Nips do weird things, and women put weird things on nips. So, it stands to reason what comes out of those nips gets put on everything under the sun — meaning, breast milk’s got benefits. Ready to learn about the superpowers of breast milk? You already know of its immunity-boosting and nutritional benefits for your baby, but boob juice also holds practical use secrets to uncover. Here’s a list of 10 unexpected and popular everyday uses for breast milk. Breast…
Millennial? Mom? Check, and check. That exquisite alliteration sounds more elegant than the reality of your day-to-day life. You rush from point A to point B, and somehow, you manage to work and teach your munchkins how to take over the world without anyone…
From politicians to your Auntie Clare, everybody has an opinion about what you should do with your body. Family size, child spacing, birth control and maternal age are all up for grabs. You know what, haters? My family planning is none of your business.…
“Being alone doesn’t mean you’re lonely,” people like to say. A dash of solitude with self-care can rejuvenate your energy and make you feel ready to take on the world again. You get so busy taking on the world that you forget to flow…
Is your gut the engine that couldn’t poot, but definitely feels the pain? Stomach discomfort makes you want to hug your pillow close, fold yourself into a blanket burrito and hide away from the world. Bloating, indigestion and pain — the triple threat of…
Do bananas help you poop? Well — two types of fiber typically make up food — soluble and insoluble. Soluble fiber, such as that found in oatmeal, dissolves in water and soaks up moisture. On the other hand, insoluble fiber can’t break down, like…
The thousands-year-old tradition of yoga sprouted yogini wings out of India in the ‘80s and swept the rest of the world — the west hasn’t been the same since. Yoga comes in many diverse forms with just as diverse practitioners, but the heart of…
“Good luck with sleeping after the baby’s born. Enjoy it while you can,” they say, like a rite-of-passage mantra. The statement holds truth. During the first months of parenthood, sleep comes and goes for the baby as they establish their sleep-wake cycle. Shut-eye could…
Fitness experts tout the need to work out at least three days a week, but what should you do on rest days? Should you do anything at all? Isn’t rest supposed to be for — well — resting? When you hit the gym for…
Your fiercely determined child makes you want to climb the walls on most days, but you usually end up scrubbing various substances off the walls, your child and yourself instead. You were blessed with a strong-willed child — part coyote, part bull, it’s wired…