August 25, 2019 at 12:00AM by CWC There are a lot of things that are really fun about getting older: no bedtime, being able to eat ice cream whenever you want, spicy margaritas. But on the other side of this naughty and nice list—right below “paying bills” and “going to work”—you’ll find under-eye wrinkles. I noticed my own “crow’s feet” for the first time earlier this year, at the ripe old age of 28, when a dermatologist pointed them out to me… before offering to inject them with Botox. And while I’ve always known that these fine lines were a natural part of getting older, I couldn’t help but wonder where the heck they came from, and why they suddenly decided to show up. What causes under-eye wrinkles? “The skin around the eye is one of the thinnest areas of skin in the body and is very fragile,” says board-certified dermatologist Nava Greenfield, MD, of Schweiger Dermatology Group in Brooklyn. And over time, “the collagen in the dermis of the skin under the eyes breaks down and loses its volume and elasticity. This occurs because of age, sun exposure, genetic factors, and environmental damage.” She adds that people with lighter skin tones are more susceptible to under-eye wrinkles because people with darker skin tones have a greater amount of pigment, which acts as a natural sun protectant and “will prevent an acceleration of collagen breakdown.” ad_intervals[‘417660_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417660_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); The fact
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These herbs, flowers, and plants will help make your home an insect-free zone
August 24, 2019 at 10:00PM by CWC You know the insect prob has gotten bad when opening a window leads to a whole internal debate: How much fresh air is worth a swarm of gnats moving in? Hmm, maybe if I wear a hoodie and sweats I can sit on the porch with my wine without getting any mosquito bites. Sure, there are workarounds, like setting natural traps on every surface, or gifting every guest who enters your home a complimentary fly swatter. But there’s also an easier—and beautiful—way to ward off bugs: using plants. Home decor that adds greenery and works to repel bugs at the same time is a double win—but it’s important to know which plants are actually up to the job. Here, Paris Lalicata, a customer experience coordinator at garden center marketplace and resource The Sill, shares exactly which ones will work. ad_intervals[‘413836_div-gpt-ad-5443410-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘413836_div-gpt-ad-5443410-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-5443410-3’);}); } }, 100); Herbs that repel bugs “There are a lot of common herbs you can grow [in pots] in your windowsill that repel bugs including rosemary, lemon balm, lemon grass, peppermint, and lavender,” Lalicata says. The reason why they work so well, she says, is because they all have strong aromas, which insects—including gnats, flies, and mosquitos—don’t like. (For whatever reason, trash and rotting food is more their jam.) “When you’re growing these herbs, they’re going to need a lot of light,” she says. “You can either put them in a place where
The Best Bottomless Brunches in London
by The Nudge The Best Bottomless Brunches in London Last updated: 22nd July 2019 | Main image: Martello Hall Technically, there’s no end to the best bottomless brunches in London. But, in the interests of time and, yes, out-and-out favouritism, we’ve rounded up a collection of the finest places for a booze-laden, mid-morning feast; from Dalston warehouses plating up endless pancakes and alcoholic iced teas, to sleek Soho rooftop restaurants primed to ply you with top-shelf Champagne and feasts of sushi. So behold, the very best bottomless brunches in London, for your delectation… JUMP TO: Central London | East London & The City | North London | South London | West London CENTRAL LONDON Timmy Green | Victoria As Antipodean brunch venues go, this down-under spot is up there with the best. Score everything from aubergine fritters with kimchi ketchup to shakshuka with labneh and charcoal toast – all washed down with infinite prosecco and mimosas. READ MORE or check out their Soho sibling Best for Mid-week brunching Timings 7.30am-3pm Mon-Fri; 7.30am-4.30pm Sat; 10am-4.30pm Sun Price per person? £39.50 (inc. food) | Time limit? 2 hours | Good to know It’s one drink at a time, and the whole table needs to take part. – Breddos Tacos | Soho, Clerkenwell Make like a taco, and get stuffed at Breddos Tacos – who are not only offering unlimited beers, Micheladas and frozen margaritas for their bottomless brunch, they’re bolstering it with all-you-can-eat tacos, too… including a new egg and avocado number. READ MORE Best for Making Sunday as fun as Saturday Timings Sundays 12-5pm Price per
Grab your headphones: These 10 must-listen health podcasts drop wellness knowledge you can actually trust
