Now, if you’ve paid attention to the beauty space for the last several years, you know this not to be true. Clean makeup brands started embracing bold colors and high-coverage finishes that, too, had staying power. And yet, the reputation for less-than-stellar mascara still lingers. I just can’t give up my favorite mascara, I’ll hear with some regularity. I’ve never tried a natural one that looks as good, they’ll tell me....
Turns out, some experts believe that the foods you include in your first post-fast meal (especially if you’ve fasted for a full day or more) are particularly important, helping to either amplify or sabotage your results. While breaking these types of fasts doesn’t require quite as much planning as breaking an extended fast, there are still some general recommendations. First and foremost, stick to whole foods and opt for a mix of macronutrients when you break a fast—you don’t want a straight shot of carbohydrates (especially refined carbs) on an empty stomach....
When it comes to color, a shade of brown is optimal. To determine if the size and shape of your poop are ideal, you can consult the science-based scale and gold standard for monitoring the stool spectrum: the Bristol Stool Chart. (Of course, this requires you to actually look before you flush). This stool scale breaks forms down into seven different types of poop: While they can be startling, nutrient-related color changes in our stool (like red stool appearing after a beet salad or black stool when taking iron supplements) are considered normal....
According to Ashley Leavy, founder and educational director of the Love and Light School of Crystal Therapy, birthstones also have roots in Western astrology and Ayurveda. She explains that the National Association of Jewelers decided to standardize all the American birthstones because so many different traditions had different birthstone options for each month. Today, you’ve probably seen birthstones gifted on birthdays, holidays, anniversaries, etc. It became the official birthstone for May in 1912, along with the rest of the birthstones, and before that, it was also associated with Gemini and Taurus, which are both zodiac signs that fall in May....
Here’s what to know about middle child syndrome, whether you’re a middle child or you’re raising one. As Paulette Sherman, Ph.D., psychologist and author of Dating From the Inside Out explains to mbg, many of the characteristics we associate with birth order today mirror what Adler described in this early theory. They include the following: When considering why middle children are the way they are, one comprehensive book by two therapists titled The Middle Generation Syndrome notes, “If there are only three children, the first gets to be the oldest and the youngest gets to be the baby....
Every day, my chest was tight, my heart was pounding, and my head felt dizzy. Soon, I started feeling so fatigued that I could barely get out of bed. One day, I couldn’t walk a block; I had to grab on to a wall so I wouldn’t fall over. Did I mention that I was only 38 and hadn’t had a single health problem for the six years before that? To add to this conundrum, my symptoms continued getting weirder and weirder....
Passive-aggressive behavior can be anything that avoids direct confrontation but still expresses a negative emotion, according to licensed marriage and family therapist Weena Cullins, LCMFT. She notes that this, of course, sends mixed signals to the person on the receiving end of the aggression, which can be confusing, frustrating, and lead to emotional distrust. Muñoz adds that it’s also difficult to prove someone is being passive-aggressive, which can make it even more confusing....
