Since these fermented products are derived from healthy foods like milk, cucumbers, cabbage, beans, and tea, they also provide intrinsic nutritional benefits from vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals too. Of note, fermented foods are one of the few natural sources of vitamin K22 (a unique form of vitamin K important for bone and heart health), found in especially high amounts in natto, kefir, and miso. If you’re looking for a way to improve your nutrition, gut, and overall health through your diet, start by including some or all ten of these probiotic powerhouse foods....

Below are 10 things to know about these rockstar roots. Some of the information is from Deborah’s Madison’s latest, amazing book Vegetable Literacy, which I highly recommend if you’re looking to navigate the differences between mustard and mizuna cabbage, or want suggestions with what to do with the rhubarb in your CSA (besides my default of just throwing it in the juicer). They’re botanically two different vegetables, even though the supermarket may use them interchangeably....

Plus, there are some seriously awesome health benefits of yoga that you can score from daily practice. Because yoga has a ton of postures that are performed to improve flexibility and build muscular strength, it also retrains our deep connective tissue, says Emilie Perz, a yoga movement therapist and teacher in Los Angeles. “Stress and anxiety can leave our tissues tired, tight, and stuck,” she explains. “[But] yoga focuses on whole body movement and awareness, so we can often use the poses to release and lengthen these chronically tight regions....

We spoke with personal trainers to learn all about the pros and cons of the 12-3-30 and snag expert tips on how to tailor the workout to your needs or find another one that’s a better fit. However, keep in mind these numbers are to be used as guidelines. If your treadmill incline doesn’t go up to 12%, or the speed is too fast or slow, you can adjust accordingly to suit your fitness level....

That being said, there are some things we generally advise you to avoid in your personal care products, as research has shown them to be questionable at best. They’re commonly referred to as the “dirty dozen.” If you stick to clean and natural products, you likely won’t find these—but if you dabble in more traditional products, keep an eye out for these on the ingredient list: An older survey found that a releaser was found in one-fourth of all beauty products8; there is no more up-to-date version of this study to assess the current cosmetics industry....

As psychotherapist Annette Nuñez, M.S., Ph.D., explains to mbg, red flags “give you a funny feeling that something isn’t right.” Just as you might “flag” something that you want to come back to, a red flag is kind of like putting a mental pin in a behavior you want to keep an eye on. Sometimes these red flags can be less extreme, and other times they’re a crystal clear sign to run for the hills....

As psychotherapist Annette Nuñez, M.S., Ph.D., explains to mbg, red flags “give you a funny feeling that something isn’t right.” Just as you might “flag” something that you want to come back to, a red flag is kind of like putting a mental pin in a behavior you want to keep an eye on. Sometimes these red flags can be less extreme, and other times they’re a crystal clear sign to run for the hills....