June 02, 2019 at 08:00AM by CWC One moment, you have a bunch of bright yellow bananas on your countertop, patiently waiting to be eaten. Then, in the blink of an eye, they’re spotted brown and attracting a full-on fruit fly fan club. They’re worse than avocados! While many recipes call for perfectly ripe bananas, they’re not always available in most kitchens. Who has time to babysit a fruit? Not me. But if you’re not going to make another loaf of banana bread, there are plenty of options that put all those overripe bananas to good use. The next time you’re in a bind and don’t want to let the fruit go to waste, try one of these recipes instead. They’re so delicious you might just let your bananas turn brown on purpose. Here are 9 delicious ways to use up your overripe bananas Photo: Baking You Happier 1. Vegan peanut butter banana brownies Fun fact: Making bananas with overripe bananas makes them even more ooey-gooey, and this recipe is proof. Photo: Gimme Some Oven 2. Peanut butter banana smoothie Adding bananas into your smoothie is a great way to up the creaminess, and overripe options are even even easier to blend up for a super-smooth finish. Photo: Minimalist Baker 3. Vegan banana crumb muffins These aren’t your average muffins. With the crumble top, every bite will melt in your mouth—guaranteed. While the recipe requests medium-ripe bananas, readers tried it with overripe options and it still works like a charm.
Category: 2019 Health
Why high-functioning people fail to do simple chores…like clean filthy water cups in the bedroom
June 02, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC “I’ve had water glasses on my nightstand longer than Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin have been married,” I thought to myself during my last session of anxiety-induced cleaning. During that purge of all the drinks in my room that I neither bothered to finish nor take to the sink to clean, I found one cup with brown fluid in it (it was not coffee, tea, or soda, friends), while another held what I can only assume to be mold. What is wrong with us me? Why do I hoard glasses by my bed instead of taking 30 seconds to wash them, or even 15 seconds to leave them in the kitchen sink indefinitely? Ultimately, and pretty obviously, this doesn’t happen because cleaning them is hard to do. Rather, the problem is that it’s such an easy chore that when it comes to prioritizing tasks, things like this fall hard in the “nonurgent” camp. “While it may seem like an impossible feat to do simple tasks like empty the dishwasher or move the cup of water next to our bed, it’s not a lack of awareness, but rather a low-risk choice,” says psychotherapist Jennifer Silvershein, LCSW. “In any given moment, there are a copious amount of tasks and achievements we must make to keep our life moving. While the dishes are piling up, and we know that it seems easy to clean them and put them away, there really is no harm—and therefore, no urgency—in
Why high-functioning people fail to do simple chores…like clean filthy water cups in the bedroom
June 02, 2019 at 06:00AM by CWC “I’ve had water glasses on my nightstand longer than Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin have been married,” I thought to myself during my last session of anxiety-induced cleaning. During that purge of all the drinks in my room that I neither bothered to finish nor take to the sink to clean, I found one cup with brown fluid in it (it was not coffee, tea, or soda, friends), while another held what I can only assume to be mold. What is wrong with us me? Why do I hoard glasses by my bed instead of taking 30 seconds to wash them, or even 15 seconds to leave them in the kitchen sink indefinitely? Ultimately, and pretty obviously, this doesn’t happen because cleaning them is hard to do. Rather, the problem is that it’s such an easy chore that when it comes to prioritizing tasks, things like this fall hard in the “nonurgent” camp. “While it may seem like an impossible feat to do simple tasks like empty the dishwasher or move the cup of water next to our bed, it’s not a lack of awareness, but rather a low-risk choice,” says psychotherapist Jennifer Silvershein, LCSW. “In any given moment, there are a copious amount of tasks and achievements we must make to keep our life moving. While the dishes are piling up, and we know that it seems easy to clean them and put them away, there really is no harm—and therefore, no urgency—in
The underrated vitamin that you should def be eating on the regular
