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15 Sure-Fire Ways to Guarantee You'll Get Food Poisoning This Summer, Probably
My best friend has a saying – “What’s life without a little risk?” This is usually applied to a select few scenarios, most often involving the possibility of death and/or a very good story. But when it comes to summer grilling, more than a couple “what ifs” come to mind that make taking the safer-than-sorrier route a very compelling option.
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Trapped in an Underwater Air Bubble for Three Days
Harrison Okene’s shipwreck survival wasn’t a miracle. It was fascinating physics.
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Sunscreen may slow skin aging when used daily
New research provides some of the strongest evidence to date that near-daily sunscreen use can slow the aging of your skin.
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How A War Hero Became A Serial Bank Robber
Army medic Nicholas Walker returned home from Iraq after 250 combat missions, traumatized and broken. His friends and family couldn’t help him. Therapy couldn’t help him.
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The HotTug
Sure, we’ve seen hot tubs on giant cruise ships and even yachts, but a boat whose primary purpose is to be a hot tub that floats? Wow. Just. Wow. But how does it work? It carries 2,000 liters of water and typically takes about 2 hours to fill. Unless you call the fire department, in which case it probably just takes a few minutes. It is heated via a wood stove located at the front of the boat. It takes about 2.5 hours to get the water to 100 degrees F, making it about 4 hours of prep time.
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Workouts Your Gym Doesn't Want You to Know
Save money, time and gas with these ingenious new workouts you can do at home (bonus: none involve jumping jacks).
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Marijuana: The Next Diabetes Drug?
Toking up may help marijuana users to stay slim and lower their risk of developing diabetes, according to the latest study, which suggests that cannabis compounds may help in controlling blood sugar.
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Life Skills You Can Learn in 29 Minutes (for Free)
From creating the four-ingredient appetizer people crave to packing a carry-on you won't have to squeeze shut, these shortcuts will make everyone wonder, "Hey, how'd she do that?"
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Trick Your Brain into Eating Less When You're at Home
You already take tinier bites from smaller plates and bowls. Here are seven other lab-tested diet strategies that may fool the (ravenous) unconscious.
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A Pocket-Sized Personal Trainer That Tracks Your Metabolism
Described as a pocket-sized personal trainer, Breezing tracks your metabolism over time and creates a diet and exercise plan specific to you. What you might not realize is that your metabolism is what tells you how many calories you need to lose, gain, or maintain weight. Using your specific metabolic information, Breezing gives you customized advice on how to reach your weight goals.
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Do I Really Need to Take a Multivitamin?
I want to eat a healthy, balanced diet, but does that actually include a multivitamin? If I eat well, shouldn't I get the nutrients I need by default? I assume a multivitamin won't hurt me, but I don't want to bother if it isn't necessary. Should I take a daily multivitamin or not?
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Allergy-proof your day
Now that hay fever season has hit, your first instinct might be to pop an antihistamine. It's not a bad one: "If you have allergies, one of the best things you can do is start medications early, even before your symptoms kick in," says Dr. Neeta Ogden, an allergist in New York. But, she adds, it's also crucial to make tweaks to your daily routine to avoid whatever sparks your symptoms. Read on for easy, effective ways to keep sniffles at bay 24/7.
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This Hospital Has A Wonderful Secret..... Lullaby Factory
Going to hospital, either as a patient or visitor can often be a strange and stressful time. Stark waiting rooms, fluorescent lighting and a fear of the unknown come together to often create an atmosphere that is at best slightly unnerving. That’s why a this fantastic & imaginative project by visual artists Maria Smith and Je Ahn of Studio Weave is such a welcome idea – it changes the entire dynamic.
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8 fitness myths debunked
Skip the stretching and forget the sports drinks. Modern research is proving that many commonly held fitness beliefs just aren't true.
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Easy DIY Homemade Soap Recipes
Even though it’s not a common practice anymore, not so long ago people used to make their own soap rather than to buy it. Of course, it was the case when even if you wanted to you couldn’t find such things in stores or it wasn’t worth the travel. But even now, when we can basically find everything we need and more in stores, making your own soap is not a completely lost practice. In fact, you can try some of these recipes at home if you want.
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Hot Trend: Tapping the Power of Cold to Lose Weight
Exposing the body to cold can be a radically effective spur for losing weight, leading one DIY researcher to formulate an algorithm, app, or wearable device to tap the transformative power of cold.
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Stranded at sea? Follow this 7-step extreme survival guide
Wrestling with savage seas? Stranded without fuel or food? Overcome all adversity with these top 10 tips for survival.
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SPRING CLEANSE ~ YOUR BODY
Here are 8 home made vitamin water recipes to help you keep the water flowing! As a rule, you should try to avoid as much as possible industrial food and beverages
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Reasons Not to Stretch
Two new studies provide additional reasons not to warm up with a stretch.
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Sugar, not fat, exposed as deadly villain in obesity epidemic
It's addictive and toxic, like a drug, and we need to wean ourselves off it, says US doctor
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