Rachel Grumman Bender

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Hello, Yahoo Life readers! My name is Rachel Grumman Bender. I’m filling in for Kaitlin Reilly and am here to ensure you don’t miss out on this week’s best health and wellness tips. Thanks to Daylight Saving Time, we all sprung forward an hour last week. The good news: It’s no longer pitch black at 4:30 p.m. The bad news: It’s so dark in the mornings now that it can feel like you’re waking up in the middle of the night.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Grumman Bender

As egg prices skyrocket, people raising chickens are grateful to have their own supply conveniently located in their backyard. (Photo Illustration: Jiaqi Wang for Yahoo News)Kristen Kemp, a yoga instructor and writer in New Jersey, has owned backyard chickens for more than a decade. “I just love them,” she tells Yahoo Life. Kemp’s had her current brood for around five years, and in their prime, “they were giving me more eggs than I could possibly eat,” she says.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Grumman Bender

Eggs in the shell that are stored at a consistent temperature of 40°F will last three to five weeks. (Getty Images)Generate Key TakeawaysEggs are nutritional powerhouses. They’re packed with 6 grams of protein each and are “versatile and relatively easy to prepare,” Alice Lichtenstein, lead scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, tells Yahoo Life. They also just got a whole lot more expensive.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Grumman Bender

Eggs in the shell that are stored at a consistent temperature of 40°F will last three to five weeks. (Getty Images)Generate Key TakeawaysEggs are nutritional powerhouses. They’re packed with 6 grams of protein each and are “versatile and relatively easy to prepare,” Alice Lichtenstein, lead scientist at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, tells Yahoo Life. They also just got a whole lot more expensive.

2 months ago | yahoo.com | Rachel Grumman Bender

Gen Z’s “superpower” is social sharing, and it’s using it to drive donations to GoFundMe. (Photo illustration: Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images)Generate Key TakeawaysThirteen-year-old Kya Foss wanted to raise money for food and snacks for K-6 students after her North Dakota school district made budget cuts. Like many Gen Z-ers, she turned to the popular crowdfunding platform GoFundMe. More than 30 people jumped in to help, raising over $2,000 for the school.