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While the two ingredients alone are great, they’re made exponentially greater by the fermentation process. “The allicin in garlic, which gives it its immune-boosting properties, is significantly increased when fermented2,” Choi says. She recommends that you enjoy Manuel Jjangachi every day as a condiment, but, if you’re coming down with something, you can load up with about a quarter-cup of it two or three times a day to fight off whatever bug you are dealing with....

Let 2023 be the year of focusing on all of your skin from head to toe. The first step: picking up a body serum. There are plenty of options on the market these days, so we’ll run through the basics to help you find your next favorite product. Now, it’s time to get specific. To follow, a few common skin goals and what kind of body serum will check that box....

Here are four steps to help you stop worrying about what other people think, designed to help you maintain healthier and happier relationships with yourself and others. We are stressed and exhausted trying to manage our real and online personas to make sure that people continue to like and accept us. Many of us have spent our whole lives in this cycle, believing that a certain set of actions would bring us acceptance, only to repeatedly find that this is not the case....

Beyond its caloric benefits, gardening can also help improve dexterity and strength2, muscle mass, aerobic endurance, and functional movement. Digging in the dirt can even help enhance bone density as one study by the University of Arkansas revealed. Out of 3,310 women aged 50 years old and older, those who gardened or did yard work at least once a week had higher bone density measurements than those who were sedentary or jogged, walked, or swam or did aerobics....

It’s as much about finding the right motivational coach as it is the right supplement. And because I love to offer help as much as receive it — I’ll clue you in on the most recent add to my fitness routine: apple cider vinegar. Admittedly, I was skeptical at first. How could this ancient remedy really meet the complexities of a modern day lifestyle? Thankfully, the answer emerged pretty quickly....

Despite its far-reaching significance, high nutritional value3, and ancient heritage, research on fonio’s functional properties4 and genetic diversity has been somewhat scant5. Today, widespread awareness and strong market demand for these ancient grains are rising due to their purported nutritional, environmental, and dietary diversification potential. For example, fonio was officially introduced in Europe as a novel food in 2018, to satisfy and amplify the market’s interest in specialty, nutrient-conscious, and gluten-free products....

Learning to love your body when you really don’t is no easy task, and it’s not as simple as the body positivity movement can sometimes make it seem. Going from “I hate my body” to something more positive will take time and conscious effort. Here are a few small, concrete ways to start: The first step to changing how you feel about your body is committing to the change. You need to acknowledge that you have a negative relationship with your body and that you want to have a positive, healthy one....

Let’s drop all assumptions and preconceived notions at the door. I am not here to persuade you to stand with SeaWorld or to turn you vehemently against it. I am here to share the experiences I had working as a trainer with the park for seven years. My only agenda is to speak the truth. As a young girl, I summoned the courage to go up to one of the trainers at Shamu Stadium and ask how to become a trainer myself....

Interest in indoor plants has seen a major boom in the past few years (likely as a result of more time spent at home amid the COVID-19 pandemic), and it’s now starting to evolve in a colorful way. In 2023, we’re predicting a rise in flowering houseplants, as avid indoor gardeners look to brighten things up at home with pops of color. Here’s the science behind why more flowers could actually be just what we’re missing—plus the flowering plants to watch out for this year....

“I was lucky to be raised with a consideration of my body and the earth,” says the two-time Academy Award nominee. “My mother [actress Diane Ladd] and grandmother were aware of what was coming from the land, how it was being treated, how we were treating it, and how it was treating our bodies.” Now, Dern loves seeing more mainstream doctors and organizations come around to it. “It’s exciting to read about all the new scientific research here; it’s all so fascinating,” she says....

What is interesting is that even the quality across all Manuka honeys can vary, which is why the Unique Manuka Honey Factor (UMF) was established. The UMF is a quality assurance grading system that tests the levels of methylglyoxal (MG) and dihydroxyacetone (DHA), the two chemical compounds responsible for the Manuka nectar’s uniqueness. The higher the concentration of both, the more pure and potent. The product is then graded for its authenticity and assigned a rating, ranging from UMF 5+ to UMF 20+....

A perfect balance of omega-3s and omega-6s promotes optimal cardiovascular health, cognitive well-being, and other vital physiological functions.* So what’s the difference between these fatty acids, and what exactly does a balanced ratio of omega-3s and omega-6s look like? Sometimes, in the sequence of hydrogen and carbon molecules, a hydrogen molecule is absent, and the carbon is forced to double bond to the next carbon. This distinction in structure leads to the three main types of fats: saturated, monounsaturated, and polyunsaturated....

The word polyamory can be broken down into two parts: poly, which has Greek origins and translates to “many or more than one,” and amor, which is Latin and means “love.” Together, the word refers to having many loves. Even though the word itself hasn’t been around for that long, polyamory has been in practice since the beginning of time, according to Menezes. “Of course, there are many ways people can structure what their relationships look like, and so there can be many types and structures of polyamory,” she tells mbg....

On the surface, dreams can be funny, they can be emotional, and sometimes even frightening. But the psychology of dreams—the why and how of the nightly performances our psyche puts on for us—is always fascinating to consider. According to psychologist and Hope for Depression Research Foundation media advisor Michele Goldman, Psy.D, the cortex deals with thought processing and higher-order functioning. When we sleep, Goldman says, the cortex “creates a conscious-like experience,” that often contains people, places, or things from our real life that we are familiar with....

While eating vegetables themselves paves the way for a healthier diet, traditional Ayurvedic medicine states that eating raw vegetables might be hard to digest for some. Here’s why. Beyond nutrition, however, raw vegetables can simply be hard to digest2. Anybody with irritable bowel syndrome knows this. You can chew and chew, but cold, raw food can upset the digestion, especially when it already isn’t working at optimum capacity. If you love salad for lunch, you don’t necessarily have to give it up altogether....

There’s good news: If you eat all the things, you don’t have to look too hard anymore for reasons to feel good about it. Feeling seen? You just might be an Applegatarian if… And just like anyone who’s committed to a vegan diet, conscientious omnivores don’t just prioritize their own health—the environment’s health is top of mind, too. Healthy soil needs grazing animals like cattle to improve water infiltration, increase its below-ground biodiversity (the wonders of all-natural fertilizer!...

Devon’s first book, Earth Women, is coming soon. To learn more, join the mailing list, and receive updates, head to www.devonbarrowwriting.com.

The good news is that there are other ways to work out that will also help you get fit and healthy. One example is high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts. Incorporating exercises like squats, burpees, pushups, and plank variations into your workout will not only help you work up a sweat in no time, you’ll feel noticeably stronger within just a couple of weeks of consistent HIIT workouts. Contrast that with HIIT training, where there’s actually an afterburn effect1 up to 24 to 48 hours post–HIIT workout....

Ultimately, however, it is one of the most common skin types. In fact, some 60-70% of women identify as having sensitive skin1 according to recent surveys. Here, dermatologists break down the telltale signs of sensitive skin plus share some of the best natural remedies to soothe and protect. In fact, the complexities of sensitive skin are so profound that there’s really no scientific consensus2 on its true definition. The one throughline that ties it all together—and that all derms can agree on—is that those with sensitive skin have a compromised skin barrier....