YBC Intern Madison with the laughter yoga instructor

Weird Health Trends: Laughter Yoga

June 24, 2016

When Candace asked me to attend a Laughter Yoga Class, I wasn’t sure what to expect. An hour of voluntary (read: forced) laughter with complete strangers? Sounds awkward. And it was. That is, until suddenly things became not so forced, until the ridiculous, undulating sounds of “ho, ho, ha, ha” became true, uncontrollable fits of laughter.

Weird Health Trends: Water Problems

March 22, 2016

A few years ago, I spent the summer in Jacksonville, Florida. I distinctly remember the first day I arrived to the house we'd rented.

Weird Health Trends: Would you or wouldn't you take liver pills?

November 19, 2015

We’re back with another Weird Health Trends and today we’re talking about liver pills. I guess in the grand scheme of things, liver pills sound much more manageable than buying some liver, cooking it up and forcing it down. It’s for sure an acquired taste...and I haven’t acquired it!

Weird Health Trends: Would you or wouldn't you squat when you poop?

June 29, 2015

Ok who's up to talk shit?

Just kidding, I just really wanted to use that pun! They're kind of running through my head today. 'A stool for your stools' is another one I had going. No? No one else is cracking up except for me? Am I the only one with the mind of a twelve year old? (PS This is an actual book.)

How to make Fish Broth

June 16, 2015

One of my spring goals as part of my partnership with Kohl's #MakeYourMove campaign, is to take better care of myself, so I've been making the commitment to take the time to make bone broths.

Would You or Wouldn't You: Drink Bone Broth

June 2, 2015

Hey everyone! I am suffering from a major case of jet lag (got 4 hours of sleep last night, been up since 5:00am and am running on empty) and am also dealing with getting back on my feet at work (literally, because of that stupid ankle injury - and figuratively, as being out of the office for 3 weeks makes for quite the return, haha). Today's afternoon post is by YBC's Marketing and Events Director, Lauren Wotherspoon. She did a five day experiment last week drinking bone broth and is here to share the details. I promise yoga related posts will resume very soon, but until then, hope you'll enjoy this post or this crazy discussion on the Yoga Forum. xo Candace

When Candace reached out to see if I’d be up for doing another Weird Health Trends: Would you or Wouldn’t you post for the blog, I jumped on board the second I learned it would involve drinking broth from Bare Bones Broth, who had sent some broth our way. I had the pleasure of interviewing one of the founders, Kate Harvey, for our Brand To Know feature in the YBC weekly newsletter (if you don’t receive our newsletter you should seriously get on board! You're missing out!) Anyway, she’s so fantastic and in the interview I learned that their broths are created by her husband Ryan Harvey, who is a classically trained chef and health nut. The broths are simmered for 24-48 hours and arrive frozen. They make it pretty easy for those of us who don't have a lot of time to make our own. All I had to do was defrost the broth by running the packet under hot water. I was really eager to see how the broth would taste!