Specifically, vitamin B3 plays an important role in digestion, mental health, heart health, the nervous system, maintaining healthy skin, making a variety of hormones, and acting as a precursor to the coenzyme nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+). Here, learn all about vitamin B3, its different forms and health benefits, signs of deficiency, common food sources, and when to consider a supplement. Of these, nicotinic acid and nicotinamide are the main forms of vitamin B3 or niacin—they’re both widely available from the same food sources and sold as dietary supplements....

Maybe I feel like eating cookies instead of going for a run right now. Good, this is a plan I can follow! But I thought this was supposed to get me healthy. And as much as I love cookies, I’m pretty sure my cookie-tarian diet isn’t going to get me there. There are two layers of feeling at work here. One is feeling in your body, your core, your nature. The other is your surface psychology, imprinted on top of it all....

Would you consider the magic of microcurrent? Ahead, find everything you need to know before booking a treatment, including the very sciencey reason it helps your facial muscles act younger. It all has to do with a molecule called adenosine triphosphate (ATP), which acts as your body’s natural energy currency. “What we do with microcurrent is replenish and boost the ATP and therefore, the collagen and elastin,” biomedical engineer and holistic skin care expert Pooja Johari, M....

Fungal acne is actually a whole other category—and isn’t even acne at all, to begin with. It was given the moniker of “fungal acne” because of the appearance (it looks very similar to acneic breakouts), but as dermatologists will tell you, they’re very different things. Here’s how to spot the difference: “Pityrosporum folliculitis manifest as small red bumps centered around hair follicles,” Marcus explains. “Unlike typical acne, fungal folliculitis can itch....

In theory, maternal instinct sounds like a great concept since it makes it seem like motherhood is the most natural thing in the world. And while there’s plenty to love about being a mom, most parents would agree that the transition into parenthood is anything other than easy and seamless. Either way you look at the concept, it almost exclusively focuses on women and children. This reinforces an idea about women not only wanting children but also being innately equipped to care for them....

Consider those myths debunked. This form of therapeutic treatment involves using a measured approach during sessions with a sex therapist, who will assess any sexual function issues or general intimacy concerns, identify any diagnoses, and create a comprehensive treatment plan, she explains. “We teach specific behavioral exercises to address sexual concerns so that clients learn how to be students of their own and their partner’s sexuality.” Sex—however you define it—is a key aspect of life for many people, both single and partnered....

As Patanjali and so many other wisdom teachers have taught, who we really are goes beyond the labels and titles we often use to define ourselves. When asked “Who are you?” most people identify themselves in terms of their positions, roles, and relationships. Although we all have a tendency to identify ourselves with the external aspects of our lives, yoga encourages us to go deeper into our being and find the inner place that is beyond temporary anchors....