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The “bowl food” trend has caught on in health food circles and beyond. Even large chain restaurants have joined in on the craze. And why not? These bowls seem delicious and easy enough, but paying the $12 price tag just isn’t in the budget for most of us, even if it means a stunning Instagram photo. Here’s how you can easily make one of these all-natural, nourishing bowls that satisfy your body and taste buds, without a background in food styling. Step One: Choose Your Base First, think about whether you want the bowl to be warm or cold. Warm bowls work best with starches like quinoa, noodles ..read more

I have very soft pubic hair. I know what you’re thinking, some people hit the jackpot, but I wasn’t born with the genetic makeup to assure I’d one day have a silky bush.  My secret? I started using Fur Oil. Fur Oil is a conditioning beauty oil explicitly designed for, well, pubes. Developed by sisters Emily and Laura Schubert, along with co-founder Lillian Tung, the oil promises to minimize ingrowns and soften hairs. Fur products, which include a Stubble Cream, a Silk Scrub and an Ingrown Concentrate, in addition to their signature oil are 100 percent natural, vegan, and cruelty-free.   My Fur ..read more

Doctors Are Using Ketamine to Alter Our Sense of Time and Self CALL OUT: Ketamine has been getting a lot of buzz recently. In March of 2019, the FDA approved Johnson & Johnson’s nasal spray, Spravato, for treatment-resistant depression. Spravato is technically esketamine, which is, molecularly-speaking, almost identical to Ketamine but three times as potent and can be given at a lower dose. Maybe you know it as a horse or a cat anesthetic, or maybe you’ve heard of a K-hole. You could have also read the absolutely amazing Twitter thread where Irish writer Seamus O’Reilly slowly tells the st ..read more

“It takes me back to feeling like a left-out teenager,” says beloved Seattle singer-songwriter and new mother, Shelby Earl, when speaking about her recent experiences using Facebook. “Feeling like someone’s relationship looks healthier than mine, or their music career looks like it’s thriving more than mine. In our regular lives, we compare ourselves to other people, but not as readily. We’re not seeing so many people and what they’re up to all the time the way we do with social media. It can make you feel like you’re the one doing it wrong. Earl weighed in with a post on her personal Facebook ..read more

In Portland, Ore. discerning vegans are meeting loyal locavores at a vegan prix fixe restaurant called Farm Spirit. From within an unassuming brick building in Southeast Portland, the restaurant serves modern, delicately-plated plant-based fare from ingredients 95 percent sourced within 105 miles. “We want to make food that leaves people feeling light. We want to make food that is wholesome, made with local ingredients,” says owner and chef Aaron Adams. This restricted bioregion — which spans from Southwestern Washington to Central Oregon — has a long growing season and mild winters. It provid ..read more

Striking a balance between luxury and earth conscious travel can be challenging. Travel is a notorious offender when it comes to environmental impact. Long-haul flights aren’t exactly saving the planet but isn’t it true our days are brighter, and more productive after a relaxing getaway? Focusing on sustainable lodging is one way to combat the adverse facets of travel but at these bucket-list-worthy and environment-friendly hotels you can go green around the world without sacrificing an ounce of the glam and comfort. Soneva Kiri Koh Kood, Thailand Soneva Kiri is the epitome of eco-friendly ele ..read more

Professional card counter, David Drury, began his career calculating odds and beating casinos because of a little “divine intervention.” Dury, a regular churchgoer, had picked up a few card-counting tricks from books and was instantly hooked. Not long after, a friend from church started a high stakes blackjack team.“What are the chances?” Drury says. Dury joined, honed his skills, and since he’s flown the country, stayed in suites, and bet thousands of dollars of other people’s money. For a time, he was even known as one of the “most notorious card counters in America.” Photography Trevor Boon ..read more

By 2050, the amount of plastic in the sea will weigh more than the amount of fish. Along with this estimate by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, there is an estimated 150 million-metric tons of plastic waste currently circulating the ocean merged with an estimated 8 million-metric tons added every year, according to the Ocean Conservancy. That is the equivalency of emptying a garbage truck of trash into the ocean every minute. It wasn’t until the 1960s that plastic really became popular, but it’s a wonder how we ever got along without it — at least that is what manufacturers would love you to be ..read more

The apothecary is back. With a focus on natural remedies and local botanicals, apothecaries are popping up everywhere and are using plant-based alternatives to fix everything from skin woes — to headaches — to low libidos. “If you dig deep enough into your own lineage, there’s plant medicine everywhere,” Max Turks, founder of Roots & Crowns Apothecary in Portland, Ore., says. “It’s part of the fabric of being human. It’s only in the past 100 years that it’s gone behind a veil because of the industrial revolution and the pharmaceutical industry.” Apothecaries are trendy right now, like many ..read more