“A comprehensive eye exam isn’t just about vision care,” describes Julie Hively, an Optometrist at LensCrafters. “It can also provide information about a person’s overall health and serve as an early indicator of other systemic conditions, like diabetes, which can lead to eye disease, like diabetic retinopathy. By tracking the impact of other health issues through regular comprehensive eye exams, patients can help better protect their vision.” With a comprehensive digital eye exam and a wide variety of prescription lenses tailored to your vision needs, LensCrafters makes it easy to find glasses that fit your unique lifestyle....

To settle the washing-versus-wiping debate and ensure both food safety and optimal flavor, chef and certified nutritionist Serena Poon, C.N., shares the best way to clean mushrooms. When they absorb too much water, mushrooms can’t achieve a crispy, flavorful texture. Instead, they’ll be waterlogged and soggy, Poon says. “Generally, you want your mushrooms to be tender on the inside and crispy and browned on the outside,” she explains. For extra peace of mind, she recommends following these four food-safety precautions when shopping and cleaning: 

But just as how you can use makeup to fake a summer flush, you can easily adorn yourself with a splatter of faux freckles or embellish the spots you already have. Here, makeup artists explain how to create fake freckles and, better yet, make them look 100% natural: For a freckle pen, you can never go wrong with the Freck OG by Freck Beauty; if you’d prefer a multipurpose tool, we especially love this Brow Goals Pencil by PYT Beauty and this Joey Healy Luxe Brow Powder....

We’ve all been there. We can be going about our day, minding our own business, aligned in our own flow of positive energy, when we are confronted with someone whose negative energy is so strong and pervasive—you can literally feel it like it’s a tangible layer of heaviness or ickiness on you. What do you do when someone else’s negative energy seems to invade your space or shift the vibe in the room?...

Good news: According to the experts, there are a few nail care tweaks to help make your nail polish last longer. Here, their tips and tricks to give the mani some staying power: That said, you’ll want to avoid soaking your fingertips after the mani, too (with warm baths, washing dishes, and the like). Not only can the water cause your nails to expand and contract, which can lift the pigment, but it can also make them brittle and dry over time....

More peer-reviewed research still needs to be done regarding the efficacy of essential oils, but anecdotally they seem to be helpful for many people and unlike prescription anxiety meditations, they come with few side effects. While essential oils cannot cure an anxiety disorder, they can help support a better mood and positively affect the body and mind. Here are a few ideas about how to use them the next time you feel anxiousness come on....

To help you strengthen your own body’s natural defenses and begin to build up some immunity armor,* we’ve compiled some of our top advice from experts. Sleep hygiene practices like setting a bedtime, reducing blue light exposure before bed, and creating a soothing nighttime ritual are all valuable ways to promote deep, restorative rest. All that said, it’s important to note that there’s a bit of a catch when it comes to exercise and immunity—chronic rigorous fitness and overtraining can actually be a detriment to your immune system....

Since you’re working your full body, you could do as many sets as you like to get a quick workout in, or you can incorporate inchworm into your routine among other exercises. And of course, there’s no equipment required, which is always a plus. The bottom line is, the next time you want to get your blood pumping and work your whole body, inchworm is a great option to try....

“Whole grains have three edible layers—the bran, germ, and endosperm,” registered dietitian nutritionist Shamera Robinson, MPH, RDN, L.D., tells mbg. “Each layer offers a different ratio of macronutrients, vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to help nourish your body. Brown rice, oats, and wheat are popular whole grains, but corn kernels also contain those three nutrient-rich layers,” she says. Corn is also part of the grass family of plants, similar to wheat, barley, and rice, registered dietitian and spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition & Dietetics Julie Stefanski, MEd, RDN, tells mbg....

This way, you can make a more informed decision on what’s right for you. Because here at mbg, we believe that the power of beauty is in your hands. Here are the main ingredients that come up and what to know about them: However, Thompson notes that modern formulas have significantly less of these dyes than the past versions. “Back in the day, the color was much different dye than what we use today....

