Some also consider crows to be messengers that are capable of existing between both worlds. “They represent spiritual law, the universal wisdom that the physical world must integrate,’’ says Cat Rambo, a sacred medicine and dreamwork expert. This means that crows can be considered a good omen or a bad omen, depending on the number of crows and the context. “Seeing a single crow is often thought to be a bad omen, but seeing two could indicate good luck is coming,” says Compora....

Many people struggle with skin picking, or at the very least likes to mess with their skin on some level: Consider dermatillomaniac as a spectrum of intensity. Dermatillomania and trichotillomania are what’s known as body-focused repetitive behaviors, or “BFRBs” for short. As the picking started to take off, I wasn’t aware of the terminology for a long time. To be honest, I just thought I had really bad skin. I’d think, “What’s wrong; why can’t I find the right treatment?...

The specific term permaculture was coined by Bill Mollison in the 1970s and literally means “permanent agriculture.” It refers to the constant cycling that happens in this type of garden throughout the seasons. The technique is similar to lasagna gardening in that permaculture gardens are, for the most part, self-sustaining. They don’t require much labor from your end and instead thrive on natural forces like the sun, wind, and water. Their diversity of native plants and reliance on natural fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides is what differentiates them from your typical backyard garden or farm....

Your home, your living temple, directly reflects your spiritual condition and worldly state. So get out of the habit of just rushing out of your home for something so important or demanding that you had to leave dishes in the sink, clothes on the floor, the floor unswept, and papers everywhere. As a result of leaving your home in disarray, you are sure to meet confusion in the streets. So happily wash those dishes; joyfully hang up your clothes; place books on their proper shelves and important papers in a file and out of sight; peacefully make your bed....

Hype aside, what can infrared saunas actually do for you and your health? Here’s what some of that preliminary research says about four potential benefits of infrared saunas: In a small 2009 study, 17 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 17 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (an inflammatory disease that can affect the spine) completed eight infrared sauna sessions over the course of four weeks. Results showed that during these sessions, patients experienced decreased pain and stiffness1 to a statistically significant degree....

Zinc plays a role in the activity of more than 100 enzymes in your body. These enzymes are involved in critical functions, like making DNA, protein synthesis, your senses (vision, taste, and smell), immune function, and even cellular growth, division, and metabolism.* Research3 shows that a variety of critical immune cells in our innate and adaptive immune systems—monocytes, natural killer cells, neutrophils, B cells, and T cells—rely on access to zinc for their development and protection, and not getting enough of the nutrient can affect immune resilience....

Leo, on the other hand, is the fifth sign of the astrological year, represented by the lion. It’s a fire sign, the only sign ruled by the Sun, and is one of four fixed signs. As astrologer Molly Pennington, Ph.D., tells mbg, Leo and Gemini can be very complementary, with a certain ease or flow to their relationship. “They have an aspect called a sextile, which is not as strong as say, something like a trine—but it can be powerful,” she explains....