Bloating, an unsettled stomach, and feeling disproportionately full after eating small meals are some of the major signs that your gut could use some extra TLC. Here are expert-backed ways to speed up digestion and get back to feeling like yourself: But you don’t have to stick to these two modalities if they aren’t your thing. Here are some other types of exercise you can try: Research suggests4 that taking a 15 minute, leisurely walk right after eating can help move food through your stomach more quickly....

If any of this rings a bell for you, know that you’re already moving in the right direction. Self-awareness is the first step to healing. Ahead, we’ve gathered therapists’ advice on how to heal from so-called clinginess and how to become more secure in your relationships. However, these “clingy” behaviors often tend to do the very opposite, alienating and ultimately pushing away the very person who the “clingy” partner is desperate to keep close....

You’ve probably read plenty of sex advice columns telling you what you need to do next: figure out a way to get the spark back, whether that means switching up your routine or going along with sex you don’t really want or otherwise finding a way to rekindle your sex life. It’s very common for sex in long-term relationships to go through different phases, including some in which one partner doesn’t want to be intimate or feels like they don’t like sex with their partner....

But according to New York Times bestselling author Joe Dispenza, D.C., we may have more control over our bodies than we think: All it takes is some mindfulness. Through extensive research using neuroscience and quantum physics, Dispenza says our minds can actually have some control over our physical bodies. The key? It takes shifting from a primitive response to a parasympathetic nervous system response. It sounds quite complicated, but it’s actually a little easier than you might think....

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....

This iconically bright yellow citrus fruit is one of the most versatile (and functional) foods. From lemon meringue pie to lemon-scented cleaning products, it’s hard to imagine life without it. Plus, how dull would life be without lemon water and lemonade? I mean, can you imagine summer without them? I can’t. To see how the oh-so-iconic lemon oil fares when put to the test, we sought out scientific research to back up its presumed effects....

Here’s a quick primer on how this fascinating system works, why it gets messed up, and how to optimize it so you can go through every day feeling energized (and sleep through every night feeling restored). This crucial process is kicked off by the natural light that comes from the sun’s rays that is picked up by the suprachiasmatic nucleus2 (SCN) in your brain. When sunlight comes in through the eyes, the SCN picks up the cue that it’s daylight and time to get up and be active....