June 02, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC Amongst the myriad of vitamins and minerals filling our medicine capsules, there are some that are bound to get lost in the shuffle. Vitamin K is one of those micronutrients that often gets glossed over in favor of vitamin D or magnesium, but it plays a crucial role in our bodies. Some hints: stronger bones and supporting healthy blood function. Not too shabby, eh? Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin, which means it’s stored in fat tissue so our bodies can reap the benefits later when needed. Brigitte Zeitlin, RD, says this differs from water-soluble vitamins like C and B, which leave the body quicker. There are technically two types of K vitamins: K1 (phylloquinone) and K2 (menaquinones), which is made mostly by gut bacteria. And both of them are important for your overall health. While topical use of vitamin K might banish those embarrassing hickeys, here are some internal health benefits that prove why it deserves its own blue ribbon. What are the most important vitamin K benefits? 1. Vitamin K supports proper blood clotting: “Vitamin K1 is essential for our bodies to produce prothrombin, a protein that allows our blood to clot and stop the bleeding,” Zeitlin says. It also contains four of the 13 proteins essential for blood clotting. Next time you trip on the cold, hard concrete and scrape your need to oblivion? Thank K for doing the heavy lifting to quickly heal your wound. 2. It helps us
The underrated vitamin that you should def be eating on the regular
June 02, 2019 at 04:00AM by CWC Amongst the myriad of vitamins and minerals filling our medicine capsules, there are some that are bound to get lost in the shuffle. Vitamin K is one of those micronutrients that often gets glossed over in favor of vitamin D or magnesium, but it plays a crucial role in our bodies. Some hints: stronger bones and supporting healthy blood function. Not too shabby, eh? Vitamin K is a fat-soluble vitamin, which means it’s stored in fat tissue so our bodies can reap the benefits later when needed. Brigitte Zeitlin, RD, says this differs from water-soluble vitamins like C and B, which leave the body quicker. There are technically two types of K vitamins: K1 (phylloquinone) and K2 (menaquinones), which is made mostly by gut bacteria. And both of them are important for your overall health. While topical use of vitamin K might banish those embarrassing hickeys, here are some internal health benefits that prove why it deserves its own blue ribbon. What are the most important vitamin K benefits? 1. Vitamin K supports proper blood clotting: “Vitamin K1 is essential for our bodies to produce prothrombin, a protein that allows our blood to clot and stop the bleeding,” Zeitlin says. It also contains four of the 13 proteins essential for blood clotting. Next time you trip on the cold, hard concrete and scrape your need to oblivion? Thank K for doing the heavy lifting to quickly heal your wound. 2. It helps us
Quiz: What summer SPF product is right for you? (Because yes, you should get specific)
June 01, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC Summer and sunscreen go together like avocado and toast. But unlike your favorite breakfast (where the only decision required is whether to add an egg), there are a lot of options when it comes to SPF. Having all those options is great news for your skin—because it means more ways to keep it safe from the damaging effects of the sun—but not so great for your indecisive brain. To help you narrow down your choices, so you aren’t left rummaging around your bathroom drawers for the remnant of whatever you used last year (sunscreen expires, FYI), we made you this handy quiz to help you find the SPF product that perfectly suits your life. Still can’t decide which one is for you? You can totally go ahead and double up, because many of the options below can be used together and all of them are available at Ulta Beauty, which is putting together curated collections of products all season to help you expertly tackle every summer beauty goal. See ya, sunburn. Scroll down to take our handy dandy sunscreen quiz to find your SPF soulmate. @import url(“https://www.wellandgood.com/wp-content/plugins/imagelinks/lib/imagelinks.theme.default.css?ver=imagelinks”); IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream with SPF 50+ Summer is full of photo opps—so be ready for them. To that end, apply this full-coverage CC cream for a flawless, sun-protected complexion. SHOP NOW $39 Ulta Beauty Collection SPF 50 Sunscreen Rose Water Setting Lotion Summer beauty is all about experimenting with colorful eye shadows and shimmery highlighters. Keep
Quiz: What summer SPF product is right for you? (Because yes, you should get specific)
June 01, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC Summer and sunscreen go together like avocado and toast. But unlike your favorite breakfast (where the only decision required is whether to add an egg), there are a lot of options when it comes to SPF. Having all those options is great news for your skin—because it means more ways to keep it safe from the damaging effects of the sun—but not so great for your indecisive brain. To help you narrow down your choices, so you aren’t left rummaging around your bathroom drawers for the remnant of whatever you used last year (sunscreen expires, FYI), we made you this handy quiz to help you find the SPF product that perfectly suits your life. Still can’t decide which one is for you? You can totally go ahead and double up, because many of the options below can be used together and all of them are available at Ulta Beauty, which is putting together curated collections of products all season to help you expertly tackle every summer beauty goal. See ya, sunburn. Scroll down to take our handy dandy sunscreen quiz to find your SPF soulmate. @import url(“https://www.wellandgood.com/wp-content/plugins/imagelinks/lib/imagelinks.theme.default.css?ver=imagelinks”); IT Cosmetics CC+ Cream with SPF 50+ Summer is full of photo opps—so be ready for them. To that end, apply this full-coverage CC cream for a flawless, sun-protected complexion. SHOP NOW $39 Ulta Beauty Collection SPF 50 Sunscreen Rose Water Setting Lotion Summer beauty is all about experimenting with colorful eye shadows and shimmery highlighters. Keep
