We spoke with nutrition experts to help answer all your protein and weight gain questions. “Eating protein earlier in the day, such as at breakfast, increases satiety,” says Don Layman, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Food Science & Human Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. “The main effects on appetite appear to be reduced snacking between meals and at night.” Gabrielle Lyon, D.O., a functional medicine physician and the founder of the Institute for Muscle-Centric Medicine, tells mindbodygreen, “Protein can stabilize your blood sugar by preventing insulin spikes....

We’ll admit, sun care can be a bit confusing. Ever wondered how sunscreen even works? Not sure how much to apply? Or a very important question for those chasing a bronzy glow: Does sunscreen prevent tanning? Well, we’ve consulted the experts to get you these answers and more so you can master this crucial step in your routine. Let’s get into it. “UV rays signal the skin to increase transcription of the tyrosinase gene,” Koestline said....

Maybe you simply suspect your new partner or fresh Tinder honey might be emotionally unavailable. Here’s what you need to know about how to spot an emotionally unavailable person. Licensed psychotherapist Pam Shaffer, MFT, adds that being emotionally unavailable often reflects a lack of emotional depth. “It doesn’t mean that something is wrong with you, but it may mean that you are using your emotional bandwidth to cope with your own feelings or circumstances, so you don’t have enough to necessarily tune into another person,” she explains....

Increasingly, one way people are personalizing their nutrition plan is with an endomorph diet—created for those with an endomorph body type (think bigger bone structure, higher percentage body fat, little muscle definition). It’s not exactly new, but it’s recently been gaining steam, and Google recently announced that it was the ninth-most searched for diet of 2019. Ectomorphs tend to be long and lean and may have a hard time gaining fat or muscle; mesomorphs tend to be athletic, strong, and can gain or lose weight easily; and endomorphs are described as “round and soft,” with a higher percentage of body fat compared to muscle and a tendency to carry their excess fat around the abdomen, thighs, and upper arms....

Grief can impact us all in very different ways, and it can be even more difficult this time of year. Grief can happen in response to loss of life, as well as to drastic changes to our daily routines and ways of life that usually bring us comfort and a feeling of stability. Needless to say, loss was the theme of my year. And grief doesn’t just come from the loss of a loved one....

Striking a moisturized middle ground usually isn’t too tough; it just takes some intuition and a dash of plant know-how. Here, two experts with a combined 275-plus houseplants between them explain how to decide when to water all your plant pals. “It’s not a one-size-fits-all for watering. It really depends on the need of the plant, how much light it’s getting, the type of soil, all that,” Thompson tells mbg. He adds that your plants’ watering needs will also change throughout the year as different seasons lend different light levels....

Of course, truly sustainable diets need to take human livelihoods into account too. “Sustainability encompasses not only the environmental but also the social and economic equity aspects of the food system,” Kristin Reynolds, Ph.D., chair of food studies at The New School and lecturer at Yale School of the Environment, explains. In a study published earlier this year1, Rose and a team of researchers measured the carbon and water footprint of 16,800 Americans’ daily diets....