When things go wrong: It contributes to chronically elevated insulin, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, and increased hunger and cravings. What to do about it: Reduce carbs to reduce chronic or excess insulin secretion. Reduce fructose, which is known to increase insulin levels and is linked to insulin resistance. Exercise to burn glycogen stores and increased insulin activity in skeletal muscles. When things go wrong: You wind up with leptin resistance, which happens when impaired signaling doesn’t trigger the brain to calm hunger hormones....

Then one day she casually mentioned that she craved fruit. For the last seven months, Margaret had been following Weight Watchers, a popular weight-loss program that assigns zero points for fruit. In other words, she could eat all the fruit she wanted and often did. That excess sugar—yes, even in Weight Watchers–approved fresh fruit—fed Margaret’s yeast overgrowth, which caused her to crave more sugar. Your best protection against yeast overgrowth is a normal acidic stomach pH....

As far as tightening the fragile neck skin, it’s a similar story you’ll hear with pretty much all skin-aging woes: The best approach is actually delaying early onset in the first place and keeping the skin as healthy as you can. That’s not to say you can’t improve it naturally once the issue crops up—you can, it’s just important to be realistic here. As board-certified dermatologist Flora Kim, M.D., FAAD, notes, “Wrinkled and sagging skin will require more involved solutions as the problem runs deep....

If they get a thrill when you demonstrate sweet expressions of appreciation, compliments, gratitude, and encouragement, it’s likely that their primary love language is words of affirmation. Words of affirmation is one of the five love languages, which are just specific ways of giving and receiving love in a relationship. If someone is drawn to words of affirmation as their love language, marriage and family therapist Michele DeMarco tells mbg, it’s because they believe words really matter and help them give a literal voice to how they feel inside....

I’ve tried bundling up and going on morning circadian walks to get sun exposure (even if I couldn’t feel it). I’ve spent hours working in the glow of a sunlamp. But this year, I wanted to be proactive and target my seasonal mood issues from the inside out. Enter: mindbodygreen’s vitamin D3 potency+. A 2021 systematic review of 15 studies concluded that research supports a link between vitamin D levels and mood1, with lower levels of vitamin D increasing the prevalence of mental health challenges, and higher levels tied to fewer cases and, in some instances, improved mood....

Here’s everything you need to know to get started with the technique. Similar to how the ingredients of a traditional pasta dish become warm and flavorful in the oven, these organic materials “cook” over time thanks to the heat generated by the soil. This is a no-till (aka no-dig) technique that requires hardly zero maintenance. All you have to do is build the layers and let nature take its course, hence the nickname, “lazy gardening....

Here’s how to find yours, and what it says about your relationships, career, and life’s mission. “This number will help you understand why you came here and what you are here to do,” she notes, adding that it not only speaks to your strengths and talents but also the challenges you’ll face in life. According to numerologist Michelle Buchanan, numerology is based on the idea that every number (and letter) has its own unique energetic vibration....