October 10, 2019 at 12:02AM by CWC First there were FitBits, then came the Apple Watch, and nowadays, you’d be hard-pressed to walk into a New York City fitness studio without some acknowledgement that you can track just about every part of your workout. That’s especially true for tracking your heart rate in conjunction to how hard you’re pushing yourself in your workout, which is why heart rate monitors are the single best buy you can make to up your fitness game. It’s also why you’re about to see them as a central part of every. single. workout. “Your heart rate is an amazing tool to showcase how your body’s reacting to the individual workout, and it’s a significant upgrade versus just going by ‘feel,’ which levels up the knowledge base around overtraining, lack of sleep, and other effects that aren’t recognized by the average fitness consumer,” says Joanna Stahl, trainer and founder of Go2Practice, who’s definitely noticed heart rate tracking dominate the wearables market. “Heart rate training is now incorporated into every personal tech platform from products like Suunto, Garmin, Polar, and has spread into mainstream products like Fitbit and Apple Watches—it’s on the rise from a health tech perspective, and there’s no doubt it’s making the average health-minded consumer smarter and more aware of their bodies and heart-related issues.” “There’s no doubt it’s making the average health-minded consumer smarter and more aware of their bodies and heart-related issues.” —Joanna Stahl Of course it’s always been beneficial to measure your
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Looking for an afternoon energy boost? Try this delicious chia seed pudding
October 10, 2019 at 12:00AM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GWATOYi-bU] A chia seed pudding that isn’t a mushy mess? Tell me more, please. When I need a boost of energy—which is basically all the time thanks to the 24-hour news cycle/being an adult/the impending demise of our planet—my first instinct is to drink my fourth cup of coffee and scroll through cute dog videos on Instagram. But apparently I’ve been doing it all wrong, because TIL that chia seeds (yes, really) are also excellent for raising your energy levels. In the latest episode of Well+Good’s YouTube series Plant Based, herbalist and holistic health coach Rachelle Robinett breaks down what makes chia seeds such a super, well, superfood. “It’s kind of notorious for energy,” Robinett says. “It isn’t that [chia is] directly stimulating, it’s that it’s so nutrient-dense that we get a ton of available energy and calories and nutrients in a very small amount.” You can thank chia’s high amounts of fiber, protein, and calcium for that. “That efficiency can be helpful for guiding our [weight management], for when you need a quick little snack, something that can energize you but not be an entire meal.” Seems like we all should be paying the humble chia seed a bit more respect. Of course, you’re hardly about to pop a handful of chia and call it a snack. Instead, Robinett shares her secret to making a truly delicious chia seed pudding (hint: caramelized pineapple is involved!) that will take your afternoon pick-me-up
Emotional Intelligence Will Soon Be The Most Desirable Job Skill, Study Says
October 09, 2019 at 11:37PM We’re officially in a “feeling economy,” research shows. Continue Reading… Author Jenni Gritters, M.S. | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Research says the upcoming full moon is likely to mess with your sleep
October 09, 2019 at 10:24PM by CWC This Sunday brings the next full moon, and given the time of year, there’s always the chance on that night, your dreams will include some spooky, Halloween-leaning frights. If not, though, you’re still likely to spend part of the night tossing and turning, because according to recent research, full moon effects on sleep are real and disruptive. Sleep-tech company Dreem recently conducted a study for which it analyzed a million nights of sleep from thousands of participants, CNBC reports. Some findings skewed obvious (like, it’s not wildly shocking that solo sleepers get 20 percent more deep sleep, ostensibly because they don’t have to worry about being elbowed mid-snooze, #amirite?) while others were far more illuminating. For instance, take the finding that full moons are grade-A troublemakers when it comes to your REM game. On nights with a full moon, people required 9 percent more time to fall asleep, and clocked 7 percent less deep sleep once they were successfully snoozing. And if you’re thinking the full moon effects on sleep are simple to explain—that it’s the increased brightness tampering with your circadian rhythm—your line of thinking makes sense. After all, experts do recommend total darkness (or at the very least, some middle-ground red lighting) for optimizing sleep health. But the study found that even when the full moon took to the skies on particularly cloudy nights, sleep suffered for the participants. The full moon is historically associated with lunacy, disorder, danger, and bad
This Causes Bad Food Choices When Sleep Deprived, New Study Finds
October 09, 2019 at 10:14PM Nose goes… towards the unhealthy treats when we’re tired, it turns out. Continue Reading… Author Emma Loewe | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
The best-of-the-best foundations for every skin condition, from acne to eczema
