But if the sudden rise in the popularity of kale taught us anything, it’s that the most overlooked greens are sometimes the most nutritious. Despite being somewhat neglected, dandelions have a lot to offer. So, if you’re used to only interacting with this plant when ripping these bad boys out of your yard all spring, read on to learn about how they are a unique botanical with a lot of health potential....
This is why I find it challenging to write about skin and hair changes within the context of hormonal birth control. What one person experiences will not hold true for the rest: There are simply too many variables. However, there are valid reasons people may experience either of these according to dermatologists. But, again, derms also note that this is a tricky area in which no one’s experience is the same as the rest....
So instead of letting the process of getting pregnant become an all-consuming obsession, I realized the best thing for my mental health was learning to let go. Here’s how I learned to cope with the hard realities of getting pregnant: I had been looking forward to being a mother ever since I was a little girl, so I hadn’t ever considered the option before. But now, I shifted my mindset from despair and dejection to a new inquiry I had never pondered: I’m not going to have children, so now what?...
You’re staring at the clock, too wiped out to get up and do something else yet too alert to drift past the twilight into the rest you need. The deadline of morning is looming, and you’re anxious and frustrated. The sun finally rises, and you prepare for the day ahead with a dry mouth and puffy eyes. There are very few people on the planet who haven’t had some kind of undesired up-all-night experience....
Yet, 42% of the U.S. adult population1 is living with vitamin C insufficiency, almost half are failing to get enough vitamin C from their food each day, and even with supplementation, 33% of American adults2 are still falling short of their needs. When looking at the research, at least 200 milligrams per day seems to be the amount to keep your plasma (i.e., blood levels) saturated with vitamin C5, optimize the amount of C in your cells and tissues, because low vitamin C levels—suboptimal statuses like insufficiency and deficiency—can have negative health implications....
That is, until I connected with Erica Matluck, N.D., N.P. of Seven Senses, who seeks to help people heal from ailments past and present, conscious and unconscious, using the chakras as guides. There are a lot of things that are special about Matluck’s approach, but what I find the most valuable is her emphasis on acknowledging how different phases of life leave many of us wounded, but by acknowledging those wounds we can start to use them as attributes....
Also, allow the other person some privacy when making amends—don’t post an apology to her Facebook page for all of her friends and family to see. Regarding the content of the amends, keep your statement simple, direct, and focused on what you did wrong. Use “I” statements: Start your sentences with your actions, feelings, and responsibilities—not the other person’s. For example, “I want to apologize because I realize I hurt you when I yelled at you last night at the restaurant....
