Surgery the next day introduced 12 screws and an 8”-inch metal plate into my body. Luckily the surgeon was able to stretch apart my pectoral and shoulder muscles to access the bone, to preserve my muscle tissue. An old friend of mine quipped: “Won’t this affect your Downward Dog?” The thought had certainly crossed my mind. At about three months, when the pain was finally manageable, I began to reintroduce some yoga moves to compliment the regimen....

However, this doesn’t mean that online dating is strictly a young person’s game. Far from it! People in their 40s, 50s, and above happily find connection and commitment via good dating apps and websites all the time. As couples’ therapist Kyle Zrenchik, Ph.D., LMFT, ACS, puts it, “Dating online is successful for many people, and it can be for you as well.” In case you need some proof, we rounded up a whole bunch of online dating success stories featuring people over 40 who found love on dating apps: The site we were on doesn’t allow you to look at photos unless you’ve also uploaded a photo....

If you’re facing the possibility of a breakup right now, don’t lose hope just yet. Just because you’re in hot water doesn’t necessarily mean you need to throw in the towel. If you care deeply about your partner and you’re both committed to making the relationship work, there’s almost always a way to rebuild. “Absent any abuse—substance, alcohol, physical, verbal—I think we have a lot to learn by staying and trying to make things work....

We often think of beauty in a similar fashion: A grounding routine can soothe your psyche the same way a rich face cream can coddle your skin barrier. And with the holidays right around the corner, November is the perfect time to reflect on what genuinely feeds your mind, body, and soul, so you can enter the season and upcoming new year with a level head—it also doesn’t hurt to show up to the festivities with a glowing complexion....

“Vulva are as unique and individual in their appearance as a fingerprint,” OB/GYN Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, M.D., tells mbg. “And that uniqueness is part of their beauty.” Here are a few of those variations, according to health experts. The labia could undergo slight variations in color for different reasons. “Some people may notice that the labia may become a little redder or larger in appearance when aroused because of the increase in blood supply,” Irobunda explains....

But, besides the obvious added sugars, how can you tell which food could spike your blood sugar and leave you feeling meh? Luckily, there is a handy rating system called the glycemic index that scores how different foods will affect your blood sugar. Here, we breakdown everything you need to know about the glycemic index, how your favorite foods rank, and what to eat for better blood sugar balance. A food’s glycemic index is calculated as the ratio of the blood glucose response to 50 grams of available carbohydrates (in any given food) compared to the blood glucose response to 50 grams of pure glucose....

Om your marks, get set, O. Tantra itself is an ancient spiritual practice with roots in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jain traditions that’s thousands of years old. Today, “tantra as we know it is a heart-centered, embodied spiritual practice that embraces every aspect of life and says, ‘This could be a path or vehicle to enlightenment,’” explains Barbara Carrellas ACS, AASECT, author of Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the 21st Century. Walking the dog, doing your homework, and navigating traffic can all be done tantrically....