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☆ 7 ways new mothers can prioritize their mental health, according to a primary care physician
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-14 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But it's just as important to look after your mental health as it is to take care of your baby, says Dr. Navya Mysore, a primary care physician and the national program director for sexual and reproductive health at One Medical. "After you deliver, there's a lot of hormonal changes that are happening," Mysore tells CNBC Make It. If symptoms continue or worsen beyond the four- to six-week mark, it can indicate that a parent is struggling with postpartum depression, Mysore says. "Sometimes it can just take a little more time to bond with your baby," Mysore says.) Thankfully, there are certain steps you can take to prioritize your mental health after your baby is born.

Revisit some of the predominant trends in music that came to define a mercurial decade, from pop-rap and boy bands to aesthetic sadness and protest anthems. Rap goes the viral pop routeAt the beginning of the 2010s, rap stars had trouble scoring their own No. Dark and dreary pop blows upLana Del Rey helped to usher in a new era of downbeat and dark pop. Karl Walter/Getty ImagesBoth the Weeknd and Del Rey have pivoted since their debuts, with their images becoming more complicated than their indie origins belie. Del Rey, meanwhile, has only burrowed deeper into her niche, crafting intensely personal records that have matured with her listeners.

☆ The best breakfast foods for boosting mood and energy, according to a registered dietitian
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-13 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There's a reason they call breakfast the most important meal of the day. What you eat for breakfast can make or break how successful your day is going to be, especially if you're reaching for foods that lower your energy. It's important to know that "there is no one size fits all [breakfast]," says Maya Feller, a registered dietitian. But there are ways you can tailor your meals toward what you're hoping to get out of your day. "Breakfast is that first meal of the day for many people.

☆ This company pays employees to exercise: 'If they come to those workouts, they are on the clock,' says CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-09 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Companies all around the world are focused on how they can better support the physical and mental wellness of their employees and prevent burnout. At Nutrition Solutions this looks like paying their staff a little extra money to exercise. On Wednesdays and Fridays, every employee at the meal-prep company has the option to attend a free exercise class before the workday starts. "If they come to those workouts, they are on the clock. They're getting compensated whatever their pay rate is to be there," says Chris Cavallini, CEO of Nutrition Solutions.

☆ Use these 5 steps to forgive others—it can boost your happiness, says psychologist who studied forgiveness for 30 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But there is new research that shows forgiveness may just free up more space in your life for happiness. Everett Worthington has decades of experience studying forgiveness as a clinical psychologist. He is the co-author of a recent study that shows forgiving others may lead to improved mental health and well-being. "The main way that forgiveness affects mental health is by lowering rumination," which is playing things over and over again in our minds, he adds. "As we forgive, we get a certain amount of closure on that incident, and that closure dampens down that rumination," he says.

☆ I took a test to determine my 'biological age': 'We call it the credit score for the body,' Harvard scientist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

And start-ups like Tally Health are promising to provide that insight into how we age and, potentially, how to get ahead of it. Tally Health created and administers a test that collects DNA samples from a cheek swab, and calculates what the company calls a "biological age." "We call it the credit score for the body that measures all aspects of your health," Dr. David Sinclair, a Harvard scientist and longevity expert, tells CNBC Make It. Sinclair co-founded Tally Health and, as its scientific advisor, had a hand in creating its test which partly relies on his years of research in the field of longevity. I was offered the opportunity to take the "TallyAge Test" and despite my generally healthy lifestyle, I was still a bit nervous to learn my biological age.

☆ Mo Willems Finds Yet Another Way to Entertain Kids: Opera
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( David Allen | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

The writer for it all? Mo Willems, who, it turns out, really loves opera! “The commonalities between what my industry, or my main industry, does and what opera does are incredible,” said Willems, a six-time Emmy Award-winning former Sesame Street writer, who has earned three Caldecott Honors for picture books and reigns as a near-deity in children’s literature. “It’s big emotions,” he added during an interview at the Kennedy Center before the premiere. That three-year position coincided with the pandemic, to which he responded with invaluable “Lunch Doodles” videos, but it still let him explore a range of genres, including symphonic music, which he said “has always been important to me.”

☆ Singer Renée Fleming: I wanted to be the first woman president of the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSinger Renée Fleming: I wanted to be the first woman president of the U.S.Grammy Award-winning soprano Renée Fleming tells Tania Bryer about her first ambition and how she overcomes bouts of stage fright.

☆ Singer Renée Fleming discusses the power of music and its impact on health, community and culture
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Tania Bryer | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailSinger Renée Fleming discusses the power of music and its impact on health, community and cultureGrammy Award-winning soprano Renée Fleming speaks to Tania Bryer about her work to explore the benefits of arts, health and neuroscience.

☆ Living longer doesn't necessarily mean healthier, longevity expert says: 7 ways to extend your best years
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

But although we're likely to live to an older age than our grandparents' generation, that doesn't mean we're any healthier than they are. "It's between four and eight years that we live longer than our grandparents," on average, says Greg Macpherson, cellular health expert and founder of SRW Laboratories, a biotechnology company. "People are generally living longer, and we're generally losing less people earlier. "We're living longer, but we're kind of grinding our way through the last maybe 25% of our life with some form of health condition," Macpherson says. About 65% of people over the age of 60 are living with multiple health issues, he adds.

☆ The No. 1 diet for heart health is the DASH eating plan—here's how it works
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

What you eat plays a major role in maintaining heart health, but with so many buzzy diets out there, it can be hard to determine how to best support one of the most important organs in our body. Thankfully, the American Heart Association evaluated the 10 most popular diets and ranked them based on which eating patterns "promote heart health much better than others." Each of the diets were graded on a scale of 1 to 100, based on factors like:

The landlord's filing was posted to the District of Columbia Superior Court docket on Monday. Crowell's lawsuit, filed in March, marked a fresh clash between a law firm and its landlord over pandemic-era rent. TREA said in its motion to dismiss the lawsuit that the lease's rent abatement provision is "expressly tied to specific events resulting from the loss of certain utilities." The case is Crowell & Moring v. The TREA 1001 Pennsylvania Avenue Trust, District of Columbia Superior Court, No. Read more:Law firm Crowell sues to recoup $30 mln in COVID-era rentLaw firm office leasing drops again after reboundJenner, Chicago landlord end lawsuits over unpaid rentOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ TikTokers are touting beef tallow treatments for clearer skin, but ‘you don’t know what you’re getting,' dermatologist warns
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Users on the app are using beef tallow as a moisturizer for clearer skin and sharing their results. Beef tallow is beef fat that is rendered, which means melted to reduce impurities and achieve a shelf-stable state. Several users on TikTok are praising its benefits including smoother skin and a more even skin tone. Typically, beef tallow is used in cooking oil, high-heat cooking like french fries, candles and more, says Dr. Peter C. Young, a board-certified dermatologist and medical director for Nurx Dermatology. Now, "several online vendors are marketing beef tallow as a cure-all for dermatologic conditions, and it's got a lot of hype on social media," Young says.

☆ Spring cleaning can make you happier and more productive, says clinical psychologist—here's how
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Here are a few ways Messina says spring cleaning may improve how you feel and what you're able to get done at home. Spring cleaning is a centuries-old concept from multiple cultural and religious practices — and the act can mean more for you than just a decluttered and more organized home. Spring cleaning is also exercise, and though it isn't equivalent in intensity to the kinds of exercises you should aim for every day, "it includes physical movement," he notes. And then you're going to feel the effect of that; that could be low self-esteem [due to] poor job performance." "It's activating them in a way that's towards a productive activity and includes physical movement.

☆ These are the best—and worst—U.S. states for retirees based on health care, wellness, safety and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

There is plenty of guidance out there about the best places in the United States—and even around the world—for retirees to spend their golden years. But if health care and overall wellness are top of mind, there is a list for you as well. "Wellness" focuses on things like air quality, food insecurity for the elderly, access to nature and climate change. Surprisingly Florida, a destination for American retirees, didn't make the top 10. Here are the states that topped the list, and the states that landed at the very bottom.

☆ One of Harlan Crow's Hitler paintings from his collection of Nazi memorabilia is likely a fake, according to two top experts
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Jack Newsham | Katherine Long | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

But one of his supposed Hitler paintings appears to be fake, two experts told Insider. Harlan Crow's little-seen Hitler art collectionLittle is known about Crow's collection. Insider spoke with a person who attended a 2014 tour of Crow's library, led by Crow's personal librarian, who confirmed that he saw the Hitler watercolor in Crow's collection. The US Army has four Hitler paintings in storage, Renee Klish, a retired Army curator, told Insider. Panagopulos of Alexander Historical Auctions, who has often disagreed with Droog, also said it was doubtful that Crow's painting was genuine.

☆ Tart cherry juice is a key ingredient in TikTok's 'Sleepy Girl Mocktail'—but can it actually improve your sleep?
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The concoction, which consists of magnesium, prebiotic soda and, the key ingredient, tart cherry juice, first blew up when wellness influencer Gracie Norton said it gave her the best sleep of her life. Tart cherry juice is often touted for its positive impact on sleep, but how true are those claims? Can tart cherry juice actually improve your sleep? Tart cherry juice has many different health benefits, and sleep can be one of them. Azizi Seixas Sleep and Circadian Sciences Expert at the University of Miami Miller School of MedicineBut that isn't the only reason why tart cherry juice may positively affect sleep, he says.

☆ I asked 8 CNBC employees what they wish they'd known about money when they were young: Here are their answers
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( Emmie Martin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In particular, I wish I knew about Roth individual retirement accounts when I was in high school. Even though they're for retirement savings, anyone with earned income can contribute to one, within certain income limits, and let their money grow tax-free. In the spirit of Financial Literacy Month, I asked my coworkers what they wish they knew about money when they were younger. Credit card debt adds up quicklyIn my 20s, I didn't think much about the interest I was paying on credit card debt, and it probably cost me thousands of dollars. —Mike Winters, money reporterBut credit can be a useful toolI wish I know more about credit in college and my early 20s.

☆ Greek president approves PM request for May 21 election
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-22 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

[1/5] Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis meets with Greek President Katerina Sakellaropoulou to discuss snap elections at the Presidential Palace in Athens, Greece April 22, 2023. REUTERS/Louiza VradiATHENS, April 22 (Reuters) - Greece's president approved a request by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Saturday to dissolve parliament and hold elections on May 21, as the country gears for a vote that is unlikely to produce an outright winner. Mitsotakis announced the election date during a cabinet meeting in late March, a few months before his term officially ends in July. On Saturday, he told President Katerina Sakellaropoulou that parliament will be dissolved on April 23. "I hope we have a calm and fruitful pre-election period, for the good of the country," Sakellaropoulou told the conservative premier, kicking off a four-week political campaigning period.

☆ Don't believe these 4 myths about exercise, says 2021's ‘Fitness Influencer of the Year’
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-18 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

To help you get rid of the "gym jitters," we asked Lucy Wyndham-Read , the "Fitness Influencer of the Year" for 2021, about the myths about exercise that circulate and often deter people from working out. April 18 is National Exercise Day , which was established in 2020 to encourage people to engage in physical activity — it's the perfect day to get a quick workout in. "The reality is, actually, most people are in the gym, or work out, to focus on their wellbeing," she adds. This myth can become an excuse that gets in the way of you going to the gym, Wyndham-Read adds. "Home fitness has proved to be one of the most effective ways to really get people amazing results," she notes.

☆ How important are medication expiration dates? Here's what a pharmacist says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

You've likely used shampoo or sunscreen days — or even months — beyond their expiration dates and that is probably OK. "It's important to check out the expiration dates on medications because once we're past that date, they become less effective," Burton tells CNBC Make It. You don't want to be taking a medication that's not helping you with the disease you're trying to treat. "You don't want to be taking a medication that's not helping you with the disease you're trying to treat," especially if it's a severe condition. "There are certain medications that we really don't want lying around our home," she says, including pain medicine like opioids, stimulants or depressants.

☆ Myth or fact? Eating local honey can cure seasonal allergies: 'It's a complicated answer,' doctor says
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Many people believe that eating local honey can lessen or even cure your seasonal allergies. This is commonly referred to as "local honey," which Cote collects across the five boroughs in New York City. And yet, the myth of local honey persists. Can eating local honey cure seasonal allergies? The pool of studies that examine the effects of local honey on allergy symptoms is extremely small, he adds, which makes it difficult to come to a clear conclusion.

☆ ‘Allergy Capitals’ 2023: These are the 10 worst U.S. cities for anyone with pollen allergies
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Seasonal allergies can be tough to deal with, but you can typically soothe symptoms like a runny nose, itchy throat and head congestion with over-the-counter medications, or take steps like optimizing your bedroom which can help prevent allergies from negatively impacting your sleep. Still, your location may play more of a role in how severe of an allergy season you experience than you realize. In fact, there are some cities that are more challenging to live in for people with pollen allergies. The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America sifted through data of "the 100-most populated U.S. Metropolitan areas" to determine the "Allergy Capitals" of America in 2023. Some factors the organization considered for the ranking include:Tree, grass and weed pollen scoresAvailability of board-certified allergists and immunologistsHow often over-the-counter allergy medicine is usedHere's a closer look at the top 10 densely-populated cities where it may be harder for residents with allergies to avoid flare-ups.

☆ 8 ways to optimize your bedroom to reduce allergy symptoms and improve sleep
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

The most common symptoms of seasonal allergies include itchy eyes, a runny nose, sneezing and congestion, all of which can be easily resolved with remedies like neti pots and over-the-counter allergy medication. But many people might not even realize the effects that seasonal allergies can have on sleep. Congestion can lead to snoring which typically worsens sleep apnea for those who suffer from the disorder, she adds. Seasonal allergies can also cause other discomforts that keep you up all night, like headaches. To start, you can optimize your bedroom to avoid triggering your allergy symptoms, which will ultimately help improve your sleep.

☆ The No. 1 thing to know before using a neti pot—and more safety tips, from an allergist
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-10 | by ( Renée Onque | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

It's officially allergy season, and many people are struggling with the sniffles, congestion, itchy eyes and more. That means millions of people are searching for remedies for their uncomfortable symptoms, and often they land on quick fixes like neti pots and other saline rinses that help clear out their sinuses. The unsafe use of nasal saline rinses have led to complications for some people, including death. This February, a Florida man died from a brain-eating amoeba after doing nasal saline irrigation, which is an extremely rare instance. It is reported that the man used tap water, which experts strongly advise not to do.

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