June 07, 2019 at 01:12AM Chocolate makes the list! Continue Reading… Author David Perlmutter, M.D. | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Month: June 2019
It’s Acne Awareness Month: Why We Should Rethink How We Talk About Our Skin
June 07, 2019 at 12:21AM It will do wonders for your skin. Continue Reading… Author Alexandra Engler | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
5 Negative Emotions Keeping You From Financial Prosperity
June 07, 2019 at 12:04AM Do any resonate with you? Continue Reading… Author Ken Honda | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
What Turning 30 & Having 2 Babies Taught Me About Self-Care
June 06, 2019 at 10:00PM The ultimate guide on how to approach self-care after becoming a mother. Continue Reading… Author Alexandra Dawson | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
This dairy-free strawberry milkshake get its creaminess from a secret ingredient
June 06, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC Enjoying a hot summer day with an ice cream cone dripping down your hand is truly magical. But you can skip the mess with a milkshake. There’s nothing more refreshing than sipping an ice-cold shake through a straw. While a dairy-free milkshake is often made with a banana base, you can use one of your favorite vegetables instead. Cauliflower makes a great lower-sugar, dairy-free milkshake, according to Joy Wilson of Joy the Baker. She never thought she’d enjoy drinking cauliflower, but it happened. And she’s accepted it. “If you’d told me 10 years ago that I’d be putting the words ‘cauliflower’ and ‘milkshake’ in the same recipe title, I would have told you you’d lost your mind. And yet here we are, working cauliflower into a dang milkshake,” she writes. Cauliflower provide creaminess while sneaking plenty of fiber, vitamin C, and folate into your dessert. Unlike some cauliflower recipes, this one isn’t messy. All you need to do is blend frozen riced cauliflower with a few handfuls of frozen strawberries, raw cashews, and almond milk. “It tastes nothing like cauliflower and everything like a milkshake,” she says. So, yes, this summer I’m most definitely going to be one of those people who’s whipping up dairy-free milkshakes. What’s better than eating your vegetables for dessert? For other healthy dessert options, try these vegan chocolate chip cookies. And if you want to add some fruit into the mix, these 20 options won’t disappoint. Continue Reading…
Stop and smell the sulfur in Portugal’s Azores Islands
June 06, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC There are two types of travelers in the world: those who mindfully pack, taking into account things like weather and planned activities, and those who haphazardly toss a pile of clothes into their suitcase, content to sort it out once they arrive at their final destination. I fall squarely in to the latter category. That’s why learning my laundromat lost my bag three hours before I’m supposed to board my flight for the Azores, a group of nine volcanic islands off the coast of Portugal, is about as distressing and unsurprising as discovering that the “last round” of burpees really wasn’t the last after all. I’m hopeful that the single pair of jeans, handful of T-shirts, and little black bathing suit left in my closet will be enough for a long Labor Day Weekend of island hopping around what’s quickly becoming a new healthy hot spot for active travelers looking for an affordable escape off the beaten path. (In other words, Tulum before the DJs and the seaweed started taking over its beaches.) Sitting at my gate, I go over my itinerary one more time: The plan is to take a five-hour red eye (there are now direct flights to the Azores from both New York City and Boston between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day) to Ponta Delgada, the capital of Sao Miguel, which is the largest link in the chain of Mid-Atlantic islands. From there, it’s a short flight to Terceira
Stop and smell the sulfur in Portugal’s Azores Islands
June 06, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC There are two types of travelers in the world: those who mindfully pack, taking into account things like weather and planned activities, and those who haphazardly toss a pile of clothes into their suitcase, content to sort it out once they arrive at their final destination. I fall squarely in to the latter category. That’s why learning my laundromat lost my bag three hours before I’m supposed to board my flight for the Azores, a group of nine volcanic islands off the coast of Portugal, is about as distressing and unsurprising as discovering that the “last round” of burpees really wasn’t the last after all. I’m hopeful that the single pair of jeans, handful of T-shirts, and little black bathing suit left in my closet will be enough for a long Labor Day Weekend of island hopping around what’s quickly becoming a new healthy hot spot for active travelers looking for an affordable escape off the beaten path. (In other words, Tulum before the DJs and the seaweed started taking over its beaches.) Sitting at my gate, I go over my itinerary one more time: The plan is to take a five-hour red eye (there are now direct flights to the Azores from both New York City and Boston between Memorial Day Weekend and Labor Day) to Ponta Delgada, the capital of Sao Miguel, which is the largest link in the chain of Mid-Atlantic islands. From there, it’s a short flight to Terceira
‘Fertility’ impacts more than just your ability to have kids—so why don’t we view it that way?
