August 22, 2019 at 04:20PM by CWC If you want to make healthy foodies freak, here’s a tip: put an avocado on it (or in it). I don’t just mean on your morning avo toast. I’m talking 200-level stuff, like turning the fruit into Paleo- and keto-approved avocado mayo. Unlike traditional mayonnaise, which typically uses soybean oil and also contains ingredients like added sugar and “natural flavors,” you can have your mayo and make it healthier, keto- and Paleo-approved mayonnaise (while still having it taste good!) using avocado oil, eggs, vinegar, and salt. That’s it. Speaking of avocados, here’s what a registered dietitian thinks about everyone’s favorite fruit: ad_intervals[‘93628_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘93628_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5D6Xr1gg7c] Using avocado oil ensures that the mayo is filled with what are considered good, healthy fats (the monounsaturated ones). “It’s [also] high in oleic acid (an omega-9 fatty acid), which is thought to have anti-inflammatory and immune-boosting properties,” says Michelle Dudash, R.D.N., chef and author of Clean Eating for Busy Families. And of course eggs are another key ingredient for avocado mayonnaise that’s a keto- and Paleo-favorite dietitians love. “Eggs contain all the essential amino acids your body needs. Plus, your body is able to fully absorb all the protein from the eggs to help lower blood pressure, optimize bone health, and help to increase muscle mass,” registered dietitian Tracy Lockwood Beckerman, RD previously told Well+Good. So what can you use avocado mayonnaise for? The condiment can be
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4 tips to heal from friend breakups that feel just as heart-wrenching as romantic splits
August 22, 2019 at 05:13PM by CWC Conversations of heartbreak—and how effects of it can physically hurt, lead you to think mean-spirited thoughts, and even make you smell worse—are popularly centered on the end of romantic relationships. But that leaves out a whole genre of breakup-related pain. Anyone who’s ever dealt with a friend breakup knows that variety can be just as tough to weather. When after months, years, even decades of being someone’s confidante, something cataclysmic or, even worse, hugely insignificant drives you apart, the feelings of heartbreak are certainly real. Beyond that, the situation is oh-so common and commonly ignored. Though a friendship dissolution comes with a lot of the same baggage as romantic breakup, when things are platonic, less sympathy abounds. “I often hear from female clients they are feeling devastated because of a recent girlfriend friendship that broke up,” says counselor Deborah A. Olson, LPC, author of The Healing Power of Girlfriends. “Some women have a lot of guilt that they should have done something different to prevent it—the ‘woulda-coulda-shoulda” thinking. Others have anger they were treated unfairly or taken advantage of in the friendship or the breakup.” ad_intervals[‘407357_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘407357_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Sounds reminiscent of a romantic breakup, right? Given this reality, Olson provides some tips about how to handle a friend breakup, and possibly even salvage the relationship. 1. Communicate, but know when to let it go In a situation where you think the friendship is
How to score a trendy knotted headband for under $25 on Amazon
August 22, 2019 at 03:20PM by CWC Every summer, like clockwork, my Instagram feed becomes a series of shots of influencers on vacation in Italy, engagement announcements from people I haven’t spoken to since high school, and photos that have me genuinely wondering: “Are those hotdogs, or are they legs?” This summer, though, there’s been a new addition to the rotation of photos I’m seeing when I log into the app: knotted headbands. It seems like everywhere I look, someone is stepping up their game with an Upper East Sider-approved accessory placed artfully on their crown. Something about the juxtaposition of a traditional headband with the rogue knot makes the accessories equal parts preppy and boho, which isn’t an easy feat. Weirdly enough, the style seems just as at home on the beach in Capri as it does in someone’s “why am I at work while everyone else is on the Amalfi Coast” desk selfie. In other words: They’re for everyone and they go with everything. Chances are, the hair jewelry you’re seeing displayed on the heads of your favorite fashion and beauty ‘grammers and splayed across magazine editorials were designed by Lele Sadoughi. She sells absolutely gorgeous knotted headbands in every color, print, and fabric you can imagine—there is even a tie-dye option that speaks to me—and many of them are bejeweled with fancy baubles like rhinestones and pearls. ad_intervals[‘413626_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘413626_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Lele Sadoughi’s headbands are amazing, no doubt, and she
3 reasons you may not agree with your MBTI results, according to a Myers-Briggs practitioner
August 22, 2019 at 01:00PM by CWC I first learned about the Myers-Briggs type indicator (MBTI) about five years ago, but my result of ISTJ just didn’t click with me—and there’s a good reason why: I’m actually an INTJ, but one of the many free tests available online mistyped me. And it turns out, this is a relatively common mistake. “People can be mistyped due to surroundings,” says Ann Holm, a career coach and Myers-Briggs master practitioner. “Behaviors can be impacted by family, country of origin, education, life experiences, and the opportunities you’ve had to actually use your type.” I grew up in an ultra-traditional, ultra-conservative small town, and Holm says this may mean that I didn’t have as much opportunity to use my natural preference for intuition, thus leading to being mistyped. Back when I first felt misunderstood by my first Myers-Briggs results, I decided to take the official Step II Myers-Briggs examination, administered by a master practitioner (you can also take the official test online). The test confirmed my basic type as an INTJ, through and through, and also landed me a 17-page report about how I compare to other INTJs. Here are a few things I from that report, and from speaking with MBTI pro Holm about it, that may blow your personality-type-obsessed mind. ad_intervals[‘404864_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘404864_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); 1. Your MBTI type preferences aren’t necessarily all strong The Myers-Briggs model includes 16 personality types and four preferences within
Make nearly any recipe work for your air fryer with this handy converter
August 22, 2019 at 12:00PM by CWC When it comes to the air fryer, people have feelings. It isn’t just a casual tool, like the toaster oven or rice cooker, that healthy eaters turn to from time to time. Air fryer obsession is real. (And you thought Instant Pot love was intense.) You think this baby is just for making healthier versions of chips and fries? Oh no, that’s just the gateway. Once home chefs experience the magic of the air fryer, they start wondering what else they can use it for. The answer? Pretty much everything. One Reddit user recently shared a handy website that converts almost any recipe into an air fryer-friendly one. (It’s aptly called Airfryercalculator.com.) Bless the tech wizard who made this ridiculously easy-to-use converter. All you do is slide the conventional oven temperature widget to the oven temp the recipe instructs, and enter the baking time. Then, the convertor automatically calculates how this correlates to the air fryer. That’s it! ad_intervals[‘417252_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417252_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); Want to “fry” up some tofu? Salmon? Donuts? As long as you have some sort of recipe you’re working off of, using this converter will ensure it turns out perfectly. Besides, turning on the stove and heating up the kitchen in August? Yeah, no thanks. As if the tool weren’t helpful enough, it also includes a chart of the most common veggies, proteins, and frozen foods, indicating the time and temperature it
The Paleo diet may have been eclipsed by other eating plans, but it’s still a major player in the wellness world
August 22, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC A few years back, the Paleo diet was the coolest thing since sliced bread. (Literally: You can’t eat grains, dairy products, or legumes on it.) But as far as Google Trends is concerned, the eating plan—which advocates consuming what humans supposedly ate way back in the day, before big agriculture and processed foods—reached its peak interest level at the beginning of 2014 and has been waning ever since—with interest spiking every January after the holiday season. Despite this seeming decline, Paleo is still a big part of the healthy eating world. Companies continue to make and market products for Paleo eaters, from Primal Kitchen’s Paleo mayonnaise to Purely Elizabeth’s grain-free granola. There’s a Paleo Magazine and dozens of Paleo-focused podcasts, all catering to the interests of caveman-imitating eaters. Many nutrition experts, such as Parsley Health founder Robin Berzin, MD, and science journalist Max Lugavere, continue to promote the eating plan and follow a version of it themselves. It begs the question: What’s going on with the former wunderkind of healthy eating plans? ad_intervals[‘417305_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417305_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); Some of the flip-flopping around Paleo is part of the natural cycle of diet trends, says Lauren Harris-Pincus, MS, RDN, author of The Protein-Packed Breakfast Club: People try them, then move on. “I’m always skeptical of something that is a trendy, popular diet, because there’s a reason why it trends, and usually that’s because it’s just a new
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
More women will be able to access breast cancer gene screening—here’s why that matters
August 21, 2019 at 09:46PM by CWC I recently learned that breast cancer is a rare beast among cancers in that the relationship between behaviors and risk are not as clear as they are with other cancers (e.g. lung cancer and tobacco use). “There’s only about one in five breast cancer cases for which there’s a clear reason that we can understand why that woman developed cancer,” André Ilbawi, MD, lead cancer expert for the World Health Organization, explained to me in a conversation unrelated to this piece. This is a bit disconcerting given that 12.4 percent of women will get breast cancer in their lifetime, according to Otis W. Brawley MD, chief medical officer of the American Cancer Society. In other words, breast cancer is common, and there aren’t always clear paths to determining your risk. In an effort to help women wherever possible, health professionals with the United States Preventative Services Task Force announced Wednesday an expansion of the organization’s screening recommendations around the breast cancer risk factor that is fairly predictable: having a BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene mutation. ad_intervals[‘417249_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417249_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); A quick primer: BRCA 1 and BRCA 2 are genes that create proteins to suppress tumor activity; with certain mutations, a person has a vastly increased risk of getting breast or ovarian cancer. People can get genetic testing to see if they have a BRCA mutation, which can help them assess whether or not
Keep foundation in place all day with this hack from Meghan Markle’s makeup artist
August 21, 2019 at 09:43PM by CWC Around 2 p.m. every day, I walk into the bathroom in my office, look in the mirror, and wonder “who is that monster staring back at me, and what the heck happened to her foundation?” In the latest episode of the beauty podcast Gloss Angeles, makeup artist Daniel Martin—who’s famous for working with celebs like Jessica Alba and a casual British royal named Meghan Freakin’ Markle—shares his tips for avoiding this mid-afternoon bathroom encounter. As it turns out, it has everything to do with your primer—from how you put it on to what kind you use. “I’ll use it mostly on the T-zone, not all over the face,” he explains. This makes sense, considering for most people the T-zone is the area that tends to get the oiliest throughout the day. “I use water-based foundation, so I need something that is water-based to magnetize on the skin,” says Martin, calling out Tatcha Silk Canvas Primer ($52) as his favorite. “If you put a silicone primer in between the moisturizer and the foundation, heat will break that up, because water and oil don’t mix. So once it’s on the skin and you have the heat on your skin activating it, that separation is going to happen over time.” He also adds that you should never, ever use facial oil under foundation, because it will have that same separating effect. ad_intervals[‘417272_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417272_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); As far
My job is to create beauty products for a living. Here are the 3 most important things to look for in a product
August 21, 2019 at 09:38PM by CWC I’m a sucker for beauty products with eye-catching aesthetics. To be honest, packaging is probably the number-one thing I look for when my bathroom vanity is want for a brand-spankin’-new cleaner, moisturizer, or serum. After speaking with cosmetic chemist Stephen Alain Ko, however, I’ve realized that my priorities are completely—how to put this?—wack. When you’re deciding which products to buy and which to leave on the shelf, the expert (who literally concocts said formulas to earn his bread and butter) says only three things actually matter. Open up a new Notes tab in your phone and tap this in! Ko says his top label requirement has to do with sunscreen. He strongly emphasizes that sun protection featuring the UVA Circle logo (which contains the “UVA” looped in a circle) is the only kind of sun protection you want to buy. “This means that the UVA protection is at least one-third of the SPF,” he explains. “In some countries, it’s not required to list the actual UVA protection of a sunscreen, but the presence of the UVA Circle logo can at least give you a rough estimate of the UVA protection offered.” All other sunscreens are cancelled—at least from your beauty routine. ad_intervals[‘417418_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417418_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); You try on clothes before you commit, so why not do the same with your skin-care wardrobe? Second, try before you buy. Ko isn’t a big fan of swiping