I didn’t always live what some call a “zero waste” life. But I started making a shift about three years ago, when I was an Environmental Studies major at NYU, protesting against big oil, and president of a club that hosted weekly talks on environmental topics. In my mind I was super environmental, or as my grandma called me, a real “treehugger.” Everyone thought of me as the sustainability girl, so that meant that I was totally doing my share for the earth, right?...

I didn’t always live what some call a “zero waste” life. But I started making a shift about three years ago, when I was an Environmental Studies major at NYU, protesting against big oil, and president of a club that hosted weekly talks on environmental topics. In my mind I was super environmental, or as my grandma called me, a real “treehugger.” Everyone thought of me as the sustainability girl, so that meant that I was totally doing my share for the earth, right?...

If you want to burn belly fat, there are 10 key strategies to implement, and most involve food. These are the same strategies that I applied to my own body to cut visceral fat. So I decided to up my omega-3s, particularly since an omega-3 fatty acid known as docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, seems to reverse the harmful changes to belly fat produced by fructose. In fact, DHA doesn’t just change one or two genes, it pushes an entire block of genes back to normal....

On the contrary, taking time to really connect with each other and just have fun is perhaps more important now than ever. Strengthening your relationship can help you both feel more grounded and secure in the face of uncertainty, and getting those feel-good hormones like oxytocin (from touch) and endorphins (from laughter) flowing can help quell stress and anxiety. Here are some journaling prompts if you’re new to this and some journal prompts for navigating COVID-19 specifically, if you want to go there....

For a little extra guidance and inspiration that lasts all year long, we’re turning to top health and well-being experts and the titles they’re releasing throughout the year. Here, we’ve rounded up the books we’re most excited to dive into in 2021. Be: A No-Bullsh*t Guide to Increasing Your Self Worth and Net Worth by Simply Being Yourself by Jessica Zweig (Read an excerpt about how Zweig made meditation a daily habit, here....

If you’re unfamiliar with the BuJo method (as the cool kids call it), it can initially seem super overwhelming and complicated. But it doesn’t have to be. And, as you’ll soon learn, it’s highly customizable. But what does this flexible system actually consist of? The building blocks (or sections) of a bullet journal are known as modules. These modules include a future log for big-picture or long-term planning, a monthly log that’s sort of like a calendar with shorter-term tasks and goals, and a daily log for more immediate stuff....

As professional intuitive and author of Angel Intuition Tanya Carroll Richardson, previously explained to mbg, “A great way to understand the energetic value of a number is by putting it in context to other numbers.” (The number 1, for instance, is all about new beginnings, and 9—the last single digit—is about endings.) In spiritual circles, Richardson notes, angel numbers are considered a synchronicity, or a meaningful coincidence, that delivers divine guidance from angels, spirit guides, or the universe....