Going vegetarian or vegan is a pretty common lifestyle choice for humans, at least in some parts of the world. But what about going in the other direction? What about choosing to embrace your inner predator and eschewing plants as food altogether? Choosing that lifestyle would make you one of the growing number of people experimenting with the carnivore diet, a meal plan that, just like it sounds, involves eating only meat....
Do you opt for the salmon filet? Or do you nix the counter altogether and get some tinned fish to taste test? If you find yourself getting a little overwhelmed when it comes to choosing a healthy fish, you’ve come to the right place. According to registered dietitian and mbg Collective member Jess Cording, M.S., R.D., CDN, finding a balance between the different types of fish you’re eating (e.g., higher fat fish vs....
In fact, for the fifth year in a row, the U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking revealed that the Mediterranean diet continues to be named the best overall diet, concluding that it may offer a host of health benefits, including weight loss, heart and brain health, cancer prevention, and diabetes prevention and control. Here, learn the basics of this tried-and-true diet, the numerous health benefits associated with it, and how to get started today....
In other words, the answer to what you should eat before you exercise is complicated—which is why we asked Jaime Schehr, N.D., R.D., to help break it down for us. The question of working out fasted tends to come up most for people who work out first thing in the morning. I don’t eat beforehand, as my body doesn’t perform well when I do so, but there are plenty of people who do, particularly endurance athletes or people doing strenuous workouts for long periods of time....
Of course, unrequited love does happen in real life as well. “While it commonly occurs between a person who falls in love with someone who is physically or emotionally unavailable, it can also occur between two friends who share a deep level of intimacy,” licensed marriage and family therapist Weena Cullins, LCMFT, tells mbg. “One friend’s feelings may shift from platonic to romantic while the other friend’s feelings remain compartmentalized.” Unrequited love can be deeply painful for the person who’s in love, in part because it often means they will not get to share life with this person as fully or deeply as they want....
Here’s what you need to know about how to be more feminine and get in touch with your feminine side. Your masculine side gets expressed when you’re working toward a goal, making progress, getting things done, and pushing forward. Your feminine side gets expressed when you move with the flow of life, embrace your creative energy, dance, play, and attune to your internal process. Importantly, these traits are not associated with gender....
We’re talking about hormesis1, or the idea that short, intermittent bursts of certain stressors (“hormetic stressors”) can actually trigger a cascade of cellular processes that enhance overall health, slow aging, and make you more resilient to future stress (both physical and mental). It’s weird and fascinating stuff, and one of the hottest areas of longevity research right now. Hormetic stressors, on the other hand, are controlled, acute stressors that trigger healthy adaptive responses....
