The Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Mug Cake That’ll Satisfy Your Fall Dessert Cravings
You probably know that mug cakes are a smart way to satisfy your sweet tooth while keeping portions in check. Now let's put a much-welcome fall spin on the healthy-eating trend. ...
How to Measure Weight Loss Without a Scale
If you've browsed weight loss forums or are currently following a diet, you might have come across the acronym "NSV." It's short for "non-scale victory," and it's a way for dieters to measure their weight loss progress without being constrained to a single measurement of a scale. Although scales can surely measure how much overall weight you've lost on...
Why You Won’t Benefit From Eating More Protein—Unless You’re Losing Weight or Building Muscle
With keto and paleo diets grabbing headlines and pushing more protein onto plates across the country, it’s easy to think that an extra helping of meat (or other protein-rich foods) is good for you. But current guidelines suggest you only need .8 grams of protein per kilogram of bodyweight daily. So what’s the right move? Nutrition scientists at Purdue...
5 Mistakes You're Making on a Low-Carb Diet
If you've ever tried to lose weight, odds are you've probably tried one of the most popular diet trends over the last couple decades: going low carb. Carbohydrates have been vilified as the dietary culprit making you fat, so people assume reducing them drastically will keep the scale tipping down and banish belly bloat for good. Unfortunately, it's not so...
Bioengineers create light-controllable CAR T cells for cancer immunotherapy
Bioengineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a control system that could make CAR T-cell therapy safer and more powerful when treating cancer. By programming CAR T cells to switch on when exposed to blue light, the researchers controlled the cells to destroy skin tumors in mice without harming healthy tissue. In tests in mice, administering the...
These $15 Headphones Are a Game-Changer for People Who Sweat A Lot
It's surprising how many workout headphones fail at doing two very simple things: staying in your ears and playing music decently well. After some total duds, I never wanted to shell out big bucks on pair that would inevitably konk out after an especially sweaty run or fall out every few steps. A few preliminary Google searches pointed...
3 Easy Moves for Toned Legs From the Radio City Rockettes
If anyone knows a thing or two about long and lean legs, it's the Radio City Rockettes. (Have you seen their kick line?) The leggy dancers have been wowing crowds for nearly 100 years, and there's no secret to their success: These ladies just work ridiculously hard. There's no time for weak legs in the Rockettes' jam-packed schedule —...
Bar Spar: The Boxing Competition Teaching Bartenders to Get in Shape and Duke it Out in the Ring
Harper Howell II, a bartender at New York City’s Dear Irving, will be the first to tell you his gig isn’t the spitting image of health. It’s not uncommon for bartenders to chase shots of tequila with espresso to get through a shift. And convenience is often the deciding factor when it comes to food. (How many bartenders do...
8 Diet Myths That are Making You Fat
Nothing is more frustrating than stepping on the scale and seeing that the needle hasn't budged—not even a little bit. This holds especially true when it feels like you've been religiously following every diet tip in the book. But when it comes to diet and rapid weight loss, there's a lot of misinformation floating around, so you may not be...
5 Simple Ways to Stay Motivated About Working Out
Just when you feel like you've finally gotten into a solid workout groove, something horrible happens: You lose every ounce of motivation, succumb to exhaustion, and want to throw your just-broken-in tennis shoes out the window. We've all been there. Workout burnout is real, but it is possible to become friends with fitness without ending up hating it down the...
