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Not to gross you out, but after spending the season all bundled up, your cozy scarf, hat, and gloves are most likely a little, um…unsanitary. Other clothing items that come into direct contact with your skin get washed regularly, but some winter accessories will never meet the germ-fighting dynamic duo of soap and water. And that’s a shame for your complexion.

One too many wears of a grimy scarf can result in a breakout around you neck and chin. Your forehead is prone to pimples caused by a woolen hat caked with dirt and oil. Fortunately, giving your delicate winter accessories a wash isn’t as time-consuming as you’d think. Cleaning winter hats, gloves, and scarves rids them of funky smells (you know the ones!), too.

Enough causes of acne exist already; your clothing shouldn’t be one of ’em.

Here’s how to expertly clean your winter accessories

1. Scarves

When using a washing machine, placing items a mesh laundry bag helps prevent damage, says Lynsey Crombie, the cleaning expert behind Queen of Clean. “It gives your scarf some extra protection when you’re washing it and stops it from getting caught on anything, which can make it fuzzy,” she says. “Wash it on a cooler setting—or a setting specifically for wool, if you have one—and make sure to wash it separately from other items.”

Crombie recommends adding a capful of white vinegar along with the detergent. The vinegar brightens, softens, and fight odors. Let your scarf air-dry on a flat surface or on a hanger in a well-ventilated area. “Don’t use your regular tumble dryer as this will pull your garment out of shape,” she explains.

2. Hats

When it comes to winter accessories, hats—depending on the type—probably require the most TLC. If it’s wool, Crombie says to use a mesh laundry bag. If it’s not, you can pop it in the machine separately from other items. If your hat is more delicate—maybe it has a poof on top that you don’t want to risk damaging in the washing machine—you can wash it by hand and air-dry. Like scarves, drying hats your dryer will ruin the shape.

3. Gloves

Winter gloves are the least picky out of the winter accessories. Unless the tag says any otherwise, toss ’em in the washing machine—just like your everyday clothes—then let air-dry. Wool and leather goods require more care. If they’re wool, put them inside a mesh laundry bag before washing. For leather or faux leather, dampen your gloves using a microfiber cloth or paper towel, add a little dish soap, then gently clean, Crombie says. Allow the items to dry thoroughly and then use a tiny bit of leather cleaner for protection.

Knit leggings are the upgrade your wardrobe needs this winter. Or, check out this guide to soothing chapped lips.

Previous research1 has shown that sleep deprivation has the same effect on your immune system as physical stress. When volunteers stayed awake for 29 hours straight, their white blood cell counts were found to increase during the sleep deprivation phase.

This is the same type of response you typically see when you're sick or stressed. In a nutshell, whether you're physically stressed, sick or sleep-deprived, your immune system becomes hyperactive and starts producing white blood cells — your body's first line of defense against foreign invaders like infectious agents.

Elevated levels of white blood cells are typically a sign of disease. In other words, your body reacts to sleep deprivation in much the same way it reacts to illness. Your immune system, in turn, plays a key role in controlling inflammation in your body, and if it's not working optimally, your ability to fight off the infection will be impaired. As reported by Science Daily:2

"Sleep improves the potential ability of some of the body's immune cells to attach to their targets … The study,3,4 led by Stoyan Dimitrov and Luciana Besedovsky at the University of Tübingen, helps explain how sleep can fight off an infection, whereas other conditions, such as chronic stress, can make the body more susceptible to illness."

When Ga(s)-Coupled Receptor Agonists Are Activated, Immune Function Declines

When your immune system senses a foreign invader, such as a virus, white blood cells known as T cells (among others) are dispatched. Sticky proteins called integrins allow the T cell to attach to the infected target and kill it.

Dimitrov and his team decided to investigate5 the effects of signaling molecules called Ga(s)-coupled receptor agonists. While these signaling molecules are known to have immunosuppressive effects, it was not known whether they might inhibit the activation of integrins in T cells specifically, which is what they sought to determine here.

What they discovered was that certain Ga(s)-coupled receptor agonists did indeed prevent T cells from activating integrins once the target was identified. Ga(s)-coupled receptor agonists exhibiting this effect included:

• Adrenaline and noradrenaline (hormones)
• Prostaglandin E2 and D2 (proinflammatory molecules)
• Adenosine (a neuromodulator)

Sleep Helps Your Body Fight Infection

Levels of adrenaline and prostaglandin are known to decrease during sleep, and both have been shown to suppress integrin activation, so the team continued their investigation by comparing T cells obtained from volunteers during sleep and during sleep deprivation (when the volunteers were kept awake throughout the night).

All of the volunteers were infected with cytomegalovirus, a mostly benign virus, as they tend to have higher amounts of antigen-specific T cells. As suspected, the T cells were found to have significantly higher integrin activation during sleep than during wakefulness.

Ultimately, the findings reveal that when you sleep, Ga(s)-coupled receptor activation is inhibited, and this is one important way by which sleep helps your body combat inflammation. According to Besedovsky:6

"Our findings show that sleep has the potential to enhance the efficiency of T cell responses, which is especially relevant in light of the high prevalence of sleep disorders and conditions characterized by impaired sleep, such as depression, chronic stress, aging and shift work."

Dr. Louis DePalo, a professor of medicine, pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, who was not involved in the study, told Reuters:7

"Multiple clinical studies have demonstrated that people who do not get quality or sufficient sleep are more likely to get sick after being exposed to viruses. This study demonstrates yet another molecular pathway where good quality and quantity sleep may lead to immune supportive effects via immune cells, called T cells."

Sleep Also Plays an Important Role in Cancer

Dimitrov also points out that many pathological conditions, including malaria infection and cancer, have higher levels of molecules that inhibit integrin activation, which suggests that "This pathway may therefore contribute to the immune suppression associated with these pathologies."8

Certainly, we know that tumor growth speeds up when you're sleep deprived. This has previously been attributed to suppression of melatonin, a powerful antioxidant known to combat cancer. As noted in the clinical review9 "Melatonin, Sleep Disturbance and Cancer Risk," published in 2009:

"The pineal hormone melatonin is involved in the circadian regulation and facilitation of sleep, the inhibition of cancer development and growth, and the enhancement of immune function. Individuals, such as night shift workers, who are exposed to light at night on a regular basis experience biological rhythm (i.e., circadian) disruption including circadian phase shifts, nocturnal melatonin suppression and sleep disturbances.

Additionally, these individuals are not only immune suppressed, but they are also at an increased risk of developing a number of different types of cancer. There is a reciprocal interaction and regulation between sleep and the immune system quite independent of melatonin.

Sleep disturbances can lead to immune suppression and a shift to the predominance in cancer-stimulatory cytokines. Some studies suggest that a shortened duration of nocturnal sleep is associated with a higher risk of breast cancer development …

The mutual reinforcement of interacting circadian rhythms of melatonin production, the sleep/wake cycle and immune function may indicate a new role for undisturbed, high quality sleep and perhaps even more importantly, uninterrupted darkness, as a previously unappreciated endogenous mechanism of cancer prevention."

The Sleep-Stress-Immune Response Link

Other research has also demonstrated just how intimate and direct the connection between sleep and immune function is. For example, a 1998 study10 discovered that people who were more likely to awaken during the first sleep cycle also tended to have lower levels of natural killer cells (NKC).

Overall, the age of the patient was the greatest determinant of NKC level, but sleep disturbances were responsible for about 12 percent of the variance in NKC level.

Stress is known to interfere with immune system function and has been found to increase susceptibility to the common cold and slow wound healing. Lack of sleep is a stressor, causing the release of stress hormones, and this was thought to be one of the first studies to provide direct evidence linking sleep with the human stress-immune relationship.

Other research11 suggests deep sleep strengthens immunological memories of previously encountered pathogens. In this way, your immune system is able to mount a much faster and more effective response when an antigen is encountered a second time.

Your Circadian Clock Is Intimately Tied to Your Immune Function

Another study,12 published in 2012, found that the circadian clocks of mice control an essential immune system gene that helps their bodies sense and ward off bacteria and viruses. When levels of that particular gene, called toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), were at their highest, the mice were better able to withstand infections.