October 09, 2019 at 09:53PM by CWC Fact: A lot of inconveniences can be blamed on Mercury retrograde, but being late for work in an attempt to calm and cover a sudden skin flare-up might be a bit of a reach. While the obvious solution is often to apply a treatment and let the affected area breathe, we get it—you’ve got things to do, people to see, and the last thing you want is for the issue bringing you stress to be on full display. No need to stress the cover up, though. We picked the brains of pro makeup artists to get their very best tips on how to calm the situation, then cover it up without further exacerbating the unique needs of your skin type or the skin condition that you’re dealing with. Keep reading to get pro-approved suggestions on how to apply foundation and be out the door in five flat. Photo: Stocksy/Lumina Acne-prone skin Asking for a friend: At what age does this whole “adult acne” thing eventually give it a rest? Resist the urge to proceed with the motions of your heavy middle school foundation routine at all costs. According to makeup artist (and budding pop star) Neil Scibelli, your best course of action is to find a lightweight, water-based formula that allows your skin to breathe, but doesn’t veer towards a dewy finish. “When covering active breakouts, I would suggest steering away from any foundations or products that have luminous or shimmery qualities to
6 foods guaranteed to make you gassy, according to a gastroenterologist
October 09, 2019 at 09:01PM by CWC Lest you forget the scene in Bridesmaids when farting quickly landslides into explosive diarrhea (and laughs), gastric distress can come out of nowhere. Thank the food gods that not every burrito will end with you “sh*tting in the street!”… in a designer wedding dress. But if you’re curious about which foods are the prime suspects for causing uncontrollable flatulence—that’s the fancy word for farts—I consulted gastroenterologist Niket Sonpal, MD. Dr. Sonpal says the usual wind-producing suspects (like beans and cruciferous veggies) are in good company with several diet staples. Without further ado, here are the six foods to avoid for a silent and scentless gut. Watch out for these 6 foods that make you gassy 1. Beans “Beans contain a lot of fiber, but they also have sugars called alpha oligosaccharides. They get taken up by the bacteria from your colon and gas is a byproduct of the process,” explains Dr. Sonpal. Over time, the digestive tracts of those who consume a lot of legumes will get used to processing chickpeas and other beans, but those who don’t usually partake often may have digestive issues. “If you’re someone who’s not used to legumes, and then you take in, you’ll notice that you’re going to have a lot of bloating, gas, distention. You’ll experience discomfort,” says the gastroenterologist. For the record, Dr. Sonpal says that pinto beans and black beans are much easier on your digestive system than kidney beans or mung beans. So keep that
Four words from dermatologists that’ll change your life: Stop showering every day
October 09, 2019 at 06:55PM by CWC I used to really like showering. I would linger underneath the spout and luxuriate in the hot water, which helped wake me up in the morning and/or release all my body’s tension after a really long day. These moments let my mind come up with all sorts of creative ideas that only occur when you’re washing your body. These days, though? I’m over it. Showering’s annoying. It’s just a whole ordeal. And guess what? Dermatologists back me up on this. You have expert-approved permission to not shower every single day. “It doesn’t matter what time of year it is—your entire body does not need to be washed daily,” says Rachel Nazarian, MD, board-certified dermatologist with Schweiger Dermatology. It’s not just one derm that says this, either—Mona Gohara, MD, another dermatologist (and star of our Dear Derm video series), says “you’re fine to skip a shower day or two.” “Your entire body does not need to be washed daily.” —Rachel Nazarian, MD Before you go carefree frolicking about and allowing your tub to collect dust—you still have to tend to those particularly smelly parts of your bod so that you keep all of your friends. “All you need to do is clean the smelly parts,” says Dr. Gohara. The parts in question are the usual suspects: your pits, your groin, and your feet, which Dr. Nazarian says harbor more bacteria than other areas of your bod. “I recommend those areas be washed daily with a
Follow this simple AF gym cheat sheet to feel like Queen Bee of the weight room
October 09, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC The weight room at the gym gives me stage fright. I know, I know: exactly zero people care what I’m doing. But the aimlessness I feel between the squat rack and the free weights makes me feel like I’ve been plopped into the arena from The Hunger Games. Which is why, when I uncovered an Instagram cheat sheet for creating a full body gym workout, you better believe I screen-shotted that ish immediately. Designed by the trainers at Achieve Fitness in Boston, the formula makes whipping up a killer workout a lot like picking what you want in your burrito at Chipotle. To target every muscle in your body, you’ll create two “tri-sets,” each of which contains three workouts. Here’s how to do it. Create a full body gym workout in 3-2-1 steps View this post on Instagram Putting together a workout for yourself can be super stressful! It can be really hard to know where to begin, so we wanted to take some of that stress away and give you some general guidelines for how to put together a total body workout that is smart, well-rounded, and suited to your goals. While this certainly isn’t an exhaustive breakdown of program design, we do think it’s a great starting point and will be much more beneficial than just haphazardly throwing a bunch of exercises together! If you have any questions at all, please ask in the comments! We’re happy to be here to
Can Trauma Really Be Physically ‘Stored’ In The Body? Here’s What The Experts Say
October 09, 2019 at 06:00PM Here’s what researchers, psychiatrists, and healers say. Continue Reading… Author Stephanie Eckelkamp | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC