But it also informs your ability to absorb nutrients properly—really, it plays a huge role in your overall well-being. The long and short of it: Gut health is key. And while your diet and exercise habits play a role in the state of your gut, there are additional things you can integrate into your daily routine that may elevate your gut microbiome and help you feel your best. Exhibit A: supplements....

Read on for expert insight into this home gym MVP from three certified personal trainers, plus our picks for the six best kettlebells for all your lifting needs. From squats to curls to presses, kettlebell variations allow you to challenge your muscles in different ways—and that promotes progress. Plus, some signature kettlebell moves, like kettlebell swings, can’t be comfortably replicated with a dumbbell. While both home gym staples share a similarly small footprint, kettlebells zig where dumbbells zag....

While massage guns can feel like a super-luxurious investment reserved only for professional athletes, as an ACE-certified personal trainer with a specialization in orthopedic exercise, I recommend them wholeheartedly to all my clients. These tools can speed up recovery, help release lactic acid, increase mobility and flexibility, and reduce injury—and they’ll help you stay pain-free, too. A study from the Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research1 found that vibration therapy, such as that found in a massage gun, can improve muscle performance, and therefore potentially eliminate delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS)—otherwise known as that pesky dull throbbing that peaks between 24 and 48 hours post-workout....

We tapped top dermatologists to get the scoop on must-have skin care ingredients to grab for healthy aging. But we wouldn’t be mindbodygreen if we didn’t talk about skin aging from a holistic perspective. So these ingredients aren’t just topicals—although, we did include a fair share of those as well—it also includes several ingredients to ingest via supplementation.* Skin cancer is not the only possible consequence of neglecting sun protection. It wreaks havoc on our skin, too....

It’s related to many spiritual sexual practices, including semen retention (wherein a penis owner learns to orgasm without ejaculating, thus allowing for multiple orgasms for men), sexual transmutation (wherein you transmute sexual energy into creative energy to fuel other areas of your life), and the energy orgasm. The main idea: Sex is a major energy source. Every time you have sex, you have the power to create new life. What if you can take that power and channel it into your day-to-day existence?...

Despite being told about a standard 28-day cycle, there’s actually no such thing as a “normal” menstrual cycle—the timeline will vary from person to person. In fact, one study published in the npj Digital Medicine journal found that only 13% of women had a 28-day cycle1, most peoples’ were either longer or shorter. Day 2: The period continues. The second day of your cycle is generally a heavy one. And while your PMS symptoms have (probably) cleared, you might have some cramps that accompany the bleeding....

The limbic system is a powerful force, so sexual or romantic yearning tends to overpower thoughts from our higher-order prefrontal cortex. As Fisher points out, “We can overlook a great number of problems” in the object of our desire. First, we tend to be drawn to people who are similar to us. We’re commonly attracted to those who remind us of loved ones, such as parents, former significant others, or friends....