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I was writing about how diet affects the skin, specifically acne, and the emerging research on the gut-skin connection1. At the time, many dermatologists regarded the connection as an old wives’ tale. But not Bowe, who came to my first interview with her with research to back up all her advice on how to help skin from the inside out. A few years later, she was the first person to really introduce me to the skin microbiome (with her book The Beauty of Dirty Skin: The Surprising Science of Looking and Feeling Radiant From the Inside Out)....

Wanting your brows to grow back is a valid concern. (As many long for the full, lush brows that many seem to have on Instagram and the like.) However, we may not be able to give you the answer you are looking for—that’s not to say you are out of options. Allow us to explain. First up, if you want to see what your “full regrowth” is, it takes time: “Generally, four to six weeks is when you’ll experience what most brow specialists refer to as a ‘full regrowth’; however, there are people who tend to see growth in up to eight to 10 weeks....

Hype aside, what can infrared saunas actually do for you and your health? Here’s what some of that preliminary research says about four potential benefits of infrared saunas: In a small 2009 study, 17 patients with rheumatoid arthritis and 17 patients with ankylosing spondylitis (an inflammatory disease that can affect the spine) completed eight infrared sauna sessions over the course of four weeks. Results showed that during these sessions, patients experienced decreased pain and stiffness1 to a statistically significant degree....

Sure, you can use well-formulated, natural conditioners, oil treatments, and masks to improve texture and disguise hair issues temporarily, but that stuff is akin to using makeup to improve the appearance of your skin — eventually they’ll wash out and you’ll be left with the original problem. To understand damaged hair, it’s important to know how hair works1. Most hair is made of three layers: the inner fiber called the medulla, the middle layer called the cortex, and an outer layer called the cuticle....

To answer this comprehensively, we need to look at the science. The newest research in epigenetics tells us that you and I can inherit gene changes from traumas that our parents and grandparents experienced. It goes like this: When a trauma occurs, our bodies make a physiological change to better manage the stress. If our grandparents, for example, were traumatized from living in a war-torn country—explosions going off, people getting killed, the rattle of gunfire close by—they could pass on a survivor skill set to us—a body on hyper-alert, reflexes to react quickly to loud noises, and other such protective responses....

Narcissistic personality disorder involves a pattern of selfish, arrogant, and often manipulative behavior. A narcissist typically operates with a superiority complex and almost never shows empathy. Trying to co-parent after a breakup with someone like this won’t be an easy feat. “Narcissists do not leave relationships on good terms, and they’ll often burn the emotional house down on their way out the door,” explains licensed clinical social worker Kimberly Perlin, LCSW....

While you might immediately think of things you do every day like walking, going up stairs, bending over to pick things up, or reaching for something overhead, functional movement can also be performance- or sports-based training. It’s quite literally fitness with a function, or goal, in mind, says Errick McAdams, CPT, an ACE-certified personal trainer based in Washington, D.C. That goal might be lifting a certain amount of weight, perfecting your tennis swing, or running faster—whatever it is, the training you do to achieve that can be considered functional....