM You could moisturize your skin religiously, yet somehow it still happens—that dryness around your nose pops up to sabotage your otherwise hydrated complexion. Why exactly does this happen and why the nose? Put simply your nose is the thing that juts out the most on your face, says Purvisha Patel, MD, board-certified dermatologist and founder of Visha Skincare. “Our noses are the first way air enters the body,” Dr. Patel explains, adding “the inside skin or mucous membranes of the skin can be dry if the environment is dry and cold.” With that said here’s what could be causing the dry skin around your nose 1. Environmental exposure “The outside skin of the nose can be dry and peeling even though the rest of the skin is hydrated also due to exposure to the environment,” Dr. Patel says. She makes the case for keeping your face protected by a balaclava or blanket scarf sound appealing. 2. UV damage “UV radiation can cause the skin on exposed surfaces (hello nose) to burn easily and often” Dr. Patel warns. One of the more concerning side effects of UV exposure is, of course, skin cancer. Dr. Patel says actinic damage, which is when “UV radiation causes DNA damage to cells over time, can present as dry flaking [or] peeling on the nose.” It can be precancerous if your skin fails to heal itself, so getting your skin checked by a dermatologist regularly is a really good idea. 3. Allergies or

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2019 Health

Reading tarot cards can be intimidating, but these 4 spreads make it a cinch

9 min read

November 10, 2018 at 01:00AM If an ultimate woo-woo starter kit existed, there would definitely be a deck of tarot cards nestled between the obligatory sage bundle and chunk of rose quartz. The only catch? Unlike easy-to-grasp metaphysical tools, like crystals and smudge sticks, learning how to do a tarot reading can be super overwhelming. There are 78 different symbols to navigate and a near-endless array of spreads to choose from, after all. Yet according to intuitive tarot counselor Sarah M. Chappell, the cards really don’t have to be complicated. In fact, she believes that by keeping your readings as minimal as possible, you’re actually better able to interpret the results. “I like to limit things to one to three cards, especially for students who are just beginning,” she says. “Keeping things simple and clear makes it easier to actually receive the messages, rather than trying to talk ourselves into the answer we actually want.” And that’s the whole point of tarot: By asking a question and pulling a few cards, it’s said to give us feedback and guidance in a way that we can’t access through our intellect alone. “I like to think about tarot as a conversation—a way for us to talk to ourselves, to the universe, to the unknown,” says Chappell. “The cards mirror back our joys, our sorrows, our challenges, and our opportunities for growth.”  She adds that some tarot readers believe they’re tapping into a higher power when they pull and interpret cards, while others consider

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