January 17, 2019 at 01:47PM by CWC When I first encountered nutritional yeast, I was seriously impressed. As a new vegan who was still trying to fight off cravings for cheese, it offered a similar taste with just a few sprinkles. But in terms of health benefits it purports to offer, the flakes seemed too good to be true. Nutritional yeast—that’s “nooch” for short!—is often a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, but unlike living yeast that’s used to make bread and beer, this variety is deactivated and goes great on popcorn. A single tablespoon contains about 65 percent of your recommended daily value of vitamin B12 when fortified and about 4 grams of plant-based protein that boasts all nine essential amino acids. (I’ve always got a half-empty bottle of Bragg’s seasoning in my pantry.) Once you’ve tried nooch, you might be tempted to dump an entire cup of it onto a serving of broccoli—but don’t! “As with any food, if you really overdo it, you run the risk of exceeding the tolerable upper intake level for the nutrients it contains. A tablespoon or two a day is plenty,” explains Amy Gorin, RDN, the owner of Amy Gorin Nutrition. “There are no downsides to nutritional yeast if you’re eating it in moderation. Per tablespoon, it typically only contains up to 10 milligrams of sodium and provides many nutrients, making it a great option for those who are looking to get a cheesy, savory flavor without the saturated fat content of cheese.” Now that you know why nutritional yeast
Day: January 17, 2019
OK TMI…my tampon is stuck. What now?
January 17, 2019 at 01:43PM by CWC As period horror stories go, there are few things more panic-inducing than realizing that you’ve got a tampon lodged where the sun don’t shine—and no matter how you try, you just. can’t. get. it. out. Maybe it’s because you forgot about the tampon and inserted another one, pushing the original one to the way-way-back of your vag. Or perhaps you didn’t remember to take it out at the end of your cycle and, over time, it shimmied into a position where you can’t reach the string. Whatever the reason, it’s distressing AF. But doctors say there’s no reason to lose your cool if this happens to you. (It’s so common there’s even a technical term for it—a “retained tampon.”) “The good news is, the vagina is a finite space, so a tampon does not have many places to go,” says Natasha Bhuyan, MD, a family medicine provider at One Medical in Phoenix, AZ. “It cannot move up higher and higher into the abdomen. It just remains somewhere in the vagina.” In other words, it’s not going tunnel through your cervix and get lost in your uterus or anything. (Phew.) That doesn’t rule out other complications, though. Dr. Bhuyan says that if a tampon gets stuck and stays there for too long, it can cause an infection. “Many people don’t initially realize they have a tampon retained in their vagina until they develop symptoms,” says Dr. Bhuyan. “They might notice a strong vaginal odor,
You CAN Control Diabetes Naturally—Here’s How
January 17, 2019 at 01:00PM Take charge of a pre-diabetic diagnosis Continue Reading… Author Kayleigh Roberts | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
On “You,” Joe is a charming monster—and it’s terrifyingly real
January 17, 2019 at 12:52PM by CWC Editor’s note: Potential spoilers for “You” ahead. When I broke up with a former boyfriend a few years ago, the first question my mom asked was whether he had hit me. At the time, I was shocked. Of course he hadn’t! What kind of question was that? It wasn’t until after some time in therapy that I realized why she’d asked the question: I’d been in an emotionally abusive relationship without realizing it, and she was terrified that things had escalated. The thing with emotional abuse—which the advocacy organization OneLove says “may include verbal aggression, intimidation, manipulation, and humiliation, which most often unfolds as a pattern of behavior over time that aims to diminish another person’s sense of identity, dignity and self worth”—is that, unlike physical abuse, it can be incredibly difficult to spot, even when you’re the one experiencing it. So if you’re one of the thousands of people who spent the weekend binge-watching You on Netflix and thirsting after Penn Badgley’s character, you likely missed a number of telltale red flags. Emotional abuse gaslights those who experience it—including the You audience For the uninitiated: You (which originally aired on Lifetime in September, but picked up mainstream attention once it hit Netflix in late December) follows Badgley’s character, Joe, as he pursues a relationship with Elizabeth Lail’s Guinevere Beck. From the get-go, his interest in her is is clearly far more obsession than “affection” (case in point: he masturbates outside of her window
I Marie Kondo’d my apartment, and now I’m going to do it to my workout routine
January 17, 2019 at 12:20PM by CWC I would define my relationship with exercise to be along the lines of “loves SoulCycle, hates everything else.” My favorite activities tend to feature loud music, high energy, and ideally some form of dancing (either on or off of a bike). Ask me to meet you at a boot camp class on a Saturday morning, though, and I will spend the entire week dreading it. But I’ll go anyways—because I feel like I should suffer through an hour of burpees for the sake of giving my body a well-rounded workout routine. After spending the majority of last weekend working some Marie Kondo-inspired magic in my apartment (goodbye, jeans that haven’t fit me since 11th grade!) and on my desk, I got to thinking: Could I apply The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up to my exercise regimen, too? After chatting with a trainer and a sports psychologist about the subject, I discovered that not only can I shift my entire workout routine to spark joy, but actually…I should. “The ‘must,’ ‘have to,’ ‘need to’ mindset [with exercise] is not going to put you in the right mindset to actually be motivated,” says Hillary Cauthen, Psy.D., CMPC, and Association for Applied Sport Psychology representative, who is fully on board with the idea of ditching trendy routines in favor of something you love. “If it does bring joy in the moment, it’s probably going to facilitate a lot more of the endorphins you want to see along the
Here’s when you need a setting spray, according to makeup artists who know
