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What’s the best one for you? Well that’s entirely up to your needs and comfort level. But read on for some inspo (you may already be doing a few!). Popular ingredients for scrubs include: brown sugar, white sugar, coffee grounds, and salt (either coarse, medium, fine, or a mix). As for your hydrators, you can use any of the popular beauty oils out there—those like olive oil, jojoba oil, almond oil, or grapeseed oil tend to be the most popular....

Look, at the end of the day, you can wear whatever shade of blush you please. In fact, I’m all about playing with bright pops of color (think cherry-red, fuchsia, or bubble gum pink), which are universally flattering across the board. But if you’re trying to find your most natural-looking flush rather than make a bold statement, a few components can help you select the best hue. “On the wrong undertones, certain shades and colors can make you look rather dull and lackluster,” says makeup artist Jaleesa Jaikaran....

If you’re anything like me, you may have a hard time truly letting yourself relax knowing that you have done enough. When we walk around the world believing we aren’t enough, we’ll spend our lives collecting evidence for this core belief. “I’m not enough because I said something stupid, I didn’t get everything done at work today, I wasn’t there for my partner/child/family member the way they needed me to be....

This guide was created with the help of Kayla Katz, MSW, RCSWI, a domestic abuse education and action advocate at Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services, and Gabrielle Powell, a victim services coordinator for a New York City–based victim services program. You may feel terrified, alone, and unsure of what to do, but know that there are people who are committed to finding you a safe place to call home....

In any long-term relationship, there are going to be difficult conversations—the times when you feel polarized about an issue, when your partner’s point of view threatens yours, when you feel defensive, angry, or frightened of what they are bringing up or when your point of view has changed. Megan and Matt agreed in the beginning that they didn’t want kids because travel and freedom meant more to them. But one day, Matt realized he had changed his mind....

Who doesn’t love a healthy, balanced meal that only takes a few minutes to whip up? Plus, it’s an easy way to incorporate a collagen supplement into your daily routine. If you want to learn more about the importance of taking collagen every day, you can read through our benefits guide here. 

“It’s important to know there are pickles and then there are pickles!” says nutrition consultant and natural chef Karyn Forsyth Duggan, M.S., BBS. “The classic store-bought pickled vegetables are simply pickled in vinegar and then canned/jarred so they’re shelf-stable. There’s really no comparison between these pickled foods and foods that have actually been fermented.” “Pickled foods can be made via fermentation,” says Megan Meyer, Ph.D., director of science communications at the International Food Information Council....

No, the secret is not one specific foundation or concealer. Instead, it’s about how you use those base products. Here’s the 101. She chose to use the Ilia Super Serum Skin Tint SPF 40, Kosas Revealer Foundation, and the cult favorite Kosas Revealer Concealer—all clean and lightweight products that tend to the health of your skin and create a smooth, natural finish. Layer the skin tint first, using more of it than you do the foundation, and only use a bit of concealer under your eyes and to cover any blemishes....

However, we have one hack you may not know about that will streamline this process and add a bit more nutrients to your nut milk, no strainer needed. Here’s the how-to. There are more than a few ways you can use this: as a skin-loving coffee creamer, a quick addition to any baked goods recipe, as a base for matcha, or in your cereal or oatmeal. The options are endless....

Luckily, diet and lifestyle are often to blame, which means small and consistent changes can make a big difference in the health of your stool. Here, we’ve outlined a number of strategies you can try out to help promote regularity and teach your body how to poop better and easier. “Fiber helps promote digestive regularity, which is good for the gut. Soluble fiber, in particular, helps build stool bulk, while insoluble fiber helps speed up transit time,”* explains registered dietitian and mbg Collective member Jess Cording, M....

Once we started having the conversation about having kids, it was really important that we embraced being outside. We weren’t going to stop that part of our lives just because we had kids. And it was, too, a conscious choice: What we know, and what we just experience in our own lives, it’s hugely beneficial to spend time in nature—so that was part of it, too. Nature does help bring this out, too....

After years of being told to toughen up and learning that doctors were dismissive of common symptoms such as dry skin, constipation, fatigue, and muscle and joint pain, I started to believe that I was just weak. The truth was I was suffering from an autoimmune disease which wasn’t diagnosed until 2005 when I was 25 years old. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, autoimmune diseases affect approximately 8% of the population, 78% of whom are women....

Forget 10,000 steps, the real marker of well-being is to lessen the amount of inactivity (or sitting still). You may be familiar with the sentence sitting is the new smoking, but we expect people to prioritize regular movement—even while seated!—during their everyday lives. The original practice started off as a 4-mile walk, but you don’t necessarily need to cover that distance to reap the benefits. In fact, even a super-short stroll has been associated with a longer life: According to a study presented at the ESC Congress 2022 Barcelona, just a 10-minute stroll every day (or one hour each week) has been linked to increased longevity in people 85 and older....

It’s certainly not for everyone, though. As we’ve reported before, intermittent fasting could potentially be a bad choice if you’re prone to anxiety, have a history of eating disorders, or you’re dealing with one of these issues. But what about during pregnancy? If you’re a die-hard intermittent faster and you get pregnant, do you have to give up this lifestyle or might there actually be some perks like improved energy levels and reduced risk of gestational diabetes?...

Chief in the debate is grapeseed oil, an oil made from the seeds of grapes used in winemaking. While its consumption makes sense from a sustainability standpoint (we’re all about eliminating food waste wherever possible!), is it healthy? Turns out, the answer is complicated. Let’s get to the bottom of things. Here’s where it gets complicated. “Linoleic acid is typically converted to gamma-linoleic acid once we digest it and gamma-linoleic can have beneficial properties, like lowering cholesterol and inflammation especially when it is converted to DGLA,” says Robert Graham, M....

Besides the fact that it tastes good, there are plenty of health-conscious reasons to eat muesli. Though muesli can contain a good amount of added sugar by means of a lot of dried fruit, it also contains plenty of good-for-you fiber and healthy fats (as well as some minerals and other key nutrients). Some of the main components of muesli contain some key nutritional benefits: Natalie loves spending time with her husband and three children in the kitchen, garden and in nature....

“If he tells you he had a good time and really likes you but takes a week to contact you, it would make sense if you were confused,” says Chamin Ajjan, M.S., LCSW, A-CBT, sex therapist and author of Seeking Soulmate: Ditch the Dating Game and Find Real Connection. This type of pattern might also play out on dating apps, where it’s even more difficult to know where the person stands since you’ve never actually met them....

A weeknight meal should be easy to make while still exciting our taste buds. This savory Alfredo Chicken Bake checks all boxes, but even better: It’s made with No-Dairy Alfredo Sauce from Primal Kitchen. Now made with creamy pumpkin seed butter instead of cashew butter, no-dairy deliciousness never tasted so good. With other flavorful ingredients like roasted garlic, onion powder, and a sprinkle of black pepper, this Certified Paleo and Keto Certified sauce is all decadence....