Maybe I feel like eating cookies instead of going for a run right now. Good, this is a plan I can follow! But I thought this was supposed to get me healthy. And as much as I love cookies, I’m pretty sure my cookie-tarian diet isn’t going to get me there. There are two layers of feeling at work here. One is feeling in your body, your core, your nature. The other is your surface psychology, imprinted on top of it all....
We spoke with experts to help break down the benefits of beta-glucans, the science behind these unique plant fibers, and how you can get more of it in your diet. Most grain-based beta-glucans are soluble fibers, which means they dissolve in water and are typically fermentable (i.e., prebiotic) in your digestive tract. Beta-glucans from bacteria, fungi, and yeast are typically insoluble in water. More importantly, as a 2019 review in Molecules details, beta-glucans are a unique family of fibers that are biologically active1, a characteristic that plays a role in their potent health benefits....
Cheating is a painful specter that, when experienced, can loom large over a person’s heart for many years. But what exactly is considered cheating? And what should you do if you find yourself in the unenviable situation of discovering that your partner has been unfaithful? Relationship therapist Jeanae M. Hopgood, LMFT, M.Ed., PMH-C, explains it as such: “Cheating is pretty subjective and can be anything from flirting with someone who isn’t your partner, to full-out sexual acts with another person....
After you watch said videos, you might end up a little confused, if not apprehensive. How does the thread lasso each hair into its grip? How long do these immaculate brows last? And perhaps the most pressing question of them all: How much does it hurt? Ahead, we tapped brow experts for everything you need to know. The service is most popular for eyebrows (hence, the name), but you can technically thread any unwanted facial hair—upper lips, chin, cheeks, etc....
Perhaps our hurt 5-year-old self shows up when our best friend doesn’t answer our phone call, or our misunderstood 15-year-old self comes out when a colleague doesn’t see eye to eye. Caring for this younger version of ourselves is what inner child work is all about. We all have a younger part of ourselves that was “never quite loved the right way or the way they needed as a child,” clinical psychologist Trish Phillips, Psy....
However, if you want to be as proactive and intentional as possible, it’s worth adding targeted and functional brain-loving bioactives like Sceletium tortuosum, aka kanna, to your routine.* The powerful botanical is one of the main active ingredients in mbg’s brain guard+ trio, our comprehensive nootropic supplement—and it might very well be your brain’s new BFF.* The plant has been used as an herbal remedy by Indigenous tribes for hundreds of years, according to a 2021 review article1 in Molecules....
In psychology, we’ve traditionally understood this to be a choice between a happy life and a meaningful one. Recently, researchers Lorraine Besser and Shigehiro Oishi explored the concept of a “psychologically rich life1” as a third potential route into a good life. However, enjoying a happy life is tied to some extent to good luck and fortune—it’s likelier to happen when we have enough resources to eat and sleep and live in an area with no major conflicts....
