July 09, 2019 at 01:12AM Plus, a guide to choosing the right plant based on your space and lifestyle. Continue Reading… Author Summer Rayne Oakes | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Month: July 2019
When I Dip, You Dip, We Dip: The Best Dips For Any Summer Spread
July 09, 2019 at 12:21AM Including a turmeric hummus and the bean dip that has the whole wellness world buzzing. Continue Reading… Author Liz Moody | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Ask A Financial Therapist: How Do I Get Over Spending Guilt?
July 09, 2019 at 12:04AM A financial therapist helps you deal with common money hangups. Continue Reading… Author Alexandra Engler | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
5 Ways Chris Kresser, M.S., LAc Healed His Gut & Overcame Chronic Parasites
July 08, 2019 at 08:04PM Chris Kresser, M.S., LAc, shares how he healed from chronic illness. Continue Reading… Author Jason Wachob | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
What does female desire look like? The author of ‘Three Women’ spent 10 years finding out
July 08, 2019 at 05:00PM by CWC The story of female sexuality is often told in sweeping generalizations. Orgasms? They’re complicated. Desire? Hey, it’s fine—so long as you don’t wear it too overtly (slut). Not in the mood? Welp, consider pretending you are. These oversimplifications highlight why Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women (released July 9) is such a triumph: It is very specific. The featured three women’s stories add up to an unabridged tale of what it means to desire, love, and lust as someone who identifies as a woman. Photo: Amazon Our characters are Maggie, Lina, and Sloane—three real people leading very different lives in different United States locales, and over the course of 10 years, Taddeo interviewed, shadowed, and befriended each of them. We meet Maggie as a 17-year-old high school student who eventually goes public with her high school affair with her English teacher. Lina, a mother of two, begins cheating on her husband after he refuses to kiss her. And Sloane is a successful restauranteur whose husband chooses other men for her to sleep with while he watches. ad_intervals[‘405758_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘405758_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Not every scenario in Three Women is relatable, per se (in fact, Maggie, Lina, and Sloane are white and heterosexual, which leaves out a whole lot of experiences). But the emotional world of each is told in strokes that are precise—not broad. In a time when Big Bush Energy is reigniting our commitment to putting our own
It’s chard season—here are 8 ways to eat it that go way beyond steaming
July 08, 2019 at 04:01PM by CWC I rarely eat chard. Not because I don’t like it, but I’ve just never been sure how to prepare it properly. I regularly use spinach, kale, and other greens in my dishes, but most chard recipes call for steaming—and, TBH, even the stunning rainbow variety no longer looks appetizing once it’s turned into a pile of soggy mush. You’ve probably spotted Swiss chard, red chard, or rainbow chard at the farmers’ market or grocery store, but it certainly doesn’t get as much attention as other produce. With crunchy, slightly-sweet, celery-like stalks, and big veiny leaves, the plant is often said to taste similar to beet greens or spinach—just not as bitter. And no where near as earthy as kale. For anyone who’s still trying to add more veggies into their diet, it’s a tamer way to do so that still brings on the benefits. Chard is the definition of a superfood. It contains high amounts of vitamins K, A, C, and E, magnesium, iron, and potassium. And according to Tufts University, its impressive nutrition stats also give it plenty of health benefits. It helps regulate your blood sugar levels, prevent heart disease, lower blood pressure, improve digestion, boost the immune system, and even fight off cancer—no biggie. So how do you go about making it at home? Start with these tasty recipes. ad_intervals[‘406326_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘406326_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); 8 delicious chard recipes that taste like summer
8 foods rich in magnesium that make for the perfect bedtime snack
July 08, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC If you’ll flash back for a moment to high school chemistry—sorry if this means reliving some terrible low-rise jeans fashion choices—you may recall that magnesium was that metal that would burn bright white when you got to do experiments using fire. In the context of the real world, magnesium is an “extremely important” nutrient responsible for energy production, protein synthesis, muscle contraction and nerve signaling, bone mineralization, and glucose control, says Whitney English Tabaie, MS, RDN, CPT. The trendy mineral is also the star ingredient in several new sleep- and recovery-promoting products. (So long, melatonin.) IDK about you, but I would very much like to have all of those processes running smoothly in my body. English Tabaie says that women need around 310 to 320 milligrams of magnesium a day, while men should generally get 400-420 milligrams per day. Low magnesium levels have been linked to fatigue, medical nutritionist Sarah Brewer previously told Well+Good. She says that not only can having regular levels of magnesium help with your energy during the day, it can also help you get a better night’s rest. Another thing it can do: help you chill the eff out, because it’s a relaxant. ad_intervals[‘404520_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘404520_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); Can you mainline magnesium? That was rhetorical, but I will answer my own question and say that you should probably not—but you can eat these seven foods that are rich in magnesium, recommended
I’m 32 and not ready for kids, so I froze my eggs—here’s what it was like
July 08, 2019 at 01:54PM by CWC I got engaged at 26, married at 27, and filed for divorce by 31. The relationship was wrong for a number of reasons—I’ll save that for a later article—but one of the biggest points of contention was that my husband wanted to start trying for a baby and I simply wasn’t ready. I’d recently birthed my business baby, Ladies Get Paid, and the thought of having an actual child was enough to give me hives. (Seriously, it happened.) Even though it was my choice to end the marriage—and it’s a choice I was sure was right—the decision was accompanied by a wave uncertainty. There’s security in saying “not now” to kids when you have the safety net of a stable relationship, and I mourned the idea of the family we could’ve created. At the same time, my Facebook feed filled with photos and status updates of friends having babies, many of them their second. While I have no regrets about choosing to be child-free (for now), it doesn’t mean I don’t sometimes feel envious—or nervous. At 32 years old, I’m three years away from being considered “geriatric” in fertility terms, and recently, I started to feel anxious that my not-yet-conceived child might resent my elderly womb. ad_intervals[‘405803_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘405803_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Then, I was introduced to Extend Fertility, which is advertised as “the first service in the country to focus exclusively on women who want
The 3 ways you should *never* stand, according to a physical therapist
July 08, 2019 at 12:38PM by CWC Justin Timberlake is to *NSYNC as sitting is to posture advice—as in, it’s the star of the show. We at Well+Good are always chatting about how slouchy we are when sitting at our desks, while the way we stand seems to get the short end of the postural discussion stick. But despite sitting being the popular kid on the posture block, it’s pretty important to be mindful of the way you stand too. Because—fun fact—you can injure yourself from just standing still. Poor alignment can strain your joints, and any sort of imbalance can potentially mess with your movements. According to physical therapist and yoga pro Lara Heimann, as humans evolved to stand upright, we developed a lumbar curve in our low backs and thigh bones, which helped us learn to balance on our own two feet, and dictate how we should be standing. The key? Stand up straight with equal weight on both feet, and your heads, ribcage, and pelvis all in one line. Sounds easy enough, right? That said, below are the non-ideal standing positions that Heimann recommends you try to avoid. ad_intervals[‘406460_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘406460_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); 1. Locking your knees: You can lock your knees when doing kickbacks in a workout, but it’s not so great to do it when you’re standing. “When we hang out in our joints, we can cause compression in the joint space and dial down that readiness
Sales of blackhead remover vacuums are up 40,000% on Amazon—but are they actually safe to use?
July 08, 2019 at 11:49AM by CWC There has truly never been a more satisfying beauty phrase than “vacuuming your pores.” Just typing the words makes me giddy, the way I imagine other people feel when they watch ASMR videos or listen to Maggie Rogers songs. And apparently, I’m not the only one, because pore vacuums are currently trending on Amazon. But let me back up a second and first describe what a “pore vacuum” actually is, aside from “exactly what it sounds like.” These K-Beauty devices work to suck up the gunk from your pores (giddy), getting rid of blackheads, and in theory leaving it smooth and clean and gorgeous and glowing, etc. etc. But considering that approximately 50 different dermatologists have told me to leave blackhead removal to the pros, I’ve recently been wondering: Are pore vacuums generally safe and okay to use on your own? According to board-certified dermatologists Joshua Zeichner, MD and Lily Talakoub, MD, the answer is generally yes. “Pore vacuums offer mild suction to help remove blackheads from the skin,” Dr. Zeichner explains. “They may be effective in clearing mild blockages, but may not be enough if you have large or deep rooted blackheads.” In other words, they can help clean up things on the surface, but you’ll still want to leave those really hardcore suckers to the professionals. ad_intervals[‘406435_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘406435_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); And one more thing to note: Be careful if you’re using any sort