Here’s what being a fire sign is all about, from common characteristics to how people with fire-heavy birth charts can find balance. You can light a fire in your fireplace to keep you warm, but unchecked, fire can also burn your house down. Fire signs can be thought of in this way; they can be great, loyal friends to have—but you definitely don’t want to cross them. Fire is often associated with power and action, and for Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius, those things come naturally....

“It is important to understand that food insecurity and hunger are not the same thing,” says Charles Platkin, Ph.D., J.D., MPH, executive director for the Hunter College NYC Food Policy Center. “Someone can be food insecure without being ‘hungry.’ They are not interchangeable.” The USDA defines food insecurity as “a household-level economic and social condition of limited access to food, while hunger is an individual-level physiological condition that may result from food insecurity....

This phrase traces back at least a century, with one of the first written records of it coming from a 1907 article in the Leicester Chronicle newspaper in England. “…My friend has what old country women call ‘a Green Thumb,’ that is to say, the gift of making anything and everything grow,” writes Ms. O’Conor Eccles. “Plants will endure liberties at her hands which a less affectionate, though more scientific gardener could not attempt....

Though people of all genders can have narcissistic personality disorder, studies have shown men tend to display more narcissistic behaviors. So how can someone spot narcissism in a woman? But men and women are socialized differently and thus are more likely to develop specific personality traits, and these differences can be seen between male and female narcissists as well. “Although there are shared narcissistic traits between male and female narcissists, there are some differences in which their narcissism is exhibited,” psychoanalyst Babita Spinelli, L....

Coffee powers our days—and sometimes, even nights. Even the thought of coffee motivates me to get out of bed most mornings! According to a 2014 review from Food and Chemical Toxicology, approximately 85% of the U.S. population1 consumes at least one caffeinated beverage a day, so it’s no overstatement to say that America runs on the stuff. But with all of this talk about caffeine keeping us awake, you can’t help but wonder what it’s doing to your sleep hygiene....

While cannabis has been long used for its euphoric feels, new statistics indicate that among ~2,000 adults ages 21+, 75% of Americans would consider using cannabis for health and wellness purposes.† How, you may ask? Most of us are familiar with THC and CBD, but what many are less familiar with is the role that the cannabis plant’s lesser-known minor cannabinoids might play when it comes to well-being. So, it’s time to take a fresh look at this ancient plant!...

While it’s not exactly fodder for brunch conversation, understanding just how often it’s “normal” to poop per day is important. After all, regularly pooping allows you to clear out waste, bacteria, and indigestible plant material from your system, keeping your digestion humming along nicely. In fact, the frequency of your poop can be one of the best indicators of your overall health and whether you have an underlying issue, like a food sensitivity or infection, that needs to be addressed....