April 15, 2019 at 10:17AM by CWC Meet Wellness Collective, our new, immersive curriculum with Athleta that hooks you up with actionable advice from the smartest experts and brand founders in wellness right now. Get the goods at our monthly event series in New York City plus our online one-month wellness plans. Here, Well+Good career-advice columnist and author Amy Odell divulges her four-step plan to get you closer to your dream gig. Study. Intern. Climb the ladder. It’s the pathway many of us have followed into what’s now our careers—but if you find yourself suddenly looking around and not loving the view, it’s time for a gut check. And maybe a literal one. Being stressed out at work can have ripple effects across the rest of your life, from the quality of your sleep to the time you have to squeeze in a workout to your tendency to phone in takeout after you’ve put in long hours (ahem, aforementioned gut-health nod). So when you find a career that gives you room for balance and the opportunity to grow, it’s the ultimate happiness hack. The hard part? Actually finding it. Whether you’re confused about your path or want to shift gears into something that fuels your well-being—rather than hinder it—we’re bringing in the big guns to help you do just that. As in, Well+Good career columnist Amy Odell—former editor of Cosmo.com and media maven—who’s sharing the surprising strategies that can bring you clarity, stat. Keep reading for your four-week plan to land
Month: April 2019
The plant-*forward* approach is here to help you eat more veggies—here’s how to do it
April 15, 2019 at 10:17AM by CWC Meet Wellness Collective, our new, immersive curriculum with Athleta that hooks you up with actionable advice from the smartest experts and brand founders in wellness right now. Get the goods at our monthly event series in New York City plus our online one-month wellness plans. Here, Mia Rigden, RD, founder of RASA, shares her four-week guide to a plant-forward diet. If all the noise around keto versus paleo versus Mediterranean has made you totally tune out, we have good news: In 2019, Mia Rigden, RD, just wants you to eat more vegetables. “I’m not dogmatic when it comes to food,” she says. “I prefer to stay away from prescriptive diets and restrictive eating patterns, but I do think we could all benefit from eating more plants.” That mission has helped her land on a specific turn of phrase: plant-forward, rather than plant-based. The difference is subtle, but in the holistic chef’s experience it’s a distinction that makes it easier to follow. “Plant-forward doesn’t mean being vegetarian or vegan, it just means eating an abundance and diversity of fruits and vegetables,” she explains. So simple it’s genius, right? We thought so too, so we asked Rigden to share her four-week plan for putting you on the plant-forward track for good. Keep reading for 4 weeks of plant-forward tips to help you up your veggie intake, straight from a nutritionist. Build momentum for the rest of the month (the remaining weeks will feel easy if you
Not Losing Weight? New Study Says This Could Be Why
April 15, 2019 at 10:03AM This hormone could be what’s holding you back. Continue Reading… Author Ray Bass | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Oprah bought an avocado orchard because avocados are too expensive
April 15, 2019 at 09:55AM by CWC It is a tough time to be an avocado-lover these days. Shortages are leading to price surges and even Oprah can’t deal. No, seriously. “I think it’s ridiculous to pay for avocados,” she proclaimed on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. Her solution? Buy an orchard. While her little story went from relatable to WTF real quick, she does make a good point. Why make yourself beholden to the rising prices when you can figure out your own ways to save on the fruit? Sure, you probably can’t buy an avocado orchard—and unfortunately avocado trees take years to bear fruit after planting the pit—but there are some easy ways to save money on avocados without buying an avocado orchard. (You’re welcome.) 1. Buy them on Wednesdays. This is the cheapest day to but avocados, according to data collected by Ibotta, a money-saving app. And the savings are considerable too—a whopping 25 percent! 2. Store already ripe avocados in the fridge to make them last longer. Knowing how to properly store your avocados mean fewer spoiled fruits end up in the compost heap. The best rule of thumb to follow is this: If your avocados aren’t ripe yet, keep ’em out of the fridge. But if they are already soft and you aren’t ready to eat them yet—so many avocados, so little toast—put them in the fridge to slow the ripening process down. Boom, avocado saved. 3. Or, freeze them. Sometimes you’ll blessedly come across a major
Why People Who Meditate Deal With Stress More Quickly
April 15, 2019 at 09:28AM They’re great at THIS skill… Continue Reading… Author Kelly Gonsalves | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
How to know you’ve actually found “the one,” because the search is exhausting
April 15, 2019 at 09:10AM by CWC In case you’re here to find a magic checklist for how to know if he’s the one, whomever he, she or they are, I feel obligated to share with you what I’ve told my mother before: I’m not sure if I believe in “the one.” Because when it comes to falling in love, I have to assume there is probably more than one person in this 7.7 billion population with whom you’d be fine and dandy sharing a life. Then again, that feels like the exact thing a rom-com protagonist would write before Mark Ruffalo sweeps her off her feet, and forever changes her stance on soul mates. Still, sometimes it’s nice and confidence-affirming to have guidelines that provide a sense of whether our partner may make for a forever kind of relationship or if sex hormones are more likely just making us confused. And since I don’t have all the answers, I turned to a relationship pro, who recommends focusing on self-love first and then examining how the person makes you feel later. After all, your partner is a reflection of you. “You know you’ve made a good choice of partner when you can fully be yourself in their company,” says relationship expert and author Susan Winter. “Knowing that you’re okay being who you are is a clear indicator that you’re with the right partner. So many times, we get sidetracked by wondering, ‘What do they want? What are they looking for?’