Interestingly, when the researchers induced sepsis, the severity of the disease was dependent on the timing of the induction. Severity directly correlated with cyclical changes in TLR9.

According to the authors, this may help explain why septic patients are known to be at higher risk of dying between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m.. According to study author Dr. Erol Fikrig, professor of epidemiology at the Yale School of Medicine:13

"These findings not only unveil a novel, direct molecular link between circadian rhythms and the immune system, but also open a new paradigm in the biology of the overall immune response with important implications for the prevention and treatment of disease.

Furthermore, patients in the ICU often have disturbed sleep patterns, due to noise, nocturnal light exposure and medications; it will be important to investigate how these factors influence TLR9 expression levels and immune responses."

Other Consequences of Insufficient Sleep

Considering the key role sleep plays in your immune function, it's easy to see how poor sleep can cascade outward, affecting a wide variety of health conditions. But that's not all. Sleep also affects gene expression, hormone regulation and brain detoxification, just to mention a few, which further strengthens its importance.

Aside from lowering your immune function, making you more susceptible to infections and cancer, other health problems linked to insufficient sleep include but are not limited to:

Optimizing Your Sleep Can Help Stave Off Chronic Health Problems

There's simply no doubt that sleep needs to be a priority if you intend to live a long and healthy life. Anyone struggling with chronic disease — which is at least half of the American adult population — would be wise to take sleep seriously, as it can have a significant impact, not only contributing to the problem but also counteracting any other healthy lifestyle strategies you're using to address it.

As a general guideline, seek to get right around eight hours of sleep every night. Anything below seven hours really starts to impact your health (if you're an adult). For many, this means forgoing night-owl tendencies and getting to bed at a reasonable time. If you need to be up at 6 a.m., you have to have a lights-out deadline of 9.30 or 10 p.m., depending on how quickly you tend to fall asleep.

The good news is there are many ways to improve your odds of sleeping well, even if you're currently struggling. I've listed my top suggestions gleaned from research and various sleep experts in "Top 33 Tips to Optimize Your Sleep Routine" and "Sleep — Why You Need It and 50 Ways to Improve It."

Yesterday was a 4-star day: I maintained the integrity of my calorie budget, I remained refined sugar-free, I met my daily water goal, and I stayed well connected with exceptional support.

When life fills with circumstances beyond our control, we lose a sense of certainty. If you add normal job stress, everyday responsibilities, and a few random uncertainties--it's a recipe for instability.

The goal each day: Maintain the integrity of the plan that keeps me well come what may. Come what may means exactly that. I spent nearly 20 years using every single circumstance I could possibly use in order to justify my dependency on excess food. I was a master of self-sabotage. It was a pursuit of comfort; certainty in an uncertain world, guided by the illusion that a temporary dive into the food might somehow make it all better. It never did. Life was waiting around the corner from the drive-through, every time.

I've studied my experience closely over the last ten-plus years and although I haven't nor will I ever perfect anything, I do believe I'm somehow able (by the grace of God) to compartmentalize in a way that supports my consistent stability with this one part of my life.

It isn't what happens to us, it's how we react. One of the things holding me back for the majority of my life is the magical idea of some "perfect time." There isn't a perfect time. I say "is" instead of "was" because still, to this day, in certain areas of my life--I seem to be waiting for the "perfect time." When it comes to weight loss and maintenance with a perspective grounded in recovery principles, there wasn't any waiting for the perfect time. The questions become, "what can I do?" and "what am I willing to do?" 

If the perfect time isn't coming, then what can we do? We simply start doing.

The barrier that prevents many of us from this "start doing" part is the idea that we need the perfect plan and we must meet some incredibly grand expectation from the very beginning. The trap in that thinking is, if it can't be X, then forget it all.

Embracing a simplistic approach becomes difficult if we're constantly telling ourselves it isn't good enough. What's truly good enough is simply starting--doing.

Start small. Keep it simple. If you have a grand expectation of what it "should" be, divide that vision into goals and watch your plan of action evolve in the direction of your vision. But start small and simple.

