Here are a few eco-friendly ways to recycle and reuse these relics and potentially make some money along the way. As David Beschen, the CEO of e-waste recycler Greendisk previously told mbg, recycling these items requires breaking them down into their constituent parts (in the case of VHS tapes: a plastic outer shell and a multilayer magnetic film), which can then be resold to suppliers who incorporate these parts into something new....

All of these micro-trends have one thing in common: Rather than playing up a natural flush, beauty fans are using blush to make a statement. It’s a welcome addition to the holiday glam circuit, especially for those who rely on a classic red lip year after year. And because of the product’s buildable nature, there’s plenty of room to experiment: “Unlike something more precision-based like graphic eyeliner, taking a fluffy brush and swirling blush over your nose or temples is freeing,” says Donni Davy, head Euphoria makeup artist and co-founder of Half Magic....

After a week or so of consistently working out, this invigorating sense of accomplishment and excitement for life appears. Whenever I experience it, I want to keep working out all day, every day. I even find myself watching the clock, waiting and waiting for 6 p.m. to hit just so I can start my workout session. Adrenal fatigue is a breakdown in the central nervous system that causes serious physical exhaustion and can be caused by too many intense, consecutive workouts, which is what happened in my case....

I’ve been working with clients on their personal and relationship struggles for decades, and I’ve found many people are constantly confused about the difference between insecurity and intuition. Let’s unpack these two different inner voices and discuss how to distinguish between them. When you hear yourself say things to yourself such as, “I’m not good enough for my partner, so they’re going to find someone better than me,” or “They’re having an affair because I’m not good enough for them,” this is coming from your programmed, ego-wounded self making things up, as if it knows truth....

And I don’t mean before the sex starts or after it ends (although both are great things as well). I mean during the actual sex. To clarify, you can certainly talk with your body: Nonverbal cues, including moving someone’s hand where you want it to go, moaning when they do something you like, or shaking your head when something makes you uncomfortable, all count as forms of communication. Both verbal and nonverbal communication were associated with more communication satisfaction and thus more sexual satisfaction....

This kind of carbonated water is sold across the globe as plain, ready-to-drink sparkling water (think San Pellegrino), as part of pre-flavored soft drinks (everything from La Croix to Lemonade), and can also be made at home via special appliances, the most common being Soda Stream. A study undertaken by researchers from Birzeit University in Palestine, published in the peer-reviewed Obesity Research and Clinical Practice Journal, put carbonation under the microscope for a period of six months....

Much of the malachite you’ll see today often has bands or stripes of dark and light green. It can be tumbled into smaller stones, and there’s also something called “velvet malachite,” which features tiny needlelike formations, Leavy says. Malachite can also be found naturally alongside azurite, sometimes forming into one bigger crystal. Other formations include “botryoidal formations,” which look like bubbles, as well as fan-like formations of longer crystals. Leavy says malachite has been used historically throughout ancient Egypt, Greece, and medieval Europe for everything from makeup to protection amulets....