Walk down the aisle with confidence in one of these size-inclusive wedding dresses under $700
April 15, 2019 at 09:03AM by CWC The extended-sized fashion movement is well on its way to getting the kudos it deserves. Activewear companies like Nike, Beyond Yoga, and Girlfriend Collective have taken steps toward inclusivity. Now wedding attire, too, is increasingly comprehensive with its sizing. Leading the charge is Torrid, a cult-favorite fashion brand for women sizes 10-40, which recently dropped a wedding capsule collection. Each piece is both completely gorgeous and under $200. The collection includes 14 sassy and chic styles, in sizes 10-30, including off-the-shoulder dresses, waterfall skirts, and even unique patterns. With a beautiful collection of bridesmaid dresses and accessories, your closest friends will look fabulous, too. Knowing you’ll want to shop around, we scoured the web’s garment purveyors for affordable wedding dresses that says “I do” to size-inclusivity and budget-friendliness. Torrid, Sizes 10-30 Buy Now Ivory Lace Capelet Formal Gown $169 Buy Now Special Occasion White Lace Mini Dress $149 Buy Now Special Occasion Ivory Woven Skater Dress $109 Torrid’s line is stylized and graceful—with a twist. For the love of tulle, take a look at these gowns. David’s Bridal, Sizes 16W-30W Buy Now Plunging Lace Halter Plus Size Wedding Dress $540 Buy Now Embroidered Floral Tulle Plus Size Wedding Dress Style $508 Buy Now Ruffled Organza Plus Size Mermaid Wedding Dress $674 Alright, alright, so David’s Bridal is notorious for its beyond-corny Saturday morning television commercials. But the stunning necklines on these graceful silhouettes will almost make you forget all the eye-roll worthy love
This 3-second hack will make your beauty products last a full extra week
April 15, 2019 at 08:50AM by CWC There are certain skin-care products in my regimen that I diligently use until the very, very, very last drop (sup, P50?!). So it’s a dark day when I get to the bottom of these beauty cabinet MVPs… kinda like when you’re down to the last bite of your cauliflower gnocchi, or your workout studio runs out of the weights you wanted to use. You feel me? So you could imagine my utter glee when I came across a subthread on Reddit’s Skincare Addiction site that reveals just how to get more uses out of your just-about-finished beauty products. The secret hack? Cutting your product open, which works with pretty much anything as long as it’s in a tube. Case in point: My coworker admitted that he’s done it with his toothpaste, and wound up getting a full-on two extra weeks outta the stuff. Photo: Well+Good “Always cut open products that come in tubes to get the most out of it,” the Redditor writes. “I get at least two day’s worth of products by using a mini-spatula and small container. Makes the cheapskate in me beam with pride.” All you need is a pair of scissors. Depending on how much serum or moisturizer or SPF (or toothpaste!) you have left, you could definitely milk it and make it last anywhere from a couple of days to a couple of weeks longer than you originally imagined—just be sure to squeeze the pieces back together for
Cactus juice is the desert’s ultimate natural refreshment—here’s how to drink it
April 15, 2019 at 08:43AM by CWC I’m somewhat of a cactus hoarder. I have all different kinds, of all shapes and sizes, scattered throughout my apartment. (Some of them even have names, like four-foot tall Prickles.) Despite my love of the desert plant, it’s never occurred to me that their benefits expand far beyond the joy I get get from living among them. Searches for “cactus juice” are up 283 percent on Pinterest. The most common type of cactus you’ll see in different recipes is the easy-to-find prickly pear, also known as the opuntia or nopal cactus, which has edible leaves, flowers, stems, and fruit. (After you carefully remove its many spines, of course, which include the easily-visible ones, as well as tiny hair-like glochids.) View this post on Instagram Terra cotta + textured walls + 🌵= 🙌🏾🤩♥️ amiright?! #jungalow A post shared by 🌿Jungalow® (@thejungalow) on Dec 3, 2018 at 12:44pm PST //www.instagram.com/embed.js If you’re not quite sure what one looks like, there’s a good chance you’ve seen one without realizing it. They have spiky green pads and produce a bright pink fruit commonly sold in the “exotic” section of the supermarket, right next to things like kiwano and passion fruit. They often sold with the spines already removed. And if you noticed the prickly pear fruit looks a lot like dragon fruit, you’re right—the two are actually cousins. According to the Mayo Clinic, cactus is high in fiber and antioxidants, and might even give you relief from
Spring cleaning just got easier with these all-natural, DIY disinfectants
April 15, 2019 at 08:35AM by CWC Now that your entire home has been given the Marie Kondo treatment, all that bare space has likely made you realize that the place could use a major wipe down. (I mean, who knew that there was so much dust hiding behind all of those joy-sucking items?!) If the thought of spring cleaning with any sort of chemical components is enough to make you want to go back into winter hibernation, you’re in luck, because there are plenty of natural disinfectants that can get the job done. A few ingredients worth keeping an eye on to banish germs from your kitchen, bathroom, and all the spaces in between: tea tree oil, white vinegar, and castile soap, all of which act as natural antibacterials. To make it even easier, we rounded up some of the easiest natural disinfectant recipes to DIY, most of which only require things you likely already have in your pantry. Wishing you a season of happy, healthy cleaning ahead. 1. For marble surfaces: Good old-fashioned soap and water When it comes to naturally disinfecting delicate surfaces, like marble, the KISS (“Keep it Simple Stupid”) mantra rings true. You want something that will get the job done, but won’t wreck your finishes. “Keep in mind though that those natural ingredients are powerful too, you should research whether they won’t ruin the materials of your home,” says Sophia Gushee, founder of Nontoxic Living. With that in mind, she suggests using simple soap