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Nothing beats the convenience of a sandwich for lunch on your busiest days, when you just can’t seem to find the time for any sort of break. Not only are they quick and easy to make, but with nothing but bread, cheese, maybe a few veggies, and your preferred deli meat, this lunch option is incredibly affordable as well. But when it comes to eating processed meat, some recent research has revealed that this food may have potentially dangerous side effects, like an increased risk of certain cancers or diseases. These findings—and others like it—may have many people wondering, is…
Using birth control is an easy-peasy way to prevent unplanned pregnancy, but choosing a birth control method might seem a little complicated. If you’re interested in starting birth control or you’re looking to switch up your current birth control method, you may feel overwhelmed by the seemingly endless options out there.There are pills, injections, IUDs, implants … wait, what? Implants?Yup, birth control implants are a thing, and they might just become your new birth control BFF.In this article, we’re giving you all the deets about birth control implants so you can decide whether they’re the right option to help you…
If you want to go from scrawny to brawny, the plan sounds simple: Lift hard and heavy. Eat more. But, for some guys, like our client John, it’s more complicated. John was a busy pre-med student tired of feeling skinny and slim. He wanted to add size. And he wanted to feel strong. The challenge is that John is what we call a “hardgainer.” Long and lean, with less than optimal genes for building muscle quickly. But being a hardgainer isn’t a muscle-building curse. While genetics inevitably do make a difference, your genetics are not preventing you from adding on…
At age 11, Jerry Jacobs world fell apart when he lost his beloved mother, Alice, to stomach cancer in 2009. With no father around, and an uncertain future, he was faced with grief and frustration, and the choice to either let his situation take him to the dark side, or try to make his siblings proud by becoming the human being and athlete that he felt destined to be. With great thanks to the love of his brother and sisters, the Detroit Lions cornerback is not only reaching his own potential, but is also using football as a means of…
Costco might be one of the last places you’d look for some top-quality smoked meats. But this might change your mind: customers have recently been praising an item that seems to be an ingenious shortcut to some authentic Kansas City barbecue. This highly-praised barbecue item is the Mission Hill Bistro Smoked Beef Brisket Burnt Ends, a refrigerated product that Costco sells in 1.5-pound packages. For those who aren’t very familiar with the dish, burnt ends are intensely flavorful pieces of smoked meat trimmed from the fatty “point” end of a brisket. Mission Hill Bistro’s take on this classic barbecue staple…
It would be so delightful, even life-affirming, to get Novo Nordisk’s execrable O-O-O-Ozempic TV ad off the air, or even reduce its malevolent presence. While there is no shortage of cringe-worthy TV ads (am I the only one who wants that stupid emu turned into an artillery target?) it would be difficult to pick a more hated 60 seconds of TV than the Ozempic ad. Perhaps Pfizer can help out. The company just published positive Phase II results of Danuglipron (formerly PF-06882961) in a new JAMA Network article. Danuglipron, like Ozempic, is also a Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist, but there is a significant difference between the two drugs. As if…
With the Well+Good SHOP, our editors put their years of know-how to work in order to pick products (from skin care to self care and beyond) they’re betting you’ll love. While our editors independently select these products, making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commission. Happy shopping! Explore the SHOP Memorial Day is just days away—which means that the pool gets some playtime, grills are fired up, and loved ones get to gather around the fire pit. But that’s not the only thing to be excited about: the week leading up to Memorial Day is a goldmine…
Think beyond burgers and hotdogs. Try grilling if you’re on a weight loss journey and looking for a lean cooking method. It’s a fun way to make healthy food taste delicious while still being mindful of calories. Here are our favorite healthy foods to throw on the grill. 10 Healthy Foods to Throw on the Grill for Weight Loss 1. Chicken Breast Lean and packed with protein, chicken breast is a go-to in many healthy recipes. From salads to sandwiches to grain bowls, grilled chicken is a versatile ingredient often recommended to grill in bulk. Combine olive oil, garlic, and…
I want to introduce you to a transformative concept that has revolutionized my approach to productivity. It’s called “The Productivity Diet,” and it’s all about striking the delicate balance between quality and quantity in our daily lives. Just like any diet, it’s not a quick fix, but a sustainable lifestyle that fuels our productivity over time. In a world that values constant busyness and the pressure to do more, we often overlook the importance of quality in our work. We become obsessed with ticking off tasks on our to-do lists, without considering the impact on our well-being and the long-term…
IT’S ALREADY been one hell of a year for people who love television in the world of spies, espionage, and everything in between. Netflix subscribers have been treated to fun binges in the form of The Night Agent and The Diplomat, while those faithful to Paramount+ have been rewarded with the fun return of Kiefer Sutherland in Rabbit Hole. Now, Prime Video gets their chance to take a shot at things with Citadel, a project that’s both massively-ambitious and massively-expensive, with a reported price tag of $300 million for the first season. Will it be worth the money? Believe it…