A body language expert says *this* is the most misunderstood gesture of all time
June 01, 2019 at 12:00PM by CWC It’s still wild to me that so much of what we communicate doesn’t actually happen through the spoken word. We can flirt, express our inner-turmoil, and even sabotage a perfectly good date with just the wrong movement. But when it comes to the most notorious body language clue—assuming an arms crossed position—a body language expert says we’ve all been dead wrong in our interpretation. Forming an “X” with your two arms is usually seen as stand-offish, angry, cold, or socially anxious. Body-language expert Patti Wood tells me that, in reality, there at 50 (50!!!) different ways people cross their arms—and not every single one deserves a please-don’t-make-eye-contact-with-me reputation. “The majority of [arms crossed positions] are motivated by an individual’s desire to shut down and/or shut out,” she says. But it’s not true for every variation. “The biggest mistake people make is assuming that all arm crosses are signaling that the person wants to shut you out.” Really, the person may be giving themselves a hug as a way to mollify themselves when many environmental stimuli (like music, lights, passing ambulances, etcetera) are grabbing for their attention at once. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwUXV4QaTw?start=69] Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro agrees with Wood. “There’s a lot of myths out there,” he tells Wired in a YouTube video. “The one that stands out is, if you cross you arms, that it’s a blocking behavior. That’s just nonsense. Even when you dislike the person in front
A body language expert says *this* is the most misunderstood gesture of all time
June 01, 2019 at 12:00PM by CWC It’s still wild to me that so much of what we communicate doesn’t actually happen through the spoken word. We can flirt, express our inner-turmoil, and even sabotage a perfectly good date with just the wrong movement. But when it comes to the most notorious body language clue—assuming an arms crossed position—a body language expert says we’ve all been dead wrong in our interpretation. Forming an “X” with your two arms is usually seen as stand-offish, angry, cold, or socially anxious. Body-language expert Patti Wood tells me that, in reality, there at 50 (50!!!) different ways people cross their arms—and not every single one deserves a please-don’t-make-eye-contact-with-me reputation. “The majority of [arms crossed positions] are motivated by an individual’s desire to shut down and/or shut out,” she says. But it’s not true for every variation. “The biggest mistake people make is assuming that all arm crosses are signaling that the person wants to shut you out.” Really, the person may be giving themselves a hug as a way to mollify themselves when many environmental stimuli (like music, lights, passing ambulances, etcetera) are grabbing for their attention at once. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jwUXV4QaTw?start=69] Former FBI agent and body language expert Joe Navarro agrees with Wood. “There’s a lot of myths out there,” he tells Wired in a YouTube video. “The one that stands out is, if you cross you arms, that it’s a blocking behavior. That’s just nonsense. Even when you dislike the person in front
We found the very best outdoor essentials to slip on for National Trail Day
June 01, 2019 at 10:00AM by CWC Fitting in perfectly with the trend to “better ourselves,” to get more sleep, eat healthy, and prioritize self-care, comes the quest to spend a little more time outdoors. It’s pretty impressive what some fresh air and sunshine can do to our minds, stress levels, and moods. It is also a great way to connect with the environment, which will hopefully inspire us to be kinder to our planet. In an effort to motivate people to just get out, The American Hiking Society has declared June 1 (ahem: right now, thank you very much) “National Trail Day.” The hope is to have people support public lands by pledging to get to their nearest trail and volunteer to leave it cleaner than they found it (we can all raise a sunscreen bottle to that). Because as more-and-more of us are swapping mimosa-fueled brunches for sweat sessions with our friends, it’s a no-brainer that the camaraderie (and relief from competing over the sound level of the table to the left) found on the trail is nearly unrivaled. Not sure what to wear or bring along with you? Check out the list below for some new and exciting essentials for a day of hiking. And then grab a buddy or your whole crew and make plans to hit the happy trails. Check out the American Hiking Organization’s site for a place near you. Photo: Altra Altra Superior 4 ($110) Keep your feet comfortable in these all terrain