South Korea is a hard-drinking country. On average, each member of its population drinks 12.3 liters (3.25 gallons) of alcohol per year — a fact that led to more than $8 billion in lost production, hospitalizations and early deaths in 2013 — and 13.7 shots of liquor per week. To put...
We all know that smoking is bad (mmkay): Tobacco kills more than seven million people each year, and nearly 900,000 of those deaths are the result of non-smokers being exposed to secondhand smoke. But what you might not know is that some smokable tobacco products are (kinda,...
“Whew! I’m tired!” Japanese anti-aging guru Koko Hayashi exclaims over Skype approximately 25 minutes into our 50-minute private face yoga session. While I’m personally not winded by any means, my face is admittedly strained. Hayashi, founder and certified face yoga instructor at Skin Fit Gym in L.A.,...
Kids tend to be fussy eaters. Case in point: And while there’s a biological reason for their pickiness — children are extra-sensitive to taste, smell and texture — the endless piles of leftover foods they create are frustrating and, for many, even guilt-inducing. “I know that I feel bad when tossing...
I have a tendency to drunk dial my local Chinese restaurant (or rather, the bastardized American version of a Chinese restaurant). I can’t help it: Booze makes me crave egg rolls and orange chicken every bit as much as it makes me crave deep and meaningful conversations...
There may come a day when you honorably decide to become an organ donor — not just as a dead vessel full of handy spare parts, but as an actual, living person. The need for such living donors has never been greater: They offer a life-saving alternative to waiting...
Penile cancer may be the one thing in the world I’d never wish on my worst enemy. Not only is it cancer, it’s a cancer that can result in the partial or even total removal of your penis: That’s pretty much every man’s bleakest nightmare. On the...
Are you one of those guys who wants to look stylish but finds it doesn’t come all that naturally? Sick of condescending fashion articles telling you why you need to buy $200 T-shirts? Just want to know how to look, well, good? We feel you. Welcome to...
Here’s a sentence I never thought I’d have to write: Your pee is a golden elixir that opens a sparkling window into your overall health. Ugh. But it’s true: Here are all the things your pee can tell you, according to urology nurse practitioner Anne Calvaresi: You’re...
On the lengthy list of things that you might worry about spreading to your good friends (e.g., the common cold, stomach flu and super gonorrhea), a few extra pounds and your work-related stress don’t usually don’t make the cut. But as it turns out, science is constantly...
As a heavily-tattooed person, being asked tattoo-related questions happens on a daily basis. Did they hurt? (Yes.) Do they mean anything? (Sometimes.) How much did they cost? (A lot.) What are they going to look like when you’re old? (Not sure.) Can I touch them? (No.) Being...
Low-carb diets (like Keto) promise big weight loss by, essentially, mimicking starvation. They also promise to ruin pizza for everyone: Because the crust is stuffed full with carbohydrates, low-carb devotees have invented depressing non-crust alternatives that allow them to indulge in makeshift pizza without breaking their diet....