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First things first: What is gluten? Why is gluten such a problem now? We’re no longer eating the wheat that our parents ate. In order to have the drought-resistant, bug-resistant, and faster-growing wheat that we have today, we’ve hybridized the grain. It’s estimated that 5% of the proteins found in hybridized wheat are new proteins that were not found in either of the original wheat plants. These “new proteins” are part of the problem that has lead to increased system inflammation and intolerance of gluten....

On average, women and men in relationships report that “foreplay” lasts 11 and 13 minutes respectively, according to a 2004 study2 of heterosexual couples. Men tended to report that foreplay lasted longer than women did. Both men and women reported that sex lasted an average of seven minutes. “If you’re thinking people are generally having sex for hours, think again,” sexologist Shamyra Howard, LCSW, tells mbg. The exception to that rule might be women who have sex with women: A 2014 study3 found the median time spent on sex was 30 to 45 minutes among women in same-gender relationships, compared to 15 to 30 minutes for mixed-gender relationships and relationships between men....

This is no small issue—not getting enough fiber has whole-body ramifications that can seriously impact your gut health, bowel movements, immune resilience, cardiovascular health, metabolic function, mental well-being, and more. There are two broad categories of fiber: soluble and insoluble. During digestion, soluble fiber dissolves into a gel-like substance that helps collect and remove things the body doesn’t need (e.g., extra hormones, cholesterol, toxins, and waste), while insoluble fiber forms up the bulk of stool and helps move it along to be properly eliminated....

Moreover, our relationship with ourselves is the only one we’re guaranteed to have for the entirety of our lives—and so it’s worth nurturing it so we’re able to enjoy our own company as much as we do that of our friends and lovers. This self-awareness and self-tending are vital to our daily functioning, as being disconnected from our own feelings and needs often comes at the cost of our health and well-being....

While this may seem like something you can do on occasion, that’s not exactly the case. We talked with professional makeup artist Jenny Patinkin and board-certified dermatologist Hadley King to get the inside scoop on how to clean your makeup brushes, what to use, and why it’s so important. Let’s get into it. Beyond the dangers to your skin, dirty brushes can prevent you from maximizing your makeup looks. “If too many oils and pigments build up on them, not only are they not going to give you a true color payoff, but they can also lose their flexibility, which means that they won’t move fluidly enough to smoothly and evenly blend your makeup,” Patinkin explained....

My first few weeks in grad school, it felt like I was asked this question daily. Thinking about the future would make my mind go blank. How could I not know what I wanted to do in five years? I still get asked that question, and while it makes my heart pound, it’s not out of fear of not knowing the answer. It’s out of excitement and anticipation for achieving my vision....

Bonus - you can make good choices for your health that are also good for the planet. It’s important to learn how to shop for sustainable seafood that will protect the big blue, and you too. When it comes to seafood, sustainability is specifically about fish that is caught in a way that keeps the marine environment intact, comes from a healthy population of fish, and is caught with oversight from regional and national management bodies....