If you’re dealing with stress or anxiety, sometimes it seems like nothing can take the edge off, and sometimes it’s easy to comfort yourself with food. When you’re reaching for chips or ice cream as an outlet for your tense feelings, try this trick: eating foods that can actually help de-stress your brain. There are…
A lot of things changed when I moved to San Francisco. I was much colder. I bought my first real jacket. I tried Philz Coffee for the first time. I started a new job. And, out of nowhere, my stomach started ballooning arbitrarily throughout the week making me look three-to-six-months pregnant at any given moment,…
So many of us deal with anxiety, and we’re always looking for healthy ways to release the tension, stress, and inexplicable, unnamed feelings that come along with it. One of our favorite ways of self-healing is through exercise (because, of course). It’s scientifically proven that exercise helps your mental health, so why not relieve all…
Is the scale haunting you? Does it sit in your bathroom, taunting you from the tiled floor, bubbling up all sorts of bad feelings? Get rid of it. Psychotherapist Dr. Kathryn Smerling, PhD, encourages it. “Throw away your scale,” said Dr. Smerling. “Focus on feeling good in body and spirit rather than feeling good about…
Bad day at work? Mad at your significant other? Going through a breakup? Too many sneakers to buy, not enough paydays? We feel ya. So many things can cause anger and negative stress, but why let it fester and take over your mood? Best way to get it out: punch stuff. No, seriously. Let’s work…
Had a bad day? You could cry it out, you could grab a spoon and a pint, or you could work it out. John Rowley, certified personal trainer, International Sports Science Association (ISSA) director of wellness, and founder of UX3 Nutrition, would suggest working out. John created this 12-move circuit workout for POPSUGAR Fitness to…
Your heart is beating out of your chest and you feel hot and sweaty, like your world is closing in on you. When anxiety begins to set in, sometimes some deep breathing can help prevent a full-on panic attack. Try to get to a calm space, close your eyes, and do these relaxing, grounding yoga…
It was my Wednesday night SoulCycle class with Ian, and when we finally got to the weights section after a crazy-tough out-of-the-saddle run, I was so relieved to sit down and do a bit of arm work. Related Stories:If You Have Trouble Sleeping at Night, Try This Yoga Pose After the standard set of bicep…
Want to feel like an Olympian? Take a nap. No, seriously. Everybody’s doing it (everybody being Olympians). Related Stories: It’s Time to Stop Feeling Guilty About Afternoon Naps “Ryan Lochte takes a nap every day,” nap evangelist and CEO of MetroNaps, Christopher Lindholst told us. He’s not wrong; Lochte has talked about his napping schedule…
Sitting motionless in my kitchen, staring blankly and hopelessly at my pantry, I felt the onset of an anxiety attack. As a complete and total omnivore (I truly eat all the foods), it was the first time I didn’t know what I was “allowed” to eat – and I was SO hungry. My doctor had…