Simplicity supports consistency and consistency beats intensity. Every. single. time.

Now, if I personally apply that in other areas of my life, things will improve dramatically.

I've finished my morning foundation routine this morning. I've listened to some inspirational "brain food," and I'm about to prepare a good on-plan breakfast. I have a couple of broadcasting responsibilities to tend to today but nothing crazy-demanding. I plan on making it to the RecPlex for a good exercise session, too.

Have an amazing Saturday!

Thank you for reading and your continued support,
Practice, peace, and calm,
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Blackberries ripen at the threshold between summer and autumn, when the days are still hot, but slip easily into a chill when the sun sets.  It’s these days, that we surrender our icy popsicles and sorbets for something warmer: like a blackberry crisp spiced with cinnamon and cloves and sweetened by the very lightest touch of maple.  Served hot out of the oven, and drizzled with fresh cream.

In late summer, we gather berries from the unruly briars that line parks and paths across the Pacific Northwest.  The brambles smell sweet and of rich wine, as those berries unlucky enough to miss someone’s basket, ripen, fall to the ground and ferment.  You can find some berries as thick as your thumb, still warm from the sun, sticky sweet and brimming with red juice that stains your fingers.  These berries, so marvelously ripe that they nearly burst when you touch them, are perfect for baking.  They don’t need to hold their form in a crisp, like they do when you eat them out of hand.  Instead, they release their juice in the gentle heat of the oven and soften beautifully.

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Birth control has been around for decades, but all those options can sometimes be confusing. That’s particularly true when it comes to intrauterine devices (IUDs), which are becoming more and more popular due to their combination of wow factors.

You can keep an IUD in for up to three to 10 years, depending on the type you choose, and they’re over 99 percent effective at preventing pregnancy. For good reason, use of IUDs has increased from 1.5 percent of women ages 15 to 44 in 2002 to 7.2 percent of women in that age range in 2013, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As an ob/gyn, this delights me to no end. I’m all for people finding the best birth control out there for them.

In over 10 years of counseling patients on how to do just that, I’ve seen many people who are interested in IUDs but have a laundry list of questions. One I hear often is, “Do I actually need to check my IUD strings?” Though it’s not the end of the world if you don’t, I—and many other doctors—recommend you do. Here’s why.

An IUD is a T-shaped device that goes into your uterus with strings extending through your cervix into your vagina. Those strings serve a few purposes.

As a quick primer, there are two types of IUDs: copper and hormonal. They both have great profiles for different people, although they’re different in how they prevent pregnancies. Copper IUDs work by creating an inflammatory, toxic reaction to sperm in the uterus. Hormonal IUDs use progestin to thicken cervical mucus and thin your endometrial (uterine) lining. Here’s more about the differences in IUDs and how to know which might be a good option for you.

No matter which type of IUD you get, your health care provider will insert the device by pushing it through your vagina, past your cervix, and into your uterus. The T-shaped part of the IUD will sit in your uterus, and the strings will trail through your cervix so that a small length of around 2 to 3 centimeters remains in your vagina.

The strings are there to help your health care provider confirm the location of the IUD once it’s placed, enable them to remove the IUD with ease when the time comes, and allow you to try to confirm your IUD’s placement on your own. Doing so is a good way of verifying that your IUD is exactly where it’s supposed to be, which is why I encourage my patients to check their strings monthly—at least for the first three months after insertion.

You might be wondering, Wait, where else could my IUD go? Good question.

Very rarely does the IUD make its way out of the uterus on its own. This phenomenon, known as expulsion, is estimated to happen in 2 to 10 percent of all people with IUDs.

One of the most common signs of expulsion is the IUD actually falling out, so you wouldn’t feel any strings inside of you in that instance. But sometimes the device does not fully expel, so you may feel the strings lower than expected and a hard portion of the device protruding from your cervix. In the (again, rare) case of expulsion, you would possibly also experience bleeding and cramping.

Then there’s perforation, when an IUD starts to migrate through the uterine walls. It’s also very rare, happening in an estimated 1 out of every 1,000 people with IUDs, and it can cause abdominal pain or severe pelvic cramping. Or, in some cases you might not feel that anything is physically awry but also not be able to feel your strings, so you go to your ob/gyn and find out the IUD has moved because the doctor sees as much on an ultrasound.

