Health
Everything you need to know to improve your health, fitness and well-being, one hack at a time.
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Social Media Is Wrong About Microwaves
Microwaves are convenient. Too convenient, perhaps. So convenient that some of us are suspicious of them. When these common appliances were new on the kitchen scene, there were objections to the supposedly unnatural way they heat food — remember that urban legend about the girl who boiled her brain while trying to dry her hair…
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Did You Know Bamboo Undies Can Help You Avoid Thrush?
If you’re someone who instinctively knows that every time you have to take a round of antibiotics, that it’s likely to lead to thrush, we feel for you. There are few things in life as irritating as having an itchy vagina. And sometimes you don’t even need to be on medication to get it. The…
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You Can Totally Air Fry a Frozen Steak
People love to argue about steak. It’s fun because there are so many variables to disagree over: the cut (ribeye or New York?), the prep method (marinade or salt?), the cooking method (reverse sear? Sous vide? Simple pan basting?)…the possibilities for invective are endless. Take the steak you see above—a steak that was frozen and then…
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5 Things to Do in Your 20s and 30s to Reduce Your Risk of Preventable Cancer
Most of us don’t think about cancer when we’re in our 20s and 30s. But recent research has shown that people born after 1990 are more likely to develop cancer before the age of 50 than any other generation before. You can listen to more articles from The Conversation, narrated by Noa, here. While there…