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Every once in a while, someone comes along who can’t be real.
Like Susan Boyle, whose audition for Britain’s Got Talent broke the internet at over 100 million views in 10 days.
The most incredible performances come from those we dismiss outright. [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: World’s Oldest Yoga Teacher Täo Porchon-Lynch
As a teen who hated my weight, I was more into low-calorie food than healthy food.
Unfortunately, they were usually one and the same.
So I ate healthy to lose weight, but that was the ONLY reason. [Read more…] about 5 Superfoods That Will Knock That Multivitamin Off Your Shelf
A few years back, a friend gave me a book as a gift.
It was about the psychology of food cravings.
We think we crave certain foods because they taste good, but what we’re really after is how they make us feel. [Read more…] about Eating for Happiness: How Food Affects Your Mood
I was flipping through a magazine the other day when my eye caught an ad colored an extraordinary shade of blue.
It was for a face serum by Chanel.
“Longevity ingredients from the world’s blue zones,” it read. [Read more…] about How Blue Zones Can Help You Live Longer
Becca was tired.
“I don’t even feel sexual anymore,” she said. “Sometimes I go out and I meet these nice guys, and they’re just so nice that all we do is hug. Maybe give each other a peck on the cheek.”
She gave me a wan smile. [Read more…] about If You Don’t Have a Date, Date Yourself
Do you ever feel that, no matter what you do, it isn’t enough?
Your career isn’t where you want it to be. Your weight isn’t where you want it to be. You’re no Martha Stewart in the kitchen. You could be a better wife, mother, daughter, friend. [Read more…] about The Cost of Being a High-Performing Woman
You’re walking through the grocery store.
On either side of the aisle, shelves are lined with food.
Some are foods human beings have been eating for hundreds of years—beans, flour, pasta, dried fruit—but most haven’t been around for much longer than you have. [Read more…] about 6 Frankenstein Foods You’re Probably Eating Right Now
I was on the debate team in college, and one of my most memorable debates was on that enduring topic:
“Is a bath better than a shower?”
I was on Team Shower. We won the debate after presenting a slew of convincing arguments. [Read more…] about Why You Should Treat Yourself to a Bath Tonight
What’s your relationship with your phone?
If you feel naked without it, you’re not alone.
The average American checks their phone somewhere between 40 and 80 times a day. Millennials check their phones twice as often. [Read more…] about Is Your Cellphone Harming Your Health?
I’m a mother.
Which makes me in the know about magic.
Add the word “magic” in front of anything—cream, Band-Aid, medicine, sandwich—and your kid will love it. It’ll go down like a charm. [Read more…] about Why Every Woman Needs This “Magic Cream”
My milkshake story starts in an unlikely place:
The Andes mountains of South America, where once a month the banana man came to visit.
He drove up to my village in his battered pickup truck, the bed laden with branches of bananas straight from the tropical coast. [Read more…] about The Trick to a Healthy Milkshake Your Diet (and Kids) Will Love
I started noticing it a few years ago.
I’d be reading profiles of brilliant leaders. People who’d really reached the top of their game.
Consistently, these high performers would mention that they meditate for at least 20 minutes a day. [Read more…] about Why You Need 20 Minutes a Day to Yourself
Brené Brown was having a breakdown.
She’d gone to her therapist with an Excel spreadsheet. She had six weeks, she explained. She needed more of the traits on this list and less of the traits on that list.
“Nothing deep,” she added. “No childhood crap or anything.” [Read more…] about #BrilliantBabe: Shame & Vulnerability Researcher Brené Brown
Life is about hard work and sacrifice.
If you’re not disciplined, you’ll end up living in your parents’ basement.
You can’t be a success unless you’re making a good living.
Everyone knows that, surely! [Read more…] about Why You Need Playtime As Much As Your Kids
Who doesn’t count calories?
Calorie-counting apps are big business, along with activity trackers like Fitbit.
Track how much you’re taking in versus how much you’re burning, and you’ve got an easy equation for weight loss. [Read more…] about Why Counting Calories Could Shorten Your Life
