Beyond being full of probiotics, apple cider vinegar’s many other properties are beneficial for gut health. As functional medicine practitioner Will Cole, D.C., IFMCP, explains, “apple cider vinegar has also been shown1 to have antiviral and anti-yeast and antifungal benefits, all helpful in supporting microbiome and overall immune balance.” So before digging into your starchy faves like pasta, potatoes, and pretzels, try sipping on a little apple cider vinegar. Researchers believe it works by suppressing appetite....

“Just like clear quartz has inclusions of aluminum and lithium, that’s what helps create the kind of golden smoky color you see in natural citrine,” explains Ashley Leavy, founder and educational director of the Love and Light School of Crystal Therapy. There’s also heat-treated citrine, she adds, which is commonly called “fake citrine” or “baked amethyst.” Heat-treated citrine is amethyst, another variety of quartz, that’s been heated to change its color from purple to shades of yellow, amber, etc....

On the other hand, interdependency1 is characterized by two autonomous individuals who can care and nurture the relationship without sacrificing or compromising their own sense of self. There isn’t a huge emphasis on what the other person can do or complete for their partner, because they are already working on it themselves. Since interdependent couples are in charge of their lives and fulfilling their own significance, they come from an empowered place of wanting their partner, not needing them, which allows them to bring their highest selves to the table....

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....

To understand the cupioromantic experience, it’s important to first understand that there’s a difference between sexual orientation and romantic orientation. They can coexist, but they’re not the same, Queen explains. Sexual orientation focuses on who you find sexually attractive (heterosexual, bisexual, etc.). Additionally, a person can also be asexual, wherein they experience little to no sexual attraction to others at all. Romantic orientation focuses on who you feel romantically interested in (heteromantic, biromantic, etc....

But not all popular remedies are what they’re touted to be. And we believe it’s always important to think critically about what works and what doesn’t. So let’s look into the research, shall we? Now, the theory behind hair supplements really comes down to internal structural support. Let’s explain: Hair is made up of keratin1, a type of protein that consists of about 18 amino acids2 including cysteine, proline, threonine, leucine, and arginine....

“It’s how you identify and what you identify with—like who you are as a person, whether it’s gender identity, what your beliefs are, your morals,” Nuñez explains. She notes that famed psychoanalyst Sigmund Freud was the first to popularize the idea of ego in the modern world, and in psychoanalytic theory, it’s defined as “the part of the mind that mediates between the conscious and the unconscious and is responsible for reality testing and a sense of personal identity....