January 01, 2020 at 03:00PM by CWC Discovering Maya Chia’s “The Super Blend” ($105) was a happy accident. After forgetting my usual moisturizer on a trip home to see my family, my mother handed me the pressed serum with a ceremonious flourish and said: “Here, try this.” Since then, the
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The 2 most underrated gym machines for burning out your thighs and glutes
January 01, 2020 at 02:00PM by CWC There are two pieces of equipment that I absolutely loveāthe abductor and adductor machines. When I ask Maillard Howell, owner ofĀ CrossFit Prospect HeightsĀ and founder of theĀ The Beta Way, whether they’re worth a share of the small amount of time most of us have
How to receive signs from the universe in 5 simple steps
January 01, 2020 at 01:00PM by CWC If you fancy yourself a spiritual person who regularly turns to tarot cards for intel, carries around crystals to balance blocked chakras, and doesnāt book important meetings before first consulting with an astrologer (no big decisions should be made while Mercury is in
A ballet dancerās secret for ironing out the kinks in you neck
January 01, 2020 at 12:00PM by CWC You can crush your workout, fill your body with nutritious food, and sleep to your heart’s content. But if your desk job or a shoulder bag is making your neck hurt, you still won’t feel 100 percent. Donna Flagg, a dancer, ballerina, and
Make mental wellness a priority this month with our 28-day feelings challenge
January 01, 2020 at 11:30AM by CWC Have some empathy for the āShe Doesnāt Even Go Hereā chick from Mean Girls; it can be hard to have a lot of feelingsāand to know how to productively channel them. Thatās why, for the next four weeks, we want to encourage you
Make healthy eating a reality with this delicious 28-day plan
January 01, 2020 at 11:00AM by CWC Year after year, ādieting and eating healthierā tops the list of most common New Yearās resolutions for Americans. But this is a different kind of healthy eating challenge from others you might see in January. Weāre not here to tell you to follow
Get your finances on track with our 28-day financial wellness challengeĀ
January 01, 2020 at 10:30AM by CWC The end of the year is rough on the money front. Budgets are blown traveling to see loved ones for the holidays, buying gifts, and indulging in holiday sales shopping. All worth it? Sure. But now that itās January, youāre paying for it
Get stronger in 28 days with our trainer-approved fitness challenge
January 01, 2020 at 10:00AM by CWC The new yearāand in this case, the new decadeāis the perfect time to start fresh in your fitness routine. But according to research from the running and cycling app Strava, January 19th has been dubbed “quitter’s day,” because that’s the day people are
If youāre looking for a less-is-more $4 solution to skin care, itās time to get āsluggingā
January 01, 2020 at 02:00AM by CWC I only buy Vaseline when my skin looks like it’s been through the shredder, and that’s how I started slugging. After a no good, very bad cold, my nose and mouth were dry and chapped to tatters, but my go-toĀ lip balm had been
The flexitarian diet lets you go mostly plant-based without *totally* ditching burgers
January 01, 2020 at 01:00AM by CWC If there’s one food lesson we learned this year, it’s the importance of plant-based eating for health and the environment. But it’s one thing to knowĀ that eating fewer animal products and more plants is associated lots of benefitsāfrom reduced risk of heart disease
The mental health benefits of exercise are worth their weight in sweat
January 01, 2020 at 12:00AM by CWC That exercise is good for you is not exactly a revelation; however, according to research, the more you know about those benefits, the more likely you’ll be to engage in physical activity. And you might be surprised to read how the mental benefits
This paleo eggs Benedict will make you want to stay in for brunch every weekend
October 01, 2019 at 04:30AM by CWC If brunch is the highlight of Sundays, the lowlight is the lethargic feeling you get after scarfing down a plate of heavy food. And while we’re all for afternoon naps, sometimes sluggishness just doesn’t jive with your productivity goals for the day. The
This 4-ingredient homemade makeup remover can actually take care of business
October 01, 2019 at 02:30AM by CWC A beauty commandment we can all agree on: Take your makeup off before bed. If not for the sake of your nightly skin-care ritual, for the sake of your very delicate face: Because skin absorbs leftover product, sleeping in the stuff (for shame!)
Itās time we all learned the 5 rules for apologizing like an adult
October 01, 2019 at 02:19AM by CWC “There’s no ‘but’ after ‘I’m sorry” was my mom’s favorite axiom throughout my childhood. She meant, of course, that atonement should never come with an excuse tacked on the end. My sister and I rolled our eyes each time she recited her mantra,
7 farm-to-table restaurants in NYC that make sustainable eating easyāand delicious
October 01, 2019 at 02:00AM by CWC It’s no secret that the food industry has a big sustainability problem. According to the World Wildlife Foundation, around 30 percent of greenhouse gas emissions worldwide come from the food system (and farm animals in particular create 40 percent of methane gas emissions
7 signs your can-do attitude is actually ātoxic positivityā in disguise
October 01, 2019 at 01:30AM by CWC I once had a glowingly perma-happy friend that pushed away conflict and negativity like Play Doh; to this day, I remember my friend’s smile, and her ulcers. Newsflash for the uninformed: toxic positivity can be mega harmful to your body and your mind!
