Aside from having some moderate skin woes and a history of anxiety, I fortunately never had any major health concerns. So what could it be? And then I wondered—could there have been heavy metals in my tattoos? Unfortunately, metals like mercury, iron, arsenic, lead, and cadmium help to give tattoo ink its color and permanency factor. Carbon black and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, a soot-like product and a known pollutant, are often the main ingredients in black ink....

We’re talking about blind pimples. You know, those large, inflamed, painful pimples under the skin? These can be particularly uncomfortable and oftentimes more difficult to treat than their more low-key cousins like blackheads, for example. There are many nuances to these breakouts that derms need you to know, so here we go. You can get cystic pimples on every area of the face, neck, back, and perhaps other parts of the body too—but they’re most common on the face....

The most accurate way to tell if your blood sugar is spiking is through continuous glucose monitoring (a wearable device that tracks blood sugar automatically), but your body may also give you some physical signs when your blood sugar gets too high. Stress can cause blood sugar spikes, but they most often happen in response to eating a carbohydrate-rich meal. “The body is receiving energy from an outside source, and until that energy is distributed throughout the body (with the help of insulin), blood sugar remains elevated,” says Candito....

We consulted with health and nutrition experts on this comprehensive guide to drinking coffee while fasting: the pros, the cons, and how to do it most effectively for metabolic health and longevity benefits. Time-restricted eating (TRE) is a type of intermittent fasting that involves limiting food intake to a short hourly window each day and fasting for the remaining time. Example ratios include 16:8 and 18:6, with the first number being the hours you spend not eating during a 24-hour period....

We need a certain amount of fat in our diets to stay healthy. It provides energy in the form of calories, without stimulating insulin production (like sugar does) and helps the body absorb important fat-soluble vitamins like A, D, E, and K. Fats also make food taste better and help us feel full after meals. Here are my favorite sources of healthy fats: The answer is yes! Unsaturated fat (plant sources and fish) and saturated fat (animal products, coconut, and palm oils) are both needed for good health, but in the right quantity, balance, and quality....

When Stevie Nicks sang about seeing “crystal visions” in Fleetwood Mac’s 1977 hit “Dreams,” she helped inspire the L.A. stereotype of a New Age “witchy” woman who wouldn’t dare leave the house without her cleansing quartz. “Really?” you ask. “Like who?” Well, thanks for asking, because we just so happen to have a list of the crystal-crazed celebs: “But it was one of the best shows I’ve ever done and I had these bloody crystals in my hand....

“Clingy behavior comes from a person’s desire to fulfill their unmet needs, whether it be emotional, physical, spiritual, or mental,” couples’ therapist Beverley Andre, LMFT, tells mbg. “The person is experiencing fear and anxiety that is attached to a belief they won’t get their needs met, so they cling even harder to a person or situation to prevent the risk of this happening.” Notably, the word “clingy” tends to have a strong negative connotation, according to couples’ therapist Aparna Sagaram, LMFT....