December 23, 2019 at 03:42PM by CWC Ten years ago, boutique fitness studios like SoulCycle and Pure Barre were few and far between, “clean beauty” was of interest to just a niche audience, and we only wore leggings—gasp!—to the gym. Now, the wellness industry is worth an estimated $4.5 trillion—and all projections indicate it will continue to balloon in the coming years. When we look ahead to 2020 and beyond, the below 27 people are poised to be the driving forces behind innovation and advancement in this booming wellness space. Their brands, inventions, and organizations are changing the way we eat, move, and think—and they have their sights set on helping everyone, regardless of age, location or socioeconomic status, live a well life. Wellness is not—and should not be—an exclusive lifestyle for the 1 percent, and these influential people have made it their mission to make wellness practices accessible and available to more people than ever before. Learn their names now, you’ll be hearing much more from them. Keep reading to meet the Changemakers, the most influential people in wellness in 2020 (in no particular order) 1. Nicole Cardoza Founder and Executive Director, Yoga Foster Founder, Reclamation Ventures “All of us inherently have the right to feel good,” yoga instructor and entrepreneur Nicole Cardoza has said. And she’s made it her goal to share well-being practices with communities that are often left out of the wellness conversation, including people of color and children living in urban areas. Yoga Foster, Cardoza’s
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London art exhibitions 2020 – MUST SEE!
January The year starts off with a roar – meet, if you dare, the mighty Tyrannosaurs in the National Museum of Scotland’s groundbreaking exhibition. In Bath, discover the early ceramics of Grayson Perry, many of which were retrieved from obscurity after an appeal to the public. Anne Katrin-Purkiss‘s photographic portraits at the Lightbox in Woking celebrate pioneering women, both in and out of the public eye. The Foundling Museum explores 500 years of Portraying Pregnancy in art, and asks why it’s still a controversial subject (below). And Naum Gabo‘s kinetic sculptures are given a major retrospective at Tate St Ives, 100 years after the Russian Constructivist published his electrifying manifesto on the purpose of art. Textile panel with embracing figures, c1600, © Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford. Part of Portraying Pregnancy: From Holbein to Social Media at the Foundling Museum February It’s best of British in February as Tate Britain delves into the overlooked period of British Baroque. Some of the works on display will be leaving their stately homes for the first time in centuries. At Dulwich Picture Gallery, the focus is on the origins of British Surrealism in an exhibition bringing together works by more than 30 artists from a fascinating 170-year period. Art Deco by the Sea at the Sainsbury Centre looks at how mass tourism changed British coastal culture between the First and Second World Wars (touring to Laing Art Gallery in July). Meanwhile, the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath turns its attention to Bohemian Paris with an exhibition of iconic colour posters by Toulouse-Lautrec and his contemporaries.
Here’s Exactly How To Get The Vitamin D Your Body Needs
November 12, 2019 at 09:00AM One of the many nutrients our bodies need to stay healthy is vitamin D, aka the “sunshine vitamin.” It helps our bodies absorb calcium for bone health and strength and also plays a role in muscle function and our immune system. But getting our daily dose isn’t as simple as just stepping outside every now and then. By some estimations, about one billion people worldwide actually don’t get enough (guidelines recommend that adults get at least 600 IU of vitamin D daily, and more if you’re over 70), and a deficiency could lead to things like bone pain and muscle weakness. Keep reading for three ways to reach and maintain adequate levels of vitamin D. Image by Laura Lhuillier / Contributor Sources: https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-Consumer/ https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/VitaminD-HealthProfessional/ https://ods.od.nih.gov/pubs/usdandb/VitaminD-Content.pdf https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4143492/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068797/ https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/15050-vitamin-d–vitamin-d-deficiency Author Krista Soriano | Life by Daily Burn Selected by CWC
Why Women Kill’ star Lucy Liu is proud of her strong female acting roles: ‘I fall into that category more’
