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Month: February 2019

2019 Health Fashion

More fashion brands are jumping on the size inclusive bandwagon, here’s how to tell which ones are legit

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February 19, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC Last September, online retailer Nasty Gal announced that it was “finally joining the party” and dropping its first ever extended-size capsule collection, offering its signature silk minidresses and high-waisted jeans in sizes 0-18. While this news did garner a lot of double-taps, many other women in the plus-size community quickly made it clear that they were not RSVP-ing “yes” to the retailer’s invite. That’s because, they argued, a line that’s truly made for every woman would go way beyond an 18. (That’s the size of the average American woman in 2019, FYI.) “A 25 piece collection that goes up to size 18 is not inclusive by any stretch of the imagination,” said Twitter user Casey McCormick. “Do better so you can take our money.” Another Twitter user, The Killerqueen, added: “Why isn’t the tagline ‘We’re finally jumping on a bandwagon we don’t actually care about’?” Nasty Gal quickly responded by saying that this collection was its “first step towards creating extended sizing options,” and it’s since started offering select pieces up to size 20. To be fair, going from straight sizing into plus sizes isn’t a simple endeavor for a brand—it requires specialized design and manufacturing expertise, not to mention lots of time spent getting the fit of each garment just right. It’d make sense for Nasty Gal to test the waters with a limited range of extended sizes before diving in head-first, if that’s what they were, indeed, doing. But the backlash against

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2019 Health Keto

Need to feel good about life? Kimberly Snyder’s new book is a must-read

3 min read

February 19, 2019 at 03:30AM by CWC Celebrity nutritionist and Solluna founder Kimberly Snyder is a New York Times best-selling author—multiple times over. When she began writing her next book, she planned on a cute, healthy-living cookbook for kids. Then, she says, her reality was turned upside down. Her mother was diagnosed with cancer before passing only six weeks later. “She died within three days of my son turning one,” Snyder says. “I felt like I was knocked over by a wave.” During her “very raw and real” grieving process, she began working on a different book—something more personal than any of her previous work—that would become Recipes For Your Perfectly Imperfect Life, a cookbook-memoir hybrid that serves up more than 100 plant-based recipes along with life lessons about finding peace, joy, and happiness. And, she says, it’s not a book that promotes enlightenment through perfection. Quite the opposite, actually. “Wellness has become trendy, but now people are stressed about it,” she says. “It’s not about how many spin classes you do a week, how many grams of carbs or how little sugar you eat, or your Keto diet. Wellness is so much more. It involves your mental, your emotional, your spiritual well-being.” That ethos is embodied by “feeling good,” a phrase Snyder comes back to again and again in the book and with her Solluna brand. “Feeling good doesn’t mean we’re just happy and elated all the time,” she says. “It means that we’re connected to our intuition, our

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2019 Health

Here’s what a nutritionist *really* thinks about oat milk

2 min read

February 19, 2019 at 02:35AM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L–bGxpHTVQ] As if you weren’t already overwhelmed when choosing your alt-milk du jour, there’s a new favorite hitting the coffee shop circuit: oat milk. And it’s having a major moment. In the past year, oat milk has gone from being sold in roughly 150 cafes in the U.S. to over 2,000. Everybody wants a taste—and even big brands like Silk and Califia have joined the game. But does the latest alt-milk craze actually live up to the hype? Top dietitian Tracy Lockwood-Beckerman, RD, hilariously breaks it down in the newest episode of You Verses Food, Well+Good’s YouTube series that gives you everything you need to know about popular food and drink trends. (Did you subscribe yet? Go ahead, we’ll be here when you’re done.) If you’re still over here all, what is oat milk?, Lockwood-Beckerman says the drink is basically made of oats that have been soaked in water and refrigerated overnight, blended, and strained. Yup, it’s literally that simple. (However, many brands add things like sugar and canola oil, so read that label!) One thing that makes oat milk stand out from other dairy alternatives is its creamy texture. “That’s the higher carb count working its magic,” says Lockwood-Beckerman. Don’t let the C-word scare you away—Lockwood-Beckerman says they’re the healthy, slow-digesting kind of carbs that can keep you feeling satisfied and energized for longer. The drink is also full of fiber, thanks to those oats. One serving of popular brand Oatly,

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