The good news is that, unlike vitamin D or other nutrients, CoQ10 deficiencies are not that common in the general population. But as you get older, those natural levels of CoQ10 start to decline, which may result in suboptimal mitochondrial function and inadequate cellular energy.* It’s no wonder many medical practitioners encourage people to up their intake as they age. 

Now, there are many types of antioxidants in which it’s relatively easy to get your fill as long as you follow a robust diet. CoQ10 isn’t one. Only about 25% of your CoQ10 levels come from food intake. If you are curious about food sources: It’s naturally found in oily fish, organ meats like liver and kidney, legumes, and certain vegetables like spinach, broccoli, and cauliflower.

So what can you do to support your body and cells as you age? Ubiquinol is the most bioavailable form of the antioxidant, accounting for 90% of the CoQ10 in the blood. (Ubiquinone, on the other hand, must be converted to ubiquinol in the body before it’s absorbed.) Ubiquinol CoQ10 is clinically shown to increase CoQ10 levels in the body on day one and beyond.* When in the body, ubiquinol helps your body deal with these free radicals head-on.* It also protects against lipid peroxidation, a process by which free radicals damage cell membranes.* To top it off, CoQ10 protects the membranes of mitochondria and regenerates other antioxidants, like vitamins C and E—both of which are just as important for healthy skin and body.* That’s one busy antioxidant.

Whether it felt like your hair was constantly on fire or you loved the challenge of new teaching methods, the 2020–2021 school year left most educators feeling some level of burnout, depleted, and desperately needing time to recharge. More than once, last year, I was reduced to a nonverbal puddle melting into the couch, wondering how I was going to get back up and do it again the next day. So, it’s no wonder that as many educators are back in the classroom for this new school year, we’re doing so peeking out from behind our fingers and wondering what exactly this new year will bring. 

Teachers are multitaskers, go-getters, and low-key superheroes. It tracks that we begin the year with all the good intentions to meal prep, lay out our clothes the night before, and finally get that morning routine going.

Sometimes, however, these well-meaning practices can feel like one more task on the to-do list. By incorporating mindfulness practices into our daily routines, as they are already, we create strength, cultivate adaptability, and develop a more positive mindset:

For people of the African diaspora and other marginalized communities, the complexities of our history and family dynamics can easily lead to us blaming others for behaviors and spending habits that have contributed to our excess. Therefore, it is important that your forgiveness extend to your caregivers and your community as well.

Extend grace to anyone who helped raise you and understand that they may have been doing the best they could under the circumstances, whether it was due to lack of education, resources, or guidance. Practicing forgiveness is an opportunity for you to acknowledge these challenges and complexities…and to make a decision to do things differently going forward. And not just for yourself but for your descendants and community as well. Consider these words by Indigenous writer Tommy Orange as part of this process:

“What we are is what our ancestors did. How they survived. We are the memories we don’t remember, which live in us, which we feel, which make us sing and dance and pray the way we do, feelings from memories that flare and bloom unexpectedly in our lives like blood through a blanket from a wound made by a bullet fired by a man shooting us in the back for our hair, for our heads, for our bounty, or just to get rid of us.” —Tommy Orange, There There

As you work through the many extensions of forgiveness that you may have to give to family members and friends, remember many choices and beliefs are remnants of what our ancestors had to do to survive. So, forgive. And commit to making different choices to benefit our community, individually and collectively.

Need some hard boiled eggs?? Here are some foolproof methods as well as tips on how to make the perfect hard boiled eggs four different ways with the creamiest yolk!

If you’ve ever had a bad hard boiled egg, you know that you would really rather not eat it again! The yolk may have been chalky, the whites may have been rubbery, and it was just an all around bad experience! 

Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs

The perfect hard boiled egg has no green ring around the yolk, the yolk is creamy, and the whites are far from rubbery. It can be easy to accidentally go from the perfect hard boiled egg to a not as good one so here are my tips plus four different foolproof ways you can make the best ones at home! 

What Are Hard Boiled Eggs Good For?

• In sandwiches
• In salads
• For deviled eggs
• Egg salad
• Toast topper
• As a snack
• On their own!

What Are The Health Benefit of Eggs

Eggs are such a cheap and healthy ingredient! Each egg has:

• 7 grams of high-quality protein
• 15% of your daily Vitamin B2
• 22% of your daily selenium
• 9% of your daily Vitamin B12
• 5 grams of healthy fats
• 77 calories
• And more!

What You Need To Make Hard Boiled Eggs

The Ingredients

• Eggs: medium sized eggs, white or brown.

The Equipment 

Equipment of Choice
You’ll need a saucepan with a lid, Instant Pot, or a muffin tin.

Large Slotted Spoon
This is for adding the eggs into the hot water and then removing them. You can also use tongs instead if you don’t have a slotted spoon.

Bowl of Ice Water
You’ll also need a bowl of ice water to dunk your eggs in after removing them from heat to stop the cooking process. 

