Why Millennial Moms Are More At Risk For Depression
Bella Breakdown A concerning study has determined that Millennial Moms are far more depressed than the generations of mothers before them. This has to do with a number of reasons. 1. Millennials Are More Aware Millennials are a generation that does not shy away from mental health issues. Young women have been warned in far greater detail, that suffering from postpartum depression is something to look out for. Postpartum depression is often discussed preemptively, and women can devise a plan to look out for symptoms and deal with it accordingly. 2. We’re More Empowered Because Millennials tend to be...
Wait, We Want to Synchronize Swim
Bella Breakdown As this heatwave rages on, and we so no sign of it cooling off, we can’t help but think of ways we can still workout and stay cool. Sure, the gym has AC, and if you want to work out with 3 industrial fans pointed at you, you do that! But we sort of want to try synchronized swimming. It’s not just a spectacle for the Summer Olympics. With all of the access we have to instructional videos, and how-tos, we can definitely hop in the pool with a friend and start practicing our underwater moves. There...
Benefits To Going Makeup Free
Bella Breakdown We can’t help but notice our favorite female celebrities are going makeup-less, and absolutely rocking it. Sure, we live in a world where contouring, baking, highlighting, and smokey-eyeing rules our social media feeds. However, it seems like going makeup free is taking over and it’s benefiting us women in some major ways. 1. It’s Empowering Going makeup free is actually really empowering, especially in a social setting. Society has us believing that wearing makeup should be part of our presentation as women. To that we say, “BOOOO!”. Wearing eyeliner does not make us any more capable to...
Should You Try Intermittent Fasting?
Bella Breakdown You might have heard of intermittent fasting. There are actually a couple ways in which you can practice this relatively new dieting and weight loss trend. Some individuals practice intermittent fasting by eating normally 5 to 6 days a week, and take two days to eat little to no food. Another way you can attempt intermittent fasting is limiting your eating to only 6 or 7 hours out of the day. Say you begin eating at 9 a.m., you’ll stop your eating by 3 p.m. and have nothing for the rest of the day. Intermittent fasting has...
A Diet As Unique As You
Bella Breakdown The saying, “no two people are the same” is not so much a cliché, as it is a fact of life. Sure people are similar in some ways, but ultimately our mental and physical makeups create major differences in our overall abilities. This is very true when it comes to diet and nutrition. Two people on the same diet plan could very likely have two drastically different results. One person could drop a significant amount of weight, where the other could totally plateau. It’s important to note that our personalities could have a very large effect on...
