Author: healthtost
To protect your face from Holi colors, focus on the barrier layer before play and gentle removal after. Apply a thick moisturizer and SPF 30+ sunscreen 30–45 minutes before going outside to reduce pigment penetration. After Holi, dissolve the colors using oil first and then clean gently. Be Bodywise’s 1% Salicylic Acid Face Wash can help lift debris if skin isn’t irritated. Follow with a barrier-repairing moisturizer and avoid strong actives for 48 hours.Facial skin is thinner and more reactive than body skin. The cheek area, the folds of the nose, the lips and the area under the eyes are…
Caffeine has earned a place in everything from under-eye creams to firming serums, and for good reason. But with all the noise, it’s easy to get caught up in the hype. So what are the real benefits of caffeine on the skin, and which claims are just clever marketing? This article cuts through the noise to debunk 6 common myths about caffeine in skin care, using real science (not marketing jargon) to separate fact from fiction. Myth #1: Caffeine permanently removes bags under the eyes The Reality: Caffeine can help reduce the appearance of bags under the eyes, but the…
Your brain starts out as a single cell. When all is said and done, it will house an incredibly complex and powerful network of some 170 billion cells. How is it organized along the way? Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory neuroscientists have come up with a surprisingly simple answer that could have far-reaching implications for biology and artificial intelligence. Stan Kerstjens, a postdoc in Professor Anthony Zador’s lab, frames the question in terms of positional information. “The only thing a cell ‘sees’ is itself and its neighbors,” he explains. “But its fate depends on where it sits. A cell in the…
If you’ve moved beyond the machines on your strength training journey and are standing under a heavy bar to do squats, cleans or presses, you may have wondered if you should get yourself a pair of weightlifting shoes.If you’ve started working out with significant weight, you really should.Here’s why weightlifting shoes matter and what they do.Weightlifting shoes do three jobsA weightlifting shoe does three things, and all three can greatly improve your lifting experience:It supports your foot. “Lifters” surround your feet in a tight casing so nothing moves when you’re moving heavy loads. Everything is nice and secure, which is…
If you’re experiencing bloating, digestive distress – think diarrhea or constipation, food sensitivities or intolerances, fatigue, skin problems, or symptoms that seem to flare up for no apparent reason, you’re not imagining it. Many people who struggle with chronic symptoms have underlying gut inflammation and an imbalanced gut microbiome. Treating gut inflammation is an increasingly important focus in both research and clinical practice – it’s a huge passion of mine as a registered dietitian nutritionist. The gut is not only responsible for digestion. It plays a central role in immune function, regulating inflammation, absorbing nutrients, and communicating with the brain…
About 60,000 Danes live with chronic inflammatory bowel disease. Some experience limited discomfort, while others go through a debilitating course of illness that includes surgery and a stoma. Add to that the fear of leaving the house due to urgent toilet needs. One of the biggest challenges with the disease is that doctors cannot predict what kind of progression the person will face. As a result, many of those affected are either over- or under-treated, and the opportunity to intervene early, before the gut is completely destroyed, is lost. Now, a new Danish study from the DNRF Center of Excellence…
Fifteen years ago, Rebecca D. Costa challenged us all to face the danger we faced. In her book, The Watchman’s Rattle: A Radical New Theory of Collapsepublished in 2010, said, “Today, the issues threatening human existence are clear: an intractable global recession, powerful pandemic viruses, terrorism, rising crime, climate change, rapid depletion of the earth’s resources, nuclear proliferation, failed education.” Her mentor, the eminent biologist and naturalist Edward O. Wilson, who wrote the foreword to her book, summed up our predicament this way: “We have paleolithic emotions, medieval institutions, and god-like technology. And it’s terribly dangerous, and now it’s approaching…
The release of the Epstein files continues to dominate the headlines for what is and is not included. On February 25, 2026, nearly a month after documents were dropped on January 30, 2026 by the Department of Justice, New York Times and NPR referred to missing memos about President Donald Trump’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Earlier in February, access was given to members of Congress unedited versions of these documents. Representative Cynthia Lummis, Republican of Wyoming; he had this to say when he left the screening room: “I was not one of the members who took it…
⭐⭐⭐⭐½ | Reviewed after 4 months of nightly use | The mattress is provided by Parent Tested Parent ApprovedMy husband and I slept on a memory foam mattress from Wayfair for several years. It was relatively cheap and at first we thought we had scored big. But here’s the thing about financial strata: they don’t always age gracefully.After a few years, our Wayfair mattress developed two very defined grooves right where we slept every night. My husband and I are not small people, but we felt that the mattress should have held its shape better than it did. We woke…
Hello friends! I have a brand new podcast episode live and today is a very special one — episode 200 🎉 This is a short solo episode where I reflect on my own healing journey and share the biggest mistakes I made along the way, especially during my autoimmune symptoms. This episode is less about sadness and more about perspective, compassion, and help to help you avoid some of the same pitfalls if you’re in a healing season right now. In this episode, I open up about what was going on behind the scenes when my lupus markers were positive,…