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Month: July 2019

2019 Health Beauty

What the (ominous-sounding) half blood thunder moon eclipse means for your sign

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July 15, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC The half blood thunder moon is not, as I initially thought, the title of a YA novel. Rather, it’s the name of the full moon taking place on July 16—and, astrologically, a lot is going on during it. In addition to this full moon, also sometimes referred to as the full buck moon (because it falls during the time when bucks begin to grow their horns), there’s also an eclipse happening. Oh, and Mercury’s in retrograde. So what does this mean for you? As a reminder, a full moons occurs when the moon opposes the sun. “The moon in astrology symbolizes our emotional selves, the innermost part of ourselves. It’s our creative impulses,” says Rachel Lang, intuitive astrologer and healer. “The sun symbolizes the way we express that creative impulse. It’s our life force energy and how we see ourselves in the world.” So during full-moon phases, “hidden aspects” of ourselves bubble up—this includes memories, emotions, and dreams. “It’s a time for awareness and to realize things about yourself that come to light in new ways,” she says. ad_intervals[‘407570_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘407570_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); For this particular half blood thunder moon, the sun is in Cancer—the sign of deep emotional connections, family, and home—and the moon is in Capricorn—the sign of ambition, reputation, and our public lives. This means you’re likely to feel some tension between these two areas, specifically, how you manage time and attention

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2019 Health City Diet Keto

When it comes to alt-sweeteners, monk fruit is officially the new stevia

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July 15, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC Here’s a healthy eating pop quiz: What’s 150 to 200 times sweeter than sugar, hails from a Southeast Asian fruit, and is in what seems like every single healthy food product launching this year? If you guessed monk fruit, you get an A. No, it’s not exactly new: Jessica Cording, R.D., says that she first saw monk fruit extract three to four years ago, around the time when the Paleo diet became popular. (We’ve been talking about it at Well+Good since 2016.) Ever since, the sweetener has billed itself as a natural sugar alternative rivaling other popular choices like Splenda and stevia. And it has a lot going for it: It’s a plant-based option, isn’t associated with side effects, and some research has shown that it has antioxidant properties. And of course, it isn’t sugar. However, as interest in low-carb eating plans like keto has surged and the world is getting more and more mindful to the ill-effects of excessive sugar consumption, monk fruit seems to have beaten erythritol, stevia, and Splenda to be the alt sweetener du jour. It’s popping up as a selling point on healthy products, was a major buzzword at ExpoWest 2019, and is fueling some interesting innovation in the food space. But how did the ingredient come out on top in the midst of a very crowded field? ad_intervals[‘408229_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘408229_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); One huge reason: taste. Some alternative sweeteners offer

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2019 Health

I want a sex drive like Samantha Jones when I’m older—but is that even possible IRL?

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July 15, 2019 at 01:36PM by CWC Bummer alert: A recent study published in the journal Menopause, which dug deep into libido loss in 4,500 postmenopausal women, found that an underwhelming 3 percent—3 percent!—of participants reported any positive sexual experiences. The thought that I may at some point stop enjoying sex has me deep in my feelings (of fear around aging). But is such a shift away from sexuality really so inevitable? It’s fairly well established, say the study’s authors, that menopause-related hormonal changes can make sex uncomfortable or even painful. While there are effective treatments for resultant symptoms (such as vaginal dryness), sex therapist Claudia Six, PhD, tells me they don’t solve the problem entirely. This is partly because no matter one’s sexual orientation, the physical urge to have sex typically decreases significantly once a person has left their prime reproductive years, she says. In other words, when arousal ceases to be, you may not even get to the point with a partner at which moisture matters. ad_intervals[‘407294_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘407294_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); “One of the best kept secrets of aging is that it correlates with self acceptance.” —Claudia Six, PhD Physical changes can lead to psychological shifts that are deadly for libido, says Dr. Six. “A lot of women kind of figure, ‘Well, that part of my life is over,’” she says. This conclusion is short-sighted and results from a misunderstanding around desire. “People assume that desire is that horny feeling,

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