The Right Way To Tell Him You Re Pregnant From Experts

As licensed marriage and family therapist Shane Birkel, LMFT, tells mbg, you can take as much time as you need to process before letting them know, whether it’s a couple of hours or a couple of days. “You’ll have the ability to experience all those emotions without there being any pressure,” he says. She also adds you’ll want to pick a time and place when and where you can share in the joy at your own speed with no interruptions, so it’s not a bad idea to make sure your partner knows you want to set aside time to talk....

February 24, 2023 · 3 min · 604 words · Kathy Johnson

The Science Behind The Celery Juice Trend

It wasn’t until I met a friend for breakfast who blamed her tardiness on the green juice that I became intrigued. Every morning she grabs a glass of celery juice from her local bodega. She doesn’t eat anything for 30 minutes and then goes about her day. Since drinking the juice, she has been feeling like a superwoman, she told me—less bloated, with more energy. She’s even lost a few pounds....

February 24, 2023 · 5 min · 1057 words · Nicole Mills

The Supplements You Need To Take On The Keto Diet

Whether you’re doing a traditional keto diet or a plant-based one, though, there are a few supplements that will help stabilize your health and maximize the benefits of the diet you’re already experiencing. Here’s what I recommend: You’ll want to find a probiotic that contains at least 10 billion CFUs as well as the bacterial strains Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium, which have been shown to also help lower inflammation2. Vitamin A is most abundantly found in animal sources; however, for those following a plant-based ketogenic diet, this can quickly become a deficiency if ignored....

February 24, 2023 · 3 min · 525 words · Andrew King

The Term Wellness Is Dead And This Is What S Replacing It

This has made way for a buffet of high-price, low-return products to enter the market and convolute what “wellness” really means—and who has access to it. In the last year, op-eds like Jessica Knoll’s “Smash the Wellness Industry” (which likened wellness culture to diet culture) and Jen Gunter’s “Worshiping the False Idols of Wellness” (which declared that the expensive wellness complex is exploiting gaps left by medicine) have run in the New York Times and stoked the first flames of the wellness backlash into an all-out fire....

February 24, 2023 · 4 min · 642 words · Joseph White

The Ultimate Low Carb Keto Brownie Recipe

While the keto diet is high in good fats—like avocados and coconut oil—it’s also very low in sugar and carbs, which can make a keto diet particularly tricky to follow for anyone with a sweet tooth. While, yes, your focus should predominantly be on nutrient-rich, keto-friendly whole foods, there are still ways to enjoy your favorite desserts on special occasions without countering all your progress. And these keto brownies are a delicious way to do just that....

February 24, 2023 · 5 min · 886 words · Alexander Hoffman

Type 3A Hair Hair Care Tips Products Styles

And for people that fall into the 3A category, it can require a bit of trial and error to find the right products that give you bouncy, healthy curls. Thankfully, there are plenty of pioneering naturals who’ve come before you. And because of their willingness to test and share their experiences, we can give you the rundown on what you need to know to bring out the best in your hair....

February 24, 2023 · 6 min · 1111 words · Emily Perez

Unrequited Love 15 Signs Causes Ways To Cope

Of course, unrequited love does happen in real life as well. “While it commonly occurs between a person who falls in love with someone who is physically or emotionally unavailable, it can also occur between two friends who share a deep level of intimacy,” licensed marriage and family therapist Weena Cullins, LCMFT, tells mbg. “One friend’s feelings may shift from platonic to romantic while the other friend’s feelings remain compartmentalized.” Unrequited love can be deeply painful for the person who’s in love, in part because it often means they will not get to share life with this person as fully or deeply as they want....

February 24, 2023 · 7 min · 1316 words · Jorge Jones