February 08, 2019 at 06:54AM New study shows that an individualized diet is most effective for managing blood sugar. Continue Reading… Author Gretchen Lidicker | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Month: February 2019
Help your houseplants get properly lit with a super pretty DIY grow light
February 08, 2019 at 05:27AM by CWC This winter has been particularly rough for my indoor jungle. My prized monstera, once thriving and cheerful, is now droopy and depressed. With limited sunlight throughout the day, even through South-facing windows of my apartment, I can only do so much to give my plants what they need. Needless to say, I was thrilled to find out that you can fake it with a DIY grow light. Easier to construct than I expected, a grow light will mimic the sun, bathing my plants in all the brightness they deserve. Grow lights can be expensive, not to mention ugly. While I want my plants to be healthy, I’m averse to the idea of dropping hundreds of dollars on an eyesore. But Adam Besheer, co-owner of the botanic design company Greenery NYC, has a genius solution. You’ll find his indoor vertical gardens and green walls throughout New York City—all of which depend on grow lights to stay healthy. “Plants require certain wavelengths of light to grow, and different wavelengths cause different grow patterns. Too much can burn them, but too little and they starve to death,” he tells me. “Grow lights still aren’t as good as sunlight—they still aren’t able to cover the breadth of wavelengths emitted by a burning mass of hydrogen we can’t really conceive the size of. But they’re a great substitute.” How to build a DIY grow light When creating your own grow light, there are a few things to consider, such as
How your Venus sign influences your love life
February 08, 2019 at 05:14AM by CWC There are so many ways to show love—from public declarations like going “Instagram official” to subtly sweet gestures like a home-cooked meal and perfectly folded piles of laundry. Some love is sappy and sentimental. For others, it’s all about physical connection like packing on the PDA and keeping things interesting in the bedroom. And all of it makes sense from an astrological perspective because, depending on where your Venus sign falls on your birth chart, your ideal love language can look like a lot of different things. Like your sun sign, the placement of Venus in your chart can influence your views on how to give and receive love. (Helpful intel ahead of Valentine’s Day, no?) Venus’ placements represent your attitude toward love, relationships, and generally the things you want in life. “For example, Gemini Venus people are usually a little aloof when it comes to matters of the heart,” says astrologist Jaadee, a personal reader for stars of a different type like singers SZA and Kehlani. “As a result, you give off the impression of being detached from your lovers. But the reality is, you’re absolutely crazy about them!” After figuring out what zodiac sign rules your Venus, the fun can really start. Through conscious actions, you can really get in touch with the Venus elements inside you and nurture them to strengthen your romantic intentions. “The best way to get in touch with your Venus sign is to give yourself the
Real talk: Gluten just isn’t that bad for most of us
February 08, 2019 at 05:11AM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wn9XGWtvL1s] Cutting out gluten has never been more mainstream than it is today (popular eating plans like Whole30 and Paleo require it), but for what? In the latest installment of our YouTube series You Versus Food devoted to debunking nutrition myths, registered dietician Tracy Lockwood-Beckerman gets real about the doughy proteins in our carbs. First off, gluten is a protein found in wheat, and it serves a real purpose in food. As anyone who watches The Great British Baking Show knows, gluten gives wheat bread its structure. “Think of gluten as the glue that holds together your favorite wheat-based treats,” Lockwood-Beckerman says. There are some people who genuinely cannot eat gluten—but those numbers are pretty small. Lockwood-Beckerman says just 1 percent of the population has been diagnosed with celiac disease (about 3 million people), an autoimmune disorder that renders your body unable to process gluten. Meanwhile, about 6 percent of the population (as many as 20 million people, she says) have non-celiac gluten sensitivity, when people test negative for celiac but still have some digestive issues when eating gluten. This is a pretty new phenomenon, she says, and thus hasn’t been researched a ton. For those people, cutting gluten makes total sense. But for everyone else…Lockwood-Beckerman has some real talk. “Going gluten-free is just for gluten-free’s sake is as much of a trend as fanny packs or those tiny useless sunglasses that everyone seems to be wearing,” she says. “It’s possible you’re losing out on some
Everyone calm down: Conversation hearts are the Valentine’s Day candy you’ll truly never miss
