April 18, 2019 at 06:10AM Here’s how to let go of stubborn beliefs and invite in your dreams! Continue Reading… Author Amy Lombardo | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Month: April 2019
Therapeutic cooking is meditation for people who love to eat (or hate to sit still)
April 18, 2019 at 05:32AM by CWC This week on Well+Good, we’re launching Cook With Us, a new program designed to help you do just that. We believe that cooking is an important piece of the wellness puzzle and that everyone can make magic (or at least some avo toast) happen in the kitchen. Sometimes, you just need someone to show you where to start, and maybe a few others cheering you on. It doesn’t need to be complicated, or every day—like most things in the wellness world, a little goes a long way. As someone whose job it is to write about wellness, I have a (somewhat) shameful confession to make: I hate meditating. It’s not for a lack of trying; I’m well aware of how it can reduce anxiety and depression, as well as its other major benefits for your brain and overall well-being. But for some reason I just can’t get into it. Even in a sensory deprivation tank the other day, with literally zero distractions, I just floated from edge to edge of the chamber while thinking about what I was going to eat for lunch. If you find yourself similarly stuck (i.e. you want the benefits of meditation without actually having to meditate), rest assured there is a solution: therapeutic cooking. Basically, it’s using the act of cooking for yourself as a mindful, meditative experience. And it’s a viable meditation alternative, says Harry Ritter, MD, the founder and CEO of Alma, a co-working space for therapists. “Meditation
Everlane is finally (finally!) getting into the sneaker game
April 18, 2019 at 04:10AM by CWC To know me is to know that I have strong opinions about footwear. (I do not care if you live by the beach, flip flops are still terrible and I stand by my thoughts.) But in a show of my ability to be flexible and open to new ideas, I have done a 180 on my feelings about sneakers. I am a recent inductee into the sneakers club. A few years ago, I was convinced that sneakers only belonged in the gym. Now I am obsessed and will attempt to make sneakers work for pretty much any occasion. However, and it pains me to say this, sneakers are not the most sustainable fashion items, often using lots of virgin plastic and generating something like 30 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. (Insert John Oliver’s sarcastic “cool”.) We really (really, really!) don’t need to be putting that into the environment. But thankfully, we’re moving into an era where brands are increasingly conscious about their environmental impact. One such brand is Everlane, which is launching the sustainable sneaker line Tread by Everlane on April 25. Everlane was founded in 2011, but it took the brand eight years to launch a sneaker because they wanted to do it sans the negative environmental impact. The line will launch with the Trainer, which retails for $98. This unisex trainer that has—drumroll please—zero carbon impact. Snaps for Everlane. “In a world where we are becoming more conscious of our plastic
The derm-approved, drugstore soap to shower with after a workout
April 18, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC The idea of “gym bag beauty” is nothing new. When your mornings consist of a mad-dash from your bed to a workout class and straight to the office, it’s inevitable that you’ve got at least a few staples that have a permanent home inside your everyday tote. But in addition to the usual dry shampoo and two-in-one lipstick-blush you’ve got in there, there’s one skin-care ingredient that should always be a part of both your post-sweat sesh beauty routine. When it’s time to hit the shower, stock up on something laced with sulfur, which won’t only help get you clean, but can also help to squelch fungus and bacteria from your sweat sesh. “Sulfurs are really good antibacterial and anti yeast medicine, and it’s good to use almost like a preventative antibiotic on the skin because it prevents acne-causing yeast from accumulating,” explains Virginia-based dermatologist Lily Talakoub, MD of McLean Dermatology and Skincare. Take note: The ingredient can be drying, so if you have dry skin or normal skin that feels parched after showering with it, skip this step and return to your business-as-usual soap. If you’re planning to skip the shower, you can find sulfur body products which can similarly work their magic. Just be sure to avoid any products with silicone or dimethicone in them when you know you’ll be working up a sweat, because, “if you sweat it’s going to sit on your skin and it’s going to trap all of
This entrepreneur is making inclusivity a pillar of her projects