January 17, 2019 at 12:17PM by CWC I know next-to-no one who’s looking to add more steps to their beauty regimen, and if those steps come at the end of one’s routine, that goes double. That’s exactly why I’ve never given setting spray its full due. Despite dozens of them coming across my desk, I’m not even totally sure how to use setting spray or how I could work it into my routine. Turns out, I might be missing a very helpful step in my regimen. “Setting spray can be used at the end of every makeup application to set a look,” says Markphong Tram, a New York-based makeup artist. Yep, yep. Pretty straightforward. But then he goes on: “I personally use different types of setting spray for different purposes.” In addition to those that amp up hydration, there are ones that absorb oil on the skin, as well as ones that add a bit of a gleam to the complexion. Essentially, they’re like facial mists but formulated with specific ingredients that help preserve or boost the masterpiece you’ve just created on your face. “I like to use a hydrating setting spray to melt down a powder for skin-like effects, or simply just to set makeup,” says Tram. “Depending on the occasion, I’ll use a different kind of setting spray—for example, a bride on her wedding day, a busy day running around, or hot weather that could melt makeup. In that case I’ll use a setting spray as well to
New “planetary health diet” aims to save Earth before it’s too late
January 17, 2019 at 12:15PM by CWC When it comes to saving the planet, carrying around a metal straw in your pocket isn’t going to cut it. Don’t get me wrong, keep drinking from reusable water bottles and bringing your own tote bags to the grocery store—cumulatively, small efforts can often have a big impact. But if Earth is to remain habitable, we need a global commitment to far-reaching change. In a new report published by The Lancet, an international group of 37 scientists from 16 different countries has revealed the “planetary health diet,” a brand new eating plan three years in the making that boasts substantial evidence to prove its potential effectiveness. In short, they’re describing it as a way to save Earth before it’s too late. A team of experts in human health, political sciences, agriculture, environmental sustainability warns that humans, in particular, need to change the way they eat in dramatic form. With the global population predicted to reach 10 billion by 2050—3 billion of whom are already malnourished—those changes need to be made now if we’re to prevent food production from “overstepping environmental targets, driving climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution,” reports CNN. By reinventing the way we produce and consume food, society as a whole can begin to cut down on destruction it does to the environment. Food systems are the “main user of fresh water, a leading driver of biodiversity loss, land-use change and cause eutrophication or dead zones in lakes and coastal areas,” explains the EAT-Lancet Commission.
Want to kick those cravings? Follow this two-minute trick
January 17, 2019 at 11:15AM Researchers have found a simple solution to curb those cravings for good Continue Reading… Author Elizabeth Gerson | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Can micellar water replace your facial cleanser? A derm reveals the truth
January 17, 2019 at 10:43AM by CWC Whenever I come home late from a (quite rare) night on the town, I always stick with a tipsy-and-tired-friendly pre-bed beauty regimen: Swipe on the micellar water, and then hit up my silk pillowcase. It’s so good and easy that—despite being a firm believer in double cleansing—I’m sometimes tempted to use the micellar water on, well, regular nights, too. The magical, makeup-removing water has so many perks: Time saving! Gentle! Gets rid of all makeup! So it’s enticing to incorporate on the reg and leave the rest of your cleansers to gather dust on your beauty shelf. But it begs the question: Can micellar water really replace your cleanser? To perhaps change everyone’s lives, I sought out a derm for advice. “Micellar water is a super gentle method of cleansing skin. It gets its name because it contains micelles which are oil-in-water suspensions that attract dirt, bacteria, and makeup, but gently—without stripping moisturize from your skin,” says Rachel Nazarian, MD, a board-certified dermatologist with New York’s Schweiger Dermatology. If you’re the type of person who doesn’t wear makeup or isn’t applying more skin-care products after cleansing, then you’re good. “In this scenario, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with using only micellar water as your cleanser,” she says. The thing with micellar water is that it can kind of stay on your skin after you use it. “I find that the residual micelles block other products from absorbing into the skin effectively, so I usually
The beginner’s guide to lifting weights at the gym
January 17, 2019 at 10:37AM by CWC If your weight-lifting experience is primarily limited to a 5-minute stint at the end of spin class, picking up a set of ’em at the gym can be intimidating and scary, to say the least. But you’ll want to face those fears and do it anyway, since lifting more than 10-pound dumbbells (for most women) builds metabolism-revving muscle, strong bones, and a toned body. If you’re wondering how to start weight training on your own but don’t happen to have a personal trainer to show you around the weight room (though, for what it’s worth, that’s not a bad idea), we’ve got you covered. “It’s tempting to blow through a huge number reps,” says Rob Sulaver, owner of Bandana Training in New York City, “but grabbing something heavy and doing fewer reps, so the last two are super challenging, can really up your game. If you want to look your best, heavier resistance training is simply more effective.” The first order of business? Choosing the right weights. When assessing the rack, there are 2 things you’ll want to consider: How many reps you’re able to do, and how fast you’re able to get those reps done. Choose a starting set that feels right for you, and if you can get up to 10 to 15 reps fairly quickly, grab something heavier for round 2. Next comes motivation. “My favorite way to motivate myself is by setting goals to test my limits. Being the strongest, baddest,