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Saggy neck? Tighten things up with targeted moves for “turkey neck.” We’re not in love with the term “turkey neck” — it’s just extra skin. If you don’t want to learn to love the extra chin you’re in (though we wish you would!), you can perform some exercises that may tighten your neck muscles.Though some swear these moves work, there’s no research backing them up, and they can’t zap away extra flowy skin. Instead, they’re more likely to help strengthen the muscles underneath loose neck skin. Unfortunately, skin removal is usually accomplished with more intense methods, like surgery. However, these…
What is a parasomnia? Parasomnias are types of sleep disorders that involve unusual and unwanted behavior while you’re sleeping. They include well-known conditions, such as sleep talking and sleepwalking, as well as lesser-known issues like sleep paralysis. While parasomnias are more common in children than adults, they can occur at any age. When you’re sleeping, your brain cycles through several stages of sleep, ranging from wakefulness and light sleep to deep sleep and dreaming sleep. Your brain needs time to transition from one of those stages to the next, and a parasomnia may occur when something disrupts that transition. Depending…
There’s no denying the “summer surge” of COVID-19 cases. At this point, we’ve come to expect an uptick in cases during the winter, like we would with the flu, but a new COVID strain called KP.2 has taken hold in many states across the U.S. these past few months. In response to this, and to prepare for the anticipated “winter wave” of cases near the end of the year, the FDA approved two updated COVID vaccines for emergency use last Thursday. The new mRNA boosters—from Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna—have been crafted to help fight the KP.2 strain (an offshoot of the…
There is a misconception that if you are a singer in a concert, all you have to do is stand onstage in front of a microphone to do your thing. That is far from the case at a hard rock or heavy metal show. Performers such as I Prevail vocalist Brian Burkheiser commits a lot of energy because he uses a powerful voice and moves around the stage a lot in order to connect with the fans rocking out to hits such as “Gasoline” and “Bad Things.” “I have a lot of respect for artists in other genres, but it…
The restaurant industry is as unpredictable as ever. While some chains are struggling to keep up with their competitors, others are still dealing with the aftermath of the pandemic. For several, financial difficulties have been mounting for years, leaving them with no other choice but to file for bankruptcy. The year started with one Popeyes franchisee declaring Chapter 11 bankruptcy, followed by a string of chains filing for the same financial protection. These primarily consisted of smaller chains like New York-based Sticky’s Finger Joint, though one of highly publicized bankruptcies was filed by national seafood giant Red Lobster. With these…
Historically, my exposure to tennis has been minimal. My family never belonged to a country club. I didn’t play on the high school team. There was that annual unit in P.E. when we’d excavate a handful of dusty, warped rackets from the gym’s supply closet (this was public school in the ’90s, so they were definitely wooden and missing strings) and spend the next 45 minutes whiffing serves and chasing balls across the multi-purpose courts. I got the sense that playing tennis could be fun if you knew what you were doing. The kids who brought in their own rackets…
Most people who have attended high school can recall a friend or classmate who, once they started to date someone, would be MIA for months at a time only to return when things didn’t work out. This is not an uncommon, but certainly a short-sighted phenomenon and it unfortunately does not end in adulthood. The idea is based upon the idea that we are isolated creatures that exist in a vacuum unaffected by any other relationships or expectations. If the goal in dating is to find a lifelong partner that can integrate into all aspects of life, the sooner you…
If watching Novak Djokovic dominate on the clay at the Paris Games inspired you to dig deeper into all things courtside—including trying to figure out how tennis scoring actually works—you picked the perfect time. Just over two weeks after the Olympic closing ceremony on August 11, one of the sport’s biggest and most hotly anticipated tournaments, the US Open, will kick off at New York’s Billie Jean King National Tennis Center with first-round matches in the men’s and women’s singles categories.Given that the world’s top players will show (including Djokovic, who actually won it all back in 2011, 2015, 2018,…
Even four years after his and his daughter Gianna’s tragic passing, Kobe Bryant is still revered throughout the world. From the first time he set foot on a basketball court in front of a camera, the “Black Mamba” revered the spotlight and was ambitious to face the best competition and take on the toughest challengers. Many sports fans consider him the closest thing they have seen to Michael Jordan, who himself called Bryant his “little brother.” Bryant would have turned 46 years old on Aug. 23, 2024, and he is as relevant today as he was when he walked off…
This post contains affiliate links. If you use these links to buy something, we may earn a commission. It’s back-to-school time and parents everywhere are desperate to find healthy snacks that are portable and palatable enough that their kids will actually eat them. (We’ve all seen that “traveling banana” that’s made multiple round trips in the backpack!) When it comes to a snack that toes the line between health food and junk food, a chocolate chip granola bar fits the bill. The rolled oats, seeds, and other ingredients provide a good dose of fiber and energy, while the chocolate chips…