Warning: Your Almond, Soy, or Coconut Milk PSL Isn't Actually Dairy-Free

I had a horrifying realization last week: there’s a sneaky dairy ingredient in one of my favorite coffees. After my doctor told me to try two weeks without dairy in my diet, I said, “no sweat!” and moseyed on over to Starbucks to get what I thought was a dairy-free pumpkin spice latte. After all,…

Try This All-Natural, Painless Treatment to Lose Weight, Boost Metabolism, and Stop Binge Eating

If you’re looking to take the next step in your weight-loss journey but you’re not yet seeing progress, there may be a blockage that traditional medicine and weight-loss approaches can’t help. Have you considered the ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture? According to Dr. Magnolia Ng of Advance Health SF (and many others!), this life-changing treatment…

Not Your Typical Before-and-After Story, but You'll Totally Adore Her Honesty

When most people share before-and-after photos from their weight-loss journey, you’d expect an image on the right to be smaller and fitter. Which is why when Mum on the Run posted these on her Facebook page, she received some surprised reactions. But her intent was to share a deeper story, one we as women can…

How 1 Woman's Photo of Her Thighs Started a Social Media Movement

I took this on the first day of #ThighsForJeaux pic.twitter.com/A28fkINZo1 – thigh ambassador✨ (@Mijeaux) January 8, 2016 When 21-year-old South African Mixo Jeaux shared a mirror picture of herself on Twitter on Jan. 7, she probably didn’t know it would start a body-positive movement that would sweep the social media platform – but it did.…