Although therapy and coaching might come up in the same conversation, there are important key factors to consider before deciding whether to work with a coach or therapist. “The processes life coaches use with their clients depends heavily upon the niche they choose (relationship, career, leadership, etc.) and may involve the use of a variety of tools & exercises depending on the niche and coach,” Samuel Gozo, ACC, MCPC, a master certified professional coach and owner of Integrative Clarity Coaching, tells mbg....

All luffa is native to hot, tropical locales, so this is a sun-loving plant that will grow best in warmer climates. And grow it will. When a luffa vine is happy in its environment, it can reach 30-plus feet high and produce 50 large gourds (1 to 2 feet tall each), and a plethora of pollinator-friendly yellow flowers, in a single season. Luffa can take up to 200 days to produce gourds, though, so patience is key with this plant....

With the skin, hair, nails, and energy of someone half her age, Louise showed me how she lived her life — and I paid attention. She’s a former model, so of course I asked for her beauty secrets. Here are her favorite tips: After learning all the “rules” of staying young, fit, and healthy, it wasn’t until I channeled my inner 14-year-old with Louise that I began to experience a new level of health and energy....

This variation of green tea is also rich in L-theanine, which provides a number of overarching benefits to your health. Research suggests that this amino acid can have an “anti-stress” effect on the body1, and combined with the caffeine2 from matcha, you may experience a natural boost of energy and alertness. Not to mention matcha is loaded with nearly three times as much of the antioxidant epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) than other green teas, supplying the body with a slew of healthy properties3....

So when I began seeing more and more mushroom coffee products emerging, I was certainly intrigued—after all, plenty of nutritionists and functional medicine doctors recommend taking adaptogenic mushrooms for their scope of potential benefits. To get a better sense of this mushroom moment, I chatted with experts and gave these products a try for myself. More recently, according to information from Four Sigmatic, mushrooms were used as a coffee substitute in Finland (where their founders are from), during World War II when coffee beans weren’t available....

This means that you need to turn that sucker around and read its ingredients list to get a sense of what’s really in it. Many conventional detergents contain chemicals that can linger on clothes and aggravate your skin. (Here’s your guide to the ones to avoid.) If these chemicals don’t completely biodegrade, they can also contribute to water pollution. To name names, research shows that certain surfactants—compounds that help detergents remove dirt from the surface of clothing—in particular can pose a threat to aquatic life2....

The eight-hour misconception is one that Rafael Pelayo, M.D., a professor at Stanford Medicine and the author of How To Sleep: The New Science-Based Solutions for Sleeping Through the Night, comes up against time and time again in his line of work. Another board-certified sleep specialist Michael J. Breus, Ph.D., also named it as one of the most common myths in the sleep space on a recent episode of the mindbodygreen podcast....