Base your desire to be in your relationship on your present experience, not on some future idea of what you want it to be. Don’t let fantasy bonds keep you in a relationship that’s going nowhere. When we feel pressured to maintain a certain emotional equilibrium around our partners, we breed secondary emotions—guilt, shame, and anxiety—for experiencing anything other than happiness and calm. Inevitably, life will throw more things than just happiness and calm your way, so it’s important to feel safe feeling those less comfortable emotions in the presence of your partner....

Unfortunately, collagen production declines as we age, and we’re consuming far less of it from natural sources than we used to. One remedy for that is to consume grass-fed bovine collagen. There are several types of collagen, each composed of different amino acids. The collagen from cows happens to be similar to the collagen we have in our own bodies. Three types of collagen—Type I, Type II, and Type III—comprise about 90%2 of all the collagen in the human body, and bovine collagen supplements typically contain Type I and Type III....

The Healthy Home report contained a lot of advice that you’ve heard before in mbg headlines: Kick your shoes off at the door, add plants to your space, be mindful of your humidity levels, etc. But its warning on candles gave us pause: “If you use candles or incense, you are creating small combustion sources inside your home,” the report reads. “The evidence is clear—in homes with candles or incense burning, there is a sharp increase in airborne particles, sometimes reaching levels that are higher than what is typically measured outside in US cities....

What sets these two sources of CBD apart is their distinctly different levels of phytocannabinoids (e.g., cannabidiol, tetrahydrocannabinol, etc.). In fact, by definition, their levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component that gives you a sense of high, are very different. Hemp has negligible, trace amounts of THC (less than or equal to 0.3%1), while marijuana contains higher amounts of THC (much more than 0.3%). That’s per U.S. law. “It’s primarily an issue of the legal classification,” says Babak Larian, M....

That being said, it’s equally important to feel confident in how you look, for the sake of your mental health. So if crepey skin has you down, this might help you make sense of what’s going on and encourage firmer skin naturally. This is where the term crepey comes from. Though your skin isn’t as thin as a streamer, similar wrinkles and lack of structure can occur, especially as you age....

For example, recent studies3 have shown that the mother’s diet during lactation has an effect on the development of allergies in her pups down the road. Additionally, research published in 20203 found that feeding puppies a raw diet, such as Instinct Raw, tended to be associated with a decreased chance of developing allergies in adulthood. On the other hand, puppies fed kibble in the first one to two months of age were 182% more likely3 to suffer from environmental allergies compared to puppies fed raw....

Narcissistic personality disorder involves a pattern of selfish, arrogant, and often manipulative behavior. A narcissist typically operates with a superiority complex and almost never shows empathy. Trying to co-parent after a breakup with someone like this won’t be an easy feat. “Narcissists do not leave relationships on good terms, and they’ll often burn the emotional house down on their way out the door,” explains licensed clinical social worker Kimberly Perlin, LCSW....