But here’s the reality: Plant-based and vegan diets are not actually synonymous. While vegan diets are generally plant-based, plant-based diets are not, by definition vegan. To offer some clarity, we tapped two registered dietitians to get the scoop on these popular diets—including what they are, what foods they include, and what benefits you can expect. According to The Vegan Society, the word simply came from the first three and last two letters of “vegetarian....

“Like any conversation with anyone about a label they may choose to describe their experience, it is best to ask that person what that label means to them and not assume their experience,” recommends therapist Christa McCrorie, LICSW-PIP. It is also worth noting that the way people use bisexual, pansexual, and polysexual can have some overlap. Two people may think very similarly about their sexualities, and yet one may call themselves bi and the other pan....

I’ve also started incorporating aromatherapy into my desk life. Around 3 p.m. every day I’ll give myself a spray of this amazing mineral mist from 3rd Ritual. I’ve also offered it to co-workers who come over with anxious energy, and it helps calm them down. If I’m at a place where things are just way too much (I’m a chronic overscheduler by nature) I will cancel a whole day of plans to reset and regroup....

“Sea vegetables are a great addition to a healthy diet, right now and always,” says registered dietitian Abby Cannon, J.D., R.D., CDN. But where do you start when it comes to this variety of veggies? Can you get them in your grocery store, or is there a sea vegetables supplement? Experts have all the information you need to know about sea vegetables, varieties, benefits, and how to eat them. Surprisingly, these organisms aren’t plants, even though they resemble them....

“No one I know has the perfect microbiome, and I personally check a lot of patients,” says integrative physician Bindiya Gandhi, M.D. “No one eats perfectly all the time: eating fermented foods, fiber, prebiotic foods, vegetables, and fruits. That’s why I highly recommend everyone of all ages take a daily probiotic for generalized overall health.”* What’s more, if you’re dealing with any specific digestive needs (think bloating, gas, regularity), a targeted probiotic supplement may be for you....

Shungite is typically black but can range to a deep bronze color. It’s opaque, but can have a shiny quality, making it look lustrous and metallic. The highest quality, or “elite shungite,” is made up of at least 90% carbon, shiny in appearance, and recovered manually as opposed to through industrial mining. “Regular shungite” in industrially mined, matte black, and 30 to 50% carbon. And according to Ashley Leavy, founder and educational director of the Love and Light School of Crystal Therapy, shungite can help you better integrate cosmic wisdom and karmic lessons, as “its high vibration helps to bring your spiritual body down into the physical plane....

And, of course, there’s the famous factoid that hyaluronic acid can hold 1,000 times its own weight in water1: It’s referenced so much in skin care, we might as well slap the slogan on a T-shirt and send it out to the fan base. It is a humectant, so it gives an immediate improvement in the way the skin looks—less ashy, dry, dull," holistic dermatologist Cybele Fishman, M.D., told us about the beloved ingredient....