The Checkup: The 5-Step Approach to Properly Pop a Pimple 

And more healthy reads for your morning!

• There are two types of humans in this world: The disciplined humans who never, ever read spoilers before watching The Walking Dead and wait out painful pimples, because they know popping pimples can have gnarly affects on skin, and then there are the rest of us. If you’re in the second camp, here’s a five-step approach straight from an aesthetician’s mouth to help you pop pimples without destroying your skin (because you’re going to do it anyway, right?). [Well + Good]

• And speaking of skin woes, winter has a way of drying out skin — but it’s not just the dropping temps and dry heat that are behind the flakes falling off your face (*cringe*). Unexpected everyday practices like too-hot showers and dousing your skin in anti-aging products could be to blame. [Women’s Health]

• Is today your leg day? If so, you’ll want to take note of this one-move workout zones in on your lower body. [Women’s Health]

• Womp, womp: Even baby food companies primarily push the junkiest of their foods to buyers, a new report shows. [Fast Company]

• Fact: Quidditch is so over and Harry Potter-themed brewery yoga is the new brewery yoga. [BuzzFeed]

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