If you’re concerned about not feeling strings during a self-exam, and if you have excessive spotting or bleeding, change in vaginal discharge, or pain with intercourse, I would advise you to make an appointment with your ob/gyn to have an exam. Otherwise, let’s go over how to check those strings, shall we?

Checking your strings is simple: Insert a finger into your vagina and feel up toward your cervix. They will usually feel like thin bits of fishing line.

It helps to know what the strings feel like before you try to find them, so don’t feel too shy to ask if you can touch them before your IUD is inserted.

Once you do brush up against your strings, you might be shocked by how close to your vaginal entrance they seem. Aren’t they supposed to be way up by your cervix? The truth is that your cervix can move lower and higher depending on your menstrual cycle and the amount of blood flowing to your uterus. This does not change the effectiveness of the IUD and will not increase the risk of it falling out or perforating your uterus.

On the other hand, you might not feel the strings at all when you try to check them. Definitely not something to freak out about! Once the IUD is placed, the strings can “curl up” around the cervix so they’re flush against it or in a location you cannot feel with your fingers. This will not decrease how well your IUD works or make complications more likely.

Issues like expulsion and perforation are most common in the period soon after insertion, which is why I recommend my patients check their strings for a minimum of three months after getting their IUDs.

You can continue to check after that if it eases your mind or if you simply find it interesting to get to know your body a little bit better.

Jessica Shepherd, M.D., is an ob/gyn, women's health expert, and also the founder of Her Viewpoint, an online women's health forum that focuses on addressing taboo topics in a comfortable setting. As an ob/gyn, she practices at Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Shepherd is also seen regularly as an expert on TV and radio.

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Q: “My daughter’s room is a disaster area 99% of the time. I’ve organized it for her many times, but a day after I finish, it looks like a hurricane struck…again. To her, cleaning means pushing any loose items under the bed, or into a closet where they aren’t visible. Organizing her room means shoving clothes into a dresser haphazardly until the drawers are so overfull that they won’t shut.

I have attention deficit disorder (ADHD or ADD) too, and I’ve tried sharing organization tips that help me — like using a checklist to break down tasks into small parts — but I don’t always remember to make her put one toy away before taking out another.

My husband has threatened to take everything — toys, clothes, shoes — and give or throw it away. She absolutely does not care, and has even asked, “When are we going to get rid of all of my stuff?” Her eight-year-old brain thinks she will get all new things if we take it all away. Help!! I’m not sure how to regain control over this situation and teach her to put things away properly. Any advice for me?”  — ndlivingforchrist

Hi ndlivingforchrist:

Trust me, you are not alone on this one. Here are a few of my favorite organization tips for kids to get your daughter started down a path toward consistent bedroom cleanliness.

[15 Ways to Teach Better Organization to Kids with ADHD]

1. Recognize your kid’s organizing style. We each have our own unique organizing style. Start by asking your child, “What organization system is going to work for YOU?” If she needs to see her stuff to know it exists, then remove her closet door! If folding clothes is a pain point, replace her dresser with bins where she can easily toss t-shirts, jeans, socks, and underwear. If she detests hanging up clothes, ditch the rod and hangers in the closet and put up hooks.
2. Eliminate road blocks. If it takes a child more than three steps to do something, she isn’t going to do it. Take a tour of your child’s room using HER height as your guide. Can she open the closet door easily? Reach the rod and shelves? Are the dresser drawers hard to open? Is the dresser crammed full? And don’t forget about shelving! Is there enough shelf space for books, memorabilia, etc.? Are her trash and laundry baskets big enough? Eliminating roadblocks is a critical step!
3. Buddy-up. Perhaps, since your daughter is only eight, she would benefit from having someone work alongside her when it’s time to clean and organize her room. This will provide her with support and structure as well as a model for the steps needed to organize her room.
4. Make it fun! Crank your daughter’s favorite music and throw a dance party. Set a timer and play “Beat the Clock” by seeing how much you can get done before it goes off. Grab her favorite candy and, “Have a treat while you make it neat!” Infusing energy and play into the routine is a wonderful way to get moving!

