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While tons of brands label their products as nontoxic, it’s a pretty vague statement without the proper certifications. Luckily, there’s a few hacks for finding the best nontoxic crib mattresses. Tasha Stoiber, Ph.D., a senior scientist at EWG, suggests looking for a company that values transparency to start your shopping process, calling it one of the “most important things” a parent can do. She explains that if a company is transparent about the materials it uses and how they’re sourced, “Then you know exactly what you are getting and can avoid harmful materials....

When they’re stressed, Hall explains that they hold on to their views on what’s right and wrong even tighter. They also have a tendency to judge themselves based on this narrative and are self-critical when they feel they’re not doing things perfectly. “They feel like they can’t do anything well,” adds Hall. “When they’re stressed, twos often work even harder to make themselves indispensable,” Hall explains. “When threes are stressed, they often busy themselves by starting new projects, or they swing to the opposite extreme and become listless and unmotivated....

Take a recent study2 from the journal Sexuality Research and Social Policy that revealed how people tend to dehumanize those in CNM relationships. Researchers asked 455 straight people to evaluate a series of hypothetical couples, including some monogamous, some consensually non-monogamous, some straight, and some gay. CNM couples were described in less human terms—they were seen as having less love, compassion, and remorse and as having more “animalistic” emotions like lust and fear....

This Monday, the first guidance on childhood obesity in 15 years was released by the American Academy of Pediatrics2 (AAP), and it’s receiving a lot of attention. The academy is suggesting for the first time that medication can be offered to kids as young as 12, and that weight loss surgery can be offered to those as young as 13. This is a revision of the existing guidance to use a “watchful waiting" approach that delays more intensive treatment until children are older....

When we are stressed by different things going on in our lives, our hypothalamus in our brain signals to our pituitary gland that there is a threat around. Our pituitary then signals to our adrenal gland to release adrenaline, noradrenaline, and cortisol. These stress-induced hormones act on our organs to activate us into a fight-or-flight mode—which is not conducive to sleep. In fact, it can prevent sleep or disturb it throughout the night....

We talk a lot about the overt narcissists who openly parade their narcissism, and the covert narcissists who masquerade as sensitive introverts. But we need to talk about a more dangerous breed—the spiritual narcissist. It hit me that my initial impression of him as spiritual man allowed me to explain all of the red flags in his behavior as simply remnants of wounds from his former life. Then the women in my life started telling me their stories of lovers, friends, and colleagues who’d pervert spirituality to serve their own ends....

Here, we dive into what tummo breathing is all about, how to do it, and the modern benefits of this ancient practice. It can also be called Chandali yoga, and it’s “an ancient tantric meditation that uses bioenergetic breathing plus visualization to increase your inner fire,” says Gwen Dittmar, breathwork teacher and mbg class instructor. It pairs a specific breath pattern (more on that below) and the visualization of a flame going up the spine....

Fortunately, there are solutions to alleviate this pain or discomfort. To ease back into having sex that feels good, improve the experience at the OB/GYN, and help manage anxiety or fear around the pain, some health care providers will recommend vaginal dilators. Vaginal dilators increase the elasticity of the vagina and keep it from becoming too narrow, which can have a number of benefits. Here are just a few: Starting with a small vaginal dilator and gradually increasing the size can help relax the pelvic floor muscles and help people get used to the feeling of something inside them, gynecologist Lynley Durrett, M....

To do so, they analyzed stool and blood samples from Tibetan Buddhist monks and compared them to controls who did not meditate. These monks were avid meditators and also did not take anything that would alter their guts like antibiotics, antifungals, or probiotics. Compared to the control group, the monks had more of the good bacteria strains that are associated with positive mental health, like Prevotella, Bacteroidetes, Megamonas, and Faecalibacterium species....

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Using color consciously can enhance your life. Wear it, decorate with it, write with it, or paint with it! Remember different shades will vary the meanings, so consider that. And be sure to set your intentions while working with color to activate its energy and potential even more. And most importantly, have fun; After all, you’re working with rainbows! Please check out her website for her blog, her on-line courses including the Declutter Your Way to Clarity eCourse, her intensive workshop, the 9-week Feng Shui Journey, and her coaching and consultation packages....

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There are many theories as to why French people, and French children in particular, do not suffer from weight problems, obesity, diabetes, and hypertension like their American counterparts. Eating moderate quantities of fresh and freshly prepared food at set times of the day is definitely one of the most convincing reasons why. Daily exercise, in the form of three recess periods (two 15-minute and one 60-minute recess every day) and walking or biking to and from school, is another....

Collective consciousness is powerful, and when multiple people direct their energies toward one focus or goal, the results can be astounding. I personally help facilitate a reiki circle for a friend who has ALS. When we gather virtually, I’ll ask people to send light energy toward him, say prayers and blessings, or visualize him surrounded by healing light. This allows others who aren’t reiki certified to also lend their energy, which is channeled through me, the reiki practitioner, before being grounded and directed....

Structurally, caprylyl glycol is a long chain of eight carbons. It’s a diol (or glycol), which means it has two hydroxyl groups. (A hydroxyl group is simply an oxygen bonded with a hydrogen; it’s what makes this compound an alcohol.) One is located on the first carbon, and another is on the second. Thus, it’s also called 1,2-octanediol. The 1,2- indicates the positions of the hydroxyl groups, while the octo- prefix refers to the number of carbons....

After you watch said videos, you might end up a little confused, if not apprehensive. How does the thread lasso each hair into its grip? How long do these immaculate brows last? And perhaps the most pressing question of them all: How much does it hurt? Ahead, we tapped brow experts for everything you need to know. The service is most popular for eyebrows (hence, the name), but you can technically thread any unwanted facial hair—upper lips, chin, cheeks, etc....

Trust really is a practice, an art—especially in those moments when it feels like you’re working hard and things just aren’t happening. In the wellness world, we put so much emphasis on the importance of letting go, relinquishing the need to control and learning to trust that things will simply be taken care of. A job will appear, along with a dream partner and loads of money. In other words: we automatically position ourselves as dependent, weak and disempowered in relation to some elevated idea of “the universe....

Celeste Headlee, award-winning journalist and author, appeared on the mindbodygreen podcast to share some pointers about having better conversations (by not being a conversational narcissist) and why there’s actually good reason to sometimes do something with no productive purpose. And there’s actually research to back up that first claim. In a 2018 study titled The Liking Gap in Conversations1, they found that people’s self-analysis is blocking them from understanding that they’re more liked than they thought....

A study published in the journal BMJ Sexual and Reproductive Health questioned 2,825 people between ages 17 and 24 about their first sexual experience, including the nature of their relationship with the person they had their first sex with, both of their ages, and how much sexual experience their partner had. The researchers also asked about their socioeconomic status, their education level, family structure, ethnicity, and how and when they’d been taught about sex....