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Taste of HomeWhen it comes to kitchen gear, I’m all about combining form and function. After all, who doesn’t love practical but pretty tea towels or adorable recipe cards? However, when it comes to kitchen workhorses—you know, the products you use every day—pretty doesn’t always pay. For those heavy rotation items, I turn to my local […]
Battle ropes, like exercise sleds, are just as effective as they are Instagram-worthy. The latest fitness fan to show off her rope skills is model Naomi Campbell, who worked the ropes this week with her trainer, Joe Holder. Similar to box jumps or burpees, battle rope exercises are a type of plyometric exercise, which means […]
When you are worried about your health it’s tempting to bury your head in the sand and hope whatever symptoms are concerning you will just go away in time. Even if you know that’s not a sensible move, the thought of going to see the doctor is daunting for several reasons, one of the biggest […]
Divorce is more than physically separating yourself from the person you thought you would share your entire life with. The aftermath of splitting up with a partner can have lasting psychological effects, even if in the long run, the breakup was the right step. RELATED: 5 Easy Love Hacks That Make Any Marriage Better Every […]
There are three kinds of women in this world: The kind who don’t wear makeup; the kind who own their camera-ready, full-face; and the kind who put on layers of strategically placed concealer and tell people they don’t have a lick of anything on. I’m of the third party. I’m the queen of convincing myself […]
Around one in every 100 people in the UK is affected by coeliac disease, which is an autoimmune disease that affects nutrient absorption and causes various unpleasant symptoms, and can only be treated by eating a gluten-free diet. However, it is not only people diagnosed with coeliac disease who avoid gluten, which has become a […]
Shakira is gearing up for her recently rescheduled El Dorado world tour—which kicks off in Germany in June and wraps up in California in September—and part of that prep involves spending time in the gym. Thanks to several Instagram posts published this week by her trainer, Anna Kaiser, founder of AKT in Motion, whose clients […]
Runners, cyclists and gym-goers are all over energy and recovery supplements, but it’s fair to say amateur footballers aren’t quite as keen. The pros are, though, especially now that players cover more distance and complete more sprints in a game than ever before. And while you may find you’re covering less distance and completing fewer […]
Pop culture’s depictions of sex typically focus on the romantic, the salacious, and (in some refreshing cases) the embarrassing. But one thing that’s still rarely mentioned—both on screen and IRL—is pain during sex (also known as dyspareunia), or the shame, confusion, and stigma that often accompany it. (And we’re not talking about the good, consensual […]