Whether your poop is green or brown, watery or pebble-like, there’s often a relatively simple explanation (and solution) for what’s going on. “Poop can range in shapes from what I’ll call bunny poops, which indicate constipation, to a thick pipe (ideal), to watery, which indicates either an infection, too little fiber, or some kind of food sensitivity or reaction,” functional medicine physician Wendie Trubow, M.D., tells mbg. “Poop can be a number of colors as well depending on what you are eating (which you know if you’ve ever eaten beets) but tends toward shades of brown, from light to dark....

Gastroparesis can lead to symptoms, including: upper abdominal pain, bloating, nausea, vomiting, fullness, early satiety, belching, and in some cases, regurgitation. It occurs when the stomach isn’t working as well as it should be, and as a result, food doesn’t leave the stomach at the right pace. It’s important to make sure there aren’t any physical or mechanical obstructions leading to slow motility. For example, if your stomach doesn’t empty well because you have cancer in your stomach, that could block the exit of food from the stomach and might explain your gastroparesis-like symptoms....

If you’ve watched Netflix’s You, there’s a chance you may have started to second-guess yourself recently. The series chronicles a young bookstore manager with unsavory tendencies (to say the least), and with the release of the show’s second season, it has stirred some fascinating questions about why we fall for psychopaths. So, to get to the bottom of the You phenomena, we turned to psychologist Perpetua Neo, DClinPsy, for insight on how psychopaths manage to suck us in....

And over-washing can come in two forms: First, you’re washing too frequently and, second, with a shampoo that’s too harsh. Washing too frequently often is the result of the aforementioned oily roots—but it can also be because you work out every day, live in a warm environment where you sweat more, or just personal preference. If you need more insight into how much you should be shampooing, take a look at our full guide to washing your hair....

However, when inflammation is prolonged and becomes chronic, it can have some serious health implications. Chronic inflammation can lead to the development of chronic diseases as well as causing visible signs of aging. Yoga is fantastic for decreasing stress levels, and research has also shown that those who practice yoga regularly have higher levels of leptin and adiponectin in their bodies. Both of these natural chemicals work to alleviate inflammation in the body....

“It’s the same way you go to the gym,” she said on the mindbodygreen podcast back in 2020. “If you want to get your muscles and your body to be stronger, you have to alternate between periods of intense activity and recovery. And the same thing holds true for the skin barrier and the microbiome: They need days to recover.” Essentially, skin cycling entails rolling through your active ingredients at night to prevent irritation....

Turns out vitamins carry out manifold essential functions throughout our bodies—and vitamin C is no exception. Your body needs enough vitamin C daily to support its actions as a powerhouse antioxidant, facilitator of multiple enzymes, enhancer of iron absorption, and lots more.* What exactly does vitamin C do? Firstly, it acts as a cofactor—a compound essential for the activity of an enzyme—“for a variety of biosynthetic and regulatory enzymes,”* explains Anitra Carr, M....