Stubbing your toe is not only physically painful—it can hurt your ego, as you grab your foot in agony like a cartoon character, knowing that you did this to yourself. Fortunately, most of the time…
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Is Chickpea Flour More Nutritious Than Regular Flour?
Flour made from chickpeas has more protein than regular white flour, and more fiber. But if you’ve seen headlines recently about chickpea flour’s health benefits, there are some serious caveats you should know about. Read…
How Giving Things Up for Lent Affects Your Brain and Body
The 40 days leading up to Easter, known as Lent, are a time of restriction for many. If you’re thinking of giving up chocolate, alcohol, caffeine, or meat—some of the most popular sacrifices—here’s what you…
Why Vaccine Selfies Are Actually Good
I never realized how many of my friends and acquaintances are healthcare workers until my social media feeds started lighting up with vaccine selfies. People flash their reminder cards or brandish their bandages, and that’s…
How to Improve Your Chances of Scheduling a COVID-19 Vaccine Appointment
When not one, but two safe and highly efficacious vaccines received Emergency Use Authorization from the Food and Drug Administration in December 2020—less than a year after the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the…
What Does It Mean to Lift ‘Heavy’?
Lift heavy to build muscle: that’s advice you’ve probably seen in a million places. But how heavy is “heavy,” and how do you know if your workout qualifies? Read more… Source
How to Treat Frostbite Until You Can Get Medical Help
Frostbite occurs when the skin, sometimes along with other soft tissues, freezes due to prolonged exposure to the cold. Knowing first aid to treat frostbite until you can get medical aid can help prevent permanent…
Try These Real Food Substitutes for Gels, Sports Drinks, and More
Gels, bars, sports drinks, and shakes are all wonderful inventions, letting us get the right nutrients in our bodies at the right times while we’re working out. But regular plain old food works just as…
How to Work Out Quietly So Your Neighbors Won’t Want to Kill You
Home workouts are convenient, but they sure can be loud. You can jump and stomp as much as you want in a fitness dance class, or even drop barbells if you’re in the right kind…
The Fitbit App Now Supports Blood Glucose Tracking
With its latest app update (rolling out throughout February), Fitbit now supports tracking your blood glucose readings within the app for users in the US. Your fitbit device still can’t measure blood glucose itself; it’s…
The CDC Now Recommends Double Masking
Doubling up on masks can improve their filtration, and the CDC is now recommending that people double their masks or use layered masks and take steps to improve the masks’ fit. Read more… Source
Please, Wear the Right Clothes for Your Vaccine Appointment
A confirmed appointment for your first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine is the 2021 equivalent of finding a golden ticket in your Wonka bar. (Actually, no—it’s better, because getting some level of immunity to a…
Do You Really Need Ankle Weights?
Ankle weights have tunneled through a wormhole from the 1980s to the present moment, appearing in countless TikToks and Instagram posts. Do they really help tone your legs? Are they worth buying at all? Here’s…
What’s a ‘Mask Fitter’ and How Do I Use It?
The fit of your mask is crucial. The CDC’s recent recommendation we start double masking was only partly about the layering. The second mask also results in improved fit, Anthony Fauci told the Today show. And…
How to Stop Waking Up to Pee
We’ve all been there: a groggy, middle-of-the-night realization that, ugh, it’s time to pee again. While sometimes this is the result of a medical condition, often it’s just an inconvenient routine. In that case, there…
How Much Does It Really Cost to Get Into Fitness?
Almost everybody who sticks to their workout routine has found a type of fitness they love. That may mean Crossfit classes multiple times a week, going for a run every morning, or hiring a personal…