Chances are, amid the furious chomping of your third or fourth hotdog this past holiday weekend, you stopped to consider just how bad those offal-balloons were for your intestines. Because didn’t you hear that red meat — especially encased meat — gets lodged in your colon for years and years? Isn’t...
Any dermatologist will tell you that wearing a T-shirt in the pool (or on the beach) is a good decision for the long-term health of your skin. This one, for example: “I highly recommend wearing sun shirts, rash guards or other forms of sun-protective clothing,” says dermatologist...
Beard burn: It’s the bane of those with bearded significant others. As every guy knows, even a few days of growth can leave your partner’s face feeling like a freshly-grated wedge of parmesan cheese. But a bit of stubble—or even a full-on beard—shouldn’t get in the way...
You need water to live. And if you’re hung over, you also need it to drown the demons that are assaulting your brain with spiky noisemakers. It’s the latter occasion on which you’re most likely to stand naked in front of your fridge, chugging water like a...
You’ve shoveled all sorts of stuff into your mouth over the years, but why—of all consistencies and chemicals—do ice cold drinks hurt your teeth the most? We spoke to Dr. Matt Messina of the American Dental Association to find out. Why Teeth Are Sensitive to Cold First...
Got stuck? No problem. Here are the answers to this month’s puzzles: ROMPECABEZA UNO: Rein; Rain; Rail; Bail; Ball; Bell; Belt; Felt; Feet. ROMPECABEZA DOS: P=3, Q=9, R=7, S=1, T=5, U=8, V=4, W=6, X=2
It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking that the sun can’t hurt you, especially on cloudy days. After all, how could you possibly get a sunburn when it’s overcast and cold out? The answer is, easily enough that you’d be smart to make putting on sunscreen part...
Shame, it seems, is the cornerstone of all civilization. At least, that’s what I found out last week while researching the phenomenon of spitting in public. It began a few days ago when a British coworker admitted that, although he didn’t really know why, he spits every...
Early this month, it was reported that five of the six original Avengers actors celebrated the recent release of their newest film (and a decade of starring in Marvel movies) by picking up matching tattoos of a modified Avengers logo. This is the latest instance in a...
If God created man in his own image, then that means God may need a bath. That’s according to a study reported by the BBC last month, which states that more than half of the human body is made up of microscopic colonists and not, y’know — human stuff....
Summer is upon us, and that means one thing: an influx of socializing opportunities that you can screw up by taking someone you’re dating, and then proceeding to ditch them for three hours while you talk it up with all your pals, get hammered, and ignore them. Don’t...
Do you want to be totally swole? Do you want to be absolutely jacked? Do you want to be utterly yoked out? If so, you have to consume a sufficient amount of protein (not too much, though). But before you start gnawing on steaks and snorting protein...
