Day: December 8, 2018

December 08, 2018 at 09:00AM When you’ve got a urinary tract infection (UTI), it can feel like it’s never going to go away. The pain, the fatigue, the urgent and frequent need to pee—every hour is straight-up misery. What could be worse than that? Well, a recurrent UTI that actually does keep coming back, for starters. This kind of gynecological Groundhog Day scenario is actually quite common. Research finds that out of the 40 to 60 percent of women who experience at least one UTI in their lifetime, 1 in 4 is likely to have a repeat infection. According to Candice Fraser, MD, of New York City’s Trinity Medical Care, there’s a variety of reasons why a UTI might rear its ugly head again and again. (And, if you’re really unlucky, again.) “Some people may have structural differences in their urinary tract that make them more susceptible to recurrent or chronic infections,” she explains. Other factors can include certain types of kidney stones that can make a person more susceptible to recurrent or chronic infections, as well as bladder catheters. Your body’s bacterial balance can also be upset by factors that aren’t directly related to your bladder and urethra. Los Angeles-based OB-GYN Tristan Bickman, MD, notes that other risk factors for a recurrent UTI can include the use of diaphragms and spermicides, douching, and hormonal changes in menopausal women. Another risk factor: GI conditions that result in frequent diarrhea or stool incontinence. “The anus is close in proximity to the urethra, and bacteria can easily be transmitted

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December 08, 2018 at 05:30AM In TV shows and movies, couples are, like, never shown sleeping in separate bedrooms—not even in I Love Lucy, where the two main characters sleep in separate twin beds in the same room (because…the ’50s). In the rare case that onscreen couples do sleep apart, chances are someone’s on the couch as a consequence of a major blowout. Truthfully though, catching zzz’s in a different bedroom than your S.O. is something one in four married couples do—and it’s not necessarily because the relationship is rife with issues. Getting enough sleep is a major cornerstone of living your healthiest life ever—and crucial for ensuring your mood isn’t constantly awful. “There are all sorts of reasons why sleeping separately can be better for someone’s health, whether it’s because someone snores, is sensitive to light, or the couple has different sleep schedules,” says relationship therapist and Sex Without Stress author Jessa Zimmerman. “Getting enough sleep is crucial, and you need to make that decision for you and your health. As long as having separate rooms is for that reason, I think it’s a good idea.” Being well-rested is blissful, but what happens if the arrangement starts to make you feel like you and your partner would be better described as roommates than as a couple? Sure, it’s normal for the initial passion of a new relationship to fade over time, and sleeping in separate rooms can amplify that feeling even more. But Zimmerman says it doesn’t have to—and

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December 08, 2018 at 03:30AM Any time I’m talking to someone who has incredibly enviable, mile-long lashes, I can’t help but wonder what their secret is. Especially because no mascara I’ve ever brought home has gotten me on that level. But maybe it’s not about the tube—maybe it’s about the technique. Out of 52 million mascara video search results on Google, this seems to be the only lash-lengthening one I’ll ever need. According to Sydney-based makeup artist Stephanie Lange, there’s a simple hack that not only gives you extra-long lashes, but thick ones, too, and it’s quite simple. You simply have to combine whichever mascara you already have at home with some powder. After applying a layer of mascara just as you normally would, all you need to do is take a small amount of face powder with a clean eyeshadow brush and dust it onto still slightly-wet lashes. Then, again swipe on another layer of mascara to completely coat the lashes, using a separate spoolie to comb out any clumps. “You can repeat the mascara and powder routine as many times as you want until you build up your lashes to be as thick or as long as you want them to be,” Lange explains in the video below. “The more times you apply powder and mascara, you’re building up the volume on your lashes and, in a sense, you’re creating your own lash extension mascara, minus the exceptionally annoying little fibers that fall out into your eyes throughout

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