Soon-to-be-dads tend to focus on the practical stuff, like car seat installation, baby-proofing the house, and the like. While settling the hardware of parenting is important, Sara Shadravan, a Los Angeles–based parenting coach and educational consultant, encourages dads to remember to tackle the bigger picture. Here are a few ways to start preparing for fatherhood, according to parenting experts and fathers themselves: Here are a few to consider: Of course, there’s no need to limit yourself to books....

Rapeseed oil probably is in your grocery store—it’s just labeled “canola oil.” There are two main types of rapeseed oil: Industrial rapeseed oil is used in the machine and chemical industries to make things like engine lubricant and biodiesel while culinary rapeseed oil is used in all sorts of cooking. But—and this is an important distinction—these two varieties of rapeseed oil come from different varieties of the rape plant. The rapeseeds that are used to produce oil for industrial uses tend to be high in erucic acid (between 30 and 60 percent)....

In other words: Resveratrol could be the secret to having your baguette and eating it too (with butter and a glass of merlot, of course). Here are seven ways resveratrol promotes whole-body health: Additionally, resveratrol has been found to support healthy aging by activating sirtuins2 (i.e., regulatory genes and key players in cellular aging and longevity), and maintaining telomere length and integrity3.* “Is resveratrol the fountain of youth? I wouldn’t go that far, but these findings sure are interesting and make me think about how I can increase my exposure to this powerhouse compound,” integrative gastroenterologist Marvin Singh, M....

On your hunt for these targeted treatments, you might have come across a slight tweak to the product category: ampoules. Granted, they’re pretty similar to serums, but they come with a unique set of skin care guidelines (and, oftentimes, in a much tinier size). It’s all in the details, which we asked an expert to break down. But generally, you can think of ampoules as potent, supercharged serums. In most cases, they have a higher concentration of actives without any fillers or preservatives—as such, they tend to come in single-unit doses housed in tiny vials, meant to be used sparingly for special occasions....

Now, we fundamentally believe there is nothing wrong with tending to personal skin complaints—we all do it, and there’s always a benefit to making yourself feel more confident in yourself. However, when we only view our skin as an aesthetic entity, we forget the purpose of the organ. And in our new normal, in some ways defined by hyper-sterilization, the importance of our biome is a new lifeline: We need a healthy set of diverse organisms more than ever—and yet we are increasingly putting it at risk....

“Aside from the metaphysical uses of smudging, research is showing that sage can also be used to benefit physical, mental, and emotional well-being,” says Reshma Patel, PA-C, MMS, CEO and founder of Ananda Integrative Medicine. In traditional Native American culture, burning sage is also thought to cleanse people of negativity and promote healing, wisdom, and longevity. If you are a non-Native person choosing to smudge, buying sage from an Indigenous company is one way to directly support the communities where this practice originated....

There are many types of soul mates, from romantic soul mates to soul families to kindred spirits. That said, twin flame relationships aren’t necessarily about love, and it often requires a great deal of inner work for two twin flames to make a partnership work. According to Spinelli, there’s a common misconception that twin flames are supposed to “complete” each other—which can lead to an unhealthy dynamic between the two, as people are supposed to feel complete on their own....