May 12, 2021 at 10:47AM Here are a few sweet and simple, yet highly functional kitchen hacks that will transform your kitchen this spring, starting with the appliance that’s changed our morning coffee routine for good… Almond Cow | The Almond Cow is an automatic nut milk maker we’ve become
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Here’s Why Prebiotics are Just As Important as Probiotics
May 10, 2021 at 06:00PM Peanut butter and jelly. Pen and paper. Probiotics and prebiotics. In any iconic duo, each individual is a power player on their own, but paired together they become unstoppable. The same goes for our gut health. Taking probiotics can help with everything from digestion to immunity
Podcasts We Love: Let’s Talk About Brain Biohacking For Covid Longhaulers
May 10, 2021 at 11:33AM From time to time we feature specific podcast episodes we love. We’ve fallen a bit behind on our pod reports in 2020, but are picking things back up with this special spotlight on Covid Longhaulers and the brain health concerns many of us must learn
California Clean: Toasted Quinoa Bowls With Veggies, Sprouts + Pickled Red Onions
May 10, 2021 at 03:00AM What’s more beautiful than a perfectly balanced plant-based bowl? One that lets you practice new kitchen skills to enhance all of your homemade meals. We love these quinoa bowls made with veggies, vinaigrette and quick-pickled onions from California Living + Eating, a new cookbook that,
Meet BĂĽmoWork: Chriselle Lim On Creating The Ultimate Work Space For Young Families
May 10, 2021 at 01:00AM Imagine a co-working lounge with beautiful spaces for collaboration and focused work, delicious treats, and strong wifi. Now, imagine that there is a state-of-the-art children’s education facility attached. No, this isn’t a fever dream, this is the new BĂĽmoWork, opening in L.A. later this month.
Beating Overwhelm: A 6 Step Process To Manage Your Energy (Not Just Your Time)
May 06, 2021 at 11:00PM The below is an excerpt from Dying To Be a Good Mother: How I Dropped the Guilt and Took Control of My Parenting and My Life by Heather Chauvin. Heather is a leadership coach who helps ambitious, overwhelmed women conquer their fears and become leaders
Warm Meals, Frozen Padsicles + 7 Truths New Moms Need to Know About Post-Birth Recovery
May 06, 2021 at 10:49AM In a culture that considers anything bodily fluid-related to be poor cocktail chatter, it is no surprise that women often enter key life experiences, like their first period or pregnancy, totally blind. Much of that appears to be changing as leaders in the wellness space
Make Dig Inn’s Delicious Brunch Brochettes This Weekend
May 05, 2021 at 11:00AM We love everything on the mindfully-sourced menus at Dig Inn locations across NYC, so when we found this delicious brunch brochettes recipe in our own archives (NYFW 2015, to be exact!) we thought it’d make the perfect addition to Mother’s Day weekend and beyond! Here’s
A Grain-Free Tomato Tarte Tatin from Sweet Laurel Savory
May 04, 2021 at 10:57AM As promised, here is an incredibly fun and impressive grain-free recipe from the new Sweet Laurel Savory cookbook. The whole cookbook is an adventure — and a total life-saver for those on a grain-free diet! Meet the women behind the new cookbook here and try
Dream First, Details Later: Ellen Bennett’s New Book On Business, Balance + Adaptability
May 03, 2021 at 09:03PM Maybe you’ve heard as much chatter on social media as we have lately about young women being coached to use less exclamation points in business emails and cut the personal tone wherever possible to appear more polished and buttoned up. We get that. But it
The Clean Beauty Breakdown: Inside Gisele’s Vogue Sustainability Cover
May 03, 2021 at 10:40AM Vogue Hong Kong recently selected model and mama, Gisele Bundchen as the cover of their Spring Sustainability Issue. Appropriate, since Bundchen has become nearly as famous for her conservation efforts as for her iconic modeling career. Gisele has become an important global advocate for eco-issues
What’s For Lunch: Peeled Cucumber Wraps with Salmon Salad
April 30, 2021 at 11:00AM Cucumbers as noodles, cucumbers as chips – and cucumbers as sandwich wraps for these cute little summer sandwiches. We’re using cucumbers all the ways this summer for a boost of minerals and hydration and to reduce our grain intake in an interesting way. We’ve been sharing
All The Ceramics We’re Buying From One of LA’s Coolest Cafes (Starting At $10!)
April 30, 2021 at 11:25AM If you want to lump things like Cottagecore dresses and handmade ceramics into the idea of “wellness”, we’ll allow it. While it’s incredibly important to us that vibrant health not be pigeon-holed into a narrowly defined way of life, we also champion the idea that
What the Heck is Astaxanthin (You May Have Noticed We Talk About It A Lot)
April 29, 2021 at 11:00AM Okay, you probably haven’t noticed how often we talk about astaxanthin — and that’s fair. We’ve kind of slow-rolled our passion for this sea-based antioxidant over the years, tucking a mention into a beauty story here, highlighting a supplement that contains it there, but talking
This Cheese Is Nuts: Smoked Almond Cheddar So Good It’s Spiritual
April 27, 2021 at 10:55AM From cashew camembert to the almond cheddar below, Julie Piatt’s nut-based cheese recipes are a revelation for the milk-averse, a game-changer for anyone trying to wean off the white stuff, and just a really cool idea for the health conscious hostess. Make a batch, serve
Sweet Laurel Savory: The Game-Changing Cookbook From The Queens of Grain-Free Baking
April 27, 2021 at 10:37PM I first met Laurel Gallucci of Sweet Laurel when I co-hosted a cake-filled event at Jenni Kayne’s home in 2015 (see it here!). Laurel and business partner, Claire Thomas went on to bake their way into a beautiful grain-free cake bakery that all of L.A.