How To Make Hard Boiled Eggs

Method 1: Cold Water Start

• Place the eggs into the saucepan, fill the saucepan so that there’s 1 inch of cold water covering it, and bring it to a boil. 
• Once it has boiled, remove the pan from the heat with the lid on. Do not lift the lid.
• Let the eggs sit for 10 to 12 minutes.
• Once done, remove the eggs from the hot water with the slotted spoon and dunk them into the ice water.
• Let the eggs cool for at least 2 minutes before peeling.

Method 2: Simmering Water Start

• Fill the saucepan ¾ full of cold water and bring it to a boil. Once it has boiled, lower the heat and bring it down to a gentle rolling simmer.

• Using a large slotted spoon, gently add your eggs into the saucepan one by one.
• Simmer the eggs for 12 to 14 minutes.

• Once done, quickly remove the eggs from the water and dunk them into the ice water.
• Let the eggs cool for at least 2 minutes before peeling.

Method 3: Instant Pot

• Add the Instant Pot rack to the bottom of the Instant Pot liner. 
• Add eggs onto the rack and add 1 cup water.
• Close the lid, set the valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 7 minutes.
• Quick release and remove the eggs from the water and dunk them into the ice water.
• Let the eggs cool for at least 2 minutes before peeling.

Method 4: Oven Baked

• Preheat the oven to 325F. 
• Place eggs in a muffin tin and bake for 30 minutes.
• Once done, quickly remove the eggs from the water and dunk them into the ice water.
• Let the eggs cool for at least 2 minutes before peeling

How To Peel Hard Boiled Eggs

Method 1 – Peeling the Whole Egg

• Gently crack the egg, the bottom end usually has an air bubble, and carefully remove the shell. Peel it under running water if needed. 

Method 2 – Rolling the Shell

• Gently tap the egg’s main body flat against the counter then roll the egg under your hand on the counter.
• The shell should now be cracked all around the egg and the shell should be easily removable. 

Tips To Make Eggs Easier to Peel

• Make sure your eggs aren’t straight from the fridge and that they’ve warmed up closer to room temperature.
• Older eggs peel easier than freshly purchased eggs.

How Long Can You Store Hard Boiled Eggs?

Peeled or unpeeled, store the hard boiled eggs in an airtight container in the fridge. Stored properly, eggs can last up to one week. Do not leave them at room temperature. Eggs left at room temperature only last for 2 hours.

How To Reheat Boiled Eggs

While I recommend your hard boiled eggs be eaten cold after storage, if you really want to reheat them, I recommend storing it with the shell on. That way, when ready to reheat, you can add it to boiling water for up to 3 minutes. You can also microwave it in 10 second increments. Please be aware that microwaving an egg for long periods of time may cause the egg to explode. Also, you risk overcooking your heat when you reheat it.

How Do You Know If The Eggs Have Gone Bad?

Give your eggs the sniff test. If they have any sour or foul odor to it, toss it. Also, when in doubt, just toss it. 

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How to Make The Hard Boiled Eggs 4 Ways!

Here are some foolproof methods as well as tips on how to make the perfect hard boiled eggs four different ways with the creamiest yolk!

Cook Time 14 mins

Total Time 14 mins

Course Breakfast, Breakfast/Brunch

Instructions

Method 1: Cold Water Start

• Place the eggs into the saucepan, fill the saucepan so that there’s 1 inch of cold water covering it, and bring it to a boil.

• Once it has boiled, remove the pan from the heat with the lid on. Do not lift the lid.

• Let the eggs sit for 10 to 12 minutes.

• Once done, remove the eggs from the hot water with the slotted spoon and dunk them into the ice water.

• Let the eggs cool for at least 2 minutes before peeling.

Method 2: Simmering Water Start

• Fill the saucepan ¾ full of cold water and bring it to a boil. Once it has boiled, lower the heat and bring it down to a gentle rolling simmer.

• Using a large slotted spoon, gently add your eggs into the saucepan one by one.

• Simmer the eggs for 12 to 14 minutes.

• Once done, quickly remove the eggs from the water and dunk them into the ice water.

• Let the eggs cool for at least 2 minutes before peeling.

Method 3: Instant Pot

• Add the Instant Pot rack to the bottom of the Instant Pot liner.

• Add eggs onto the rack and add 1 cup water.

• Close the lid, set the valve to sealing, and cook on high pressure for 7 minutes.

• Quick release and remove the eggs from the water and dunk them into the ice water.

• Let the eggs cool for at least 2 minutes before peeling.

Method 4: Oven Baked

• Preheat the oven to 325F.

• Place eggs in a muffin tin and bake for 30 minutes.

• Once done, quickly remove the eggs from the water and dunk them into the ice water.

• Let the eggs cool for at least 2 minutes before peeling

Notes

Nutritional facts does not include any other ingredients but the egg.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 70kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg