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MY SMARTWATCH constantly dings with cheerful congratulations for steps taken, heart rate achieved, days rested to speed up my recovery. My shelves, meanwhile, groan with helpful books, my phone with apps, and my counter with supplements that promise to remedy any deficiency that might inhibit my peak human performance. So why, if my life is so optimized, do I feel so…meh? Maybe optimization—a trend that rose concurrently with our ability to track our body’s data—isn’t so optimal. We tend to overvalue what we can measure and undervalue the immeasurable. Yet much of what makes life meaningful and keeps us mentally healthy is not so easily captured in metrics. (See: There’s no tracking ring for contentment.) We worked with top mental wellness experts to ID what all our meters might be…

She begins by moving her shoulders. Next, she starts swinging her arms, so that her limbs resemble a pendulum. She gyrates her hips, kicks out her legs and rotates her neck until her body is in the kind of full, wild flow that might encourage a passer-by to call for help. Aside from her unruly movements, the mom-of-one on screen looks put together, with a Pinterest board-worthy blonde fringe and on-trend wide-legged jeans; a well-watered and docile dog in her background. But her toddler simply won’t stop screaming. The solution? Shaking out her body, she tells her TikTok audience, in a video viewed almost 1m times, tagged #nervoussystemregulation. Regulators Round Up TikTok is positively reverberating with the belief that ‘regulating’ your nervous system is the key to optimum well-being, with…

TikTok Trend Alert The latest TikTok nutrition trend – chia seeds in water, plus a squeeze of lemon – got its name from the resemblance between the soaked seeds and frog larvae. But should you try it? Chia seeds provide more weight-for-weight protein than an egg and contain all nine essential amino acids, making them one of the richest plant-based sources of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids. There’s also evidence to suggest chia seeds may help lower blood pressure and levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol. This is likely because chia seeds are especially high in fibre, more so than most other foods (just 2 Tbsp contains 6g, a fifth of your daily recommended amount). Fibre has many health benefits and chia seeds contain a type of fibre that swells, causing it to…

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS SAID HE WANTS TO return the United States to a “golden age” of manufacturing and is trying to force the issue for many industries by slapping high tariffs on foreign products. However, their implementation, marked by abrupt shifts, pauses and fluctuations in levies, has sparked instability across the U.S. economy, as well as rattled global markets and longstanding partnerships. To some, like former Trump White House adviser Steve Bannon, the initial disruption is the path to a “robust,” “hegemon-like,” “reindustrialized” America—one that promises to put tens of thousands back to work in well-paying manufacturing jobs. Others, like Colin Grabow, associate director at the Cato Institute’s Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, argue the entire premise of reshoring and reindustrialization is flawed, as American manufacturing…

Is it bad blood? As Blake Lively’s legal war with her It Ends With Us director-costar Justin Baldoni rages on, insiders say her longtime relationship with Taylor Swift is not what it once was. “Their friendship has halted,” says a source close to Swift, 35, who is godmother to the actress’s daughters. “Taylor wants no part in this drama.” Another says that Lively, 37, and the pop superstar—who was sent a subpoena by Baldoni’s lawyers on May 9—are indeed “taking some space” but insists that they are “not no longer friends.” Swift was first pulled into the legal battle—which began in December when Lively sued Baldoni, 41, alleging sexual harassment and a retaliatory smear campaign (Baldoni has denied her claims)—when he countersued the Gossip Girl alum and her husband, Ryan Reynolds,…

who’s news Following a harrowing few days in the stand, Cassie Ventura’s husband, Alex Fine, praised her for showing “strength and bravery” as she testified against ex Sean “Diddy” Combs while just days away from giving birth to their child. “There has been speculation online surrounding how it must feel for me to sit there and listen to my wife’s testimony,” a statement from Fine read. “I have felt so many things sitting there. I have felt tremendous pride and overwhelming love for Cass.” Combs, 55, was arrested last September and is on trial for racketeering, sex trafficking and transportation to engage in prostitution. If found guilty, he faces spending life in prison. Ventura, 38, was forced to discuss the most difficult days of her life in front of a…