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In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleWhat Does “Normal” Mean?Factors Affecting Poop FrequencyHow to Stay RegularWhen to See a Health Care ProviderFAQs In This ArticleView All View All In This Article What Does “Normal” Mean? Factors Affecting Poop Frequency How to Stay Regular When to See a Health Care Provider FAQs It’s time to talk sh*t. No, we’re not referring to gossiping about the drama on the latest episode of a Bravo reality show; we’re talking about poop....

Got a spill to clean up? A wineglass that needs hand-drying? Or do you simply need to dry your freshly washed hands? In these situations, and many more, you probably reach for a dish towel. Dish towels are indispensable in the kitchen thanks to their all-around usefulness. And because of their frequent use, it’s important to keep them clean. Read on to find out how often you should be washing your dish towels—plus, get tips for washing them properly....

CloseQ: How often should a person with type 2 diabetes eat?A:Everyone needs to eat about every four to six hours during the day to keep energy levels up. People with type 2 diabetes usually have better blood glucose control if their meals and carbohydrates are spaced evenly throughout the day. Too many carbohydrates at any one time can raise blood glucose too high, even if you take diabetes medicine. Many people tend to skip breakfast, eat a light lunch, and then eat too much in the evening....

Close Photo: Matthew Benson Jane Meiser has vivid memories of childhood summers spent at her family’s 65-acre farm in Stonington, Connecticut—running through cornfields, jumping over cattle guards, picking raspberries from the bushes for her grandmother’s jellies while sneaking samples—just like the many generations that came before her. She never imagined that a few decades later, she would own the place with her husband, restaurateur Dan Meiser, and have turned the farm into its own self-sustaining compound, complete with an event space, farmstand and non-profit education center....

ClosePhoto: Getty Images/RezaFifteen years ago, Aida Batlle left Nashville for her childhood home on the rugged slopes of El Salvador’s Santa Ana Volcano to help manage her family’s struggling coffee farm. Even though she’d spent most of her life in the U.S. and had no coffee-growing experience, Batlle was determined to use her background working in the sustainable-food industry to make the fifth-generation farm prosper again. One day while she was in the coffee lab, an intriguing smell wafted inside from the coffee waste pile: “I thought it was hibiscus and tamarind,” she remembers....

I loved having the opportunity to sit down with Taryn Newton and chat about all things lifestyle, wellness and motherhood. If you’re not one of her 300,000-plus Instagram followers (@tarynnewton), she’s a mom to four boys, wife, influencer, career woman and more. She not only shares her adorable family, affordable fashion tips and lifestyle content with her community on social media, but she also keeps it real—especially when it comes to her financial wellness journey, her workouts and loving her body as it changes....

Close Tameika Gentleslost 90 pounds 12 years ago and has kept it off ever since with a true commonsense approach to healthy eating and exercise. She still eats pizza and burgers and drinks wine-all while traveling the world and working for herself as a successful entrepreneur. We sat down to ask her how she did it, what her biggest non-scale victory is and what she wished she knew 12 years ago....

Close Brad Snyder grew up in St. Petersburg, Florida, and started swimming competitively at a young age. “My dad thought it was a good idea to get us into sports,” says Snyder. “The most natural thing to do in Florida was swimming. I thought I’d be good, because I was always in the water, but I wasn’t very good at first.” Though he wasn’tquiteready for the Olympics, Snyderwastalented enough to swim for a Division I college program at the U....

In This ArticleView AllIn This ArticleThe Gut-Brain ConnectionMood-Boosting Foods In This ArticleView All View All In This Article The Gut-Brain Connection Mood-Boosting Foods Have you ever wondered why you get that feeling of butterflies in your stomach when you see your crush? Or why your stomach feels like it’s in knots when you have to do something you’re not confident about—or when you think you’re in trouble for doing (or not doing) something?...

Close Photo: Greta Rybus Kate Hallis a two-time national collegiate champion and the national high school record-holder in the long jump. She plans to compete in the U.S. Olympic trials in 2021 with the hopes of being the first known U.S. track and field Olympian with type 1 diabetes. Olympic Dreams from a Young Age Facing Setbacks in Her Career Hall’s plans to compete in the 2020 Olympic trials were rattled in March, when the Olympics were officially postponed until 2021....

Close Photo: Getty Images / Ailbhe O’Donnell Last year, as bars and restaurants around the U.S. shut down in mid-March because of coronavirus restrictions, I missed my annual tradition of going out to an Irish bar for a pint of Guinness to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. And while I am still not going to bars, I plan to pick up some cans of Guinness to raise a glass this year, and I’ll be remotely toasting my mom, siblings and extended family....

How nice would it be to possess a crystal ball to peek into what our post-pandemic landscape might look like? Since none of us are fortune tellers, it’s tough to predict what will be forever changed and what will bounce back quickly. It’s clear, however, that a lot of us are itching to return to some sense of “normalcy.” For many of us, our previous routine included a fair amount of dining out at restaurants to support local businesses, take a break from cooking, socialize with loved ones and try diverse cuisines....

Close Photo:Getty Images. EatingWell design. Getty Images. EatingWell design. If you have been on TikTok over the last few weeks, you have likely seen a snippet of food critic Keith Lee’s viral video that may have turned your stomach. On a recent trip to Seattle, Lee reviewed food from sushi restaurant FOB Sushi Bar, and the highest-rated dish went to the sashimi, which he gave an “8.5 out of 10.” However, fans of the critic quickly noticed that the corner of a piece of sashimi he was holding seemed to move in the video—is it a worm?...