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

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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

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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

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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

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