August 24, 2019 at 08:00PM by CWC Navigating the world of wellness has always been tricky, but it’s especially true in the digital age. With so much information at your fingertips—from Instagram posts to Dr. Google—it’s hard to separate the trustworthy intel from the scams. But there is a major plus side to technology: New media platforms, including health podcasts, make it easy to keep up with the world’s top doctors, nutritionists, therapists, and other experts, no appointments necessary. Whether you’re hoping to adopt an anti-inflammatory diet, wondering how to biohack your way to a healthier life, or researching ways to improve your mental health, there’s a podcast for that. And then some. In the span of your daily commute, you can get bite-sized health ed classes courtesy of pros such as functional medicine superstar Mark Hyman, MD, celebrity nutritionist Kimberly Snyder, and happiness researcher Gretchen Rubin—authorities that most of us would never have access to otherwise. Plus, you can rest assured that these health podcasts are doling out legit information. In an era when free digital content filled with questionable health claims abounds, that peace of mind is, well, priceless. Subscribe to these 10 health podcasts for an expert wellness education on demand. 1. Deliciously Ella In the Deliciously Ella Podcast, Ella Mills and her husband, Matthew, chat with top health experts every week about a wide range of topics, whether that’s bettering your gut health, mental health, or dealing with stress. They take the most confusing information
A facialist, my mom, and I can’t get enough of this hydrating facial spritz
August 24, 2019 at 06:00PM by CWC When it comes to crowning my favorite beauty finds, one of the first factors I consider is smell. That’s because before I even apply a product, its scent informs my first impression. Like moth to aromatic flame, I shop to appease my nose, so when a facialist introduced me to Eminence Stone Crop Hydrating Mist ($38), my heart fluttered—and I may or may not have bought three bottles right on the spot (one of which I overnighted to my mother). The hydrating face mist has since found a permanent home on my desk. I spritz it on liberally any time I feel like the dry office air has drained all moisture from my skin, or whenever I need to hit the metaphorical refresh button to spark new creativity. And though describing the smell accurately in all its worthy glory using words alone seems like a Sisyphean task, here goes nothing: It smells like the first day of spring. It smells the way you feel in the most ooey-gooey yoga pose. It smells like falling face-first into the flower field in Twilight. It’s heady, but not overpowering and, um, I think “I can hear the bells” each time I spray it. ad_intervals[‘417338_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417338_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Scent aside, the mist’s formula is also worthy of some serious adulation. A combination of stone crop, aloe (an anti-inflammatory), salicylic acid (which is both anti-inflammatory and antibacterial), and algae extract, the
4 things a sleep expert wants you to know about white noise before you tune in
August 24, 2019 at 02:00PM by CWC White noise is essentially the little black dress of sleep. Just when it seems like we’ve tried every quirky hack available to facilitate the sweet salvation of slumber—from the ancient practice of yoga nidra to the thoroughly modern method of jumping into bed with a sleep robot and co-opting tips from the military—there’s one method that transcends time and style. Using white noise for sleep (or to drown out office noises of typing and chatter, like my editor does) is classic. Timeless, even. (Just to be clear, white noise is such a stalwart thanks in large part to its simplicity. It most closely sounds like a fan, and is not to be confused with other common noises to sleep to, like jungle sounds, rain sounds, bird sounds, or ocean sounds. And that makes sense to me, because I have never understood what’s so soothing about a toucan shrieking “CA-CAW, CA-CAW.” But I digress.) ad_intervals[‘413418_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘413418_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); If you’re thinking of buying a white noise sleep machine or dozing off to some happy static on YouTube, rest assured the practice is sleep-expert vetted. To drive that point home, check out four tips a sleep pro wants you to know about white noise before you actually tune in. 1. The reason white noise works is because it creates a sonic wall “White noise is a consistent noise that is completely even across all frequencies that
Throw your hands way, way up for an instant cardio boost while you’re strength training
August 23, 2019 at 09:52PM by CWC Cardio and strength training are often placed in two separate boxes. (Even at the gym, the free weights tend to be approximately 1,000 leagues away from the treads, spin bikes, and ellipticals.) However, the two fitness modalities don’t have to be two separate entities in your #sweatlife. The trainers at New York City’s tough-as-nails fitness studio [solidcore] shared one small (but mighty) tweak that will give any strength training move a cardio edge. No machine required. During a class on Friday morning, [solidcore] trainer Maria Makaila told one of Well+Good’s fitness editors that simply raising your hands over your head is a near instant way to send your heart racing in the best way. And um, wow—what a game-changer. “Raising your hands above your head causes your heart to work harder to move blood up,” explains Jo Gomez, ACSM, [solidcore]’s director of training. “This will cause a slight increase in your heart rate.” At the same time, she explains that elevating your hands challenges your balance and forces you to engage your core to stay stable. So really, it’s a win, win, win. ad_intervals[‘418059_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘418059_div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-9261280-3’);}); } }, 100); Obviously, this hack won’t work when you’re performing something like a plank or a pull-up. (Although, if you can perform these moves without your hands…please share your secrets.) Instead, try raising both your hands for moves like lunges. Gomez tells me that her personal favorite time to