April 18, 2019 at 03:30AM by CWC Well+Good proudly presents Wellness in Color, a new series highlighting prominent wellness practitioners of color who are doing healing work in their communities. Featuring conversations led by Latham Thomas, a Well+Good Council member and the founder of Mama Glow, these stories will shine a spotlight on energy workers, nutrition experts, sexuality doulas, and other wellness luminaries. Here, entrepreneur Gianne Doherty talks about how she founded one of the country’s leading wellness conference series, WELL Summit. Latham Thomas: Gianne, I would love for you to start by telling our community just a little bit about yourself. Gianne Doherty: I am the co-founder of Organic Bath Co., an award-winning organic skin-care company based out of Boston. I’m also the founder of WELL Summit, a leading wellness conference series. My mission and purpose is to empower women to live their healthiest lives with both of my brands. With Organic Bath Co., our predominant focus is making sure that what you put on your body is nontoxic. With WELL Summit, we extend upon that conversation with our belief that wellness should be a 360-degree conversation. What inspired you to take this path from skin care to a producing a wellness summit? Back in 2014, I started marinating on the idea. Through my journey of Organic Bath Co., as I started sharing the importance of what you put on your body, I started getting more questions from friends and family and our customers. I realized that while I
7 reasons nothing gives me a confidence boost quite like a beach vacation
April 18, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC The temps are rising and soon enough, someone is going to have to wrestle my beloved opaque tights away from me. Without the security-blanket-effect provided by layers of wool and down, summer body anxiety is real. But here’s the thing: Despite all my initial fears about peeling the winter covers off, my body confidence never gets as much of a boost as it does on a warm-weather vacation. Here’s why: 1. Less clothes = less fear over exposing my body (really) My fear of going sleeveless is right up there with some people’s fear of spiders, but the beach is the one place where I trade my long sleeves for, you know, an actual swimsuit. Somehow, once I start baring a little more, I’m more comfortable baring a lot more. It’s a kind of exposure therapy, really—I’m putting myself in a situation that causes distress only to have the fear lose its grip on me. 2. My inner food police is off-duty How many times have I judged the success of my days by whether the calories I’ve budgeted on my MyFitnessPal app are in the red? Too many to count. While being on vacation is about leaving my should-do lists behind, for me, it’s also about taking a break from my should-eat (and not eat) lists. There’s no tracking, calculating, or over-planning my calorie intake. Food isn’t good or bad, it’s just—novel concept, I know—food. And that neutrality about my food choices
This Habit Is A Sign That Your Tech Addiction Is Worse Than You Think
April 18, 2019 at 03:03AM Here’s how to know when it’s time to make a change. Continue Reading… Author Kelly Gonsalves | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
5 Tips To Make Any Hotel Room Instantly Feel Like Home
April 18, 2019 at 02:05AM All it takes is a little extra planning. Continue Reading… Author Sara Quiriconi | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
A new hotel wants you to come to New York City…to sleep
April 18, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC New York City’s Lower East Side isn’t exactly known for being calm and peaceful, but it’s also one of the best areas to stay if you want to experience the authentic culture, nightlife, and food scenes the city has to offer. So what’s a mindful traveler to do? Sister City, a new wellness-focused hotel in a former Salvation Army building on the Bowery—one of the LES’s most iconic thoroughfares—opens in May and wants to make your Big Apple visit way more Zen. The newest property from Ace Hotel Group, which offers rooms starting at $199, is designed to make you feel “energized by the present moment, calm, comfortable, and well cared for,” says Kelly Sawdon, chief brand officer of Atelier Ace, the company’s in-house creative studio. One way the space aims to make good on that promise is through its collab with meditation app Headspace, officially launching today, Well+Good exclusively reports. The idea is that by outfitting each room with a Bang & Olufsen Beoplay speaker offering the Sleep by Headspace programming (sound and visualizations called Sleepcasts), you’ll be able to clock in great, restorative sleep rather than falling victim to the stress and sounds of the city keeping you up. “It’s so easy to get stressed when traveling, and so tempting to get lost in thought,” Headspace founder and CEO Andy Puddicombe tells me. “Mindfulness helps us to be more present in our life, so we feel less stressed and less distracted.”
How to Eat to Prevent Alzheimer’s, According To A Neuroscientist
April 18, 2019 at 01:29AM Including the 3 foods she recommends consuming daily. Continue Reading… Author Nicole Avena, PhD | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue