Once we started having the conversation about having kids, it was really important that we embraced being outside. We weren’t going to stop that part of our lives just because we had kids. And it was, too, a conscious choice: What we know, and what we just experience in our own lives, it’s hugely beneficial to spend time in nature—so that was part of it, too. Nature does help bring this out, too....

Some vibrators, like bullets and wands, are primarily for clitoral stimulation. In this case, you’ll hold it against the clit and make any motions that feel good to you, which could include running it along the length of the clitoral hood, tapping it against the glans (head) of the clitoris, making circular motions around it, or simply holding it in place pressed against clitoris or the vulva area. In the case of a toy like a dildo or a G-spot vibrator, you’ll insert the vibrator into your vaginal opening and thrust it in and out at the desired speed and pressure....

Many people assume their purpose relates to something professional. This, however, is not always the case. Most individuals do have planetary placements related to their career in their astrology charts, but dharma can relate to any—or multiple—area(s) of life. I believe that if we’ve done something of lower integrity in a past life, we may have present-life challenges intended to help us understand the impact of our previous behavior. Difficult astrological placements, for example, can help us become more considerate, humble, and compassionate....

With pregnancy comes many choices regarding your lifestyle and health. (These, of course, are between you and your doctor—and as long as your health care practitioner thinks you and the baby are healthy, that’s all that matters.) But a big part of this is diet: As there are many challenges with conducting studies on pregnant women, the research regarding what diet is best limited. However, the scientific consensus is that if you are otherwise healthy, sticking to a nutritious vegan diet is fine1....

But in a 1980 paper published in the Journal of the National Medical Association, the late psychiatrist Carl C. Bell, M.D., CCHP, pondered, “What characteristics cause an individual to accommodate to racist views which are in direct opposition to the value of a democratic free society?” The concept of the “narcissistic racist” was recently brought to light again in a widely shared Instagram post by Jacquelyn Ogorchukwu Iyamah, a user experience designer focused on racial justice education and decolonizing wellness....

When it comes to color, a shade of brown is optimal. To determine if the size and shape of your poop are ideal, you can consult the science-based scale and gold standard for monitoring the stool spectrum: the Bristol Stool Chart. (Of course, this requires you to actually look before you flush). This stool scale breaks forms down into seven different types of poop: While they can be startling, nutrient-related color changes in our stool (like red stool appearing after a beet salad or black stool when taking iron supplements) are considered normal....

Intrigued? There’s good reason to consider adding this healing food to your diet. Here’s a comprehensive rundown of jujube benefits, where to find them, and how to eat them. Robert Rountree, M.D.—an integrative medicine physician and speaker at revitalize 2018—loves jujube and has prescribed it for many years for patients with sleep problems explaining, “It’s the best thing going for enhancing the quality of sleep.* One thing I particularly like about this herb is that it is also a food that is very gentle and doesn’t knock people out or cause hangovers the morning after taking it....