While I’ve opened the (freezer) door to a few frozen staples that make it easier to eat a nutrient-packed meal on a budget—like frozen fruits and vegetables—I still adamantly avoid the frozen food section at my local grocery store. You won’t catch me munching on a late-night frozen pizza or mac ’n’ cheese, as they’ve always tasted subpar to the items that I could cook myself. I’ve never been happier to eat my words (literally)....

So when I began seeing more and more mushroom coffee products emerging, I was certainly intrigued—after all, plenty of nutritionists and functional medicine doctors recommend taking adaptogenic mushrooms for their scope of potential benefits. To get a better sense of this mushroom moment, I chatted with experts and gave these products a try for myself. More recently, according to information from Four Sigmatic, mushrooms were used as a coffee substitute in Finland (where their founders are from), during World War II when coffee beans weren’t available....

Enter, the narcissistic mother. This is what a narcissistic mother is essentially about. While a healthy amount of self-love is important so we respect and care for ourselves—and also show others how we should be treated—the narcissistic mother is all about her. She believes she is entitled to that, and she is incredibly self-absorbed. It’s one rule for her and another rule for everyone else. Whether she is a grandiose narcissist who needs to be the loudest or shine the brightest or the vulnerable kind who has to compete about who’s suffered the most, she lacks empathy for everyone except herself....

We all desire and deserve healthy, mutually supportive relationships, but sometimes we can find ourselves entangled with people who manipulate and harm us. Why do some people get a rise out of putting others down? Here, we’ll be doing a deep dive into the psychology behind this form of emotional control and how to deal with it. The term negging first showed up in the world of “pickup artists,” men who prey on women and seek to break them down in order to have sex with them....

In other words: Resveratrol could be the secret to having your baguette and eating it too (with butter and a glass of merlot, of course). Here are seven ways resveratrol promotes whole-body health: Additionally, resveratrol has been found to support healthy aging by activating sirtuins2 (i.e., regulatory genes and key players in cellular aging and longevity), and maintaining telomere length and integrity3.* “Is resveratrol the fountain of youth? I wouldn’t go that far, but these findings sure are interesting and make me think about how I can increase my exposure to this powerhouse compound,” integrative gastroenterologist Marvin Singh, M....

When shopping for the best affordable mattresses, we suggest looking within a price range of $500 to $1,500 to get the most for your money. Anything cheaper often lacks the durability and quality materials that mbg values in a product, which means you’ll have to remake your purchase in just a few years. Once you’ve selected the ideal cost for your purchase, you’ll want to consider a few different personal elements such as the firmness level desired from your mattress, the materials you are comfortable sleeping on, and the sleeping positions supported by the design....

While fruit and vegetable supplements can’t replace the real deal, they can be complementary, used to up your intake of certain nutrients, fiber, and phytochemicals and help you achieve that “just finished a green smoothie” feeling—in a convenient, affordable, and tasty way. Here’s how to find the right one for you, plus eight high-quality options that meet mbg’s standards. There are a few reasons to take a fruit and vegetable supplement daily—even if you already eat a plant-forward diet....