June 13, 2020 at 10:25AM Share on: Melatonin has been a popular sleep aid in the U.S. for decades. Between 2007 and 2012, usage of the supplement more than doubled in America, and millions of people now keep it at their bedside for sleepless nights. Magnesium’s entrance to the sleep market has been more recent, but initial research shows that […]

June 13, 2020 at 10:04AM Share on: Chronic stress can zap everything from immunity to gut health and is an underlying contributor to most diseases. Needless to say, stress management is something everyone should be taking seriously. That’s why when mbg decided to formulate its first supplement line, we knew that hemp had to be in the rotation. Hemp oil […]

June 13, 2020 at 10:00AM Share on: People around the world are finally coming together to commit to active anti-racism. At the same time, however, there’s been an influx of what’s known as performative activism—aka saying or publicly signaling support for a social cause without actually taking any direct actions to create tangible change. One of the best ways to […]

June 13, 2020 at 02:10AM Share on: We all have our perceptions about what potential partners may find attractive. But according to new research by the University of St. Andrews in the U.K., the common perceptions of what men and women find attractive may actually be way off. In their study, researchers found women overestimate men’s attraction to thinness, and […]

June 12, 2020 at 10:53PM Share on: Tomato season is in full swing. While the season is pretty long, winters are often spent cooking from canned tomato products. But while it’s a bit easier to get our hands on fresh, flavorful tomatoes, why not try preserving them for use in the colder, less tomato-friendly, months? While there are multiple ways […]

June 12, 2020 at 09:30PM Share on: While browsing for clean beauty, knowing your labels is key. But it can be difficult to familiarize yourself with all the harmful players out there; unfortunately, there can be quite a bunch in traditional beauty products, some with many names that can sneakily make their way into formulas. But as of this week, […]

June 12, 2020 at 08:41PM Share on: Buffing and polishing jewelry does so much more than spruce up their shine: After all, it’s important to make sure what touches your skin (be it jewelry, a beauty tool, or even clothing) is up to snuff on the cleanliness front. The same goes for earrings, which quite literally poke through the skin; […]

June 12, 2020 at 08:03PM Share on: The current pandemic has affected everything from our daily schedules to stress levels and, of course, sleep. People around the world are even reporting pandemic dreams, but according to new research, that’s not the only way the coronavirus is affecting our sleep. In two new studies, one by the University of Basel in […]

June 12, 2020 at 01:27PM Share on: Mineral sunscreens are a subcategory of sun care that only uses mineral ingredients—zinc oxide and titanium dioxide—as their active ingredient. These are also known as physical blockers as they manually provide a coat of protection against the sun for your skin (rays literally bounce off of them), while chemical blockers absorb the UV […]

June 12, 2020 at 11:23AM Share on: Millions of disposable face masks have been used since the coronavirus pandemic began—and it feels like half of them somehow ended up on the sidewalk outside my apartment. My block isn’t the only one strewn with COVID trash: Photos circulating the internet show mask and glove litter in the U.S. and around the […]