Author: Richard C. Trotter
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP It’s cozy season, which means sandals are out and plush shearling and soft suede boots and slippers are in. If you’re like us and have a life-long love for UGG (seriously, we still have a pair from high school that we refuse to let go of) but…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Running shoes can be an investment, so you’ll want to make sure they’ll suit your needs before opening up your wallet. Are you a trail runner or do you prefer to pound the pavement? Are you a sprinter or a runner who alternates between walking and running?…
I was nervous entering my first ballet class in more than 10 years. Last September, I signed up for Angela Trimbur’s anti-perfection Balletcore class in New York City on a whim after seeing this TikTok of the class captioned, “My inner child healing.” The look of release and joy on the dancers’ faces as they moved intuitively to classical ballet music inspired me to purchase a spot despite not knowing much else about the class. When Trimbur first came into the room cosplaying as a snobby ballet company’s artistic director in a black trench coat, I wondered if my impulse decision…
Digestive health is often taken for granted, but chronic stress, irregular meal patterns, and over-restriction can lead to unpleasant gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and interfere with your nutrition. Your digestive tract works hard for you every day, breaking down food you eat so that your body can properly absorb the nutrients it needs. Proactively supporting your digestion by adopting certain lifestyle and dietary practices can help take the stress out of meal times and allow your body to feel and function at its best. As a registered dietitian specializing in gastrointestinal health, here are a few of my top tips for…
Workouts don’t have to be push-you-to-the-brink intense in order to be effective. As of late, the idea of a gentler approach to exercise has risen in popularity on social media, on fitness apps, and in boutique fitness classes alike: soft workouts. Soft workouts comprise of low-impact exercises, like walking, Pilates, and pickleball. While the intent is to move your body in a non-strenuous way, the most important part is to have fun while doing it. If you’re interested in trying soft workouts for yourself, here’s what you need to know. What are soft workouts? Soft workouts are low-impact (meaning they’re…
You know when a coincidence just feels, well, too coincidental to be just that? Like, when someone pulls out of a packed parking lot just as you’re arriving, or the same song keeps appearing in your life… or you keep seeing the same number? That last one is what numerologists would call an example of angel numbers, or numeric sequences or patterns (like 666 or 1234) that show up repeatedly in your life and are thought to carry spiritual significance. You might already know about 11/11—they don’t tell you to make a wish for nothing—but 1212 is also an angel…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP A few things about me: I saw Clueless in theaters, vividly remember buying low-rise jeans the first time they were popular, and flirted with my middle school crush by burning him a CD off of Napster. All of this is to say that I am old enough…
In the quest to age well, there are lots of boxes we should check to ensure we are, and stay, healthy from the inside out. From gut health and immune function to cardiovascular health and cognition, we’re fortunate in that food can absolutely be a type of preventative medicine. The same goes for bone health—which might not get as much airtime as the aforementioned areas of well-being—but you’ll do your skeleton a solid by being proactive. To help you sit and stand strong and tall as the years pass, aim to enrich your diet with some of the best plant-based…
My special JSHealth Community, I am so excited to embark on our New Year Reset Journey with you all. Navigating this time of year can be difficult with all the noise from the diet and health industry. The overwhelm can feel real. In fact, this is the very reason why I started JSHealth – to show you that diets, fads, rules and restrictions simply do not deliver results in the long term and that there is a kind, more fulfilling way that is what actually works. This time of year is an amazing opportunity to nourish your relationship with food…
Flaxseeds have long been a staple in nutrition and wellness. The superfood is packed with omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, protein, and fiber, and has long been a wellness-world favorite for sprinkling on top of açai bowls or mixing into smoothies. Recently, though, these nutritious little seeds have caught the eye of skin-care aficionados on social media who claim that applying them to your face in mask form can mimic the effects of Botox. On TikTok, #flaxseedfacemask currently has 80 million views and promises to hydrate, smooth, and tighten the skin. But, like all social media skin-care trends, I couldn’t help…