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Workout Incentive: Study Shows This Trendy Workout Wards Off Signs of Aging
Next time you need a little extra incentive to squeeze a workout in, remember this: A new study performed by researchers at the Mayo Clinic, […]
The Checkup: Want to Rev Up Your Metabolism? Eat More of This
• Looking to rev up your metabolism without too much effort (aren’t we all?). Well, a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical […]
PSA: Here’s When You’re More Likely to Turn Into an Internet Troll
Internet trolls: We all know them. Some of us are them. Working on the internet, I have encountered more than my fair share, and I […]
How Your Brain Tricks You Into Spending More Than You Need to When Trying to Eat Healthy
The only thing worse than waiting in an hours-long line for brunch, only to be served a plate of eggs topped with a meal-ruining orange […]
How Runners’ Brains Are Different (and Arguably Better)
It is windy out there today. Like, the kind of windy that makes me wonder if I’d like living in Florida, despite all the signs […]
Making This Sleep Mistake Is Bad News for Your Waistline, New Research Shows
It happens to the best of us: You tell yourself you’ll just watch one more episode of The Fall (so good, amirite?) before bed, only […]
One Simple Rule Science Says Will Help You Reach Your Weight-Loss Goals
I rant about needing to save more money a lot. Like, so often that the minute my friends hear the sound “muh“ start to come […]
If You Are What You Tweet, America Is Coffee, Beer and Pizza
Proof that social media rules everything around us: Scientists are now using Twitter to get insights into our healthy (or lack thereof) habits. Who is […]
Study Says This Is Probably the Least You’ll Weigh All Year
We’ve got some good or bad news for you. (It depends on how you look at it.) Here goes: According to recent research published in […]
Spend Your SEPTA Commute Thinking About This, Science Says
This morning, I spent my SEPTA commute — a super-short ride compared to the commutes of some of my coworkers, who train in from places like […]
New Study: How Taking Tylenol Can Turn You Into a Bit of a Jerk
Welp, here’s an unexpected side effect of popping a Tylenol: A new study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience found that acetaminophen […]
The Checkup: Why Paper Cuts Are Always So Much More Painful Than They Look
• Fact: When you get a paper cut on your finger, it hurts — really bad. But complaining about a paper cut can make you feel […]
The Checkup: How to Get the Benefits of a Long Workout in Just 1 Minute — Really!
• Say goodbye to long workouts: A new study, published in PLOS One, found that men who completed a workout that consisted of just one […]
The Checkup: Does It Really Matter If Protein Powder Is Expired?
• After a disgusting experience with expired milk at the age of nine that’s stuck with me ever since, I am a crazy person when it […]
The Checkup: You Can Stop Drinking Skim Milk Now, New Study Says (Hallelujah!)
• True story: When I was in elementary school, I would go to one of my friend’s houses and drink, like, six glasses of whole milk […]