Category: Lifestyle Blog

  • He Went From Ziploc Bags in His Kitchen to 350,000 Customers. Meet the Founder of Flewd

    Some brands start in labs. Others start in boardrooms. Flewd started in a New York City kitchen, with Ziploc bags, late nights, and a founder who was completely burnt out and couldn’t find anything that actually worked. Before Flewd reached more than 350,000 customers, Michael Lupo was behind the scenes at some of the biggest…

  • Clothing as a Second Ecosystem

    Clothes are more than a reflection of style—they’re an ecosystem in their own right. Recent research shows that washing synthetic fabrics releases hundreds of thousands of microplastic fibres per load, which make their way into rivers, oceans, and even our drinking water. The lifecycle of your wardrobe Microplastics are tiny plastic particles less than five…

  • We Asked a Scientist Why Supplement Studies Feel So Confusing And Her Answer Was Eye-Opening

    If you’ve ever tried to “do the right thing” when it comes to supplements, you’ve probably had that moment where nothing seems to add up. One article says vitamin D is essential for everything from immunity to longevity, while another claims it makes little difference. Omega-3s are praised one day and questioned the next. Multivitamins…

  • Keeping Desire Alive

    We are as unique in our sexuality as we are in all other aspects of ourselves. However, generally speaking, we are less knowledgeable, perceptive, and comfortable when it comes to sex. Add to this the fact that many long-term relationships are accompanied by a shift in sexual desire for one or more of the parties,…

  • Your Brain Wasn’t Designed for 237 Notifications a Day

    Most people don’t think of notifications as stress. They think of them as normal. The text buzzing during dinner. The Slack notification popping up mid conversation. The instinct to check Instagram while waiting for coffee. Tiny interruptions have become so embedded into daily life that most of us barely register them anymore. But our brains…

  • Living Well with Jeanette Thottrup, Founder of Seed to Skin: On Bridging Nature and Science in Skincare

    Jeanette Thottrup isn’t trying to convince you to add another product to your routine. If anything, she’d probably tell you to slow down and pay closer attention to what your skin is already telling you. Her approach is less about chasing results and more about understanding where they come from. That shift came from a…

  • The Next Green Revolution Could Be Pink

    If you’re asked to picture a farmer, there’s a pretty good chance you’ll think of a man, yet women account for over a third of the global agricultural workforce. Sometimes they fail to earn the farmer title because cultural and legal norms are rigged against them; other times it’s because their home-scale subsistence growing is…

  • Sleep Experts Say Your Alarm Clock Might Be Ruining Your Sleep. Here’s What to Do Instead

    For something that shapes how we start every day, the alarm clock is surprisingly unquestioned. Most of us fall asleep with our phones nearby and wake up to a jarring sound that pulls us straight into stress and stimulation. It feels normal, but it might be working against us. The team behind the Loftie Clock,…

  • A Doula’s 5 Must Know Tips for Pregnancy and Postpartum

    Lori Bregman, a celebrity go-to doula, shares what actually matters when it comes to supporting yourself through pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. I’ve been working in the birth world for 26 years and have supported around 1,600 births in person, as well as coached thousands of mothers and parents to be around the world through my…

  • A Better For You Vanilla Doughnut with Blue Magic Glaze

    There’s something undeniably nostalgic about a doughnut. The color, the glaze, the feeling of getting away with dessert before noon. But Sabrina Rudin doesn’t believe you need artificial dyes or a fryer full of oil to get that magic. In her new cookbook Healthy with a Side of Happy, Sabrina reimagines the classic vanilla doughnut…