Pack This Himalayan Salt Inhaler For Better Breathing
April 26, 2021 at 09:00AM This story first ran in 2017. We love a salt inhaler for a bit of refreshment on long days at home and to help clear the lungs during a high-pollen season. Most people still aren’t familiar with them, so we thought we’d bring this back!
Why People Are Talking About the Pink Super Moon in Scorpio
April 26, 2021 at 01:04AM We love crystal healer, meditation guide and reiki master Mariah K. Lyons’ perspective on each full moon this year. Get Mariah’s take on this month’s tumultuous pink Super Moon in Scorpio below… Pink Super Moon in Scorpio – April 26, 2021 SPIRITUAL SIGNIFICANCE… The Full Moon
A Grounding Yoga Flow For Grief with Victory Jones
April 23, 2021 at 11:18AM We all grieve differently and that’s okay. Perhaps you don’t want to move — or perhaps you can’t stop. Whatever the case, so many of us have dealt with grief this year through a world-wide pandemic that would have been hard to imagine one year
Seaspiracy, Alaskan Fisherman + The Future of Seafood
April 22, 2021 at 10:57AM We had already planned a story on a new Alaskan seafood delivery service, Sitka Salmon Shares when all of the sudden Seaspiracy happened. As Netflix released the hard-hitting, essentially “anti-seafood” documentary, it sent an alarming wave through the wellness community and shook eco-loving sushi lovers
5 Realistic Swaps I’m Making At Home In Honor Of Earth Day
April 22, 2021 at 11:08AM Earth Day becomes a little more exciting each year as we realize just how much can and should be done for the health of our planet — and as our opportunities to make an impact grow. It’s easy to go all doom’s day when it
Beauty Chocolate, Good Music + Great Scents: Our 2021 Mother’s Day Gift Guide
April 22, 2021 at 12:29AM Mother’s Day is coming up on May 9th and we know more than one mom this year whose only request for Mother’s Day is alone time. After all that most mothers have been through this year — from new work from home realities to surprise
The Holy Grail Sephora Product That Saved My Skin
April 20, 2021 at 11:33AM My skin can be a bit confusing. While most would define it as “good” skin, it’s awfully sensitive too. Therefore, I’m religious about washing it nightly and you’ll never catch me falling asleep in makeup (no matter how many margaritas have preceded). I take great
Inside Maria Sharapova’s Stunning Home + New Furniture Collab
April 20, 2021 at 10:51AM Every so often, a famous athlete or actor is thrust into the spotlight at a young age and seems to find themselves at a loss for what comes next. While we can imagine the oddities and exhaustion of what that experience could be like, we
All Hail, The Affordable Green Smoothie
April 19, 2021 at 09:00PM Do you smoothie? Of course you do, smoothies are one of the most ubiquitous wellness foods out there — and with good reason. A smoothie can be almost anything you need it to be from day to day — breakfast, a vitamin infusion, a mid-afternoon
Recognize Release Respond: Try This Strategy To Strengthen Your Boundaries
April 19, 2021 at 10:24AM It’s been a year of radical adaptation, reflection, and change in our relationships across the board, so we welcome resources like the new Boundary Boss designed to equip us with the tools we need right now to better navigate our personal and professional lives. Author
Make This Simple Mock Tuna Salad with Cashew Mayo
April 14, 2021 at 10:35AM Everyone is talking about ocean welfare and fishing documentary, Seaspiracy lately which has us thinking more about where our seafood comes from and how much we’re consuming. Plant-based chef and founder of Nucifera, Meredith Baird is one of our go-to pros for vegan meals and
A Breakthrough For Women + the World’s Most Common Nutritional Deficiency
April 14, 2021 at 11:00AM DID YOU KNOW THAT iron deficiency is the most common and widespread nutritional disorder in the world? Although low iron affects a large proportion of children and women in developing countries, it is the only nutrient deficiency which is also significantly prevalent in industrialized countries.
What To Buy During Sephora’s Highly-Anticipated Spring Sale Event
April 13, 2021 at 10:47PM When we first started talking about “clean beauty” almost a decade ago, we never would have anticipated that Sephora, the queen of beauty retailers, would sell so many of our fave clean brands, nevermind having their own Clean seal of approval. We still look to
I Drank This For 7 Days + Totally Transformed My Digestion (And My Skin!)
April 13, 2021 at 11:25AM They say that beauty comes from within, but healthy skin truly does begin in the gut. Dull, irritated or acne-prone skin is often the first indicator that something is “off” with our gut health. And clear, glowing skin is a huge pay-off when we finally