To learn what kind of mattress works best in bunk beds specifically, we spoke with experts and scoured the market, researching every viable option. Below, find the seven best mattresses for bunk beds that will satisfy any budget, comfort, and material preference. But first, what we learned about how to choose the best bunk bed mattress. Sleep coach and nutritionist Annika Carroll says your first line of business should be giving thought to the mattress size....

After all, a quality multi can ensure you’re getting adequate amounts of the essential nutrients you need on a daily basis. Even better, an innovative formula designed for women over 50 will deliver additional ingredients for your specific health needs—like antioxidants, energizing vitamins, and hormone-balancing botanicals.* We’ve scoured the market for multivitamins that are truly beneficial to women over 50 (so you don’t have to). Here are our top picks. “Dietary supplement use is associated with increased micronutrient intake, decreased inadequacies, and lower risk of nutrient deficiencies, with greater benefits seen among older adults and those with lower socioeconomic status,”* Connie Weaver, Ph....

According to nutrition consultant and natural chef, Karyn Forsyth Duggan, M.S., BBS, not only is lactose intolerance “no fun!” but “it’s estimated2 that up to 75% of the world’s population have and/or will develop hypolactasia,” a specific term for lactose intolerance that indicates a deficiency of the enzyme lactase in the intestines. “Adverse reactions to foods encompass both food allergies and food intolerances,” she adds. “Lactose intolerance doesn’t actually involve the immune system; instead it’s the result of the body’s inability to digest/absorb/metabolize a food or a component of the food....

For people with gifts as a love language, the act of giving a gift serves as a gesture of affection and care because it shows the person was thinking about you while you weren’t around and wanted to find a way to make you smile. The gift also becomes a physical token memorializing a moment, experience, or feeling. In other words, it’s less about the specific thing that’s being given and more about what that thing symbolizes....

In terms of insomnia, I hear the same refrain over and over: How could one cup of coffee in the morning affect my sleep at night? We all underestimate how long caffeine lingers in the body. Caffeine has a half life of five to seven hours2 for most people. If you don’t remember this concept from high school chemistry, this means it takes about six hours for your body to metabolize half the caffeine, and another six hours to metabolize half of that....

For example, the Lovers card, despite its name, doesn’t necessarily mean smooth sailing. Here’s everything you need to know about this card, including what it means for relationships, your professional life, and the challenges that could lie ahead for you. Blaire Porter and Britt June with tarot company Threads of Fate add, “The Lovers card represents relationships and choice—and though not exclusively, it is typically about romantic relationships.” When we pull this card, it indicates we may feel like external circumstances and relationships give us value....

As psychotherapist Annette Nuñez, Ph.D., LMFT, tells mbg, she equates mental age with things like executive function, emotional development, and overall maturity. These things, she says, usually come to us with time as we get older, but for some people, they may feel, act, or think in ways that indicate a younger mental age. According to clinical psychologist Carla Marie Manly, Ph.D., what we consider maturity “is generally defined as the ability to wisely and appropriately manage developmental responsibilities in mental, emotional, behavioral, and social arenas,” as well as other forms of maturity like physical maturity, developmental stage maturity, and career maturity....