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A healthy guide to San Miguel de Allende, Central Mexico’s best-kept secret

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March 06, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC San Miguel de Allende is a colorful colonial city nestled in the heart of Mexico. The architecturally rich respite in the Guanajuato state is about a two-and-a-half hour drive from Mexico City, and it boasts a thriving art scene, a fascinating historical center, and a vibrant heritage. A visit here isn’t complete without taking advantage of spa treatments, vegan eats, fitness studios, organic coffee-shop sips, hikes, and green-juice vendors. But somehow, despite all those healthy offerings, the city still manages to fall blissfully under the radar. And after a few days gallivanting around the Mexican gem, you’ll feel enriched, fulfilled, and oh-so healthy. Especially if you follow the guide below. What to do Parque El Chorro Consider your morning hike found. The steep climb combined with the altitude (more than 6,000 feet above sea level), means you’d be smart to prepare to huff and puff all the way to the top. Considering the amazing view you’ll get as a reward though, you’ll surely feel it was worth the effort. Hotel Nirvana’s hot spring pool Hot springs SMA is built on the edge of an extinct volcano that hasn’t erupted in 12,00 years. Thanks to the subterranean volcanic activity, the countryside surrounding the town is full of healing thermal waters and hot springs. My absolute favorite of the several I visited is at Hotel Nirvana. Take a $10 cab ride outside of town and arrive at this little slice of, well, nirvana. Bathe in the

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Brittle nails can wreck your manicure, so here’s how to make them stronger

4 min read

March 06, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC I’ve got to admit that I put my nails through the ringer. I don’t remember the last time they weren’t painted, I’m clack-clack-clacking away on a laptop (or my phone) for the majority of the day, and I rip and tear packages and food containers open like a beast. So, I’ve never been surprised that there are often times when my manicured nails simply break. I’ve always chocked it up to them being weak from overuse. During one manicure sesh, though, my nail technician said that I’m actually dealing with really brittle nails. When I asked to learn more about the condition, it definitely described my nails to a T: “Brittle nails are nails that are thin, dry, and prone to breakage,” explains nail guru Jin Soon Choi, who owns an eponymous nail salon and nail polish line. Nadine Abramcyk, co-founder of nail hotspot Tenoverten, adds that brittle nails are softer and thinner than normal and have a tendency to split and tear apart.  Yep, it me. You don’t get brittle nails from the reasons I thought, though—there can be more to it than simply overuse and too many gel manicures. “Brittle nails can be a sign of an ongoing health issue, but are often related to age, overuse of polish, and sometimes even the weather,” Abramcyk explains. “When you never give your nails a break from polish—specifically dark colors—your nails tend to dry out and become brittle over time.” (Guilty.) Choi adds that

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Everyone is making the same mistake with their dry shampoo. Let’s fix that.

3 min read

March 05, 2019 at 01:22PM by CWC I’ve heard it plenty and I’ll admit that the phrase “dry shampoo doesn’t work for me” has, in fact, rolled off my tongue on more than one occasion. That is, until I got a tip that pretty much made it my new favorite product (I know, I know, I’m late to the party). Previously, as much as I’d wanted to love the stuff that extends washes and adds enviably effortless vibes to strands, I’d somehow wind up with a white dusting that looked more flakes than flawless. But that’s simply because when it comes to dry shampoo usage, I was doing it wrong. “Dry shampoo is really such a misunderstood product and people use it the wrong way,” says Dove celebrity hairstylist Mark Townsend. “It’s a wet product on the inside of the can, even though it’s ‘dry shampoo,’ so it needs that millisecond of air to dry it before it hits the scalp.” The fix is a cinch. All you’ve got to do is hold the dry shampoo can further away from your head so that the wet ingredients have a second to flash off before those actives, in the form of powders and starches, hit your scalp and start sopping up oil. According to Townsend, 10 to 12 inches (or the length of your forearm, roughly) should do it. Once you’ve sprayed the dry shampoo, you want to really work it in either with fingertips or a brush that can push

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Someone told my coworker she has a “tall personality” and now I want one

3 min read

March 05, 2019 at 12:51PM by CWC Personality traits come in all shapes and sizes. Your might glean some insight from a four-letter acronym courtesy of Myers-Briggs, or dive deep into numerology with your date of birth, or discover which love language makes your heart flutter. But when we overheard someone tell our 5-foot-6 colleague that she has a “tall personality,” we all paused. Because, yeah, she’s definitely more Blake Lively than Kevin Hart personality-wise—but why? In order to understand which personality traits give someone a presence that suggests a few extra inches of height, I spoke with Katy Caselli, an organizational psychologist who specializes in personality frameworks. “It’s more of the self-esteem of being tall, or being short,” she says. “We know from research that we tend to have taller presidents, we tend to have taller CEOs, and people who tend to fall more easily into an authority role seem to be taller.” Not all of will reach the height of Abraham Lincoln (6 feet 4 inches) or Michelle Obama (5 feet 11 inches), but Caselli believes we can alter how we present ourselves if we do want our charisma to stretch skyward. “We know from research that we tend to have taller presidents, we tend to have taller CEOs, and people who tend to fall more easily into an authority role seem to be taller.” —Katy Caselli, organizational psychologist specializing in personality frameworks “When someone says, ‘Hey, you’ve got a tall personality,’ what they’re actually saying is, ‘You seem like a person

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How to use lemon balm when your anxiety gets the best of you

6 min read

March 05, 2019 at 11:52AM by CWC When it comes to calming herbs, let’s be honest—they’re not necessarily winners in the taste department. (There’s a reason why no one exactly craves ashwagandha or reishi.) Fortunately, lemon balm is here to prove that herbs can do their jobs without leaving you with a funky taste. (It’s 2019 and we can have it all!) As its name implies, lemon balm—which is in the mint family—has a slightly tart taste. It’s a popular addition not only in foods and drinks, but also in aromatherapy and beauty products. Besides tasting and smelling good, lemon balm is full of benefits, and has long been used for its calming, stress-relieving properties. Here’s what you need to know before you try it. What are the benefits of lemon balm? 1. It could help calm anxiety. Some small studies (in people and rats) have linked lemon balm to reduced feelings of stress and anxiety. Researchers for one pilot study believe the herb makes the neurotransmitter gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) more readily accessible in the brain. (GABA helps regulate your body’s stress response.) It should be noted, however, that too much lemon balm (exceeding 0.6 grams) can actually lead to feeling more anxious. The sweet spot for anxiety seems to be 0.3 grams, according to the study. 2. It could boost your mood… Similarly, there is evidence that lemon balm can help reduce depression, though the exact science behind why is still unknown. “In the acute model, [lemon balm] significantly reduced depressive-like behavior but

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