In truth, I naturally gravitate toward food that’s best (and perhaps complimentarily) described as trash. I’ve never met a bowl of sugar cereal I didn’t love. Pizza rolls for dinner? I’m there for it. I started developing healthy recipes so I could enjoy cookie dough milkshakes without feeling sluggish and waking up with the inevitable constellation of pimples starring my forehead. And for a long time, that worked for me. I had my green smoothies in the morning, brought leftovers for lunch—except for the exceptions....

The problem is, these quick fixes don’t actually work long-term. The crash is never far behind—so it’s back to the coffee to start the cycle again, turning your day into a rollercoaster ride of highs and lows. Here’s what we know so far about how adaptogens can help with the stress response and a rundown of my favorite types to take: They enhance the body’s ability to cope with stress slowly and gently, without jolts or crashes....

But there is a wide range of these supplements on the market and at different doses, making it easy to wonder how many probiotics you should be taking per day. Many of these microorganisms are the same or similar to microorganisms that naturally live in your body, although the diversity of these microbes in our body is directly affected by our consumption pattern, like how much and how often.* While there is plenty of data out there on the benefits of using probiotics, information on exact dosage—and the right amount for you—can be a little trickier....

When it comes to getting your vitamin C fix through food, it’s only natural to think of oranges. But how much vitamin C is there in an orange, really? While the citrus fruit does contain the crucial nutrient, it’s not the only way to get vitamin C in your life. Here’s what you need to know. Worth pointing out: A ¾-cup serving of orange juice actually contains a little more vitamin C than the actual fruit—it has a concentrated dose of around 93 milligrams of vitamin C....

Yet, 42% of the U.S. adult population1 is living with vitamin C insufficiency, almost half are failing to get enough vitamin C from their food each day, and even with supplementation, 33% of American adults2 are still falling short of their needs. When looking at the research, at least 200 milligrams per day seems to be the amount to keep your plasma (i.e., blood levels) saturated with vitamin C5, optimize the amount of C in your cells and tissues, because low vitamin C levels—suboptimal statuses like insufficiency and deficiency—can have negative health implications....

For more than 17 years, I suffered from depression. I’ve been on all types of medication. Most recently, a combination of three: Wellbutrin, escitalopram, and Xanax. Medication had become part of my life, and I made peace with needing it. I understood there was a chemical imbalance in my brain, one I was likely born with, and accepted the reality of needing medication—quite possibly for the rest of my life. It wasn’t until after I stopped drinking, and my anxiety and depression began to ease, that I sought to understand the connection....

Given the multifaceted nature, it can be confusing to know how to use these makeup-meets-skin-care hybrids: Should you use them in tandem with your skin care routine? Or simply treat them like skin-loving foundations? What if it has SPF? To dial up the dew even further, makeup artist Alexandra Compton, product development manager at clean beauty retailer Credo, suggests mixing your BB cream with your moisturizer or face oil. “It will change the finish from dewy to dewiest,” she once told mbg....