Here’s a time-tested and expert-backed summary of the ingredients to avoid, the products to snag, and the DIY options to mix up if you’re ready to hop on the greener-cleaner train. “The term can be misleading, as ’natural’ products often contain plenty of hazardous chemicals and undisclosed ingredients,” Samara Geller, a senior research and database analyst for the environmental watchdog group Environmental Working Group (EWG), tells mindbodygreen. The same goes for descriptors like eco-friendly, plant-based, green, chemical-free—you get the picture....

So whether or not you think about balancing your dosha, here are three powerful elements of Buddhist philosophy, “The Noble Truths,” and how you can incorporate them into every day. They might just change your life… Many people might say that Buddhism is pessimistic or negative. This is a common result of learning that one of the Noble Truths is translated as “Life is suffering.” But there’s more to this statement....

The fact is, literally hundreds of millions of women around the world live with genital herpes According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 1 in 6 women between the ages of 14 and 49 have the STI, which is to say you’re far from alone. But it’s also important to realize that genital herpes, while a lifelong virus, is actually a highly manageable one—and it certainly shouldn’t stop you from having a fulfilling sex life....

Below, meet three of the changemakers currently expanding the reach, realm, and power of self-care—and how we think about these two little words as a result: It’s one thing to care for your body and skin by knowing what’s in a product. But when that same product is changing lives on the other end of the supply chain, that’s the ultimate sweet spot of cultivating well-being. And Olowo-n’djo Tchala, the founder of natural personal care brand Alaffia (which you probably recognize from Whole Foods Market’s beauty section) is moving this particular needle in West Africa....

We’ve come a long way on the road toward true gender equality, and yet sometimes it can feel like progress has halted completely. Women make up less than a quarter of the 535 members of the U.S. Congress, and as of last year, women held CEO positions of just 5 percent of Fortune 500 companies. The gender pay gap persists as well, the worst of it falling on the shoulders of women of color; Latina women make 54 cents for every dollar a man makes....

Now pretend you’re a person going about your day, and you suddenly get a bunch of texts from a friend who’s freaking out about something they’re dealing with right now. Let’s say that in this moment, you yourself are also dealing with a lot of stress over something in your own life. How do you respond? “Asking for consent for emotional labor, even from people with whom you have a long-standing relationship that is welcoming to crisis-averting, should be common practice,” Fabello writes later in the thread....

When you love another person (whether it’s your partner, a family member or friend), you prioritize thinking about their desires, needs, interests, proclivities and so on, right? This makes sense: we want to make those we love happy; we want to make them feel heard and understood. But loving others doesn’t mean that you can’t love yourself, too. In fact, perhaps we should all try to cultivate more love for ourselves than we do for others....