However, the reality is that many people (close to 40 million U.S. adults) are actually not getting enough zinc1, and one group who should be especially cognizant about their intake of this mineral is pregnant women. It is a resounding yes that you should be taking zinc while pregnant, and in fact, it’s actually one of the staple minerals to focus on during those nine months. It’s important to note that while carrying a child your zinc needs actually increase....

For more insight into these social dynamics, check out the excerpt below, before buying your own copy of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents here. The interviews went as expected until the last one. I had arrived a few minutes early to make sure we could start on time, given the deadline I was facing. The boutique was empty at this quiet hour of the late afternoon. The manager’s assistant told me the manager would be arriving soon from another appointment....

So instead of letting the process of getting pregnant become an all-consuming obsession, I realized the best thing for my mental health was learning to let go. Here’s how I learned to cope with the hard realities of getting pregnant: I had been looking forward to being a mother ever since I was a little girl, so I hadn’t ever considered the option before. But now, I shifted my mindset from despair and dejection to a new inquiry I had never pondered: I’m not going to have children, so now what?...

Here, dietitians and nutrition experts share the basics of magnesium absorption and explain how long the supplement typically stays in the body—and what that means about when to take it. A large portion of the population in Western countries2 does not get enough magnesium from food alone, hence why dietary supplements have utility and have also become so popular3. “It’s estimated that 43% of U.S. adults4 currently fail to meet their daily magnesium needs through diet alone, which is over 100 million adults, to put this nutrient gap in perspective,” Ferira expounds....

To master the artistry, we enlisted the help of Toria Smith, founder of U.K.-based grazing catering company GRAPE & Fig. Here, we pick her brain on how to build the best cheese board, every single time, plus some gorgeous pairing ideas for you to try out. You also don’t necessarily need to have “cheese knives”—just a standard knife will do if that’s all you’ve got. Sure, a proper cheese knife may give the board a certain sense of grandeur, but it’s not the be-all and end-all; you can still create a fancy-looking platter with any tools you have in your kitchen....

“Sleep follows the rise and fall of the human body core temperature cycle,” explains Breus. When your core temperature hits its peak, a quarter to half a degree Celsius drop signals the brain to tell the pineal gland (a pea-shaped gland in the brain that regulates some hormonal activity) to produce melatonin, which Breus says, is “the key that starts the engine for sleep.” Parasympathetic tone increases, while sympathetic tone decreases, all while a cascade of hormones, neurotransmitters, and amino acids also produce the melatonin needed to fall asleep, Breus says, adding that a simultaneous accumulation of adenosine, a natural compound that relaxes blood flow and heartbeat, also contributes to the body’s sudden wash of sleepiness....

These bumps can be difficult to identify and treat, so we’re here to give you the lowdown on what keloid scars are, what causes them, how to prevent them, and finally, how to treat an already present keloid. Let’s get into it. Miller said keloids often present as firm, itchy, or painful bumps over sites of previous injury to the skin. This could be a piercing, general skin trauma, or a lesion (such as an acne cyst)....