What the heck is a microcurrent facial? One editor tried the sculpting, smoothing treatment to find out
August 23, 2019 at 12:00PM by CWC [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_D8x1H3TTU] The best—and arguably most WTF-worthy—way to lift your face and smooth your skin? With an electrical current-based workout. In the latest episode of What the Wellness, video producer Ella Dove visits SB Skin for a microcurrent facial to see if it will have her walking out sculpted and more radiant than when she walked in. “Microcurrent is electricity, and we use it to stimulate the muscles in your face,” says Shamara Bondaroff, founder of SB Skin. She explains that the current is super small (or, erm, “micro”), and mimic the current of your body so that you don’t really feel it while it’s happening. “It stimulates your muscles, stimulates collagen, elastin, amino acids, ATP, cell turnover—it does so many different things.” ad_intervals[‘417567_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417567_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); The cool thing about microcurrent is that it has both short and longterm benefits, so it can be used as both a treatment and for preventative measures. “It’s not just the contouring—it’s also re-educating the muscle,” says Bondaroff. She notes that she gives microcurrent facials to patients ranging from 18 to 80, all of whom have different skin needs that they’re looking for the treatment to help with. During the facial, an esthetician will slather your face in conductive gel and then gently massage it with a device that emits positive and negative charges to stimulate things under the surface. Though getting your face zapped with currents might sound
Whole30 just launched its first restaurant concept to give people a break from meal prep
August 22, 2019 at 09:30PM by CWC If you’ve ever tried the Whole30 diet, you know that unless you meal prep everything yourself, figuring what to eat can be tricky. Obviously most restaurants and takeout joints don’t make their menus with the specific needs of the eating plan in mind, which often means people have to get creative and piece together a meal for themselves, like ordering a turkey burger without the bun…or any condiments. Not exactly optimal. Hopefully, this won’t be the case for long, because now there’s a restaurant specifically designed for Whole30 eaters in mind. That’s right: Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (a restaurant group) and Grubhub announced Wednesday that they partnered to open the first Whole30 restaurant concept, Whole30 Delivered. It’s a delivery-only eatery in Chicago where literally everything on the menu is approved for the eating plan—by Whole30 founder Melissa Hartwig Urban, no less. ad_intervals[‘417695_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417695_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); A sampling the menu: Thai curry coconut soup, spaghetti and meatballs (made with spaghetti squash), roasted lamb tikka masala, and chimichurri beef tenderloin skewers. Yum. And prices are pretty comparable to what you’d get from regular restaurant delivery—the Thai curry coconut soup is $14, for example, while the roasted lamb tikka masala is $20. The Grubhub menu also includes the option to bulk-order meals so that you have dinner for tonight and tomorrow delivered at once, which aims to keep people on track with the eating plan. The concept
Found: The trifecta of cooling bed products for the chillest room ever
August 22, 2019 at 01:00AM by CWC True life: I don’t have an air conditioner. And it’s not like I don’t have air-conditioning because I live on the north pole and have no practical need for it. Nope. I live in New York City, otherwise known as Swampy Soupville USA in peak summer—and for four years, I have chosen to not procure myself some air-conditioning. Maybe it’s because I’m lazy? Maybe it’s because I’m subconsciously a staunch environmentalist? Or maybe it’s because I’m onto something, because sleeping directly in front of an AC might not do your skin or sinuses any favors. Unclear. All I know for sure is that my masochistic reality of welcoming night sweats into my bedtime routine with open arms makes me the best test subject ever for using cooling bed products alone to manifest the ideal sleeping temperature. Because meeting the National Sleep Foundation’s recommendation of a bedroom temperature between 60 and 67 degrees Fahrenheit just isn’t in the cards for me during the summer without the help of some accessories. For weeks, I tested three different chilling products—cooling sleepwear, bedding, and a mattress pad—in isolation and then simultaneously to see which is most effective and whether stacking them might transform my inferno of a bedroom into something Elsa from Frozen might approve. Here’s how the products handled the heat. ad_intervals[‘412244_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘412244_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); 1. Under Armour Recover Sleepwear What is it? Pajamas that use infrared