BEVERLY HILLS – Whether she is playing the role of Ling Woo in the late 90s comedy-drama “Ally McBeal,” asserting herself as assassin O-Ren Ishii in the hard-hitting Quentin Tarantino flick “Kill Bill” or using her state-of-the-art technology, charm and fighting skills to save a kidnapped billionaire-to-be, Lucy Liu’s characters have been strong women and that’s something she doesn’t take for granted. “I think I’ve been – I feel like I’ve been representing it for a very long time,” Liu told reporters at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Los Angeles. “Not on purpose, but a lot of the characters that I have played have had a very good mind, you know and make decisions based on whatever she wanted. You know, whether they were assassins or whether they were lawyers or detectives, I think I’ve had the ability to really fall into that category more.” KRISTEN STEWART TALKS TRAINING FOR ‘CHARLIE’S ANGELS’ REBOOT: ‘I REALLY HATED IT’ And for good reason. The 50-year-old actress, who stars in the CBS All Access comedy-drama series “Why Women Kill,” said she enjoyed playing this latest part due to the fact that she simply hadn’t been able to commit any crimes in her seven seasons as Dr. Joan Watson on the long-running Sherlock Holmes-Meets-Manhattan series “Elementary.” Lucy Liu attends the 2019 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 9, 2019, in New York City. (Photo by Taylor Hill/FilmMagic,) “I’m so excited to commit a crime, I can’t tell you,”
Why eucalyptus deserves even more than your shower’s spotlight
October 11, 2019 at 09:37PM by CWC Celebrity esthetician Joanna Czech, who handles the faces of actresses like Jennifer Aniston, Mandy Moore, and Uma Thurman, openly praises the skin-saving prowess of eucalyptus on Instagram. “It is healing, soothing, and decongesting,” she says, as she breaks down her technique for crushing leaves with a hammer or rolling pin to “release the essential oils that bring out the intensity of the eucalyptus” before dressing her shower head in its greenery. Though she appreciates the scent year-round, the colder seasons deserve a second helping of the relaxing extracts. “It is great for when I have a headache or allergies!” she enthuses. While the purported bathing benefits of eucalyptus have swept up showers, we’re only scratching the surface of what the plant can be used to achieve. Take this: Wanderlusting outdoors introduced us to over a dozen varieties of the fast-growing evergreen that thrive on Hawaiian islands like Lāna‘i. “The State Forestry Division planted over 90 different species across Hawaii in the early 1900s to stabilize soil erosion issues at the time,” explains David Palumbo of The Four Seasons Lāna‘i spa, one of the most exclusive in the country. “A survey was taken in the ’70s to see which species naturalized,” he says, noting that 13 types were found thriving, some which smell like citronella, others that are more floral and akin to lavender, and even one specific beauty called “rainbow eucalyptus.” And the potential benefits are as wide-ranging as the species. “Aside from smelling
You Can Train Your Brain to Thrive During Trauma & Stress—Here’s How
October 04, 2019 at 12:18PM What if we told you that you could actually train your brain to cope after trauma? For Elizabeth A. Stanley, Ph.D., healing post-trauma doesn’t have to be a reactionary process, as we have the power to increase our resilience during and after high-stress situations. Her new book, Widen the Window, focuses on the concept of Mindfulness-based Mind Fitness Training (MMFT), a practice she’s taught to thousands of individuals in civilian and military high-stress environments. A former U.S. Army intelligence officer, herself, Stanley knows what it takes to create the best proactive therapies to regulate the nervous system and the brain. For a piece of her incredible wisdom, you’ll want to check out this excerpt below. First, what is Mind Fitness Training? I designed MMFT with two overarching goals in mind: to help individuals widen their windows and to do so in a stress- and trauma-sensitive manner. To achieve these tailored goals, MMFT draws from two lineages: mindfulness training and body-based trauma therapies for reregulating the nervous system and survival brain after trauma, such as sensorimotor psychotherapy, somatic experiencing, and the trauma resilience model. MMFT has three components: (1) mindfulness skills training; (2) an understanding of our neurobiology and body-based self-regulation skills training to regulate the nervous system; and (3) concrete applications of both types of skills to participants’ personal and professional lives. This blend of mindfulness skills training with body-based self-regulation skills training is crucial for widening the window, increasing resilience, and enhancing performance in
The healthy reasons why quinoa continues to reign supreme in grain bowls everywhere
September 02, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC Quinoa is one of those ingredients that healthy foodies seem to consistency keep coming back to. In addition to being a tried and true salad ingredient and Buddha bowl base, in the past few years, it’s started taking the form of pasta and ready-in-minutes microwave meals. It may not be as trendy as products spiked with collagen or adaptogens, but quinoa has definitely proven that it has staying power. While quinoa has always seemingly “been around,” the reasons why aren’t talked about all that much. It’s just taken for granted that it’s a health food without really knowing why. Well, consider this your complete guide to the naturally gluten-free seed (yes, it’s a seed!). What are the health benefits of quinoa? 1. It’s a complete protein source. This means that quinoa offers up all nine essential amino acids your body needs to function properly. This is pretty rare for a plant-based protein source; most complete proteins come from animal sources like chicken and beef. Plus, it has lots of protein at eight grams per one-cup serving. ad_intervals[‘419306_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘419306_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); 2. It’s good for digestive health. Why? Because quinoa is packed with fiber—five grams per cup, or roughly 20 percent of what you should be eating every day. Fiber, of course, helps keep food moving through your digestive tract and certain forms of fiber, called prebiotics, feed the good bacteria in your gut. 3. It’s
Units and calories in wine – Drinkaware x CWC
The low risk drinking guidelines in relation to wine Check the strength of your wine Calories in wine Five things you can do to cut back on wine Drinkaware is an independent charity working to reduce alcohol misuse and harm in the UK. We’re here to help people make better choices about drinking. The low risk guidelines in relation to wine The UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs) advise to keep risks from alcohol to a low level it is safest for men and women to not regularly drink more than 14 units of alcohol per week. Drinking more than six medium 175ml glasses of 13% ABV in a week wine will put adults over the low risk drinking guidelines. If you regularly drink over these guidelines, you could be increasing your chances of developing long-term health conditions. Use our Alcohol Self Assessment tools to find out if you’re drinking too much. Check the strength of your wine Checking wine’s ABV (alcohol by volume) will give you a guide to how strong it is. The ABV tells you what percentage of the drink is made up of alcohol. For example, wine with 12% ABV is 12% pure alcohol. The higher the percentage, the more alcohol there is – so try opting for lower ABV wines. Do you know what an alcohol unit is? Find out here… A large glass of wine contains as many calories as an ice cream We often drink wine with a meal. But did you know that a large glass
4 Signs You’re Addicted to Relationship Drama (And What To Do)
August 26, 2019 at 10:04AM Relationships are powerful for a lot of reasons—a variety of strong emotions, intimacy, trust, hopes, and dreams. And that’s not even talking about the powerful negative emotions—fear, abandonment, rejection, shame. Yes, relationships are worth the risk. However, we need to be thoughtful and careful because powerful things (love and sex, as well as alcohol, drugs, and other similarly addictive things) can present problems for humans. It’s possible for us to act like we have some of the classic addictions when it comes to relationships. Addictions are some of the most powerful and confusing experiences a human can have. The short definition of an addiction is when we continue to do something in spite of all the chaos, drama, or pain it causes us. And to make matters worse, we (and others) often logically know that we should stop, but for some reason we keep doing it. We often see a few of the same telltale signs. Those signs tend to be guides for a variety of subjects, and this is definitely one where they can help to guide our decisions. 1. First things first: Is this a pattern? Does déjà vu mean anything to you? Have you been unsuccessful at avoiding this “type” of relationship or been unsuccessful at moving past the “same old” drama in this relationship? In spite of your best efforts, you keep finding your relationship back at this same spot, same drama. We all have a bad day or bad
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