[Less Messy in 30 Days]

Organization guru Leslie Josel, of Order Out of Chaos, will answer questions from ADDitude readers about everything from paper clutter to disaster-zone bedrooms and from mastering to-do lists to arriving on time every time.

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Crispy, savory, juicy pork chops in a creamy dijon sauce with bacon, cheese, and spinach! Easy, delicious, AND LOW CARB! 

Want dinner on the table in 30 minutes?! Make THIS Pork Chops recipe, stat. Creamy dijon sauce with crispy bacon and leafy greens served over juicy pork chops. Need we say MORE? 

I don’t mean to be super obvious here, but we have some really delicious, creamy things going on in the food department right now that you need to know about. The other day it was all about the Creamy Garlic Sauce Chicken, and now, here we are discussing Creamy Dijon Pork Chops.

I’m seriously salivating as I get ready to write about the parmesan + cream + garlic + mustard flavors in this thing. The whole meal is prepared in just one skillet, and completely saturated with amazing flavors. 

Creamy Dijon Pork Chops is a low carb, Keto-friendly recipe, but if that is NOT your thing, you can just use evaporated milk in place of heavy cream, and use olive oil instead of butter. 

PORK CHOPS RECIPE 

Pork Chops are quick, very easy to make, and super juicy, as long as you pay attention to the amount of cooking time. Too much time in the skillet will result in dried out meat, but if you sear the chops for about 5 minutes per side, they will turn out perfectly. From Honey Garlic Baked Pork Chops to Skillet Pork Chops with Apples and Onions, they are juicy, flavorful, and very versatile. 

HOW TO MAKE CREAMY DIJON PORK CHOPS

This recipe is all about the Dijon Sauce. We are going to need butter, garlic, seasonings, chicken broth, heavy cream, dijon mustard, and grated parmesan cheese.

• But first, we start off with seasoning our boneless pork chops, and cooking them in a skillet for a total of 10 minutes. Remove pork chops from skillet; cover and set side.
• Fry bacon in the same skillet; remove from skillet and set aside. Leave bacon fat in the skillet.
• Melt butter in the same pan and add in garlic and dried herbs; cook for 30 minutes or until fragrant.
• Deglaze the skillet with chicken broth and scrape up all the bits stuck to the bottom of the skillet.
• Simmer for 4 minutes, or until reduced by half.
• Stir in heavy cream and dijon mustard; season with salt and pepper, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat and cook for a minute longer, or until sauce has thickened a bit.
• Add parmesan cheese and spinach; cook for a minute, or until spinach is wilted.
• Add pork chops and all the juices from the pork chops back in the skillet; cook for 1 more minute or until heated through. 
• Remove from heat, garnish with fresh parsley, and serve. 

COOK’S NOTES

• Use boneless pork chops that are about 1/2-inch thick.
• Sear the pork chops over medium-high heat until golden brown with crispy edges; about 5 minutes per side. If the skillet is not big enough for all 4 chops to be cooked at once, cook them in batches. 
• As previously stated, if you do not want to use heavy cream, reach for Evaporated Milk or Half & Half. 
• Also, feel free to play around with the seasonings; always add different spices and amounts of spices to adjust to your taste. 

If you are looking for a quick, easy, but super delicious dinner recipe, put this Creamy Dijon Pork Chops on a weekly rotation. Make no mistake, serving these with the perfect side of Garlicky Lemon Parmesan Broccoli or Roasted Green Beans, will have everyone asking for more. 

HOW TO STORE PORK CHOPS LEFTOVERS

• REFRIGERATE the pork chops and creamy dijon sauce in airtight containers for up to 3 days. 

HOW TO FREEZE COOKED PORK CHOPS

• Place the completely cooled pork chops and sauce in an airtight container; freeze for up to 3 months. 
• When ready to use, thaw in the refrigerator overnight. 
• Remember that dairy products tend to split when frozen and end up grainy when reheated. When reheating, stir in more cream while heating up the defrosted pork chops. 

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