In fact, research throughout the last few decades has identified that vitamin D impacts everything from fertility and mood to gut function and blood sugar regulation.* And that’s not all, either: We now know that the sunshine vitamin not only influences brain development3 but also everyday brain function4, too; it even works to protect our noggin as we age4.* As if vitamin D wasn’t impressive enough already! The importance of the sunshine micronutrient certainly doesn’t decline as we age....

As the popular Helen Keller quote goes, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” Choosing food brands with sustainable initiatives is a way that we, as individuals, can harness that power of working together. One such brand is Daily Harvest, a food company delivering the power of plant-based ingredients to your doorstep. With Daily Harvest, you’re not just enjoying a Mint + Cacao Smoothie, you’re helping build a sustainable food system one sip at a time....

Today I’m in a monogamous relationship with a different person, and we’re not too interested in introducing non-monogamy into our relationship. That said, there’s one tool I learned from my polyamorous days that I’ve brought with me into every subsequent relationship, even and perhaps especially the monogamous ones. The concept is called compersion. Consider how you usually feel when your partner gets a big promotion at work or accomplishes a new fitness goal, or how you feel when your best friend tells you about a new guy they’ve been dating that they’re really clicking with: You’re genuinely, totally stoked for them, right?...

Have you ever seen a recipe that calls for adding dried shiitake mushrooms, simmering a Parmesan cheese rind, or throwing in a few splashes of soy or Worcestershire sauce? Those are all attempts to add some umami. “Umami is a basic taste (along with sweet, sour, bitter, and salty). Its peculiar characteristic is that it is long-lingering, mouth-filling, and leads to both appetite and satiety,” he says. “It is prominent in fermented food (soy sauce, miso, fish sauce, mature cheeses), cured ham, and a range of marine products (fish, shellfish, cephalopods, certain seaweeds)....

Page also says couples tend to cite a decrease in the frequency of their sexual experiences together as a sign that something’s wrong, although that’s a flawed metric. “It’s never really about the quantity of intimate acts between a couple. It’s about the quality.” However, if you notice yourself feeling uninterested in everyone you date, regardless of how enticing they seem during the early days of courtship, you could be wrestling with some underlying attachment issues....

“Nature does not make an unhealthy fat,” says Cate Shanahan, M.D., in her appearance on the mbg podcast. “We do, in our factory. " So the real key? Whole-food-based fats. Yep, when it comes to healthy fats, it’s not that different from defining healthy foods: The closer something is to its natural form, the healthier it is. The buzziest healthy fats have their own sort of superfood status, like coconut and avocado, but “eggs, cheese, dairy fat, animal fat,” can be part of a diet with healthy fats, too....

So how should we really navigate the yogurt aisle? Should we stick to eating plant-based options, or simply enjoy it if we aren’t experiencing any intolerance symptoms? Here, the pros and cons of this type of dairy. Kefir is especially gut-healthy, as it has a higher protein and probiotic content than regular yogurt. While not technically considered a yogurt (it has a thinner consistency and is best consumed as a drink), the two are similarly fermented and have that creamy, tart taste....