Author: Richard C. Trotter
There’s no denying we’re in the midst of a major plastic problem, one that’s contributing to the climate crisis on a global scale. At home, there are many things we can do to reduce our reliance on plastic. If you’re in the market for new food storage containers, investing in glass containers rather than plastic ones is your best bet. Opting for glass food storage containers over plastic versions is one simple way to reduce your own plastic consumption. Better yet, the pick may also also benefit your health (not to mention amplify your fridge shelfie goals and even encourage…
Four years after the coronavirus pandemic upended our lives, COVID’s staggering long-term toll is coming into focus: Nearly 7 percent of American adults have ever had long COVID, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC). (Other studies put the toll much higher, at up to 30 percent1 of anyone who’s had COVID—which is, at this point, most of us). Although many people recover, others have symptoms that last for months or years. Despite how common it is, long COVID continues to baffle many doctors. Some patients see 10 to 20 practitioners before they finally get a diagnosis and…
Pilates—the low-impact, core-centric exercise method—is having a moment. Yes, the slow, controlled movements are challenging and can fire up your abs in just minutes (just try the Pilates hundred!) But even if Pilates is your go-to workout, don’t ditch your weightlifting or cardio routine just yet. While a regular Pilates practice can help improve overall body strength and muscle, there’s a limit to those gains, says Christine Sellers, NCPT, certified Pilates instructor at Bridge Body Clinic and Training Center in Atlanta. Even if your usual Pilates class leaves you a sweaty, shaky mess, your heart rate won’t get elevated long…
After an incredibly chaotic week (blame that game-changing full moon in Capricorn!), you’ll likely be relieved to know that the upcoming days bring relative calm to our skies. But be warned: Your weekly horoscope for July 28 to August 3, 2024 does end on a surprising note. Healing in your close relationships is a major theme on July 30, when Venus in Leo meets with Chiron in Aries. (Venus represents our relationships and Chiron represents our wounds and pain from the past.) Vulnerable and heart-expanding interactions might take place when these celestial bodies link up. You could feel like you…
We’re calling it: Summer 2024 is the *official* Summer of Champions. Here at Well+Good, we’re celebrating the incredible athletes, coaches, and stories behind the Paris Olympics and the U.S. Open tennis championships. Tap in as we shine a spotlight on everything from the fitness routines and self-care practices of today’s top athletes to the larger cultural conversations inspired by this summer’s spectacular events. See More When American B-girl Sunny Choi isn’t killing it on the dance floor, you’ll likely find her experimenting in the kitchen. In a recent conversation I had with Choi, she unveiled that aside from breaking, she…
We’re calling it: Summer 2024 is the *official* Summer of Champions. Here at Well+Good, we’re celebrating the incredible athletes, coaches, and stories behind the Paris Olympics and the U.S. Open tennis championships. Tap in as we shine a spotlight on everything from the fitness routines and self-care practices of today’s top athletes to the larger cultural conversations inspired by this summer’s spectacular events. See More Growing up as a paddling prodigy in North Carolina, Evy Leibfarth assumed that in order to become a champion athlete, she had to focus on her sport 24/7. Thanks to her intense determination (and major…
We’re calling it: Summer 2024 is the *official* Summer of Champions. Here at Well+Good, we’re celebrating the incredible athletes, coaches, and stories behind the Paris Olympics and the U.S. Open tennis championships. Tap in as we shine a spotlight on everything from the fitness routines and self-care practices of today’s top athletes to the larger cultural conversations inspired by this summer’s spectacular events. See More Sha’Carri Richardson. Rai Benjamin. Anna Cockrell. They’re some of the fastest humans in the world, and they’re going for gold in the 2024 Paris Olympics. And as part of Team USA, they’ll be wearing Nike’s…
No two groups seem to be as polar opposite as feminists and tradwives—that is, the “traditional wives” of social media who tend to preach submissiveness in marriage and that “a woman’s place is in the home.” But oddly enough, the two camps have lately collided at an uncanny meeting point: childbirth. And more specifically, unmedicated childbirth. On both sides, there’s an empowered vision of childbirth that seems to revere a woman’s ability to harness her pain rather than dulling it with medication as she brings new life into the world. Eschewing epidurals—or anesthetics that partially or fully numb you from…
Whether you have access to farm-fresh eggs or are one of the growing number of people raising chickens, eggs make a quick and tasty meal (hello, fluffy scrambled eggs or frittata roll-ups) and the long-term benefits of eating eggs are impressive. My family raises chickens and I love having eggs readily available. But egg management is a big deal, even farm-fresh eggs can go bad. As a chicken farmer, I’ve learned the hard way. If you’ve ever cracked a bad egg, you know that the smell is horrific. Nothing brings on a spell of gagging quite like a rotten egg.…
There are three kinds of people: those who love the Olympics, those who are “meh” about the Olympics, and those who love the essence of the Olympics. I fall into that third category. Technically, the Olympics has all of my favorite things: Foreign countries! Epic stories! Getting deeply invested in something that lasts two and a half weeks only to forget about it completely until it resurfaces four years later! Fanciful condoms! But no matter what category you fall into, the question of, “What Olympic sport should I watch?” can be overwhelming. There are so. many. sports. (40, to be…