What to know about skin hyperpigmentation and how to get rid of it in no-time flat
October 01, 2019 at 01:00AM by CWC Much like fine lines and wrinkles, hyperpigmentation is a common skin concern that most folks associate with the faceānot the body. Believe it or not, though, hyperpigmentation (spots or specks that appear darker than the rest of the skin), doesnāt discriminate and can
Are you a narcissist or just self-involved? A narcissism expert explains the difference
October 01, 2019 at 12:00AM by CWC I used to laugh off my constant self-doubting and self-obsessing with, “Well, you know me, I’m a narcissist.” I said it lightheartedly yet matter-of-factly, as if to communicate something factual and completely devoid of controversy, like “I’m a journalist,” or “I’m a Taurus,”
The 3 surprising parts of your face where you should always go light on foundation
September 30, 2019 at 11:00PM by CWC Your foundation is the base of your entire makeup look, so if your application’s not down pat, it can wreck the rest of what you put onāconcealer, blush, you name it. That’s why I copy foundation tips from makeup artistsĀ all the time to
This just in: Nuts really *are* the healthiest snack
September 30, 2019 at 10:30PM by CWC Certain food trends come and go (remember when everyone was amped about banana milk?), but eating nuts, it seems, will never go out of style. Yes, they’re delicious and versatile, but as practically every nutritionist will attest, they come with lots of health
The 800-pound gorilla in the room? Oh thatās your spirit animal, here to help you be a badass
September 30, 2019 at 10:23PM by CWC Ready to be brave? This month, you’ve got a big, strong ally in that department becauseĀ “RockStar Shaman” Alyson Charles is sensing that the gorilla is here. And this spirit animal is here to help you upgrade your whole life.Ā Last month was a
In the great oil vs. moisturizer debate, which should you *really* be grabbing when your skin is dry AF?
September 30, 2019 at 10:19PM by CWC Now that pictures of football Sundays and apple picking have begun to dominate our Instagram feeds, it means that dehydrated skin season is upon us. As the weather changes, so too do the needs of our skin: We need all the hydration we
Butterfly pea flower is Thailandās buzzy blue ingredient thatās full of antioxidants
September 30, 2019 at 10:00PM by CWC I went to Thailand recently with next to no travel cred, if you know what I meanāmy companions had heavily-stamped passports, while my favorite island is Staten. The one exception where I was worldly, though, came in the form of ultra indigo butterfly
If your shoulder mobility is the pits, meet the āscapular push-upā
September 30, 2019 at 09:54PM by CWC After a week when I’ve skipped a yoga class (or two, or three), the simple act of raising my arms over my head feels near impossible. The shoulder tension sparked by #desklife is all too real, and something Casey Chiro, DC, says is
WTF is a coregasmā¦ and how can I have one?
September 30, 2019 at 08:45PM by CWC Six-pack abs are a lie, but I just learned about something that’s making me double down on my core regimen in a way I haven’t in years. And no, it’s not J. Lo’s age-defying turn in Hustlers. Thanks, Reddit, for awakening my awareness
Find out how your longevity compares to the people with the longest lifespans in the world
September 30, 2019 at 08:14PM by CWC I have a pretty bad case of existential denial. Anytime I find myself contemplating the day of my death, I start humming Pink’s “So What” to distract myself from the Grim Reaper’s eerie shadow. If anyone’s going to make me contemplate the possibility
7 healthy canned pumpkin recipes that are anything but #basic
September 30, 2019 at 06:57PM by CWC I’m not one of those people who goes out and orders a PSL at the first sign of fallāpromise. And come October, I’m not lighting pumpkin spice candles or filling my home with pumpkin-themed decor. But one thing (basic or not) that I’m
If your nails wonāt stop breaking, make this one change
September 30, 2019 at 06:05PM by CWC No matter what I did, my manicure almost always got ruined by a broken nail. Something I can fully blame on being a longtime nail-biter. (Thanks, former self.) That’s not the only reason it used to happen so frequently, but I didn’t know
The fine line that separates compulsive liars from over-exaggerators
September 30, 2019 at 05:42PM by CWC One summer day when I was little, I found out that my mom was taking my sister shoppingāwithout me. Understandably, I was enraged. And so I did the only logical thing: I hid our mother’s wallet in the mailbox so that no one
All you need to make any skin type happy is just 3 products, according to a dermatologist
September 30, 2019 at 05:38PM by CWC In general, we tend to talk a lot about finding “the one.” The perfect partner, the perfect job, the perfect apartmentāso much of our lives come down to discovering that one single thing that’s right for us. Skin care, though, is not like