Most romance portrayed in Hollywood films—in which two people chase each other, fall madly in love, and the movie ends as soon as the relationship begins—looks more like lust than secure and stable love. Here, we compare the two common terms and how to tell which one you may be experiencing. Love is a bit more complex. One of the most popular subjects in literature and the arts, love in all its delights and sufferings has often appeared a mystery, defined in an infinite number of ways throughout human history....

Yet, I’m lying in yoga clothes on my carpet in the middle of my living room. The smell of sage still wafts over me and I wait until it’s time to call in for my appointment with a shamanic practitioner that evening. But after a few notable mushroom trips, explorations in lucid dreams, and forays into daily meditation, I started to become more and more curious about what else could be possible in this world....

“Last week I had sex once, but I had three orgasms,” says Madeline, 37. “We have two kids and jobs. We don’t have time to just throw down and get it on anymore. Wednesday night is our date night, and it works for us. The sex is great!” It’s time to ditch the obligation sex. Orgasm stacking is effective because it takes the pressure off “getting it in” and allows partners to really engage with each other during intimate moments....

Here, registered dietitians break down the nutrients and benefits of sea moss and share some different ways to add sea veggies to a healthy diet. Sea moss is traditionally enjoyed in Asian and some Caribbean and Irish cultures, registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator Shahzadi Devje, R.D., CDE, MSc, tells mbg. Similar to spirulina, this sea veggie is becoming more mainstream in the American diet. “You may have come across the slimy seaweed—splashed across Instagram—in colorful smoothies,” Devje says....

So what happens when your gut health is out of whack? When your gastrointestinal tract is damaged, undigested food particles and toxins end up entering your bloodstream, leading to a cascade of chronic inflammation. Microbiome imbalances such as SIBO and candida overgrowth can also upset your gut and contribute to chronic health problems. There are many ways to approach gut healing. One very popular way is through supplementing with L-glutamine. You’ve probably seen L-glutamine supplements throughout vitamin and health food stores advertised as the perfect way to rebuild and repair muscle tissue, especially for athletes....

Shungite is typically black but can range to a deep bronze color. It’s opaque, but can have a shiny quality, making it look lustrous and metallic. The highest quality, or “elite shungite,” is made up of at least 90% carbon, shiny in appearance, and recovered manually as opposed to through industrial mining. “Regular shungite” in industrially mined, matte black, and 30 to 50% carbon. And according to Ashley Leavy, founder and educational director of the Love and Light School of Crystal Therapy, shungite can help you better integrate cosmic wisdom and karmic lessons, as “its high vibration helps to bring your spiritual body down into the physical plane....

And listen, consistently having smooth skin takes patience, consistency, and—if we’re being honest—a pinch of luck. Smooth skin may feel effortless—but it hardly ever actually is. Not to mention, there are a plethora of reasons your skin feels less than taut. Texture issues can arise from acne (in the form of pimples and pustules—or later as scars), rosacea (a common misdiagnosed symptom is small, whitehead like bumps), eczema (those notorious dry, flaky patches), enlarged pores (which can create rougher, orange-peel-like skin), and fine lines (which create etches and folds)....