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Sexual well-being is part of overall well-being, and online sex therapy can be a great way to get support from a professional in creating a healthy and positive relationship to your sexuality. Ahead, three sex therapists answer all your questions about sex therapy and recommend the best online sex therapy services that could help you and your partners. “The main focus is helping people solve for their sexual challenges and find ways to enhance their sexual satisfaction and sexual functioning,” she tells mbg....

In a side-by-side comparison, while no array of plants will offer as many essential amino acids as animal protein, vegan protein powders still represent a complementary and robust strategy to infuse a diverse lineup of essential and nonessential amino acids (the building blocks of protein!) into your nutrition regimen and body. This guide will explore the ins and outs of what makes a well-formulated vegan protein powder and share the eight best options of the year....

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient, which means the human body can’t make it on its own (and thus, must consume it). Additionally, it’s a water-soluble vitamin, which means any C your body doesn’t absorb each day will be excreted through your urine. In addition to eating enough vitamin-C-rich foods, high-quality vitamin c supplementation is a fantastic way to ensure we’re getting an effective dose of C to support its array of benefits and whole-body health....

Mattress shopping is a bit complicated these days. The market is saturated with options (each with different levels of support and materials), and finding the best mattress for you can be incredibly difficult. If you’re looking to spare yourself a headache, it’s worth giving these best cloud mattresses some thought. Clinical sleep educator Amy Korn-Reavis, MBA, RRT, RPSGT, CCHS, says this type of mattress is a crowd-pleaser with plenty of support and cushioning to boot....

— Joel Kahn, M.D., mbg class instructor and author of Your Whole Heart Solution Before I go into what I eat for a great night’s sleep, let me tell you what I don’t eat and what will surely interfere with the quality of your sleep. If you want to have sound sleep, then in the evening you have to avoid alcohol, sugar, and caffeine. You may say, “Well I get sleepy after a glass of wine,” and this may be true, but the effect is transient and only lasts for half of the night, while during the second half it interferes with REM, leading to an unsatisfactory night’s rest....

Why trail running? I think RRCA-certified running coach Raj Hathiramani, an instructor with Aaptiv and Mile High Run Club, sums up my feelings pretty perfectly: “Trail running is an effective way to escape routine and immerse yourself in nature. Running through oxygen-rich, shaded woods will make you feel raw, energized, and connected to something bigger—Mother Earth.” “Trail running creates less impact on the body while building more strength in muscles to stabilize the core and legs,” says Hathiramani....

“Our warning raises the alarm about the pervasive and ubiquitous erosion of knowledge and practice and the social and ecological consequences of this erosion,” the report continues. In this context, the word erosion is layered with meaning. Often used to describe the weathering of land, applying it to Indigenous knowledge hints at the parallels between people and place. It’s a connection that Yuria Celidwen, Ph.D., a native of Indigenous Nahua and Maya descent, sees often in her scholarly work at the intersection of Indigenous studies, cultural psychology, and contemplative science....