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“Rubbing the eyes can create tiny tears in the [surrounding skin] tissue,” she says. “This can age the eyes and break the capillaries in the eyelids, which can then intensify dark circles.” And as tempting as it is to drain a pimple by squeezing it, “it’s best to leave touching your face for when you’re moisturizing, cleansing, or applying makeup or sunscreen.” Most importantly, if and when you do touch your face—because it’s somewhat inevitable—Dr....

If you’ve ever noticed your cucumbers expire just days after bringing them home from the market, it could be due to how they’re stored. Many store-bought cucumbers have a waxy layer that allows them to have a longer shelf life. If you’re growing your own cukes, you should try to enjoy them within two to three days after picking them. How To Store Cucumbers Most people toss cucumbers into the crisper drawer of their refrigerator, which isn’t the worst option, but there’s a simple trick that will keep them fresher for longer....

First things first, it’s safe to eat crystallized honey. Honey naturally crystallizes over time, but that doesn’t mean you need to toss your jar. Luckily, crystallization doesn’t adversely affect the taste or quality of honey. In fact, according to Zeke Freeman, the founder of the honey company Bee Raw, partially or fully crystallized honey can have a richer taste. If you want to loosen up your honey, never microwave it....

I applied to colleges thousands of miles away. I poured over road atlases (paper maps back in those days) imagining driving west on Route 66, hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, camping in the Smoky Mountains, and living in San Francisco. In college, I studied abroad in Cape Town, a program I applied to with an impassioned essay about how important it is to leave our comfort zone. In the four years after college, I moved from West Virginia to Wisconsin to Philadelphia to Washington D....

What Are Pumpkins? Pumpkins, squash, and gourds are all part of the Cucurbitaceae family, according to the Missouri Botanical Garden. This large plant family includes more than 900 species, including everything from orange pumpkins to watermelons to cucumbers. The genus Cucurbita (aka “squash”) falls under this family, so yes, your traditional orange pumpkin is also a winter squash (not to be confused with soft-skinned summer squash, such as zucchini). Ready for the surprise?...

Right now, J.Crew is having a massic end-of-year sale on almost everything. Select styles are marked down up to 60 percent, and on top of that, the more you shop, the more you’ll save: You’ll save 50 percent off one item, 60 percent off two, and 70 percent off three or more when you use code BIG SALE at check out. And yes, even J.Crew’s popular cashmere pieces are discounted....

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“I didn’t have a bed. I left the desktop computer—things like that that you wouldn’t necessarily think about,” Alicia says. “I’ve incurred a lot of expenses.” In addition to trying to pay off her credit card debt and car loan, Alicia wants to help her two sons with their college expenses. “I want to help them as much as I can,” she says. “I feel like I’m betraying my kids....

Regenerative agriculture, put simply, is a way of farming that not only protects our valuable land and soil, but may actually improve the health of the soil and, therefore, assist with carbon sequestration. It’s a big topic, and one that is likely not going away anytime soon. Companies like General Mills have pledged to use regenerative practices on a million acres of farmland in the coming decade, and movies like The Biggest Little Farm are starting to help the concept go mainstream....