And the innovation doesn’t end there. As more consumers start to realize how resource-intensive it can be to color garments, the dying industry is undergoing a cleanup of its own. mbg has been following the rise of plant dying as a more eco-friendly alternative since we first visited Fragmentario, a Brooklyn studio that uses natural and edible material like onion peels and avocado pits as coloring agents, in 2017. While less than 1 percent of clothes on the market are currently made using natural dyes, the practice is slowly starting to gain mass appeal....

It’s important to understand all the factors that go into a fabulous hair day. Because not only is our hair regularly impacted by our internal environment, like hormonal fluctuations which can lead to thinning hair1, we also have to worry about external stressors. Everyday factors like pollution, linked to hair loss and build-up, or the regular use of heat tools which strip our hair of hydration, are common culprits of frizz, fly-aways, and split ends....

As an empath, you are naturally wired for very intimate connection with others, and because of this you also need to pull back and create space from others in order to stay in balance. It’s an empath paradox! Toggling between these two polarities consciously—opening up to energetically commingle with others and mindfully separating—is key to a sensitive person maintaining nourishing relationships of all kinds. When witnessing and observing individuals, groups, or the collective, you remain firmly anchored in your own energy....

On the negative side, potentially toxic chemicals and carcinogens can find their way into your bloodstream through creams, perfumes, and cosmetics. Herbal teas are a wonderful addition to your daily skin care regimen. Teas such as green, black, and peppermint are aromatically uplifting and can help to tighten pores. Chamomile and lavender flowers are calming and can help to reduce inflammation. The next time you steep some herbal tea, keep the used tea bags, open them up, and use them in your face masks and scrubs....

Lecturing, he paced the front of the hall like a panther. A brilliant, challenging, occasionally terrifying trickster, he became my guide to the frontiers of healing. Together Shyam and I cooked meals that astonished my taste buds, raised my energy, and lifted my mood. The fast, “chaotic” breathing meditation he had learned in the Indian mountains pushed me through fear and anger. Desperate, I called Shyam in London. “Eat three pineapples a day, and nothing else for a week,” he said....

As an essential part of overall well-being, sleep is something we’d all benefit from prioritizing this year. Unfortunately, fixtures of daily life—from phone screens to overhead lighting—don’t make it easy to do. Here are six habits you may have slipped into that are impacting your sleep and how to move beyond them in 2023 for the sake of shut-eye: Since we hold cellphones so close to our faces, they can be even more stimulating than other devices....

I don’t have crazy hair or a white coat, but, like other biohackers, I do perform self-experiments in the name of optimizing my health — just not in the way you’d expect. Here are the six ways I naturally improved my period and changed my life: For example, xenoestrogens are a common, man-made EDC that bind to your body’s estrogen receptor sites, throwing off the fragile balance of estrogen and progesterone (female sex hormones)....