Protein powders have been around for more years than you or I have been alive, combined. Some claim that whey was discovered over 8,000 years ago by cheesemakers (is there anything they can’t do?). Admittedly, I was not there, so I don’t know anything about that, but in my lifetime, I’ve seen us discover and rediscover every type of protein out there and bounce between them like a steel sphere in a pinball machine....
It’s a tricky question, so we asked sex therapists to weigh in. “Cheating is, at its simplest, actions that cross the agreed-upon boundaries in a relationship. If both parties agree to not view porn and one person does in secret, then in that circumstance, yes, it could be considered cheating,” explains Shadeen Francis, LMFT, CST, a licensed marriage therapist and board-certified sex therapist. But watching porn isn’t in itself a betrayal, Francis emphasizes....
Psychologist and relationship expert Margaret Paul, Ph.D., notes that pretending to oneself is the most common pretending of all. “I have worked with people who kid themselves into thinking they are over an ex when they really aren’t,” she says. “Many people don’t want to do the inner work to really be over an ex” and simply pretend to have moved on. Now, it’s important to note that while people may be pretending or kidding themselves, this isn’t always the case: It’s possible that they have truly moved on....
But what is liquid collagen, anyway? And how does it compare to the trusty powder we all know and love? Here, we tapped experts for their honest thoughts. As a simplified overview of what collagen does for the body, it helps make up the structure of our skin, bone, cartilage, and muscle, with the purpose of helping tissues be more elastic and withstand stretching. We get into more thoroughly in this guide to collagen in the body, so read more there if you’re interested in getting into the details....
But before I booked myself a treatment, I did a little research on the lymphatic system, as I needed a refresher myself. The lymphatic system is one of the buzzy wellness terms that gets tossed around a lot, and not always justifiably. You’ll hear about it a lot with facial rollers (to drain the face’s lymphatic fluid) and dry brushing (to get your body’s system going in the morning). Joanna Vargas is a celebrity facialist and founder of Joanna Vargas Salons and Skincare....
A new study1 recently published in the journal PLOS One found that mindfulness meditation exercises altered participants’ perception of time, with time often seeming to pass more quickly than it did in reality. In the study, which had two phases, the researchers first divided participants into two groups for a week of lessons. In the first group, the participants practiced mindfulness meditation for 30 minutes each day. In the second control group, participants listened to audio recordings of poetry readings rather than learning about meditation....
Well, if that last point stumped you, you’ve come to the right place. Let us explain the world of mineral and chemical sunscreens, how they work, and the various pros and cons. “Zinc oxide is a mineral that reflects light, including longer wavelength UVA, from the skin’s surface,” says board-certified dermatologist Loretta Ciraldo, M.D., FAAD. “It is one of only two mineral (also referred to as “non-chemical” or “inorganic”) sunscreen active ingredients, but it is the only one that is effective at blocking UVA since titanium dioxide doesn’t effectively block UVA....
