March 25, 2019 at 03:00AM by CWC I do all of the things I’m supposed to do in order to boost my immunity and nourish my bod. I drink a shot of apple cider vinegar every morning, try to include ginger in my diet whenever I can, and I load up on vitamin C (not just topically). But I’ve never really thought about the immunity of my skin, or that my complexion might be able to get malnourished, and as it happens that might be a mistake. “The skin is your body’s largest organ and plays an important role in overall immunity by providing a barrier of protection to the body,” says Naomi Whittel, wellness expert and founder of OMI Skin Nutrition, a new line of skin care launching this month. “The skin also has its unique microbiome, and the beneficial bacteria that live in and on it contribute to the immunity of your skin.” After all, skin is the first thing that pollution, chemicals, and all the crud from the environment touches. The outer layer is protecting your body from a ton of environmental aggressors, and that’s precisely why you want your skin to be well-functioning and strong. According to the pros, here’s how to strengthen the barrier function of skin for optimal skin immunity and nourishment. How to tell if your skin’s malnourished Essentially, your skin’s a reflection of what’s going on in your body. “When your body’s lacking key nutrition including water, collagen, omega-3 fats, vitamin A,
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3 tips for a more sustainable home, according to a wellness guru
March 24, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC We get it, no one has time to spend hours outside picking up trash in the name of saving the planet. But even if you can’t control the way the rest of the world treats the environment (looking at you, litter bugs), you can manage your own impact by turning your home into a mini sustainable sanctuary. And before you get overwhelmed at the prospect of a total home revamp, Property Brothers-style—don’t. Upping your place’s sustainability status is simple if you make a few strategic changes. Take it from movement-and-meditation maven Kait Hurley, who started her personal eco-friendly home makeover in 2010 when her sister was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. “Shortly after her diagnosis, she started overhauling her lifestyle and shopping smarter,” Hurley explains. “My sister’s healthy habits rubbed off on me. It’s funny how what’s good for our bodies is often what’s good for the environment.” “It’s funny how what’s good for our bodies is often what’s good for the environment.” The creator of The Move + Meditate Method started her home upgrade by swapping plastic food containers and water bottles for glass, and switching her beauty essentials to cleaner alts. She re-painted her bedroom with non-toxic paint in 2015, and is rolling her home green-up into this year. “I didn’t make all the changes all at once—that would have been overwhelming and expensive,” she says. To help you create your own personal environmentally friendly ecosystem, Hurley is sharing her real-life advice for designing
This Veggie Stir-Fry Is Made In The Oven (And Takes Less Than 20 Minutes!)
March 24, 2019 at 12:11PM The secret? It’s made in the oven. Continue Reading… Author Caroline Muggia | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
Finally, A Vegan Chickpea Pizza That’s Easy To Throw Together
March 24, 2019 at 01:29AM No dough necessary! Continue Reading… Author Caroline Muggia | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue
These chocolate chip cookies taste so good you can’t even tell they’re Paleo
March 23, 2019 at 10:00AM by CWC Anyone who knows me never has to ask which kind of cookie I want: It’s always chocolate chip. Yet I’ve had so much trouble making a healthy version that tastes anything close to the ones my grandma baked growing up (trust me, I’ve tried). But I think I’ve just found the solution in the form of this Paleo chocolate chip cookie recipe. The Paleo community on Instagram is all a-buzz over lifestyle blogger Nicole Modic’s (aka KaleJunkie’s) Life-Changing Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies recipe. “They’re crispy on the outside and chewy in the middle. And the best part is they’re gluten-free, dairy-free, grain-free, Paleo, and easily made vegan…did I leave anything out?” she wrote in an Instagram post. The original recipe is from September 2018, and has gotten plenty of new renditions from devotees (like adding in espresso!). View this post on Instagram since i’m not sharing any new recipes for another three days (i’m not the kind of gal that stockpiles new content for times when i’m traveling, who has time for that?!!!?) you’ll just have to put up with pics of LA eats and selfies 😆 in the meantime, featured below are my Life Changing Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies (#LCTCCC), which, if you haven’t made them at this point, then we kinda seriously might have issues 😎 you can find the recipe by clicking the link in my bio, it’s right there for you! they are crispy on the outside. chewy in the
Spring’s 8 biggest sneaker trends (and how to get the look at every budget)
March 23, 2019 at 08:00AM by CWC Sneakers are always in style. Pair your low-tops with sundresses and high tops with skinny jeans; style metallic kicks with denim and tees, and save your neon pink platforms for that ultra-feminine midi skirt that needs a little something extra. No matter how you style them, you can’t go wrong. Rajni Jacques, the fashion director of Teen Vogue and Allure, considers sneakers a mainstay of her wardrobe. “What I love is that there are so many varieties and styles of sneakers,” she says. For stylist Rachael Wang, the beauty of the sneaker sits comfortably in nostalgia. “I have a very emotional connection to sneakers,” she says. “I think it’s mostly as a result of growing up in the ’90s, the golden age of sneakers.” On the runway, designers made a sporty statement that certainly told the world that sneakers weren’t going anywhere—at least this year. The designers at Gucci added a little bling to their retro styles, pairing them with evening wear and workwear alike; Off-White debuted a classically inspired collaboration with Nike, walking the runway styled with some of the most striking tulle gowns in every color of the rainbow; and JW Anderson paired flirty and feminine mini dresses with his take on Converse staples. This spring, the sneakers that are hitting it big might surprise you—and simultaneously inspire a shopping spree. With little exception, though, this season’s coming sneaker trends are encouraging all of us to have a bit of fun
