How the Bacteria in Your Gut Microbiome Can Impact Mental Health and Cognitive Functioning

Here’s what to know. The FDA Just Banned Red Dye No. 3: The Future of Processed Foods Is Red Wine Any Healthier for You Than White Wine? Proffee Is the Hottest New Beverage Trendbut Should You Really Be Adding Protein to Your Coffee? Our editors independently select these products. For one, our gut contains the enteric nervous system thats commonlyreferred to as the second brain. gastroenterologist and co-author ofThe Microbiome Connection...

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 189 words · Ms. Jessica Newman

How the Creator of Missing Person, the Internet’s Most Viral Fragrance, Uses Scent in Her Own Routine

And the story behind Missing Person really lent itself to people sharing their own stories. Theres just something about it that makes people very emotional. It also explains why choosingand wearinga fragrance is such a personal endeavor. Its definitely based on my mood and enhancing what I wear. But Missing Person is always the base for me. All of this is only the tip of the iceberg of what Lim and I covered in our conversation....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 87 words · Lisa Nelson

How the GreenPan Elite Multi-Pot Took Me Out of My Takeout Habit and Into “Yes, Chef” Territory

Looking for a tool that makes cooking so easy you literally have no excuse not to do it. Introducing, the GreenPan Elite Multi-Pot. But as the costs started piling up, I knew something had to change. If youre ready to majorly upgrade your home-cooked meals. First, lets talk about why this multi-pot is truly a multi-use kitchen hero. There isnt just one way to use itits loaded with cooking modes that quite literally make almost anything possible....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 212 words · Michelle Lindsey

How the Iconic Pixie Cut Redefined How These Black Women View Beauty

Experts in This Article Kim Kimble is a Los Angeles-based hairstylist. I knew I was made for a pixie, she says. Over the past year, Jordan experienced challenging life events, explaining that everything just felt super heavy. So in December 2020 when she went back home, she decided to get a pixie again. What is The Missionary Sex Position? The confidence Jordan exudes has also shaped her overall sexiness, she says....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 196 words · Holly Cook

How the Matchmaking Business Has Fared in the Time of COVID

According to several matchmakers, the business of matchmaking during COVID has remained strong. Here’s why, plus how operations have changed. The pursuit of love seems to be heartwarmingly pandemic-proof. Its scary to be used to something and to have to recalibrate. Its scary to be used to something and to have to recalibrate, she says. For one, matchmaking during COVID has largely gone virtual. … Were coaching our clients on how to have a great Zoom date....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 163 words · Jasmine Thornton

How the Music Selection on Apple Fitness+ Is Sneakily the Best Part of the Workout

Im an Exercise PhysiologistHeres Why You Shouldnt Worry About Cortisol Spikes When You Do HIIT Workouts. We hold this workout truth to be self-evident:Good musicmakesthe workout. Experts in This Article Jay Blahnik is the senior director of fitness for health technologies at Apple. Jessica Skye is a yoga and core teacher for Apple Fitness+. Tyrell Desean is a cycling instructor with Apple Fitness+. Music is a huge motivator in fitness, and we knew it would be so important in Apple Fitness+....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 157 words · Bruce Dillon

How the Nation’s Only Indigenous Abortion Fund Is Expanding Reproductive Justice for a Community Long Denied It

Far from oases, tribal lands across the country have historically been abortion-care deserts. But the emotional scars of the experience cut much deeper. To be clear, restricting abortion care of any sort was the point of Hyde, says van Schilfgaarde. van Schilfgaarde Meanwhile, the need for this kind of health care is also disproportionately high in Native communities. Its never just been about abortion, she says. To that end, IWRs support doesnt stop at the abortion itself, either....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 152 words · Gary Medina

How the Next Generation of Runners Are Redefining Personal Success—and 3 Takeaways to Help You Reach Your Own New Heights

Have you been wondering how to get better at running? Learn how two real runners achieved their goals and redefined success along the way. For years, these metrics have been synonymous with success in running. Take it from avid runnersChevaughn DixonandCiara Lucas, whove found far more than just speed along their journeys. My intention with running has always been to prioritize joyful strides and movement, she says. Give yourself grace, Lucas says....

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 242 words · Norma Mcbride

How the Overturning of Roe v. Wade Stands To Financially Harm Women

For women and all birthing people, the financial effects of overturning Roe v. Wade are grim. Here, learn why that is. (Over the past 20 years, the gap has narrowed by only 2 cents. Its worth noting that these statistics also lack some much-needed nuance. In short, the contributions to society from woman-identifying people continues to be grossly undervalued. Widening the pay disparity even further?Motherhood. … What are the costs that women and birthing people will likely face in a post-Roeworld?...

April 30, 2025 · 2 min · 267 words · Tim Mays

How the Pandemic Changed What ‘Adulthood’ Looks Like

The traditional adulthood stages of development involve finishing school, getting married, etc. But today, it’s much less straightforward. But over the decades,what adulthood looks likehas become much less linear. You want some sense of certainty when there is so much uncertainty, says Thompson. For others, it was out of necessity due tolayoffs and other changes in income. That, I think, is a silver lining of this pandemic. journalist and author ofText Me When You Get HomeandBut You’re Still So Young...

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Monica Carter

How the Pandemic Has Turned Beauty Into a Tool for Self Empowerment

This is not one of those stories. All of these canceled appointments meant that DIY was in, in a big way. It frees us of other activities and the common worries of the day. At a time when seeminglyeverythingin the world has been turned upside down, beauty has been a saving grace. Old routines have provided us with comfort, and new ones have left us feeling more confident and empowered....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 139 words · Jonathan Stevens

How the Playful Nostalgia of ‘Kidulting’ Can Boost Your Mental Health, According to Psychologists

Your Low-Stress Guide to Leveling-Up Your Bedtime Routine Are You Burnt Out or Depressed? (Just take the presentsurge in 90s fashion trendsand thereinvention of early-aughts packaged foodsas evidence.) 3 ways the playful nostalgia of kidulting can benefit your mental health 1. That hopeful feeling tends to come along with a hefty dose ofsocial connectedness and belonging, too. What did we like doing, watching on TV, or listening to? Where were our favorite foods?...

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 164 words · Timothy Schultz

How the position of your gaze improves your yoga practice in so many ways

Here’s what to know. One instruction yoga instructors commonly use involves taking your gaze to a specific point. Its called a drishti gaze, and its a tactic that improves your practice. Ashley points to tree pose as one example of this. The gaze helps to ground and root these poses, leading to better overall balance. So by looking forward and slightly up, it will encourage a chest andheart openerto occur....

April 30, 2025 · 1 min · 96 words · Julie Key