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“Come on Oppy, let’s go party.”When it was first announced that Greta Gerwig’s Barbie would be released on the same day as Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer, it felt like a useful piece of counter-programming: a candy-colored confection of a movie for those who weren’t necessarily drawn to the Interstellar auteur’s lengthy, melodramatic take on the creation of the atom bomb. But as press kicked off for these two seemingly polar opposite pop culture experiences, they converged, and evolved into something greater than the sum of their disparate parts.Thus, like Frankenstein’s creature, Barbenheimer was born.It began simply enough, with a question: not…
Your mission — should you choose to accept — is to take the Superfood Dessert Challenge! The Superfood Dessert Challenge is for anyone who wants to make whole-food-based nutrition part of their daily routine — in the form of mouthwatering desserts. What Is the Superfood Dessert Challenge? It’s simple: Eat a Shakeology superfood dessert every day for four weeks. We’ll provide the Shakeology recipes and all you need to do is make them and enjoy a scrumptious dessert every single day. If you’re new to BODi, the Superfood Dessert Challenge is a great way to find out how Shakeology…
Growing into your 50s is yet another beautiful chapter of life. But alas, the struggle to shed weight becomes all too real with age. By making some necessary adjustments to your routine, you can blast that hanging belly fat of yours and get excited about slipping into those form-fitting jeans you almost tossed out. If you’re wondering how to lose belly fat after 50, we spoke with two members of our Medical Expert Board, Brittany Dunn, MS, RDN, CD, a registered dietitian and chef specializing in sports nutrition, and Amy Shapiro, MS, RD, CDN, the founder and director of Real…
Penile bruising can happen after medical procedures in the genital area, such as surgery on the penis, groin, scrotum, or surrounding areas, says Dr. Brahmbhatt. Hernia repairs, vasectomies, incision of infected abscesses and scrotal explorations, which are done to examine painful testicles, are common examples. Penile bruising can extend into the scrotum and vice versa, says Dr. Brahmbhatt. “There is a plane of tissue that connects both,” he says. “If this layer is interrupted, then the bleeding can track from one to the other.”Bruising is also common side effect of intralesional injection therapy, a treatment for Peyronie’s Disease, a condition…
Melting unwanted belly fat can be the most difficult—not to mention, downright frustrating—part of losing weight. Abdominal fat is easy to accumulate and usually the last to go. If you’re seemingly doing everything right in your diet and fitness routine, but your belly fat still won’t budge, it’s time to reassess your course of attack and uncover the sneaky little habits that are holding you back from progress. We spoke with Victoria Brady, a personal trainer on Fyt, and Lisa Young, Ph.D., RDN, the author of Finally Full, Finally Slim, a nutritionist in private practice, and a member of our…
Grip Strength is a consistent biomarker of current wellbeing and a strong predictor of future health outcomes (1). Handgrip strength (HGS) has a substantial correlation with overall strength, upper and lower limb function, bone density, malnutrition, cognitive impairment, depression, sleep problems, diabetes, multimorbidity, chronic diseases, and overall quality of life (2)(3). Having low grip strength is associated with numerous negative health outcomes, such as chronic conditions including hypertension, diabetes, cancer, chronic lung disease, heart disease, stroke, arthritis, and psychiatric problems (4). Low grip strength is defined as having less than 26 kilograms or 57 pounds of force for men and…
Bioprinted Skin Mayo Clinic has developed its first 3D prototype of human skin bioprinted to model inflammatory skin disease. 3D bioprinting is a technology that mixes bioinks with living cells to print natural tissue-like structures in three dimensions. This new technology provides the most human-like skin model for studying inflammatory conditions such as atopic dermatitis — more commonly known as eczema — a chronic inflammatory skin condition that causes dry, itchy and inflamed skin. The 3D bioprinting skin procedure, applications and limitations are described in a review article in Regenerative Biomaterials. “3D bioprinting is a burgeoning field in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine…
People often talk about fast food being unhealthy, but they don’t always discuss the fact that there can be huge variances in the nutritional value of menu items depending on what restaurant you order them from and how they’re prepared. Take fast-food chicken sandwiches, for example. These can be drastically different based on what they’re made with. You can have a deep-fried chicken sandwich with tons of mayo and calorie-heavy oils, while you can also have a leaner grilled chicken sandwich with veggies served on a whole-grain bun. Because fast-food restaurants differ so vastly in how they cook and formulate…
Sameer Keole, M.D., radiation oncologist, Mayo Clinic Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named president-elect of the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO), the world’s largest association of healthcare professionals specializing in treating patients with radiation therapies. Dr. Keole will begin his four-year term in October 2023 during ASTRO’s 65th annual meeting in San Diego. He will represent the society’s 10,000 members by serving one-year terms as president-elect, president, board chair and immediate past chair. He will also oversee the 2025 ASTRO annual meeting. Dr. Keole specializes in caring for pediatric and adult patients diagnosed with spine, brain and other central…
Yvonne Hemsey / GettyIf Barbie were a real person, she’d surely turn heads. She’d be a 5’9, 110-pound woman wearing a double-zero miniskirt. Her size-3 feet would slide into sky-high heels, and she wouldn’t be able to walk upright. She’d also wear a buxom C-cup bra. Ruth Handler, co-founder and one-time president of toy company Mattel and Barbie’s creator, gave her that curvaceous figure on purpose. “Every little girl needed a doll through which to project herself into her dream of her future,” Handler told The New York Times in 1977. “If she was going to do role playing of…