Kicking Carbs According to addiction therapist Matthew Bruhin, CEO of Apex Recovery, when you give up carbs, you go through a period of getting headaches, feeling listless and even peeing more as your body gets rid of all the excess glucose and sodium it’s been stockpiling. The...
Jungle Ultra Competitors cover 230 km of suffocating Peruvian jungle undergrowth in a five-stage, self-supported slog that drops 10,500 feet to the jungle floor and crosses some 70 tropical rivers and streams. That’s all while battling bugs and 30-plus-degree temperatures. Two words: Y tho? La Ruta de...
POW! Improving Stamina For The Sales “There is no magic solution to this,” says Stasek. “Building stamina all comes down to hard work. Get out on the road now to increase your endurance and fitness. The fitter you get, the better you will recover. Boxing Day sales...
All the Chocolates in Your Kid’s Advent Calendar: 550 calories The Amount of Exercise Required to Burn It Off: One hour of stair climbing, at 575 calories per hour. Cool side effect: Buns of steel. Ten Mixed Drinks at the Office Christmas Party: 1,500 calories The Amount...
When and how do you start to get in the Christmas spirit? A good old Mince Pie and an urn of Mulled Wine! Only joking. Getting fully “Ho-ho-ho!” usually starts around August—following a long holiday with Mrs Claus—when contracts are finalised for grottos and personal appearances. Then...
“The brain has a thing for novelty,” says Sukel. “When you encounter a risk, or situation where the outcome is uncertain, the risk and reward centres of the brain unleash a neurochemical called dopamine, or ‘the pleasure chemical,’ although it probably would be more accurate to call...
Creeping Death Day of the Dead is a two-day celebration of the lives of lost loved ones, observed throughout Latin America, that seems to be getting bigger elsewhere every year. “With its popularity in the US and with rising immigration from Mexico to Europe, the UK, Australia,...
Buried Treasure “I’ve discovered myself through freediving,” says Trubridge. “I’ve gotten to realise the potential of my own mind to achieve goals. To me, it’s been an incredible tool that’s allowed me to unlock what it means to be human and to have the most incredible experiences...
How do you know when someone is being visited by the paranormal and it’s not just some pesky energy noise or structural noise? It’s a case of elimination really. Firstly, I will speak to the inhabitants of the property to find out what has been spooking them....
What is it about roller coasters that get us so buzzed? We have an innate desire for excitement. Some chimpanzees, for example, will shake rotting trees and then climb to the top and ride them as they’re falling down, just for pleasure. We visit theme parks to...
…at least you don’t live in America! As camping season commences, we thought we’d take a look at the worst dangers you’ll face, both here at home and in the country of our benevolent overlords. Turns out, the Yanks have it far, far worse. Look, we’ll prove...
Read My Lips Everyone’s lip mark is totally unique, just like our fingerprints, and thanks to millions of nerve endings, they’re at least 100 times more sensitive than our fingertips. They have no sweat glands—which is why they dry so fast—and no protective tissue either, which makes...