Hair-Care Tips

How long can I go without washing my hair? It depends on your hair type

It's still necessary, but you can space it out.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Sustainable Living

You can help save the world’s coral reefs by playing this game on your phone

Playing your past has never been easier—or more fun!

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Snack Ideas

10 best things to pickle that you didn’t even know could be pickled

Pickle it all.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Breakfast Recipes

How to make sourdough starter for absolutely beautiful bread without yeast

Harvesting yeast from the air isn't as hard as it sounds.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Cleaning Hacks

12 surprising uses for citrus peels you’re about to throw away

Treasure, not trash.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Self-Care Tips

These are the benefits of tree hugging, straight from a forest ranger who does it all the time

"Once you find that perfect tree, hold on tight and don't let go."

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Body

Are ceiling fans bad for allergies? It could be ruining your sleep

That fan could be stirring up more than cool air.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Fitness Tips

6 exercises for stability you can do on your toes to elevate the burn

Introduce instability to your workout.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Travel Ideas

Watch the northern lights via livestream to—at the very least—transport your mood to a brighter level

Get the best view from your couch.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Makeup Tips

The 5 best lightweight concealers for cake-free coverage

Keeping it light and airy.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Drinks

This is the alcohol of choice for the longest-living people in the world

A toast to longevity!

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Cooking

4 ingredients, 3 words, 1 magical meal: healthy popcorn shrimp

"It makes you imagine sitting on a beach by a shack and having a lunch on a tropical island."

by Kara Jillian Brown

Menstrual Health

Planned Parenthood now offers telehealth services in all 50 states—here’s how it works

"Sexual health needs don’t go away, even when our country is in crisis."

by Kara Jillian Brown

Fitness Tips

The 60-second core strength test—and 4 exercises to make you stronger

You should assess your core strength every few months.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Indoor Plant Ideas

5 easy ways to grow plants from food scraps (including the kind you can eat)

Start a mini indoor garden.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Self-Care Tips

8 of the most interesting online courses that’ll instantly make you feel smarter

Learn something new.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Breakfast Recipes

3 homemade bread recipes for different skill levels because baking is everyone’s new hobby

Become a bread-baking expert.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Body

Contact tracing helps to slow the spread of COVID-19—here’s how it works

It's what the CDC says is necessary to scale back social distancing.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Travel Ideas

Airbnb Online Experiences just launched to let you meditate with Buddhist monks, make Tapas with a Portuguese chef, and more

Enjoy new experiences from home.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Cleaning Hacks

3 of the filthiest things you forget to clean in your home

I don't think I've ever spent so much time thinking about the cleanliness of doorknobs.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Fitness Tips

The ‘handstand challenge’ is actually a great workout—here’s how to modify it

It's *much* harder than it looks.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Home Tech

The best air purifiers to significantly improve indoor air quality when you’re stuck inside 24/7

Good indoor air quality is part of living in a healthy home.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Self-Care Tips

11 fun online classes to take for free when boredom strikes

Wanna learn the guitar?

by Kara Jillian Brown

Dance Workouts

These ’80s workout video stars are back just in time to help you break a sweat at home

Let's get physical.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Food and Nutrition

9 unexpected eggshell uses for your kitchen, garden, and more

Don't just throw them out—they can actually be quite valuable!

by Kara Jillian Brown

Self-Care Tips

How to be an animal foster parent—because now is the best time to get a four-legged companion

"You only need to provide a home and love."

by Kara Jillian Brown

Home Decor Ideas

9 calming candles to turn any space into your personal sanctuary with the strike of a match

Elevate your home and your mood.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Athleisure Wear

The 8 best black sweatpants to elevate your comfortable stay-at-home look

Make it look like you put in the effort to get dressed even if you didn't,

by Kara Jillian Brown

Meditation 101

How a successful root chakra meditation makes you feel more grounded

Visualization is key.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Hair-Care Tips

How long should I leave braids in? Expert tips to care for natural hair when you can’t go to a salon

HALP!!

by Kara Jillian Brown

Bras and Undies

The 9 most comfortable bras you can buy online that feel like you’re wearing nothing at all

Comfortable and supportive.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Career Advice

Practicing good ‘wrist posture’ is a must when working from home

Good wrist posture starts at the… head, actually.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Barre Workouts

Always wanted to dance? Try one of these streaming classes from the world’s best ballet dancers

Stay en pointe with these free classes.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Body

I’m a gynecologist, and these are the top 4 things I’m begging you to stop doing to your vagina

Put the razor down.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Body

Should I disinfect my mail? Experts say you don’t need to fear COVID-19 on packages

Let's break down the science.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Self-Care Tips

The 8 best language learning apps to turn you into a polyglot

Guten Tag! Bonjour! Zdravstvuyte! Hola! Konnichiwa! Hello!

by Kara Jillian Brown

Meditation 101

I’m a neuroscientist, and this is how ‘compassion meditation’ helps you feel less alone while social distancing

Activate the prosocial parts of your brain.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Indoor Plant Ideas

How to take care of orchids that thrive all year long—no greenhouse necessary

Put the ice cube down.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Sustainable Fashion

5 easy fixes to make old clothes feel new again, no sewing machine required

It's easier than you think.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Food and Nutrition

My food is labeled ‘healthy’—but is it really?

What does healthy even mean?

by Kara Jillian Brown

Career Advice

7 best noise-cancelling headphones to make WFH calls more manageable

Buh-bye, distractions.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Food and Nutrition

Grocery delivery apps are seeing record downloads—here’s what you need to know

There's never been a better time to get your groceries delivered.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Political Issues

The meaning of ‘shelter in place,’ and how it relates to social distancing

It's not as scary as it sounds.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Fitness Technology

Online workouts you can do at home to ease social distancing

Maintain some of your normal routine from your living room.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Sex Advice

The 11 sex personality types are like love languages for intimacy—here’s how to learn yours

For the pleasure-seeker, sex is all about the "pure physical pleasure of the act itself."

by Kara Jillian Brown

Skin-Care Tips

Over-moisturizing is real—here are 3 signs you’re overdoing it

Too much of a good thing can have unexpected results.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Healthy Eating Tips

Why an RD says everyone should stock up on these affordable healthy foods

Freezing your bread can make it last 6 months.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Skin-Care Tips

I plucked my chin hairs and now I’ve got ingrowns—what should I do now?

Stop ingrown chin hairs before they happen.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Cleaning Hacks

Cleaning, sanitizing, and disinfecting: Here’s the difference and how to do each in your home

Clean first, then disinfect or sanitize.

by Kara Jillian Brown

Fitness Technology

Literally glide through your next intense workout with these slider disc exercises

Sliders make any move so. much. harder.

by Kara Jillian Brown