Fish is, in general, healthier than meat, since it contains more omega-3 fatty acids, which prevent heart disease, and less artery-clogging saturated fat. But among fish, which are the healthiest? I asked Dana Hunnes, senior dietitian at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, to help me rank...
The year 2019 had scarcely begun when a few lucky fans ran into Lionel Messi, arguably the top soccer player in the world at the moment. He was all too happy to stop for a few selfies — selfies that conclusively showed he was driving without a...
If you don’t care that your desk is messy, you should. Or at least, that’s what a recent study from the University of Michigan tells us. To figure out to what degree the messiness of an office affected someone’s perception of the office holder, three researchers took two empty...
“Everyone is getting older,” Alan Castel, a professor of psychology at UCLA, tells me when I call to talk about his new book, Better with Age: The Psychology of Successful Aging. He’s right, of course: Literally speaking, every single person, from the moment they’re conceived to the...
It’s the perfect morning: The birds are chirping, the sun is shining and only three weeks in, you’re absolutely certain that 2019 will be your year. But then something unfortunate happens — you spill coffee on your shirt; you get a parking ticket; your boss decides that...
Potty Talk is a one-panel comic about the funny thoughts, observations and fears men have in the bathroom. This week’s is from illustrator Burton Durand. Check out his Instagram here.
I’m embarrassed to admit that my daily routine is completely soiled with the internet. I check my email and scroll through Instagram before getting out of bed. I scroll through Instagram while walking from my car to my desk. I spend the workday glued to my computer,...
If you’ve ever taken a stomach-wrenching poop, stood up, examined said onyx-colored floater with your eyes and thought to yourself, “Well, that can’t be good,” but decided it was too much effort/stress to actually ask a doctor about it, I have some good news for you. According...
Bryan Cooper married his high school girlfriend when he was 18; seven years later, he was a father to twins. Following his wife’s difficult pregnancy, the two decided they were done with kids. He opted to get a vasectomy, since it’s less invasive than his wife having...
Putting nuts in your mouth — okay, settle down — is easily one of the simplest ways to become healthier. In fact, I wrote about the many benefits of swallowing all sorts of nut (sorry) once before: “A 2018 study of more than 81,000 people found that...
Imagine this: You’re at the gym, using a weight belt, lifting straps or wrist wraps, when some bro scientist approaches you and tells you that you’re “cheating.” Basically, the bro scientist is saying that the gear you purchased after a considerable amount of online research, including reading articles written by yours truly, somehow invalidates...
As a heavily-tattooed person, I’m constantly told that I’m going to regret my tattoos when I get older. I was 18 when I got my first tattoo — an all-seeing eye on my left shoulder blade — and my mom has since taken every opportunity to assure...
