30 Beauty Deals You Can’t Miss This Week

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Welcome to Beauty Deals You Cant Miss This Week. Graphic by Cristina Cianci Clarins:Receive a free foaming cleanser with any Clarins purchase, through 1/27/18. Nars:Score a free mini Orgasm lipstick with any $45 Nars purchase from now until 2/3/18. Colorescience:Take 25 percent off Colorescience Mascara in Black (originally $11, now $8)....

January 25, 2018 · 1 min · 184 words · Jennifer French

This Is How Being Dehydrated Impacts Your Workouts

Chances are, youve been and feltdehydratedat some point in your life. The difference between first and tenth place is seconds. For a regular person, that difference is not as big of a deal. Amber Venerable For an elite athlete, it could be their livelihood. ), making sure youre properly hydrated can help. The basic form of energy our muscles need to function is called adenosine triphosphate, or ATP. If youre dehydrated, the Krebs cycle cannot work properly to create energy, Wells says....

January 25, 2018 · 2 min · 343 words · Charles Stevens

19 Helpful Kitchen Products I Use for Meal Prep Every Week

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. When it comes tomeal prep, I have lots of feelings. Meal prep doesn’t have to be so…intense. Stocking your kitchen with certain basics makes the whole processfrom grocery shopping to cooking to food storageso much easier. Here are the 19 kitchen items I use for meal prep (almost) every single week....

January 24, 2018 · 1 min · 208 words · Susan Cochran

22 Quick Weeknight Meals You Can Make With Shrimp

But of all the seafood out there, I’d say shrimp is my number one. Basically, if a dish has shrimp in it, then I’m definitely digging in. To ensure that you’re buying safe, sustainable shrimp, look for one ofthese four labels. https://cafedelites.com But OK, back to the recipes. Once you get your hands on some shrimp, here are 22 easy, healthy shrimp dinners to try. Grilled Shrimp Skewers With Herbed Farrofrom SELF Skewers aren’t just forgrilling season....

January 24, 2018 · 1 min · 165 words · Candice Fleming

Allergies And Asthma: They Often Occur Together

You may wonder what allergies and asthma have in common besides making you miserable. A lot, as it turns out. Allergies and asthma often occur together. In some people, skin or food allergies can cause asthma symptoms. This is called allergic asthma or allergy-induced asthma. In an attempt to protect your body from the substance, antibodies bind to the allergen. For some people, this same reaction also affects the lungs and airways, leading to asthma symptoms....

January 24, 2018 · 2 min · 356 words · Jennifer Martinez

How to Take Nudes You’ll Actually Love, According to Boudoir Photographers

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Even for the hottest among us, snapping a fantastic selfie can be tough and tiresome. Evgenia Ribinik Studios/Lauren Miller - DC Boudoir/Julia Pomodoro Figuring out how to take great nudes? A whole other level of challenging. The fewer clothes you wear, the more body parts visible for your inner critic to judgeits just math....

January 24, 2018 · 2 min · 419 words · Christina Orozco

11 Things You Should Know About the Birth Control Patch

Thanks to the wonders of modern medicine, youve got a plethora of options when it comes tobirth control. Maybe taking apillevery day is up your alley. Perhaps youre more of anIUDperson. BSIP/Getty Images It kind of looks like a Band-Aid, and you stick one side of it to your skin. If youre interested in the patch, here are a few things you oughta know. National Library of Medicine. According toXulanes prescribing information, you shouldnt put the patch on your breasts....

January 23, 2018 · 2 min · 370 words · Preston Powell

17 Healthy Waffle Recipes That'll Convince You to Finally Invest in a Waffle Iron

If I had to choose betweenpancakesand waffles, I’d always pick waffles. Waffles are, in a word, perfection. The only drawback with waffles is that you absolutelyneeda waffle iron to make them. https://www.cottercrunch.com/ You just can’t achieve that classic waffle texture and design without one. Turns out, it’s way, way easier to eat healthy when your food is in waffle form. Gluten-Free Banana-Oat WafflesfromKim’s Cravings Kim keeps these waffles gluten-free by using oats instead of wheat flour....

January 23, 2018 · 2 min · 279 words · Daniel Kim

How to Break Out of a Workout Rut if You Sort of Hate Exercising

Unfortunately, this doesn’t always translate tolikingexercise. Sometimes, working out can feel more like a chore than an empowering step toward better health. This is an all-too-familiar feeling for meI used to hate working out. COREY TOWERS Like,reallyhate it. Not because I liked it, but because it was what I thought Ishoulddo. For years, it never actually occurred to me that I could find a way to enjoy exercise. I assumed that it was supposed to be boring and hard, at least for me....

January 23, 2018 · 2 min · 364 words · David Chapman

11 of the Best Things to Do on Active Recovery Days

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. Your bodyneeds time to restin between hard exercise sessions so that it can repair itself properlyand come back stronger. Drazen Zigic / Getty Images But that doesnt mean you gotta avoid all activity on your rest days. Here’s why active recovery should be part of your weekly workout routine....

January 21, 2018 · 2 min · 333 words · Patricia Perry

19 Cute Lunch Boxes That Will Make You Excited to Meal Prep

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. I need the thrill of a super cute lunch box. The organization, the colors, the strategically placed foodI’m getting excited just thinking about it. Below, you’ll find 19 of the cutest, most functional lunch boxes available on the web. Even though the design and feel is like metal, it’s totally dishwasher and microwave safe....

January 20, 2018 · 1 min · 181 words · Felicia Ingram

The 25-Minute Strength Training Workout That Will Make You a Better Runner

Most people think thatrunningjust requires…running. You lace up your sneakers, you head out the door, and you start moving your legs. According to research, several types of strength training could be beneficial for runners. Savanna Ruedy In addition to running economy, plyometric drills help improve force production, he explains. The workout is broken up into three groups of moves. The first group focuses on plyometrics and technique improvement, and can be treated as your dynamic warm-up....

January 20, 2018 · 1 min · 110 words · Colleen Arellano

9 Team USA Athletes to Watch in the 2018 Winter Olympics

All products featured on Self are independently selected by our editors. However, we may receive compensation from retailers and/or from purchases of products through these links. This content can also be viewed on the site itoriginatesfrom. Getty Images, Collage by Cristina Cianci At 22, Mikaela Shiffrinhas been lauded asthe best slalom skier in the world. Jamie Anderson already has one gold medal under her belt from 2014’s slopestyle event in Sochi....

January 19, 2018 · 2 min · 357 words · Chelsea Lee