As Valentine’s Day approaches,you may be planning some extravagant chocolate creation for your significant other. But does romance have to equal a sugar/butter bomb? We asked Drew Coleman, Executive Chef at Mohawk Bend in Los Angeles, to give us a healthier option for fireside sweetness. Over to...
While having elastic skin has its perks—like, for instance, being able to bend your elbows and knees comfortably—it also has one major drawback: Stretch marks. An estimated 80 percent of Americans have them, and we’re fairly certain 100 percent of them wish they didn’t. But while there’s...
Don’t have three hours a day to spend at the gym? Not interested in bulging like a bodybuilder? Unmoved by promises of “fat-blasting, ab-chiseling monster workouts?” This is the column for you, fellow regular human with very little free time. … The Man Matt, Eau Claire, WI...
When you’re going through puberty, it’s easy to believe one of the perks of adulthood is not having a pizza face. But alas, adulthood disappoints once again, because, for many of us, acne returns with a vengeance in our postpubertal years—in fact, studies indicate that between 40...
If you’ve ever stuck a finger down your throat to make yourself throw up, you’ve triggered your gag reflex. It’s one of the many automatic responses in the body designed to keep us alive, similar to the way you jerk your hand away when touching something hot...
While humans have come a long way in terms of assistive reproductive technology, when it comes to sex, we’re still mixed up on myth vs. reality. Case in point: the idea that changes in how you eat or fuck can affect the sex of the offspring that...
Looking at Your Friends on Facebook Makes You Miserable If you sometimes feel like everyone on your Facebook page is having a better time than you, you’re not alone. A study at the University of Copenhagen warns that regularly scrolling through your feed can “negatively affect your...
Everyone who smokes, even occasionally, knows smoker logic by heart: It doesn’t really count if, say, you only smoke after sunset, or just at parties, or only when you drink. But a new study says that’s a load of nicotine-stained bullshit, and every cigarette counts a lot:...
As we head deeper into another frigid winter, you’re probably thinking about comfort food. Trouble with comfort food is, it’s not so comforting for your gut. That’s why we asked Drew Coleman, Executive Chef at Mohawk Bend in Los Angeles, to give us a healthier version of...
Don’t have three hours a day to spend at the gym? Not interested in bulging like a bodybuilder? Unmoved by promises of “fat-blasting, ab-chiseling monster workouts?” This is the column for you, fellow regular human with very little free time. … The Man Andrew, Los Angeles Age:...
We’re almost a week into 2017. According to some studies, that means a quarter of us have already bailed on a New Year’s resolution—we couldn’t even make it long enough to have a “cheat day.” But here’s one resolution you can still keep: See a doctor this...
As you may have discovered during a relentless tickle attack, it’s really tough not to laugh, even when you hate it. According to Dr. Alan J. Fridlund, an expert on nonverbal communication and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University...