February 08, 2019 at 03:30AM by CWC For many heart-eyed romantics (and enthusiasts of confections), this Valentine’s Day is going to look, taste, and read totally different than those past. That’s because there will be no chalky, dry, and quite-nearly tasteless Sweethearts to consume this year. But before you totally short-circuit at the notion of actually needing to vocalize the words “BE MINE” this year, know that the hiatus in production is set to only affect the 2019 holiday. It’s all due to a change in hands of Necco and Sweethearts brands; the Spangler Candy Company (AKA the Dum Dums guys) acquired the brands in mid-2018, which brought about some supposed manufacturing issues responsible for making this February 14 a conversation-heartless one. It’s good news for Brach’s, though, which is pushing out its knockoff conversation hearts right on schedule. And to all of this whirlwind controversy, here’s the response I’d write on my own knockoff conversation heart: “WHO CARES?” Sure, I’ll acknowledge the obvious hypocritical nature of pulling a “WHO CARES” dismissive as a lead-in for an entire piece of content outlining why I don’t care (which, it could be argued, means that I in some way do kind of care), but it’s the knee-jerk mood here. Valentine’s Day—the holiday of saccharine prewritten remarks in Hallmark cards, overpriced prix-fixe dinners, and stress—is solely redeemed by its candy. Though I’ve never known anyone to genuinely swoon over a box of Russell Stover chocolate, there’s a comfort in knowing that the nonsense will be at least
Want To Go Vegan? The 5 Things You Need To Do First
February 08, 2019 at 12:23AM A functional doctor’s tips for making the diet successfully stick. Continue Reading… Author Neal Barnard, MD | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
On A Low-Histamine Diet? Don’t Make These Common Mistakes
February 08, 2019 at 12:05AM Common histamine diet mistakes, including staying on the diet for too long and forgetting meal storage rules. Continue Reading… Author Nour Zibdeh, M.S., RDN, CLT | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
5 Eco-Fashion Trends To Watch Out For During NYFW
February 07, 2019 at 11:18PM Look out for them on the runway this year. Continue Reading… The fashion industry as we know it isn’t doing the planet any favors. Clothing production doubled from 2000 to 2016 to keep up with shoppers buying higher volumes of cheaper clothes. If we keep going at this rate, the fashion industry could eat up 26 percent of the carbon budget the world needs to stick to in order to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius by 2050. But change could be coming. The Global Wellness Institute, a nonprofit that aggregates and analyzes wellness research, just pegged “Well Fashion” as one of its 2019 trends, claiming all signs point to a new era of sustainable, ethically made, and inclusive clothing: “We think 2019 will be a watershed year where more people will trade in the addictive endorphins of manic fashion consumption for the serotonin (true peace and happiness) of buying slower and choosing clothes with values and meaning,” the trend report reads. Last week, world leaders in fashion and beyond gathered at the United Nations to discuss how to get these types of clothes into people’s hands. Hosted by ethical clothing company Slow Factory, the summit explored how the fashion industry can help support the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, which seek to forge a healthier world by 2030. It was no coincidence that it took place just days before NYC’s most stylish flocked to the hallowed runways of Fashion Week. Keep your eye on
Why Anger Is Essential To Coping With Grief
February 07, 2019 at 04:55PM After my best friend’s death, I felt consumed with rage at almost everyone around me. Continue Reading… “You have to tell people how to be of support to you. You can’t just expect people to be able to know and read your mind about it,” she said. I blinked, trying to process her words. My mouth was agape because I thought I wanted to say something, anything, to refute how that statement made me feel. I opted instead to close my mouth and sit on the side of the bed, slowly sinking into the plush mattress of the hotel room we were sharing. It was early October, and I was in Charleston for the second time that year. A few months prior, I’d been devastated to learn my best friend from graduate school had been killed in a car accident. These few days I was spending in Charleston had been needed. A welcome distraction. Moments earlier I’d vented to my friend about a searing frustration of mine—feeling unsupported as I grieve and the subsequent drain. To keep a good face, I had to do the work to extend grace to friends, family, and other well-intentioned people who said unhelpful things to me regularly. It was work I had very little energy to do. What’s more, being vulnerable enough to admit to someone else how this new life reality of mine felt and being told the onus was on me was the last thing I wanted
Love All Things Skincare? These 5 Podcasts Will Turn You Into A Natural Beauty Nerd
February 07, 2019 at 02:44PM Sit back, sheet mask, and give these a listen. Continue Reading… Author Stephanie Eckelkamp | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue