August 21, 2019 at 01:00PM by CWC Up until a year ago, the only reason I even knew mung beans existed was because they’re the stinky snack Creed sprouts in his desk drawer on The Office. Then Just Egg product released its product made from mung bean protein, and it promptly made all my vegan omelet dreams come true. (And made me feel a bit more connected to Creed, FWIW.) I feel the liquid egg alternative made from mung beans is a dead ringer for the real deal—in terms of taste, texture, and looks. Now, a year after its release, the product is available in major grocery stores across the country (including Costco, which sells it in bulk at select stores), and even Canadian coffee chain Tim Hortons is testing it as a potential menu item. And more and more people are choosing to wake up to what’s now become an old guard breakfast staple in my fridge—for purposes beyond being a plant-based egg swap, no less. Some are using recipes to create meat-free veggie burger patties, a different take on hummus, and even popsicles. (Yes, really.) ad_intervals[‘416555_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘416555_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); Still, when asked about mung bean protein and how the ingredient stacks up nutritionally compared to traditional eggs, I was at a loss. Whether you’re using Just Egg, making a mung bean scramble from scratch (I highly recommend Minimalist Baker’s delish recipe, pictured above!), or using the ingredient in different
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Do you know the difference between “good” and “bad” stress? Here’s why it’s important
August 21, 2019 at 01:00PM by CWC You know what stress feels like: That tight-shouldered, mind-racing sensation that often follows a marathon work session, unexpected argument, or even a too-intense workout. But did you know that there’s such a thing as good stress—and that there’s a breathing exercise to help you manage both? Lissa Bankston, director of human performance at Theragun and personal trainer to celeb clients like Nina Dobrev, enlightened us at our latest Wellness Collective event—and it was a full-body experience. “Our body and brain are responding to stimuli throughout our day—including intense workouts,” says Bankston. “The accumulation of this stimuli will add up to good or bad stress for your body. If you have less build up of bad stimuli, you will have less holding you back from wanting to go do that workout after work. Your energy will be better managed and it will create a ripple effect in your life.” ad_intervals[‘417182_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘417182_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); Bankston counts positive obstacles, like a fun and challenging new job, in the good stress column—and you can likely guess what goes in the bad stress one (attendees shouted out their own ideas at the event, including hectic subway rides and that feeling when you can’t “turn off” from work mode). “Your ability to understand your body at any given moment will also be your ability to manage stress,” explains Bankston. On that powerful note, follow her five tips below to stay
Don’t know what a head spa is? I went to one to find out
August 20, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC I thought that by 2019 we had finally dreamed up all the beauty treatments that could possibly exist. We have acupuncture facials, vitamin IV drips, and snail mucin serums. So I couldn’t possibly be surprised by another new one, right? Not so. Enter the head spa, something I didn’t know existed until a couple weeks ago when I was introduced to both its pleasures and its purposes at Los Angeles’ landmark Korean salon, Kim Sun Young, by its owner Hun Lee. Though I’m very much a fan of the vibe at Kim Sun Young, I’m a bit skeptical, TBH, of the premise around the NIOXIN Head Spa treatment I’m about to get (valued at $65), in much the same way I’m skeptical of things like fish pedicures. Like, is this really necessary, or have we officially jumped the shark in self care? ad_intervals[‘415072_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘415072_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); In response to my skepticism, Lee explains that the concept of a head spa dates back centuries in Korea, so it’s not some newfangled marketing ploy or frivolous salon add-on. Rather, it’s a long-standing tradition that provides your scalp with crucial TLC. “Scalp care is very important because it provides the necessary environment for growing healthy, strong, beautiful hair,” says Lee, who recommends a head spa session every 30 to 45 days. This concept makes sense to me, especially when you consider the VIP treatment we give to skin elsewhere
I challenged myself to find 10 minutes of self care in my daily routine—here’s what happened
August 20, 2019 at 06:30PM by CWC Be honest, how often do you really prioritize self care on a daily basis? According to the You-Time study conducted by Birchbox, fewer than 35 percent of Americans consistently and routinely make time for self-care practices. Chalk it up to the stress-fest generation. Because while a whopping 98 percent of Americans have heard of the word self care, only 40 percent of us feel like we the have time to dedicate a couple minutes to ourselves. I, too, am guilty of hurrying through my mornings, often overlooking breakfast or solo time, to then again hurry to work. And before I know it, I feel as if I haven’t spent a single second on just me. But, after looking through the cold hard facts in this study—and Birchbox’s resulting self-care manifesto—it sparked some inspiration. Why not at least try to find small windows of intention each day? ad_intervals[‘413881_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘413881_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); So that’s exactly what I did. I signed up for my first Birchbox subscription (after all the motivation the manifesto instilled in me), received my personalized beauty samples that arrived in *the* cutest, most colorful box ever, then set out on my self-care quest. Keep scrolling to see how to self care for real and start maximizing your you-time. What I didn’t realize before taking a look at all my self-love habits is that I already do participate in self care—I just wasn’t aware
These 11 healthy cookbooks will help you shake up your dinnertime routine
August 20, 2019 at 04:00PM by CWC Even though there are literally millions of healthy recipes online—and if I do say so myself, some pretty darn good ones on Well+Good—it can be really easy to fall into a meal rut. There are only so many times a person can make cauliflower rice stir-fry or avocado toast without getting bored, know what I mean? Thankfully, there is no shortage of new healthy eating cookbooks to add to your library to help shake up your routine. No matter what type of eating plan you follow, there’s a cookbook (or three, or five) full of easy, delicious recipes just waiting for you. But before you start scrolling through the endless options on Amazon, check out our curated list of the best new cookbooks that have recently hit the market or are coming out this fall. You’ll soon find your match made in meal-prep heaven. 1. If you’re new to healthy cooking: Food: What the Heck Should I Cook? by Dr. Mark Hyman Healthy eating is confusing—trust us, we get it. Enter functional medicine doctor Mark Hyman, MD’s new cookbook, Food: What the Heck Should I Cook? (out October 22). The nutrition expert, who originally coined the term “pegan,” provides easy-to-follow nutrition tips along with tons of original recipes from him and health-conscious celebrities. ad_intervals[‘415973_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘415973_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); 2. If you’re vegan: 30-Minute Frugal Vegan Recipes by Melissa Copeland As the 75 recipes
It’s possible to sharpen each of the 5 senses to enhance sexual pleasure
August 20, 2019 at 03:00PM by CWC Pretty much everything psychotherapist Esther Perel says about sex, relationships, and friendships reads like gospel to me. So, when she recently shared tips for better sex with The Syndey Morning Post, I took a moment to let her comments wash over me—especially this one: “Understand: Which is the sense with which you make love the most? Is it touch? Is it sound? Is it smell? Every one of us works with multiple senses, but some of us have one we favor more than others. Sharpen it, trust it.” This notion is revelatory to me, because I’ve never considered that a sense other than touch could take center stage in a partnered sexual experience. My surprise is exactly why sexologist and The Game of Desire author Shan Boodram says Perel’s recommendation is helpful because it provides people with creative new takes on existing language they can use to have open conversations about sex. “I think people always say ‘talk more about sex with your partner’, but it’s such a vague piece of advice,” Boodram says. “This gives people a jumping off point.” ad_intervals[‘415819_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘415819_div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7435403-3’);}); } }, 100); To Boodram’s point, when looking for tips for better sex, there’s value in exploring what pleasure might mean according to all five senses—and that’s exactly what you’ll find below. Want tips for better sex and more pleasure with a partner? Just sharpen your 5 senses in the bedroom 1. TOUCH
This military-style “tactical shower” gets me clean in half the time
August 20, 2019 at 01:39PM by CWC This morning, I went to a military-style workout at New York City’s Performix House. I was put through 30 grueling minutes of sled pushes, wall hangs, and burpees, which was about 29 more minutes than I could handle. After it was over—and I had exactly 10 minutes to get from the gym to the Well+Good offices—I gave my sweat-stained body a military-style cleanup by way of a “tactical shower.” A tactical shower means giving your body a good old once over with a wipe, then (maybe) putting on some deodorant, sunscreen, and calling it a day. “Whether deployed or on base, active-duty service members can frequently find themselves in conditions where maintaining hygiene for their well-being is more challenging,” explains Justin Guilbert, co-founder of Bravo Sierra, a new line of grooming products designed for (and tested by) military personnel. In other words, when soldiers are out in the field, showers can understandably be few and far between, which means that they need to settle for a “tactical shower” with a wipe instead of a full lather-and-rinse session. ad_intervals[‘416969_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘416969_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Traditionally, they’d used baby wipes to get the job done, but as anyone who’s ever tried to “shower” with a baby wipe (#itme!) knows, they’re not exactly the most adult-body friendly. So Guilbert developed a product that would make a full-body “tactical shower” possible, by way of large, biodegradable shower cloths that will
These limited-edition Nikes were created to bring awareness to mental health
August 20, 2019 at 12:49PM by CWC There’s a certain 60-year-old somebody in my life who’s constantly bemoaning my generation’s “obsession” with talking about our mental health, to which I’m often tempted to respond, “How’s that repression and shame treating you?” It’s not her fault the feels make her cringe, of course, but hopefully hers will be the last generation to internalize such stigma as IMO, this obsession—and the permission it’s given us all to express the full spectrum of human emotions—is the best thing to happen to the world since avocados met toast. Now, one woman’s quest to bring the taboo topic further into light has manifested the coolest pop culture mashup to date: Nike’s new AirMax 270 React “In My Feels” shoe. Liz Beecroft, the shoe’s designer, is the ultimate millennial multi-hyphenate. She’s a psychotherapist, a sneakerhead, and an influencer who is raising awareness around mental health issues not just because of her profession but also because of her own personal experiences with anxiety and depression. In a personal piece penned for Teen Vogue, Beecroft describes how her love of sports—basketball, specifically—dovetailed into her first experience with anxiety. While at sleepover basketball camp, she had a panic attack—the first of many. Later, in her 20s, she experienced depression after a breakup which led her back to therapy and, eventually, to her career as a psychotherapist. Even once credentialed to help others, however, depression and anxiety followed Beecroft as she struggled with the pressures of her second career as a streetwear
New moms no longer have to steal sad postpartum panties from the hospital thanks to these brands
August 20, 2019 at 12:11PM by CWC Postpartum life has long been relegated to the shadows—a period rife with unmentionables that women were meant to endure in silence, with a smile, because… baby! It’s been such a closeted epoch that even I, a woman with 483924803 friends who’ve given birth in the last five years, had no idea that you could fracture your tailbone in delivery (say, what?) or that such a thing as “lochia” (aka post-birth discharge that increases in volume while you breastfeed) existed until literally yesterday. Luckily, the convergence of wellness-mania with the sudden proliferation of female-led businesses has enabled not only conversations around this magical (yet bodily-function-centric) time, but also engendered long overdue product development as well. With this new gear comes, one hopes, a farewell to the days of stealing as many mesh hospital panties as possible in order to get through postpartum bleeding, discharge, and all the rest (hi, hemorrhoids, stitches, and existential despair over what’s demanded of women and their delicate lady parts). ad_intervals[‘416932_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘416932_div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-7520022-3’);}); } }, 100); Intimates brand Knix is the latest company to bring functional postpartum-wear to market. Today, they’ve launched a maternity capsule collection which consists of a host of dual-purpose underpinnings which actually resemble regular underwear. Included among them are leakproof nursing bras and nursing pads, hands-free pumping bras, a high-rise leakproof panty, and a range of stretchy undies for all phases of the pregnancy and post-pregnancy cycle. Knix Founder
Be a Mediterranean diet superstar with this guide to eating fish sustainably
August 20, 2019 at 10:26AM by CWC With more and more people adopting the Mediterranean diet (you know, again), grocery store shoppers are migrating from the meat aisle over to survey the fish. It’s true that seafood is high in omega-3s, protein, vitamin B12, and vitamin D, but like other forms of animal protein, the fish and seafood industry has an impact on the environment (albeit a smaller one than cattle or dairy). Over in the meat section, you can look for labels like “grass-fed” and “certified humane,” but because fish are raised and sourced differently, the terminology doesn’t always translate. The confusion isn’t confined to grocery stores, either. When you’re eating out, it’s typically not spelled out on the menu where the fish you’re about to eat is coming from. Even when phrases like “wild caught” are used, it’s not explained what exactly that means—or whether it’s better than farmed fish. ad_intervals[‘414800_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’] = setInterval(function () { if (ads_ready) { clearTimeout(ad_intervals[‘414800_div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’]); googletag.cmd.push(function(){googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8891272-3’);}); } }, 100); Well, you’re about to get schooled. Consider this your guide to everything you need to know about eating fish in the most ethical and sustainable way possible. If you’re a fin, erm, fan of seafood, keep reading. Seafood sourcing 101 It helps to know at a basic level where the seafood we consume in the US comes from. According to Fish Watch—whose mission it is to help consumers make smart choices about the fish they’re eating—about 80 percent of the seafood consumed here in the