Year: 2019

February 07, 2019 at 03:30AM by CWC Imagine, for a moment, that Chris Harrison is the patron saint of dating, and the gospel of The Bachelor is the single gal’s love bible. It stands to reason, then, that the first commandment of courting would surely be: “Tell thy date thy deepest, darkest secret as soon as thou cannest.” (Chilling, right?) While pouring your heart out on a first date is kind of a ratings necessity of reality TV, the same practice rarely yields a rose in real life. In fact, beyond the discomfort you’ll likely feel after revealing that you, say, have $200,000 in student loan debt or were a child star in Canada, it’s a promising way to scare away a potential love interest. Yet, the opposite end of the spectrum can also be problematic: You certainly don’t want to wait until you’ve been married for a decade to disclose that you have a long-lost twin sister living in Albuquerque. So when is the right time to bring up important info that isn’t quite first-date material? And how do you do it in a way that causes the least amount of stress to your relationship? Well it’s complicated since there’s no hard-and-fast deadline for spilling your soul to your S.O. Just because you’ve been dating six months, or a year, or even two years doesn’t automatically mean you’re ready to share (or that they’re ready to listen). Trust, says relationship expert Terri Orbuch, PhD, author of Finding Love Again: 6

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February 06, 2019 at 01:39PM by CWC Similar to squeezing lemon into a cup of hot water, adding adaptogens to smoothies, coffee, or tea is one of those beverage boosters every in-the-know wellness lover swears by. Hey, any little habit that works to protect your body from stress is worth adopting, right? I know I thought so. Which is why I was a bit…surprised when I read on Bulletproof founder Dave Asprey’s blog that some types of adaptogenic mushrooms could cause flareups of small intestinal bacteria overgrowth (SIBO)—an imbalance of gut bacteria that causes gas, bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, and potentially improper nutrient absorption. Um, what? Suddenly completely freaked out by the reishi next to my favorite coffee cup, I decided to investigate. I turned to Bindiya Gandhi, MD, an integrative health doctor, and Simone Wan, a certified Traditional Chinese Medicine expert and the founder of IN:Total Wellness, for some clarity. Unpacking the relationship between adaptogens and your gut The good news: Neither Dr. Gandhi nor Wan say they’ve seen any scientific evidence that adaptogens directly cause SIBO. (Phew!) The condition has numerous other causes, says Dr. Gandhi, including parasites or long-term use of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) like Prilosec for acid reflux. “Food sensitivities can also lead to SIBO,” she says. “If you are unaware of what you’re sensitive to and you keep consuming it, [it] can then lead to inflammation in the gut.” But so far, adding adaptogens to your coffee is not proven to be one of them. If your stomach

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February 06, 2019 at 12:52PM by CWC In recent years, CBD—or cannabidiol—has gone mainstream with a reputation for giving people a feeling of calm without the “high.” As its popularity soared, the cannabinoid found its way into everything from beauty products to post-workout creams. But one of the best ways to enjoy its effects is by eating (or drinking!) it. Unfortunately, new CBD edibles regulations make buying foods that contain cannabidiol a little more difficult in certain parts of the country. In New York, you’ll find CBD oil in lattes, cocktails, and cupcakes. (Even By Chloe is getting in on the fun.) But health officials are taking steps to crack down on the ingredient within the city’s eateries. According to The New York Times, the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene has ordered restaurants under its jurisdiction to stop selling any foods that contain CBD, reasoning that restaurants are not “permitted to add anything to food or drink that is not approved as safe to eat.” Currently, that includes CBD. So long as confusion surrounding CBDs legality and safety continues, don’t expect to find it making its way back onto any menus. New York isn’t the only area experiencing changes with CBD edibles regulations. It’s also been reported that Maine, where recreational marijuana is legal since 2016, has been ordered to stop selling CBD edibles; Ohio, which legalized medical marijuana in 2016, is making changes on the CBD food front, too. When President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law, it was seen as a

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