The Checkup: Ah-ha! This Is the Best Day to Find Markdowns at Whole Foods 

And more reads to help keep you healthy.

• Interesting! Whole Foods food editor Molly Siegler spilled some insider sale intel to the folks over at POPSUGAR, and turns out Wednesdays — the day when Whole Foods’ sale cycle turns over — is the best day to shop the aisles for markdowns, with the chance of finding twice as many sales at once. Say whaaat? [POPSUGAR Fitness]

• Say hello to dispositional mindfulness — it just might be the key to keeping your relationship intact. [Science of Us]

• We’ve all been told time and time again that visceral fat — otherwise known as belly fat — is really bad for us. A new study hammers the point home. [TIME]

• The Mediterranean diet has a lot of health cred, but now scientists are homing in on why, exactly, the diet, rich in olive oil, seems to be so good for you. [Huffington Post]

• Grocery-shopping-obsessed humans, rejoice! Lidl, the no-frills, low-priced German grocery chain, just announced that it will be opening its first U.S. locations this year. They’re keeping mum on whether or not a Philly location is in the works, though. [Philly.com]

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