Just as being brokenhearted can quite literally disrupt your heart health (aka “broken heart syndrome”), lovesickness, too, has physical effects. According to the aforementioned research, there is a general agreement on symptoms of lovesickness across different cultures, including fever, agitation, loss of appetite, headache, rapid breathing, and palpitations. Nuñez adds that it’s important to note being lovesick is not the same as genuinely being in love. “There’s a clear distinction because when you genuinely love somebody, you’re not obsessing about them,” she says, noting that when someone is lovesick, they’re often seeing the object of their affection with rose-colored glasses....

The diet, in which the body flips its metabolic switch from using glucose to using fats and ketones for fuel, is high in fat, moderate in protein, and low in carbs. The studied positive outcomes are far-reaching—beyond the blood sugar benefits mentioned by Diulus, followers of the diet have experienced weight loss3, better brain health4, improved metabolic health4, and sustained energy." The traditional keto diet, though, is heavy on animal fats and proteins, which concerned many cardiologists, and was difficult to follow when confronted with the realities and inconveniences of modern life....

If these winged creatures seem to be following you lately, here’s what they could be trying to tell you, according to spiritual experts. As Dawn Baumann Brunke, author of the book Animal Teachings, tells mbg, “Most moths navigate by moonlight and are at home in the dark. For this reason, many cultures have associated moths with the foreshadowing of death.” In Ancient Greece, for example, moths and butterflies were linked with souls of the dead....

I kept quiet about my experiences with sexual assault and PTSD for almost 20 years. I had shared with a few people in my private life, but it wasn’t until I wrote my second book, The Farewell Tour: A Caregiver’s Guide to Stress Management, Sane Nutrition, and Better Sleep, that I shared publicly—and even then, it was just a tiny section in one chapter. I remember visiting the RAINN website, hoping to find a loophole out of being a statistic, but even all the things I did remember qualified as rape....

You may be familiar with the risk of over-exfoliation (and even contact dermatitis) that comes with overusing retinoids. This is relatively easy to spot when it happens, as it likely results in redness, dryness, or overall irritation. One of the not-so-predictable potential side effects? Chapped lips. Here, we’ll explain why. This can happen with any skin care product, including cleansers with active ingredients, serums, or moisturizers. According to Landriscina, a few ingredients may irritate the lips: AHAs, BHAs, niacinamide, and retinoids....

When the founder of Outdoor Afro, a nonprofit that facilitates outdoor experiences for Black Americans, started considering the role that her company could play in the historic moment, she had a revelation of sorts: “I realized we were standing on the shoulders of the Black tradition and [thought of] the lyrics of the song about laying our burdens down by the riverside,” Mapp says on a call with mbg. “That’s the moment I really understood that my work was about healing....

Sagittarius, on the other hand, is a mutable fire sign, and the ninth sign of the astrological year. It’s also ruled by Jupiter, the planet of luck and expansion. Unlike Taurus’ preference for stability and routine, Sagittarius wants to adventure and explore and be spontaneous. Frankly, Taurus and Sagittarius embody very different qualities. As astrologer Molly Pennington, Ph.D., tells mbg, “There is not a lot to support the relationship between these two....

Before you ask: Yes, these tattoos look incredibly natural. It’s actually a super-detailed process called scalp micropigmentation, and it camouflages thinning hair in a very precise way. If you’re at all curious about this inking method and how it works, check out our expert-led guide below. You might think it sounds similar to eyebrow microblading (another permanent tattoo procedure), but they actually require very different tools, pigments, and techniques. See, microblading uses full strokes to mimic the actual wisps of hair, whereas SMP places the ink in teeny dots to create shadow—which creates a softer, more natural-looking effect....

While the name selenite originally referred to the transparent variety, nowadays, it can also refer to the striated, fibrous version called satin spar (which is also a variety of gypsum). “People have gone so far as to say satin spar isn’t real selenite, and although it’s true that there’s a subtle distinction, they’re chemically the same—they’re the same type of stone,” Leavy adds. She notes there are some specific formations that are used for certain things....