January 14, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC When you’re dressing for a winter jog, you’re probably thinking: layers, layers, and then more layers. Choosing what to wear for running in cold weather isn’t rocket science, but it’s easier than you think to overdress. It seems counterintuitive, but if you want to stay comfortable for miles in any weather, removing a layer is your best bet. Don’t worry, you’re not going to freeze to death. As a general rule of thumb, you should be dressing like it’s 20 degrees warmer than the actual outside temperature. “Running raises your heart rate and increases blood flow, and your body heats up after the first 5 to 10 minutes,” says Kelsey Quinn, running expert and assistant cross country and track & field coach at the University of Portland. “If you dress in several layers, you may get too warm during the run.” Before heading out into the cold, Quinn recommends getting your heart rate up some indoor exercise. Like dipping a toe into a hot bath, you need to ease into any outdoor winter activity. Just be careful: While most of you will be just fine in leggings and long sleeves, that’s not the case with your entire body. “Your extremities don’t warm up as much in the cold, so don’t forget to wear gloves,” she says. And cover your ears with muffs or a headband. Impress passersby as you brave the cold knowing you’ll feel much better in a few layers than you would rocking two
Year: 2019
If you’ve had a dizzy spell during yoga, here’s what could be behind it
January 14, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC There are certain things yogis knows their bodies will feel during a particularly intense flow class: stretched for one, strong for another. But…lightheaded? Not so much. If you’re feeling dizzy during a flow, when you should be embracing the good vibes, it could be your body’s way of telling you to chill out for a second. “Dizziness is scientifically caused by the inner ear and fluids in the head—the disturbance of this make us dizzy, which is the feeling that we are moving without actually moving,” explains Kajuan Douglas, founder of New York City’s hottest new yoga studio, Merge New York. He points to five main reasons why you might be feeling a little woozy on your mat: hunger, dehydration, lack of balance, pacing and rhythm, and focus. While these issues can happen in any yoga class (or any fitness class, for that matter), the combination of heat, dehydration, and quick transitions in a hot vinyasa flow class could exacerbate the situation, making you more prone to feeling wobbly. “When the yoga class is hot yoga, your blood vessels get dilated, and when your blood vessels get dilated, your blood pressure falls,” explains cardiologist Nieca Goldberg, MD, medical director of the women’s heart program at NYU Langone’s Joan H. Tisch Center for Women’s Health. “So the lightheadedness you’re getting may be due to low blood pressure.” Particular poses, too, may be to blame. The main culprits (to the surprise of exactly no one) are inversions.
The 7 Products I Always Have On Hand To Make Healthy Meals, Stat
January 14, 2019 at 01:00AM You’re minutes away from dinner. Continue Reading… Author Liz Moody | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
What Are Your Top Relationship Intentions This Year?
January 14, 2019 While personal growth and new goals are top of mind this time of year, don’t forget that so much of life happens in community—with family, friends, partners, co-workers, neighbors, roommates, running buddies, baristas, you get the picture. And when we intentionally choose to nourish these relationships, no matter how small or seemingly inconsequential the interaction, amazing things happen. Click here to print out our connection intentions card, jot down your own, and spread the love. Here’s an example! #relationships #partner Author | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
This Simple (And Cheap) Hack Will Give Your Beauty Routine An Instant Eco-Upgrade
January 14, 2019 You’re $10 away from a greener beauty routine. Continue Reading… Author Danielle Copperman | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue The U.N. warned us: We have 12 years before the damage we’ve done to the Earth becomes irreversible. Instead of letting reports like this paralyze us, let’s use them to empower us. The experts are saying it’s going to take a mix of large-scale change AND individual action to save our planet—and we want to help you do what you can. Consider our new series your no-excuses guide to cleaning up your act, one step at a time. Today, we’re sharing an eco-friendly hack that will clean up your beauty routine. When it comes to eco-friendly living, I like to think I’m on top of my game. Well, as much as one can be in this day in age. I made my first step into a more sustainable lifestyle when I worked as a model. Having a behind-the-scenes look into the fashion industry inspired me to make more conscious decisions about my own wardrobe: buy less, recycle more, and support brands championing natural fabrics. Soon enough, I was spending more time browsing secondhand shops and vintage markets than high-end stores—and it felt good. I was excited to start becoming more mindful in other parts of my life too, and my beauty routine soon took center stage. The problem: Some beauty tools aren’t great for us—or the planet. I probably don’t need to tell you that the
How To Detox For Better Brain Health
January 13, 2019 at 11:00PM How to detox for better brain health, including infrared sauna, an antioxidant-rich diet, and herbs and supplements. Continue Reading… Author Ilene Ruhoy, M.D., Ph.D. | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue Detoxification is a real buzzword these days, immediately catching our attention when we see it, read it, or hear about it. Especially as we’re recovering from the holidays, people are more interested in detoxes and liver cleanses right now than at any other time of the year. But what is detoxification, really? And how is our brain involved? Physiologically, detoxification is an essential cellular function. When the body detoxifies, it packages debris in the form of foods and toxins so that it can be easily excreted from the body. We eliminate this debris through various mechanisms such as our gastrointestinal tract, genitourinary tract, respiratory tract, and our sweat glands, and it requires the recruitment of multiple organs such as the liver, lungs, gallbladder, skin, kidneys, and yes, the brain. Why organs like your brain suffer most from toxins. Not to get too science-y on you, but our body’s detox pathways also require a variety of nutrients that act as cofactors for the enzymes involved in this multistep process. These steps include activation, oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, conjugation, methylation, and recirculation. Because it’s so complex, detox requires significant amounts of the body’s energy supply. When our body is assaulted by the exposure to pro-inflammatory foods, alcohol, tobacco, medications, and foreign substances such as drugs, heavy
10 Reasons You’re Not Losing Weight On The Keto Diet (Plus, Exactly How to Fix Them)
January 13, 2019 at 10:00PM A functional medicine doctor weighs in. Continue Reading… Author Vincent M. Pedre, M.D. | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Weekly Horoscope: Aquarius Season Is Here, Folks
January 13, 2019 at 09:30PM Now’s the time to mobilize around an important cause, as Aquarius season energizes the collective activism. Continue Reading… Author The AstroTwins | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Beat Bloat With This Squash & Mushroom Soup
January 13, 2019 at 09:00PM It’ll keep you warm too! Continue Reading… Author Caroline Muggia | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
This Is The No. 1 Reason Long-Distance Relationships End
January 13, 2019 at 08:30PM Hint: It has nothing to do with sex. Continue Reading… Author Julia Guerra | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue Relationships can be trying even when you’re in close proximity to each other. When you put a few hours between the two of you, those little everyday struggles just seem to amplify. Like anything else, though, if both you and your partner commit to putting in equal amounts of effort to make it work, long-distance relationships are doable. The definition of “effort,” and what couples look for in long-distance relationships, is changing, though. Success isn’t necessarily keeping the fire alive in the bedroom, making sure you’re in constant communication, or even taking turns making the trek to see each other. Smartphones, social media, and apps like Skype give long-distance partners easy access to their significant other almost 24/7, so lack of communication or even intimacy (hello, Skype sex) is no longer the big barrier when it comes to making a long-distance relationship thrive. So what is? As it turns out, it might be the very same thing that can make any other relationship dissolve over time: failing to take things to the next level. According to one recent survey, long-distance relationships end when the relationship lacks a sense of progress. Superdrug Online Doctor, a U.K. health service, surveyed 1,200 individuals across the United States and Europe who were either currently in long-distance relationships, had successfully made it through their long-distance hurdle and had since