July 20, 2019 at 12:34AM Turns out, there’s some truth to the clichés. Continue Reading… Author Kelly Gonsalves | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Year: 2019
The Healthiest Foods At Dunkin’, According To Nutritionists
July 20, 2019 at 12:03AM What do they choose when nary a veggie is on the menu? Continue Reading… Author Stephanie Eckelkamp | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Everything you need to know about doing yoga during pregnancy
July 19, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC As someone who views fitness as a non-negotiable part of my day to day, I’ve always vowed that I will remain active whenever I decide to get pregnant. Although I’ve seen pregnant women sweating beside me in all sorts of workout classes, the one I’ve always assumed is the most nurturing—not to mention gentle—is yoga. To get the complete low-down, I asked a pro yogi to explain everything you need to know about doing yoga during pregnancy. “Yoga can be a great addition for many women during their pregnancy, for a variety of reasons,” says Kelly Turner, yoga teacher and director of education at YogaSix. “The body is rapidly changing, and yoga can be a tremendous tool to help adjust to the aches and pains of the expanding form.” The mindfulness component helps, too—she adds that it can even help with your mental preparation for the birth, as well as reduce stress and help you to truly relax. ad_intervals[‘409231_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409231_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); As with everything before you try anything out, you should check with your doctor to get the A-OK to try out a prenatal class (or any other form of workout, for that matter). Prenatal yoga classes have been around for a long time, but that’s not necessarily the only kind you’re allowed to stick to. “It really all depends on the person,” says Turner. “Prenatal yoga can be wonderful for many, as
Nutritionists helped us rank the 7 best healthy nuts because it’s hard to choose a favorite child
July 19, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC If you love to keep a DIY trail mix on hand for an energy boost or simply can’t stop at just one pistachio, then this one’s for you. After all, when it comes to choosing the healthiest nuts for your particular lifestyle, the truth is they can all play a part depending on the benefits you’re seeking. Here, Nora Minno, RDN, a dietitian and certified personal trainer in New York City, and Scott Keatley, RDN, owner of Keatley Medical Nutrition Therapy, break down the most popular nuts and where they fit best into your everyday diet. 1. Best for healthy aging: almonds It will come as no surprise that almonds are kind of the OG of nuts with their fibrous content and heart healthy fatty acids. But Minno says they are also one of the best natural sources of the antioxidant vitamin E, containing approximately 35 to 40 percent of the daily recommended intake per one-ounce serving. ad_intervals[‘409301_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409301_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); “Studies have shown that vitamin E may slow down the worsening of memory loss in people with moderately severe Alzheimer’s disease,” she says. “Some evidence also suggests that adequate intake of vitamin E in the diet may be linked with a reduced risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.” Keatley says almonds are also “the most accessible of the nuts,” pointing to the fact that they can be found everywhere, including in perfectly portioned 100-calorie
Why the ‘Death’ tarot card is really a blessing disguised as the Grim Reaper
July 19, 2019 at 09:54AM by CWC After a series of Murphy’s Law-style life events knocked me on my butt last week, I grabbed my treasured tarot cards and asked for help from beyond. I shuffled the 78 cards of my deck and laid out what’s called a past, present, future spread, in which a trio of cards peers into the timeline of a given person’s problem. I flipped over the present card and, ah!, “Death” stared right back into my very soul. Unless my ghost is writing this, you can assume I’m alive. Still, the card (which, in my deck, shows the Grim Reaper) shook me to my melodramatic core. So rather than stewing in my WTF-is-this attitude, I asked celeb tarot card reader Angie Banicki to shed some light on the dark cloud of my reading. “Death” is the thirteenth card of the Major Arcana: the group of 21 known for holding life’s lessons and secrets. This one—I soon discovered—really, really needs a rebrand. “Pulling the Death card is like, are you ready to move onto the next level? Are you ready to transform yourself into the next version of you?” says Banicki. “You’re releasing stuff to make room for more—a bigger life. This release may feel challenging. It will bring up emotions you don’t want to feel and if you fight it, it will be hard. But if you surrender, you will come through feeling more powerful than you ever have [before].” ad_intervals[‘409465_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if
If Instant Pot and sous vide had a baby, this would be it
July 19, 2019 at 09:09AM by CWC The list of cooking functions possessed by the Instant Pot is nothing short of impressive: it’s a pressure cooker, rice maker, egg boiler, yogurt maker, and steamer all in one. But one of the few features most IPs don’t have is a built-in sous vide, a process used to cook vacuum-sealed foods to perfection by maintaining a precisely controlled temperature. Sous vide ensures meat, fish, and veggies are cooked evenly while retaining their flavor and nutrient-density. Well, what a time to be alive: now there’s a new pressure cooker-sous vide hybrid. Presenting the Fissler Souspreme Multi Pot ($130). With a whopping 18 cooking programs, it does everything other pressure cookers do, but it has an integrated sous vide function, which makes sure that whatever you throw in there cooks perfectly every time. Say, for example, you want to make a soup full of veggies and chicken. Using the sous vide feature makes sure every single ingredient comes out super tender—without losing any of the health benefits. It’s also a pressure cooker, which means that all this happens in a fraction of the time it would on the stove or in a slow cooker. ad_intervals[‘409390_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409390_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); Really any meal you’re making where you make sure you don’t lose a drop of flavor, the sous vide feature will come in handy for. You can even use it to make your own version of the cult-classic
