If your head is already spinning, don’t worry. The realm of retinoids and retinol can be pretty confusing. The bottom line: “Retinol” is a term for an OTC vitamin A compound, and it may very well be your skin’s new best friend. And as it turns out, retinol works hard to get to those retinol receptors. The retinol molecule “is able to penetrate the skin’s surface and activate a variety of cells in the skin,” explains board-certified dermatologist Melanie Palm, M....

GABA is essentially your body’s “calm down” signal, pumping the brakes on overexcited neurons, contributing to an overall relaxing effect. Here, we unpack how GABA affects the brain and body, the benefits of maintaining healthy GABA levels, and how to optimize GABA levels as you age. That means it blocks certain signals in the central nervous system to counter the excessive neural “excitement” that can impact mental and physical well-being. GABA works in conjunction with another neurotransmitter called glutamate to maintain overall balance....

To get you started, we’ve rounded up the ingredients to look out for and beverages you can turn to if you’re on the hunt for a new way to calm nerves quickly. Jaclyn Tolentino, D.O., at Parsley Health does note, it’s important to remember that while many “calming” beverages feature ingredients that have some research to support their usage; efficacy is ultimately dose-dependent. This means that you need to find a beverage that has enough of these ingredients to have a noticeable effect on your stress levels: She highlights one study, in particular, that explored the relaxing effects of lavender....

“Uranus is, indeed, the planet of revolution and change,” Renstrom explains, adding, “It could be disruptive—kind of like waking up after a long nap. But what’s nice is that Venus enters Pisces on January 26 just four days later, so that’s going to have a soothing effect.” And from January 24 to 29, he notes, we’ll have an excellent opportunity for “moving ahead with projects, recovering lost ground, and blossoming romance,” with the sun forming a sextile with Jupiter in Aries on January 24, and an exact trine between the sun and Mars in Gemini on January 29....

“We know from published research that over 90% of Americans1 fail to consume the minimum amount of oily fish recommended for general health, just two servings a week,” says nutrition scientist Ashley Jordan Ferira, Ph.D., RDN, mbg’s director of scientific affairs. “To mind this massively widespread nutritional gap, a potent omega-3 product taken daily makes a whole lot of sense.”* And given the vast number of brands and different fish oil supplement options out there, vetting and selecting a product can feel like a much bigger task than initially meets the eye....

Millions of people around the world are going to utter the same phrase that we have used for centuries: أحبك Je vous aime. わたしは あなたを愛しています A few years ago, I learned that there is one phrase even more powerful than “I love you.” It forever changed the way I would share love with the people I care about. It all started at Burning Man. My fiancée Miki and I were riding our bikes around the cracked, hard sand surface known as “the playa....

To give us some tips on how to repot a plant, we chatted with plant experts and enthusiasts Maria Failla, founder of Bloom and Grow Radio, and Nora Schaefer, former greenhouse worker at Strange’s Florist and current plant mom to 63 houseplants. While each plant will have different needs, here are some general signs that your little buddy is outgrowing its pot: When you pull it out (gently!), a plant that’s ready to be repotted, it will have a web of roots that have grown to densely cover the sides....