So let’s say you want to know what your partner’s fantasies are, but when you find out, they leave you feeling inadequate, disgusted, or just plain turned off? Here are some things to consider and try out as you open up the fantasy conversation: So, why do we have fantasies that aren’t in alignment with what we want in reality? My colleague Michael Bader aptly said that a good fantasy states the problem and offers the solution....
This quick and easy dinner recipe will also help balance your hormones. Plus, what a hormone expert eats in a day.
I’ve been working with clients on their personal and relationship struggles for decades, and I’ve found many people are constantly confused about the difference between insecurity and intuition. Let’s unpack these two different inner voices and discuss how to distinguish between them. When you hear yourself say things to yourself such as, “I’m not good enough for my partner, so they’re going to find someone better than me,” or “They’re having an affair because I’m not good enough for them,” this is coming from your programmed, ego-wounded self making things up, as if it knows truth....
Many women have some anxiety about perimenopause, but knowledge is power. As a holistic OB/GYN, author of the book The Hormone Fix, and a physician who is passionate about helping women restore balance to their bodies and feel their best, it’s my job to make sure you know exactly what’s going on with your hormones during this time. So far, medicine has failed to find safe, effective solutions to the hormone fluctuations that can make our lives more difficult during this time....
According to licensed therapist De-Andrea Blaylock-Solar, MSW, LCSW-S, CST, INTPs are quiet, intellectual types that like to spend time alone. “They’re constantly thinking and trying to figure things out, and they may value intellect over emotion—they’re really logical,” she explains. Take Albert Einstein, for example. He was an INTP, and his ability to intuitively, creatively, and intelligently make breakthroughs in theoretical physics is what gave him his legacy. “INTPs are really good at thinking outside of the box and thinking about the big picture of the situation,” Blaylock-Solar explains....
I’d heard whisperings that beet juice was becoming a go-to for enhancing performance and speeding up muscle recovery, but I brushed them off like crumbs on my shirt—especially the recovery claims. How could something as basic as juice do anything to repair my muscles (or even make me feel better) after a workout? The way I saw it, and still see it, is that nothing other than time and protein can truly repair your muscles....
Iron deficiency does happen to be the most common nutritional disorder1 around the world, affecting 10 million people in the States.* About half of those lack enough iron-rich proteins (hemoglobin) that help our red blood cells fill our body with oxygen.* Hence why inadequate iron intake and low iron levels in the blood can leave us panting after a jaunt up the stairs. When it comes to supplementation in general, we’re all about two things: staying current on the latest science and tackling nutrition issues head on by leveraging targeted, proactive tools....
Although I understand the importance of applying a night cream, I struggled to find my holy grail. It was impossible to describe exactly what I needed for my under-eyes—I just wanted them to look refreshed, smooth, and healthy. But when Kjaer Weis sent over its bestselling eye balm, I finally had the answer to my quest. The ingredient responsible for this change: Dioscorea batatas or the “root of light.” It’s a popular addition in many of the products from Kjaer Weis, and the plant’s name is actually related to its historic use to impart light into the body rather than its illuminating properties....
For example, you’ve probably had some variation of a conversation like this before: One person (the light sleeper) says, “Wow, that storm was so loud last night—it woke me up!” and the other person (the heavy sleeper) says, “I slept right through it.” Now, as sleep and health psychologist Joshua Tal, Ph.D., previously explained to mbg, waking up in the middle of the night isn’t necessarily a bad thing. “Usually you’re waking up between stages of sleep, so you’re not really interrupting anything,” and it’s naturally easier to wake up during the light sleep stages (stages 1 or 2) than the deeper ones....
Below, an overview of the lotus sex position and a few tips on how to master it. “This configuration leaves two face-to-face bodies pressed tightly together, which can be intimate, sweet, and sexy,” says Good Vibrations sexologist Carol Queen, Ph.D. Well, if you’re craving more intimacy and romance in your sex sessions, the lotus position is perfect. It offers the opportunity for kissing, full-body embraces, and nonstop eye contact. “Incorporate eye-gazing, in-sync breathing, and touching your foreheads (your third eye) together to increase the feeling of connection even more,” suggests Barbara Carrellas, ACS, sexologists, tantra educator, and author of Urban Tantra: Sacred Sex for the Twenty-First Century....
But then there are the patients who wind up in my office: the ones whose hormone levels are ideal, who faithfully take their meds, and who still have hot flashes, night sweats, or heart palpitations. These women inevitably come in and ask for higher doses or a change in meds. I’m happy to oblige, but after two or three tries, I want to address the elephant in the room: It’s not the hormones they think that are causing the problems....
Here are the whats, wheres, whens, whys, and hows of the plant world’s favorite bug spray. The Environmental Protection Agency has approved neem oil as a pesticide, thanks to its waxy consistency that traps bugs and its active ingredient, Azadirachtin. This chemical mimics a bug’s natural hormones but disrupts its ability to feed and lay eggs1. When routinely sprayed on a plant, it will cause any hungry bugs who eat it to “eventually starve as well as have their maturation and reproductive cycles interrupted,” Leslie F....
Devon’s first book, Earth Women, is coming soon. To learn more, join the mailing list, and receive updates, head to www.devonbarrowwriting.com.
While the book still features decadent fare (Everything Bagel Breakfast Bake, anyone?), it speaks more to how Teigen and her family actually eat on an everyday basis—that is, a bit healthier. She told Women’s Health that she starts every day with a savory porridge, with mushrooms and egg, then has coconut curry or avocado toast for lunch. Dinner is usually salmon with greens, and she sips gut-healing staple bone broth throughout the day....
As spiritual teacher Alyson Charles tells mbg, cardinals can also relate to strength, transformation, and even manifestation. As with any synchronicity or sign that appears to you, it’s important to take into account what was happening when you saw it. And when you have a better understanding of what the cardinal may be trying to tell you, you’re better able to take aligned action. As such, practices to help balance and harmonize your root (such as walking barefoot on the Earth, sitting in nature and receiving the blessings of the wind, and communicating with nature spirits for healing) are a good idea....
Called Retin-A, retinol, retinoid, or a few other versions, this star skin care item is a derivative of vitamin A. And it garners as much confusion over its moniker as it does praise for its efficacy. The most common terms people refer to it as are retinol and retinoid. Retinoids can include both OTC (over-the-counter) and prescription-strength options (like the aforementioned Retin-A as well as its generic counterpart Tretinoin). If you don’t know what to call whatever version of vitamin A derivative you are using, you can safely say “retinoid”—it’s the most general, sure, but it covers all the bases....
Air and space form the Vata Dosha, the principle of movement which is light, dry, rough, and irregular. Fire and water combine to form the Pitta Dosha, the principle of transformation which is hot and sharp. Earth and water make the Kapha Dosha, the principle of structure which is heavy, cool, slow, and stable.
If self-love and self-acceptance do not come easy to you, consider working with a trained therapist for an outside perspective. You are more than your past mistakes.
Some swear by the foam in order to wake up to cool, burn-free skin. But does this sunburn hack carry any weight? Here, our investigation. Seems easy, no? But before you consider shaving cream your summer savior, we consulted board-certified dermatologist Loretta Ciraldo, M.D., FAAD, to see if this sunburn hack can truly take the heat. Most shaving creams also contain menthol and provides quite the cooling sensation (per the DIY hack above), which can feel lovely, yes, but it probably won’t do anything else to jump-start actual healing, says Ciraldo....