The modern dos and don’ts for dating a coworker without compromising your job
July 19, 2019 at 08:30AM by CWC Many years ago, I fell for a colleague. I felt weird and strangely even bad about it, but my mom, who’d worked in human resources (HR) for 35 years, assured me that dating a coworker is common, as many people meet a significant other in the office. Still, things didn’t go well for me when my relationship was discovered rather than revealed, and I felt, in retrospect, that I’d navigated the situation poorly. Ultimately, the whole thing was traumatizing, TBH. A decade later, in a post-#MeToo world, intra-office relationships seem like trickier territory than ever. That issues of sexual harassment are moving closer and closer toward zero tolerance rather than a pretty normalized event to simply endure is a great thing—please don’t get me wrong—but for the appropriate, happy, consensual, unions, the inner-office spotlight can feel negative and taboo. So what, exactly, are the modern guidelines to follow for dating a coworker? Should your office crush remain just that until one of you leaves the company, or can you responsibly engage in a workplace romance without it blowing your career? Because we don’t live in the Mad Men world of flagrant office flings anymore (*prayer emoji*), but the newest rules feel largely undefined. Experts weigh in below. ad_intervals[‘406643_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘406643_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Experts say it’s totally possible to stay employed while dating a coworker. Here’s how. Don’t: date someone below or above you on the
Derms’ fave skin-care ingredient is getting *so* much easier to buy
July 19, 2019 at 08:12AM by CWC These days, it’s nearly impossible to step into a New York City subway car without seeing 15 different advertisements for products promising to change your skin. And while the branding might be different in every case, they’ve all got one thing in common: they’re selling retinoids. Retinoids are the umbrella term for vitamin A derivatives that promise to speed up cell turnover, increase collagen production, and when used diligently bring an all-over glow to skin by squelching acne, obliterating dark spots, and making fine lines yesterday’s problem. You can get them over the counter in the form of retinols, which vary in strength and potency depending on the one that you slather. However, stronger, more potent formulas are also available with a prescription from a doctor. That’s where these direct-to-consumer brands come in, making prescription-strength retinoids available en masse. It’s important to note that they’re not the first to do this. When Differin gel ($11) was approved to be sold over the counter in 2016, it allowed prescription-strength adapalene (an active-strength retinoid that’s great fighting acne) to be available, without a prescription, at a drugstore price. Now, tretinoin, a different vitamin A derivative is being introduced in new ways that add to its mass appeal, as well. ad_intervals[‘406589_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘406589_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); “Tretinoin helps cells on the skin’s surface and deep in the pores mature in a more normal fashion, meaning they can be shed
Feeding a crowd? Here’s how to create a ‘Venn diagram menu’ and make everyone happy
July 19, 2019 at 08:05AM by CWC Every time I make a trip down south to my hometown of Charleston, South Carolina, what to eat for dinner is a contentious subject. I’m a long-time vegetarian, my sister has been flirting with keto, and my mother is—how do I phrase this politely?—extremely picky. Dad is our resident chef, but negotiating all of our preferences often sends him into a tizzy. Normally, preparing food for a crowd—even if said “crowd” is just four people— presents a Sudoku-esque mind challenge. But not once you’ve mastered the “Venn diagram menu.” While the dinner-designing strategy, as featured by LifeHacker, was created for satisfying the needs of your children, this problem is ageless. As my family epitomizes, the diversity of eating plans have never been so bountiful. The Venn diagram menu solves this problem by modeling every dinner party after the interlocking circles. It’s a godsend. ad_intervals[‘409421_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘409421_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); The basic idea is this: First, find a base that everyone will eat. (This is the overlapping part of the Venn diagram. Duh.) After that, prep all of the sides, which will be served choose-your-own-adventure-style. The most iconic example is taco night, where the taco shells appear on everyone’s plates. But while Suzie (who’s vegan) might smash her shell into a salad and add avocado, black beans, lettuce and tomatoes, Peter (who loves meat with fervor) may opt for shells filled with ground beef, bacon bits, cheese,
Will Joshua Tree National Park Exist in 50 Years? Scientists Say Maybe Not
July 19, 2019 at 07:16AM But we could all play a role in protecting it. Continue Reading… Author Emma Loewe | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC