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Mycotoxins have also been associated with neurological and neuropsychiatric symptoms2 including pain syndromes, movement disorders, delirium, and disorders of balance and coordination. It’s a common but potentially harmful mildew that we see often in the remediation industry throughout the home—mostly on windows and surrounding frames and sills; on doors and frames leading outside; under bath mats; on shower curtains, often between the liner and the curtain; and on bathroom grout or caulk....

When I was pregnant, I found that I always felt better when I kept moving. Even if my range of motion was limited, trying to include light stretching and movement helped reduce the aches and pains caused by my body changes. Bonus: Stretching while strengthening the pelvic floor and hips also helps keep this area strong for labor. Benefits: This standing post option and stretch opens the hips, pelvic floor, and inner thighs....

“Unrefined coconut oil doesn’t go through extra processing steps like refined does. It’s extracted from coconut meat using a dry or wet method1,” says clinical and culinary dietitian Huma Chaudry, R.D. You may also see unrefined coconut oil labeled as cold-pressed. This means the coconut oil was extracted from coconut milk without any heat. To do so, the outer husk of a matured coconut, which can yield more oil2 than young coconuts, is removed and then pressed to slowly pull out the oil....

According to board-certified internist and mbg Collective member, Vincent M. Pedre, M.D., it occurs when there is an overpopulation of bacteria in the small intestine. “This can increase fermentation of sugar in the carbohydrates you eat, and bloating often occurs from this excess gas production,” he says. “Several studies have demonstrated that abnormalities in the MMC may predispose to the development of SIBO3,” research published in the Gastroenterology and Hepatology journal states....

In other words, the sociopath can neither form feelings of connection with others nor directly perceive their emotions, whereas the narcissist cannot perceive the emotions of others but can, in their way, form interpersonal bonds. Because they have the capacity to bond, the narcissist does experience the emotion of conscience. But the narcissist’s ability to act on that conscience is severely flawed by their impenetrable ignorance of other people’s feelings and needs....

The term was originally coined in the early 20th century by psychologist Alfred Adler, who believed the complex to be a way of hiding low self-esteem, feelings of inadequacy, or not feeling good enough. “Superiority complexes usually are defense mechanisms that come from deep personal insecurities, shame, and feelings of being inadequate in some way. Because shame is such a distressing and uncomfortable emotion, a person may use their defenses to hide these feelings from others, deny them in themselves, and avoid having to experience them,” Shafir explains....

As a collective, stress levels have reached an all-time high. Earlier this year, a survey by the American Psychological Association reported that 84% of adults have recently felt at least one of the emotions related to occasional stress. On a scale from 1 to 10, where 1 was “little to no stress” and 10 was “a great deal of stress,” our population averaged 5.6. To put it mildly, it’s time to start getting real about stress management....

The sheer variety of exercises possible with pull-up bars makes them one of the best pieces of equipment you can buy. What’s more, they’re far more affordable than most other equipment with many options under $50. If you’re ready to expand your burgeoning home gym, check out our top picks for the best pull-up bars, below. But first things first, you’ll want to consider safety features. TJ Mentus, an ACE-certified personal trainer and expert panelist of Garage Gym Reviews, says that any bar you install in your home should be firmly secured in place and “unable to be dislodged....

Since not everyone wants to spend hours scouring the internet or testing out multiple shoes, we did the legwork (or shoe-work) for you. Utilizing the criteria below, along with expert input from Daniel Pledger, podiatrist and founder of ePodiatrists and Rudo Makuyana, podiatrist and co-founder of The Foot Hub, we’ve hand-picked the 10 best running shoes for wide feet—so you can just focus on lacing up for your next run....

And for those with chronically dry skin, this criteria is extra important to keep top of mind. That said, you want to lather on a body wash that coats your skin in barrier-supporting ingredients. You’re in luck: We found 12 that fit the bill. Ahead, the best soaps that function as a blanket for dry, thirsty skin. Hydrating Gel Body Wash With Aloe and Sea Kelp, Kopari ($18) Eczema+ Foaming Oil Body Wash, Skinfix ($26) Raw Shea Butter Bar Soap, SheaMoisture ($5....

Seoul, the capital, is a particular level of heaven for beauty lovers, as that’s where most of the makeup trends see first light before making their way across the Pacific. (In case you didn’t know, Korea was on the BB cream train long before it became a stateside sensation.) At the end of the day, makeup should be enjoyable and transformative—Korean brands take this notion and run with it, offering innovative, playful packaging, textures that feel like butter, and colors that don’t play it safe....

“The problem is that if you are working out, you likely want your hair held tight and secure—and this puts stress on your hair, which causes breakage in those areas,” says Monarch. “The first thing you can do is, when you are not working out, to wear your hair down or at least in a looser style so it’s not pulling as much and all the time.”

In casual relationships, we stop answering text messages or provide short, uninterested answers. We say we’re busy for the next couple of weeks. We say we’re busy forever. I used to say, “I just don’t like hurting people.” I would then phase people out accordingly or slowly distance myself from them emotionally, which was easier on my conscience but far harder on my exes. I’ve since realized that sure, I don’t like hurting people—but what’s really happening is that I don’t like guilt and anxiety and conflict, so I ignore or avoid the “problem” to gain the illusion that “it’s” (they’ve) gone away....

Loneliness can feel like a very hard feeling to feel, and there is a very good reason for this. When we were infants, if we cried and no one came, we could have died, so many of us subconsciously associate the feeling of loneliness with death. As children, we learn to do many things to cover over this feeling, such as: All that time I was abandoning myself by disconnecting from my body and staying in my head so I couldn’t feel my loneliness—but as a result, I often felt alone inside....

This has made way for a buffet of high-price, low-return products to enter the market and convolute what “wellness” really means—and who has access to it. In the last year, op-eds like Jessica Knoll’s “Smash the Wellness Industry” (which likened wellness culture to diet culture) and Jen Gunter’s “Worshiping the False Idols of Wellness” (which declared that the expensive wellness complex is exploiting gaps left by medicine) have run in the New York Times and stoked the first flames of the wellness backlash into an all-out fire....

On top of that, triangle is great for the spine, helping to lengthen it out, and also targets the hips and shoulders, offering both a nice stretch and increased mobility. And lastly, triangle may help promote digestion, as it gently stimulates all those digestive organs. The bottom line is, this pose manages to stretch nearly anything you could want to stretch, as well as encourages a strong core, which comes with so many other benefits....

Here are some common signs you might have trust issues, plus how to deal with them and start taking steps to be a little more trusting. “We all have vulnerabilities from childhood because the human experience if flawed,” Moran adds. For example, “Someone who was raised with a father who was very distant learned this person who was ‘god’—our parents are god to us—isn’t really emotionally available.” And that sticks with us, sometimes forming what’s known as an insecure attachment style....

According to spice expert Kanchan Koya, Ph.D., turmeric may be a great way to curb those premenstrual symptoms. She spoke with us about the health benefits of the spice, and when you can take it to optimize those benefits for PMS. For why this could be the case, Koya points to the anti-inflammatory effects of turmeric. In fact, many of the negative symptoms of PMS can be linked to inflammation, she says....

As it turns out, blood levels of vitamin D (which is technically a hormone) can also influence our sex lives for the better (or worse). As it turns out, vitamin D status has a significant impact on not only reproductive health but sexual pleasure as well: According to a 2016 study3 from the European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, healthy vitamin D levels are tied to higher scores in sexual desire, orgasm, and satisfaction in women....

Society sets us up to believe that this only happens for women. But the truth is that men can also struggle with desire. If you’ve been feeling like your husband isn’t interested in you sexually, here are things that might be going on and what to do about it. Sexual challenges are normal. We don’t see this in the media, and people aren’t generally talking about their sexual issues, so we don’t realize how common it is to struggle with sex....