June 06, 2019 at 12:15PM by CWC The female reproductive system has been regarded for thousands of years as a source of never-ending mystery (the ancient Greeks reportedly believed that the uterus could just up and move around whenever it wanted) while simultaneously being something to just deal with (*anyone who’s ever had a period in their life nods along vigorously*). Even today, female-specific reproductive conditions remain understudied and misunderstood. Take pregnancy: A recent Washington Post deep dive explored the fact that pregnant women have consistently been left out of clinical trials. This means that we don’t know how certain medications impact pregnant women or their babies; we don’t know much about the placenta and how it forms; it means, in fact, that we don’t know much at all. The knowledge gap extends to one’s ability to get pregnant, too. A small 2016 survey of women found that only one in three participants knew that female fertility declines after age 35; another 2017 survey found that most respondents over-estimated the pregnancy chances of women over 40. And a Portuguese survey of over 2000 people found that only 18 percent of participants had brought up fertility problems with their doctor (even though 95 percent wanted to have kids someday). The issue is not just that female fertility remains a frustratingly confounding riddle—it’s that your reproductive system can tell you so much more about your health than whether or not you can get pregnant. And our ignorance of how it works is
Gender-free sex toys are the future of personal pleasure
June 06, 2019 at 12:11PM by CWC You can buy a sex toy in almost every shape, size, and color, but they still don’t yet run the gamut. The pursuit of personal pleasure still largely excludes non-binary bodies. Fortunately, a handful of brands with a focus on gender-free sex toys recognize the need for improvement. Soon, anyone with the desire for some self-love will have a toy at the ready in the drawers of their nightstands. “Making a sex toy gender-free makes it more accessible to everybody,” says Amy Boyajian, CEO and co-founder of Wild Flower. The adult store for sexual well-being will release its first gender-free vibrator, Enby ($74), at the end of this month. “We want to bring queer experiences to the forefront because gendering sex toys—or subscribing only to certain ways of using a toy—often leaves out queer bodies and experiences.” “When we label a sex product ‘for women’ or ‘for men,’ it doesn’t take into account all of the people who don’t identify with those labels.” —Logan Levkoff, PhD The marketing of personal pleasure products can also be damaging to those who don’t identify within the gender binary, according to Logan Levkoff, PhD, a relationship and sexuality educator. Much of the market stills splashes the toys in colors traditionally associated with being male or female (i.e., cotton candy pink and baby blue). And the slogans are no better. “When we label a sex product ‘for women’ or ‘for men,’ it doesn’t take into account all of
Gender-free sex toys are the future of personal pleasure
June 06, 2019 at 12:11PM by CWC You can buy a sex toy in almost every shape, size, and color, but they still don’t yet run the gamut. The pursuit of personal pleasure still largely excludes non-binary bodies. Fortunately, a handful of brands with a focus on gender-free sex toys recognize the need for improvement. Soon, anyone with the desire for some self-love will have a toy at the ready in the drawers of their nightstands. “Making a sex toy gender-free makes it more accessible to everybody,” says Amy Boyajian, CEO and co-founder of Wild Flower. The adult store for sexual well-being will release its first gender-free vibrator, Enby ($74), at the end of this month. “We want to bring queer experiences to the forefront because gendering sex toys—or subscribing only to certain ways of using a toy—often leaves out queer bodies and experiences.” “When we label a sex product ‘for women’ or ‘for men,’ it doesn’t take into account all of the people who don’t identify with those labels.” —Logan Levkoff, PhD The marketing of personal pleasure products can also be damaging to those who don’t identify within the gender binary, according to Logan Levkoff, PhD, a relationship and sexuality educator. Much of the market stills splashes the toys in colors traditionally associated with being male or female (i.e., cotton candy pink and baby blue). And the slogans are no better. “When we label a sex product ‘for women’ or ‘for men,’ it doesn’t take into account all of