This ancient Ayurvedic root, which is a cousin to ginger, is native to Southeast Asia and sometimes called “Indian saffron” because of its beautiful golden color. It also gives curry powder (and just about any other food it’s added to) its yellow pigment. Maybe you have a few questions around turmeric, like: Is taking a turmeric supplement better than simply adding it my meals? And what the heck is the difference between turmeric and curcumin?...

When it comes to skin’s structural health, however, one thing that is certain is the undeniable importance of collagen. In addition to these natural declines in both collagen reserves and collagen-production ability, “there are also environmental factors that cause the collagen to degrade, such as ultraviolet rays, pollution, stress, and smoking,” Icecreamwala says. What’s more, certain skin care practices can actually break down collagen levels in the skin even further—which is why it’s crucial, if keeping your skin healthy and staving off signs of aging is important to you, to incorporate collagen-boosting practices and ingredients into your routine....

I carry this generational wisdom and his legacy to the West to share this incredible science in a comprehensible yet undiluted manner. My formal Ayurvedic education has been in Sanskrit, which allows me to minimize what’s usually lost in translation. Here are the true essential principles of the Ayurvedic diet, with foods to eat and avoid and a sample meal plan for each dosha. While scientific literature on the diet as a whole is limited, the following benefits have also been supported by research: If a food is considered high in its nutritional value but can create dysfunction in the gut, it will eventually hurt digestion and, thus, the ability to take the best out of all subsequent foods....

Have you found that your relationship history is filled with one wound-triggering issue after the other? Do your attachment issues keep you from getting close to your partner? Do your partner’s attachment issues keep you from getting inside those defensive walls? If so, you’re not alone. Here’s how you can understand and actually heal your attachment issues in your relationships. Whatever attachment style you have—secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, or disorganized avoidant—was formed early in your life....

I used to be a happy kid, living a carefree life with my loving parents. Once they divorced and both remarried, I felt like an outsider looking in, searching for a way to belong. We loved watching late-night shows like Saturday Night Live and Baywatch. Remember Pamela running down the beach in slow motion? That scene made his eyes sparkle. I couldn’t blame him; Pam’s a vision. I even got a bit obsessed with her, too, as she was the epitome of perfection....

You’ll develop long, lean muscles that hug onto your bones and make you feel great. Rather than building muscle bulk, yoga builds core strength through simply organizing your body to activate and move, just by using your own weight. This cylinder area of the torso, includes the front of the body, the back of the body and underneath — the pelvic diaphragm and iliopsoas muscles). The core is not one specific muscle, but a group of different muscles that work together as a team to support your spine and pelvis, to provide balance and stability, and generate power to lift and move the body as a single functional unit....

Here, we’ll dive into the personality traits of Capricorn and explore how this sign approaches life, love, career, and more. Saturn, and therefore the sign of Capricorn, is all about authenticity, realness, and honesty. Saturn also rules the wisdom of old age. Therefore, Capricorn tends to be a sign that’s very aware of what’s timeless and what’s just passing through. Caps aren’t likely to fall for the latest fad or jump on a bandwagon just because everyone else is doing it....