Your indoor greenery can probably survive without fertilizer (as long as it gets adequate water and sunlight), but adding it can help plants really thrive. “In general, nitrogen is the be-all and end-all of nutrients,” Jonathan Russell-Anelli, Ph.D., a senior lecturer in Cornell’s School of Integrative Plant Science, tells mbg. “It is generally the most limiting, and it is needed in abundance and is often needed quickly. P and K also are often required beyond the soil’s ability to meet immediate needs....

I once casually dated a guy for just five weeks before our communications tapered off, and now nearly four years later, I still have dreams about him and often catch myself wondering where he is and how he’s doing. When he comes up in conversations with others, I can hear the anger and hurt in my own voice, and if I saw him again, I’m sure I’d still get a rush of nerves and butterflies....

Here, two walking experts explain how to sneakily incorporate more steps into your routine and the benefits you’ll get from doing so. They also share tips for setting a realistic step goal (Spoiler: it’s not necessarily 10,000). Lace up and read on. Turns out, this common guideline was likely born in 1965 when a Japanese company created a device named Manpo-kei, which translates to“10,000 steps meter.” “The name was a marketing tool,” I-Min Lee, M....

But don’t waste precious energy wishing you had lost weight in your early 20s. You have today, and today is where your power is. Again, now is not the time to berate yourself for all those “successful” stints with diets, when you wound up gaining the weight back and then some. It happens to all of us, myself included. But today your focus should be on finding tools that support long-term weight loss and minimize the probability of gaining it back....

As board-certified sleep specialist Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., explains to mbg, the circadian rhythm is a roughly 24-hour cycle that your body repeats over and over. “It basically ‘runs’ your sleep—starting it and stopping it—by sending out neurochemical signals telling each area, organ, or receptor site what to produce, what to receive, and what to do,” he explains. And according to naturopathic sleep doctor Catherine Darley, N.D., “There are also clock genes in each cell, which makes the cell do more or less of its function at different times of the day....

While this is an exciting time with you moving in a positive direction, there’s a harsh adjustment period right after a breakup with a narcissist. You feel up and down, over and over—it’s as much of a roller coaster as your relationship itself. So here’s exactly how to get over a narcissist, once and for all. After you leave your abusive relationship, this habitual pattern of analysis will continue until you force it to stop....

At this point most children and teens have some type of online learning in place from their school, generally consisting of assignments on Google Classroom or Zoom meetings with a teacher a couple of days a week. Parents may still worry about their kids running out of academic activities or falling behind in their schooling. I see many parents quickly turning to “learning apps” or online worksheet generators to keep their kids busy and to fill this perceived void in their education....