Health and Fitness

This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. OSCAR LARRAINZAR, A 42-year-old from West Covina, California, thought he just needed surgery to repair his broken nose. His presurgery blood work revealed another problem—impaired kidney function, which quickly led to kidney failure. To complicate matters further, …

I Survived Bladder and Skin Cancer. My Lifesaver: The World’s first Bladder Transplant. Read More »

This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. GREG MORRISON, 63, spent decades working as a systems engineer. Now, his own head is a feat of engineering. Nearly half his skull is 3D-printed. Just over two years ago, Morrison developed an unusual headache. “I felt …

I Survived Losing Nearly Half My Skull. My Lifesaver: A 3D-Printed Skull. Read More »

This story is part of a series on 10 life-saving medical breakthroughs. Click here to read the rest. AJAY RANDHAWA, A 39-year-old from Sacramento, California, worked as a respiratory therapist for almost a decade. He nearly made it through 2020 without catching COVID-19 from the infected patients at his hospital. “I was the last one …

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MY EARS DO a solid job rejecting nearly every earbud I try. I’ve chased after too many rogue AirPods that fly out mid-run to stick with those, and I haven’t done much better with other standard earbud styles. But the Powerbeats Fit offers a different style that works for chronic earbud rejectors like me. Compared …

Powerbeats Fit Review: Our Honest Take After a Month of Workouts Read More »

YOU’VE PROBABLY HEARD egg whites are the healthiest way to eat eggs. Yet there is an argument to be made about eating the whole egg. And yes, we’re talking about the yolk. Inside the yellow core of a sunny side up egg lies a treasure trove of nutrients. One of those nutrients in yolk, choline, …

Is It Time to Ditch the Egg White Omelette? New Study Found This Nutrient in Egg Yolk Slows Brain Aging. Read More »

IF THERE’S ONE thing I like to do in the month of December, it’s watch movies. Granted, “watching movies” is more or less my favorite thing to do at any point in any given year. But in December, the energy shifts. We’ve got new releases gunning for Oscars glory. We’ve got a few major blockbusters …

We Tried the Famous Tom Cruise Cake. Here’s The Verdict. Read More »

How long it takes alcohol to clear your system, as well as how it can affect you physically, varies from person to person. Generally, it takes about five half-lives to process and eliminate alcohol from your body completely. Alcohol has a half-life of four to five hours, which means it takes about 20 to 25 …

Doctors Have Calculated Exactly How Long Alcohol Stays in Your System. The Numbers to Know Before Drinking. Read More »

STERLING K. BROWN felt like Kobe. The award-winning actor wasn’t exactly winning NBA championships, though. No, he thought of the late basketball star after recently tearing his Achilles tendon, as Bryant did in 2013. But like Kobe, Brown is not going to let his injury take him out of playing his favorite game. Brown sat …

Strong Talk: Sterling K. Brown Shares Details About His Achilles Injury, Training After 40, and Paradise Read More »

ROBERT F. KENNEDY Jr is at it again, performing pullups in public. This time in the middle of Reagan National Airport. The spectacle happened soon after the U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary announced the “Make Travel Family Friendly Again” campaign with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy at the Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport …

RFK Jr. Wants You to Do Pullups While You Wait for Your Next Flight Read More »

Given its water-repellent fabric that dries in seconds, it’s a great bag to carry during rainy and snowy commutes. When this bag is not in use for the gym, it comes in handy for impromptu overnight stays and road trips—no need to dig out a full suitcase. One thing to know about this gym backpack …

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