March 04, 2019 at 05:33AM by CWC Air plants—aka tillandsia—are often touted as “un-killable” (lol, they haven’t met me yet). They’re one of the easiest plants to keep alive because they don’t require soil. One thing they do require, though: water. Yes, despite their nickname, they cannot survive on air alone. But, as has been previously established, I am a terrible plant mom and did not know this. I feel vindicated, though, because it turns out this is a very common misconception about air plants. For obvious reasons, you can’t water air plants like regular plants. So I turned to Ryan Lee, one of the founders of Rooted NYC—a Brooklyn-based plant shop that specializes in plants for city dwellers—to figure out how to water air plants. “Rule number one: All plants need water,” Lee says. (I feel like it’s important to note that he emphasized the latter part of that sentence with clapping hands emojis to really drive the point home.) So yes, even though air plants are cute and rootless, they still need water. “All plants need water for photosynthesis (how they create food),” he explains. “Water is super important for this process because it’s what the plant trades in exchange for carbon dioxide, which is used to make food. This process of swapping water for CO2 is called transpiration and usually happens when sunlight is available.” Boom. Science. Air plants grow on other plants and trees in the wild, which is how they’re able to gather their nutrients.
Year: 2019
Meet the woman who was a “wellness influencer” way before it was cool
March 04, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC Before grocery stores carried plant-based everything, before probiotics were popular, before there was a Lululemon in every mall, Diana Stobo educated people on gut health and inflammatory foods. In the 15 years since Stobo released her first book, Get Naked Fast, she’s written 14 (!) others, launched a probiotic nutrition bar, and started hosting wellness retreats in Costa Rica. Impressive, right? Now, she’s adding “Well+Good Guest Editor” to her long resume. This month, Stobo will be sharing her wisdom on the site and taking over our Instagram. Get to know more about our new guest editor (including the diet that changed her life!) from our interview with her below: Well+Good: I’d love to learn more about your wellness journey. What started it all? Diana Stobo: It started 15 years ago because I was really sick. I had a bleeding ulcer and the doctor gave me morphine and other pills to treat it. I remember looking at my nightstand and there were four different pill bottles. I was only in my 30s and thought that was crazy! I started doing research into how I could heal my body with food. The first thing I did was look into gut health, and that led me to the Body Ecology Diet, which focused on the importance of probiotics. Then, I started looking into The China Study [a 2004 book detailing decades of comprehensive nutrition research] and the effects of eating meat and dairy. But really what I
How the power of negative thinking can supercharge your career and life
March 04, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC There’s this notion in the self-help world that positive thinking is key to success in pretty much any endeavor—whether you’re seeking to score a date for the weekend, get a job, overcome a bad habit, or whatever else. As the narrative goes, if you visualize the outcome of every situation with optimism, you’re likely to get farther than if you spend precious mental energy obsessing over the worst-case scenario. And then there’s that woo-woo philosophy of “like attracts like”—the idea that negative thinking will actually make negative experiences happen. Um, yikes? If you don’t naturally dwell on the bright side, hearing these ideas over and over again can be a bummer. Like, are you doomed to mediocrity if your future visions aren’t always filled with stardust and rainbows? Stress not, pessimists: Laura Xiao, CEO and cofounder of luxury lip-care brand Henné Organics, is here to tell you that’s definitely not the case. Mindful negative thinking has actually brought her some powerful results. After all, her natural beauty line is now on shelves at Anthropologie, The Detox Market, and Credo stores from coast to coast. Xiao first started working with negative thinking during her previous life as a professional table tennis player. “I’d visualize winning and the different ways I could win,” she says. “However what I believe was equally important was how I’d also visualize certain roadblocks that may occur: being down in points in a game, getting injured, getting sick, if the
How we show up at the gym says a lot about how we show up in life
March 04, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC Divvying up our lives into neat little boxes is kind of what we do. We have eight-plus hours slotted as “work time,” a hot second of “self-care” during our a.m. and p.m. routines, and—of course—a block of sweat-soaked moments, where we head to the gym or our most-treasured boutique studio. But master trainer Meg Takacs is flipping the script: She believes that every skill you need to succeed within the hours of nine to five can be learned between the four walls of your favorite sweat destination. In her forthcoming book, the New York City-based trainer devotes page after page to the argument that how you show up on the treadmill is how you show up in life. Just like you’d crank out a round of high knees before beginning your sweat sesh in earnest, Takacs says easing your way into the workday with meditation or some sort of starting point is key. One of her favorites? Writing a beyond-simple task on her to-do list that she can check off first thing to get the day started on the right foot. “You use that accomplishment as momentum throughout your day to keep going. The more you accomplish, the more you crave to accomplish. So it doesn’t matter what task is at hand, how difficult it is, or how much there is. It’s about just getting started,” she says. Maybe for you that means jotting down “make a green smoothie” or Takacs’ favorite: “wake up.”
How To Make Your Own All-Natural Vaginal Lubricant
March 04, 2019 at 03:10AM How to make your own all-natural vaginal lubricant, featuring coconut oil and essential oils. Continue Reading… Author Anna Cabeca, D.O. | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
This Vegan Shiitake Ramen Supports Your Brain Health
March 04, 2019 at 02:40AM Plus, it’s anti-inflammatory and anti-aging! Continue Reading… Author Caroline Muggia | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
The Meditation Technique That Transformed My Sleep
March 04, 2019 at 01:15AM “It’s the first time that I didn’t want a meditation to end.” Continue Reading… Author Emma Loewe | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
The Life-Changing Magic Of Magnetic Eyelashes
March 04, 2019 at 01:08AM Don’t knock them till you try them. Continue Reading… Author Lindsay Kellner | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Weekly Horoscope: How To Prepare Yourself For The Upcoming Mercury Retrograde
March 04, 2019 at 12:03AM Time to back up all your important data and switch to stronger passwords. Continue Reading… Author The AstroTwins | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
The Secret To This Wellness Chef’s Gut-Boosting Supplement Routine
March 03, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC Remember how your whole day could be completely thrown off track if your hair decided to part against gravity or if you were running late to work without coffee? Okay sure, both of those things may have happened yesterday—but still, you’ve got bigger concerns to ponder. Like your gut health, for example. Beyond grabbing the odd bottle of kombucha, developing lasting habits in favor of your gut isn’t easy to do without a starting point. That’s why we tapped Mia Rigden, nutrition coach and founder of RASA, to share her full rundown of how she keeps it buddy-buddy with her digestive system. “Gut health is really important to me, and I can feel immediately when it’s off,” says Rigden. (Looking at you, mid-day bloat and subsequent unbuttoning of pants.) As part of her gut-health routine, Rigden recommends and relies on Flora’s Adult Probiotic, which creates a strong foundation for optimal digestion and regular bowel movements* (because yes, this is something you think about as an adult). Beyond that, as you might expect from a holistic health coach, she takes a total 360 approach. Keep scrolling for a look inside Rigden’s day-to-day supplement routine as well as her go-to snacks that keep her gut in tip-top shape. In case you haven’t had a moment to stalk Rigden’s Insta, she cooks and eats like a boss—a gut-conscious boss, at that. “I love anything fermented,” she says. “Kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, miso, coconut yogurt—there are so many probiotic-rich foods.” Another fermented