Meet the Okinawa diet, Japan’s answer to the Mediterranean diet
March 22, 2019 at 06:43AM by CWC The Mediterranean diet garnered heaps of praise in 2019, thanks to its recent recognition as the healthiest eating plan in the world. The fact that it promotes longevity is backed by plenty of studies and it’s a relatively easy diet to follow. But a lesser-known eating plan may be coming for the Med diet’s crown. Meet the Okinawa diet. The Mediterranean diet, of course, emphasizes healthy fats like omega-3s, protein from primarily seafood and plant sources, and lots of fruits and vegetables. The Okinawa diet, on the other hand, is plant-driven, with most nutrients (including carbs) coming from vegetables and legumes locally available on the island. Okinawa is a Japanese island (and is the nation’s southernmost prefecture). The island is one of the original “Blue Zones,” or areas with populations known for their longevity. “The Okinawa diet gets a lot of attention because the people who live on the island have a higher than average life expectancy at 100 years old, compared to the US at 78.8 years and the rest of Japan at 84 years old,” says Nora Minno, RD. (Sounds an awful lot like the other aforementioned eating plan that might help you live longer.) Which begs the question: How do the Okinawa and Mediterranean diets, both inspired by Blue Zones populations, compare? The short version: John Day, MD, a cardiologist and co-author of the book The Longevity Plan, says both eating plans can be good for longterm health. “You really can’t
Use the “pasta method” to ensure perfectly cooked quinoa every single time
March 22, 2019 at 05:00AM by CWC Even for those with the best intentions, a bowl filled with beautiful, fluffy quinoa isn’t always the outcome. For anyone yet to master the art of cooking the healthy ancient grain, it’s not uncommon for the end result to be totally soggy and throughly unappetizing. An easy method changes all that, though, and you’ll wish you had known about years ago. A thread on Reddit laments having tried every technique—cooking it covered, uncovered, different water ratios, you name it—before putting out a request for help. An angel of a Redditor chimed in with a tip that’s worthy of all the upvotes. The “pasta method” gets the job done correctly every time. So, how do you cook quinoa? According to Blue Apron, just cook quinoa as you would any pasta. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add in a few pinches of salt, and the grains. Boil the quinoa for the amount of time recommended according to the package instructions, checking it a few minutes before it should be done. If you’re happy with the texture, drain the quinoa using a very fine metal mesh strainer. By ditching the long list of quinoa cooking tips and instead using this simple, mindless method, you’re all but guaranteed fluffy quinoa every single time. If you’re looking for more cooking tips to make your life easier, you should also know the two-step trick that makes using ginger so much easier and the easy way to make roasted veggies without any oil.
Yes, You Should Be Spring Cleaning Your Freezer, Too—Here’s How to Do it Like a Dietitian
March 21, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC Spring is here, and that means it’s time to break out the rubber gloves and scrub every inch of your home until it sparkles and wafts of fresh-cut grass and bird songs come floating in your open windows. Okay so maybe that’s just how spring cleaning goes in your dreams, but if you want to get that same new season, new me feeling without going full Cinderella on your place, we suggest tackling this oft-forgotten spot: your freezer. Yes, your freezer requires some TLC at least once a year, and if Marie Kondo taught us anything, it’s that your kitchen (freezer included) should be filled with all the joy-sparking foods you love—not shunned as the hideout for frozen pizzas and freezer-burned leftovers. “Don’t be afraid of frozen foods. They’re one important weapon in your healthy eating arsenal to keep you from resorting to takeout.” ICYMI: Your freezer can actually be home to a ton of good-for-you foods that come in clutch when you’re in a pinch, and the prime example is Grainful® Frozen Meals. These upgraded takes on your favorite homemade grain bowls are frozen for mindful mid-week munching sans meal prep, and come in a variety of food-truck-inspired flavor profiles—hello, Wednesday night Thai Curry. Plus, the clean ingredients cater to whatever eating style you follow, from gluten-free to vegan, and more. To make room for the food you actually want to eat—instead of moving around the stuff just sitting in your freezer collecting
Hot cocoa with chocolate protein powder makes my post-workout life infinitely better
March 21, 2019 at 01:22PM by CWC I think of my chocolate protein powder the same way I think of kale: a necessary nutrition evil. The taste isn’t exactly like Nutella, the texture leaves much to be desired, and the after-taste—gah, don’t get me started. But alas, I’m into the post-workout tonic—which I gulp down with a 8 ounces of water whilst holding my nose—for the influx of nutrients in each sip. I’m so invested, in fact, that I recently found a way more appetizing way to lap up all the benefits of the bottled dust. Two words for you: hot cocoa. While staring into the cold, clumpy contents of a shake last week, I sighed dramatically to to myself and thought: “If only this were warm, filled with marshmallows, and didn’t taste vaguely like chilled chalk.” Then, in a eureka moment, I heated up some almond milk and poured in my usual scoop of chocolate plant-based protein. I took one sip, then another sip, sizing up my gourmet creation. “This is good,” I told myself. (It was a solid B+.) “This could still be better,” I decided. (An A- would be nice.) While staring into the cold, clumpy contents of a shake last week, I sighed dramatically to to myself and thought: “If only this were warm, filled with marshmallows, and didn’t taste vaguely like chilled chalk.” Sure that someone somewhere in cyberspace would have taken the time to trial-and-error their way to a blog-worthy protein hot cocoa, I Googled.