I totally get that. I was on oral contraceptives for 10 years and also used to feel like the Pill made my skin clearer and my breasts larger and that therefore, this made me “better-looking." Going off of birth control gave me the opportunity to listen to my body and observe symptoms like my acne in order to treat the root cause. This turned out to be compromised digestion and a diet that wasn’t ideal for my body....
That was a question I often got from influential adults in my life growing up: coaches, teachers, trainers, townspeople. Today I have strong feelings about this question, or suggestion. Mainly, I don’t trust those who are asking it. In each of these, there is a friction. A resistance. What’s absent in the environments we most often hear this question in is the cultivation of love, compassion, and kindness. The question almost implies, “This is not the time or place for those....
“Relationship anxiety refers to the feelings one often associates with getting to know someone for the first time on a romantic level,” says licensed psychotherapist Siobhan D. Flowers. She goes on to say that It’s “an innate desire to be ’liked’ and ‘accepted,’” she says, adding that it’s a “very common” anxiety. Indeed, the signs that someone is experiencing early relationship anxiety are a little more apparent thanks to social media and smartphones connecting us to whomever, whenever....
“In a word, the global floriculture industry was decimated by COVID-19,” Becky Roberts, a director at Produce Marketing Association, a trade organization for the mass-market floral industry, tells mbg. While it’s difficult to quantify the pandemic’s impact on the industry as a whole, according to Roberts, it’s safe to say that “billions of stems, billions of potted plants, and billions of dollars have been lost.” Many independent florists, like Whitman, have historically relied on large gatherings—weddings, birthdays, and the like—as a source of income....
Below are 10 pragmatic strategies (choose one and build from there!) to improve metabolic health in sustainable ways. These science-backed and expert-informed approaches represent opportunities we can lean into to flex our metabolism and actually see results. Ann Kulze, M.D., physician, nutrition expert, bestselling author of Eat Right for Life, and founder of The Healthy Living School®️ underscores these tried-and-true pillars of whole foods and regular movement. “Colorful plant-laden nutrition and daily physical activity that preserve muscle mass, fuel an active metabolism, and nurture long-term cardiometabolic health are foundational....
Yet, although current USDA recommendations advise eating between 1 and 3 cups of vegetables each day, only 9%, or about one in 101 American adults get enough, according to the CDC. Eating vegetables during your morning meal also makes it more likely that you’ll make healthier choices2 throughout the rest of your day, according to findings from survey data published in Nutrients. If your only idea of breakfast vegetables are the home fries or hash browns served with your scrambled eggs, check out these 15 recipes that make it easy—and delicious—to eat more veggies for breakfast....
As it turns out, decluttering can actually be as important to our well-being as practices like exercise, healthy eating, and meditation. In fact, organization can help other aspects of our lives to function more optimally1. That’s why The Container Store has become our happy place. With a vast array of sustainable organizing solutions and in-home services, it’s a one-stop shop for all things clean and tidy. But let’s dive into the benefits of organization a little further… Pro tip: Try keeping your desktop as clear as possible, filing any important paperwork in a neatly labeled compartment....
