While zinc and magnesium are equally important, there’s a misconception that you shouldn’t take the two together. However, when they are taken at the correct dosages, it can actually be beneficial to get them both down at once. Yet around one in six people are falling short of their needs. “Considering food sources alone, 15% of U.S. adults are not getting enough zinc. Because this statistic comes from nationally representative data, that means that approximately 50 million Americans have an unaddressed zinc gap,” says mbg vice president of scientific affairs Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph....

Historically, cinnamon has also been used as a traditional medicine for a variety of ailments, including bronchitis, and today, scientists are studying a wide range of medicinal uses for the spice, including the treatment of diabetes and neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s. In addition to cinnamon sticks and ground cinnamon, Cinnamomum trees are also a source of essential oils, which are made from their bark, leaves, and even twigs. The good news: Cinnamon happens to be packed with antioxidants3, which stabilize free radicals....

People get this kind of piercing for a number of reasons, including to enhance appearance and sexual pleasure. But can clit piercings actually improve your sex life, and are they safe? Here’s what you need to know if you’re considering getting a clit piercing. The only external part of the clitoris is the clitoral glans, the small nub at the top of the vulva. In the vast majority of cases, a “clit piercing” is actually on the clitoral hood, the skin partially covering the external clitoris....

If you’re considering supplementing with it—or if you’re just beginning your research into its uses in benefits—you’ve come to the right place. Here’s what you need to know about it. Remember: Antioxidants are substances that help break down free radicals, which are molecules produced in the body that can cause damage. Free radicals are natural by-products of some cellular reactions, but things like too much alcohol and smoking can cause free radicals to build up, and this is bad news for your body....

I have been using a form of periodic fasting called a fasting mimicking diet (FMD) in my clinic with my patients, which has some pretty great benefits (similar to those from fasting). Here are some general and brain-specific data on the FMD and why you might be interested in trying it, plus how to take part in this eating plan. During the five days of restricted calories, exercise and alcohol are prohibited and coffee is limited to zero or one cup a day....

But what happens when there isn’t any danger around, and you still find yourself hypervigilant and activated, as if you’re unable to return to a baseline of relative security? Trauma may be the invisible factor stimulating those overwhelmingly intense feelings—and causing an overreliance on survival instincts, sometimes referred to as a trauma response. “When we experience something traumatic or have been exposed to prolonged stress, it causes part of our brain, the amygdala, to go into hyperdrive where we see and feel threats in nonthreatening situations,” licensed therapist Chioma Moronu, LCSW, tells mbg....

While these techniques may previously have been reserved for professional athletes, doctor’s offices, and people with a lot of money to burn, devices such as sauna blankets, at-home infrared saunas, cold plunges, and cold therapy machines are blowing the recovery space right open. That’s not to say this equipment all comes cheap, but thanks to the explosive rise of these at-home techniques, hot and cold recovery are becoming way more accessible, even mainstream, with no sign of slowing down any time soon....