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 As a beauty writer, I’m sent endless skin care products, cosmetics, hair care, and fragrance launches for testing. Sometimes, I’m even sent men’s grooming tools. That’s how I learned of the Philips Norelco OneBlade 360 ($38), a cordless rechargeable face razor with a unique flat top that…
Calling all potato heads! By now, you’ve likely tried more than your fair share of nourishing potato recipes and landed on your go-to favorites (hi, melting potatoes). In light of potatoes being one of the most versatile and nutritious ingredients to 4ever know and love, we’re here to shake up—and colorize—your side of fries with a new delicious recipe starring purple potatoes. On the latest episode of Well+Good’s #WorkFromHomeLunch series, Brooklyn-based chef and media personality Elena Besser shows how to make a protein-packed, one-pot purple potatoes recipe (plus a creamy tahini sauce to drizzle on top) that’s sure to blow your spuds, err,…
‘It’s just not right. It has to be flawless. Why are you so bad at this?’ If these or similar thoughts rattle through your mind when you attempt to complete a task, then there’s a good chance you’re a perfectionist (and there’s a good chance that’s not a newsflash to you). Sure, there are good things that come from having high standards, but when your normal standard is perfection, life can become exhausting, and everyday duties can feel impossible to tackle. Just ask Nike Well Collective trainer Clarissa Karunaratne. “I like to think of myself as a recovering perfectionist because…
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 In many ways, there’s never been a better time to buy a sex toy. Advances in tech, plus a huge cultural shift on the stigma front, means that there are all kinds of innovative companies making game-changing pleasure products. Vibrators, suction toys, dildos, harnesses, and more… there’s…
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. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP With the temperatures dropping and the sun setting earlier comes the urge to be as cozy as possible at any given moment. For me, loungewear is a year-round essential, but especially in the winter when I sit in my chilly Boston apartment typing away. My barometer for buying clothes has turned into “will this make me feel like I’m wrapped in a blanket?” and if…
A decade ago, there was a treatment called Profhilo that women in certain circles of New York City’s upper crust were clamoring about. Not yet available in the United States, they’d board private jets and set off to Paris to see the doctor who many speculated to be Kate Middleton’s dermatologist. A week or so after getting Profhilo, they’d emerge from Chanel-ed cocoons with bouncy, juicy skin that looked so gleamy that people would speculate how they’d achieved it. The answer? Around 30 or so injections to each side of the face, distributing an injectable moisturizer comprised of hyaluronic acid.…
Everyone has their own timeline when it comes to healing from a breakup. Some may take several months (or longer) to commit to being alone and practicing self care, and others may feel ready to jump back into dating after a few days, depending on the nature of the relationship. Personally, nearly all my previous breakups took me years to move on from—especially in cases where the breakup wasn’t my idea, or no one did anything wrong. As I’d later learn, part of the reason I had so much difficulty letting go after a breakup was because of my anxious…
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 Whether you like exercising at home, at the gym, or on the go, one handy tool can help take your workout to the next level: workout sliders. Also referred to as exercise gliders, ab sliders, exercise disc sliders, or strength slides, these pieces of equipment are small,…
Have you ever wondered if your thirst is a guaranteed sign that you waited too long to drink water? And even if you do sip enough H2O on the daily, what other factors may contribute to dehydration? Keep reading for answers to simultaneously quench your curiosity and your thirst, according to an integrative medical doctor and a dietitian. What causes thirst? Lauren Manaker, MS, RDN, LD, CLEC, CPT, notes that feeling thirsty most often means that your body needs fluids. However, it can also be a response to eating salty foods or being in higher altitudes, like when you’re in…
Share on facebook Share on twitter Share on pinterest Share on email Smartwatches and smart rings that track our fitness and sleep stats have been available for years. But in 2024, a growing variety of everyday products worn on the body (think: headphones and tampons) will function as packaging for wearable health technology that can measure all kinds of biomarkers. And as these products make certain components of health information more readily accessible and easier to grasp, the relationship between patient and physician stands to evolve. “Digital devices can help patients take active part in their own health or disease management,” says…