Mama didn’t come out to play! I’m over 45 years younger and I can’t even boast of a body like that. 75-year-old Joan MacDonald from Ontario, Canada was tired of her quality of life at 198 pounds and size 22. She’d been fairly active her entire life but…
Healthwashing—What Does It Mean for the Plant-Based Movement?
Healthy processed foods have undoubtedly grown in popularity. When I went gluten-free eight years ago to curb my autoimmune symptoms, I had a whole new world of products to navigate. I had just begun eating healthy a couple of years before and was still figuring out what was really “good” and what wouldn’t benefit me….
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Pregnant Woman Who Endured Chemo for Breast Cancer Gives Birth to Healthy Baby
For 36-year-old Jade Devis of Rancho Cucamonga, California, her story of becoming a mother and her story of battling breast cancer are inextricable. Devis found out she was expecting in December of 2018, but shortly afterward, she began to experience intense breast pain. By February, she noticed a hard, painful lump above her breast. She…
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Podcast 204 | Starting Minimalism
By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Joshua and Ryan discuss how to start simplifying, how to become a minimalist, and some practical tips and rules for decluttering with blogger and YouTuber MJ Gordon, and they answer the following questions…
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3 Reasons Why People Are Loving CBD Oil
We live in a fast-paced world and many of us are being pulled in what feels like every direction. Especially for some people like me who are just trying to ‘make it’. We’re building our career, social life, passion project, savings, and self-care rituals. While there is much good that comes out of these efforts,…
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How to Plan an All-Natural and Vegan Thanksgiving Party
Do you think Thanksgiving needs to mean cooking a turkey? Absolutely not! You can celebrate this special holiday without straying from a plant-based vegan lifestyle. A healthy, vegan meal might even help you prevent that afternoon crash in front of the TV (just don’t eat 4 plates worth). You’ll have ample energy for that game…
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Last Week’s Workouts
Last week’s workouts were full of fun, fall, and fear. You probably get the fun and the fall part but the fear is because I started getting a niggle on the top of my right foot. I immediately thought it was a stress fracture. Why? Because I fear getting another one. It turns out that […]
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Weekend Reading, 10.27.19
A couple of days ago one of my yoga teachers messaged me to say that she missed seeing me in class. No pressure, she assured me, but she and the other members of that class (it’s a tight-knit weekend group) missed seeing my face. I hadn’t been going to that class as regularly as usual:…
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How to Reach the End of the Internet
By Joshua Fields Millburn · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Earlier this month, I re-downloaded Instagram to upload a video of my daughter. I soon regretted it…
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Pumpkin Seed Crusted Tofu Fingers (with two homemade dipping sauces!)
Technically speaking, this is the first autumn in ten whole years that I haven’t been starting a fresh semester of full or part-time graduate school. Even so, the fall can’t help but evoke back-to-school season and everything that implies: new beginnings, renewed energy, organization. And into the category of organization we can definitely group meal…
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AI Trying To Design Inspirational Posters Goes Horribly And Hilariously Wrong
Whenever an artificial intelligence (AI) does something well, we’re simultaneously impressed as we are worried. AlphaGO is a great example of this: a machine learning system that is better than any human at one of the world’s most complex games. Or what about Google’s neural networks that are able to create their own AIs autonomously? Like we said –…
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Dollywood Theme Park in Tennessee Has a Calming Room to Entertain Autistic Kids Dealing with Sensory Overloads
For kids with autism, the world can be perceived as a scary and overwhelming place. A fun-filled park with various attractions could be a bit too much for a kid who suffers from sensory overload as a result of autism. Flashing lights, loud sounds, sudden outbursts, extreme colors, funny smells, and certain rides can make…
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Chloe Has Down syndrome, Jason Is Autistic. They Are Happily Married and Madly In Love
Could love be any truer than this? A soulmate is that person who completes you and makes you feel special, safe, and on top of the world in your own little bubble. They bring out the best in you, and with them, you can be your real self, proud of who you are and what…
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“Hamilton” Broadway Star Loses 3-Year Old Daughter to Severe Form of Epilepsy
Broadway star of the hit production “Hamilton”, Miguel Cervantes, and his wife Kelly are left with shattered hearts after losing their 3-year old daughter to a severe form of epilepsy, earlier this month. Adelaide was diagnosed when she was just 7-months old and passed away a few weeks after being put into hospice care. Kelly…
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Tips for Running in the Dark
It’s that time of year again where it’s super dark in the morning and getting darker earlier and earlier in the evening. Most likely you are running in the dark. I know a lot of people retreat indoors for their workouts once the daylight hours are shorter. Going for a run after the sun has […]
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Vegan Beef and Zucchini Stuffed Sweet Potatoes
I was traveling for a wedding over the weekend. Last week felt a little rushed, as days before heading out of town often do. In keeping with the mood, my meals were very easy and very fast: sandwiches, wraps, stuff on toast. And these vegan beef and zucchini stuffed sweet potatoes. Travel aside, I’ve had…
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Podcast 203 | Connection
By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Joshua and Ryan talk about several modern crises—depression, loneliness, addiction, connection, belonging, and meaning—with author Johann Hari, and they answer the following questions…
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Baby Sea Turtles Found Burnt To Death on Florida Beach
On Sunday, September 1, 2019, numerous baby sea turtles were found gruesomely burnt to death at the Hightower Beach in Melbourne, Florida [1]. They were discovered by Rhonda Wundke and her husband who were walking the shores of the beach that day. They noticed a black, charred lump in the sand, and there were more…
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Weekend Reading, 10.20.19
Since my internship wrapped up, I’ve slowly had an opportunity to reconnect with friends, acquaintances, readers, and clients. People have been very kind about wishing me well as I move into a new chapter. Many folks have shared memories of their own intense experiences or periods of professional training. A few people have mentioned to…
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Weekend Reading, 10.20.19
Since my internship wrapped up, I’ve slowly had an opportunity to reconnect with friends, acquaintances, readers, and clients. People have been very kind about wishing me well as I move into a new chapter. Many folks have shared memories of their own intense experiences or periods of professional training. A few people have mentioned to…
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Last Week’s Workouts
Last week’s workouts were so fun! Getting back into lifting heavy at the gym and exploring new trails were the highlights. And I made it back to the yoga studio. I think it’s been over a month. Which is WAY too long. Monday 30 minutes Elliptical Intervals Strength Training: DB bench press Incline DB bench […]
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