A first date can be a nightmare of anxiety. You want to make a good impression, so you agonize over what to wear, or you rehearse intelligent things to say. So for God’s sake don’t ruin it all by ordering some foolish food at dinner that is likely to make you a source of comedy or embarrassment for the rest of the night....
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Chicken soup may be good for the soul, but some people swear that it’s also good for the body. Many Americans reach for a steaming bowl of chicken soup whenever they’ve got a cold, while the equivalent remedy in Japan is ginger tea. But are these home cures, passed down from generation to generation, really therapeutic? We...
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Are you bored? Hungry? Want to eat your way to intoxication? We’ve scoured the world for the top 10 foods that’ll get you high, exposed the rumors and lies, and now we can explain why some of these can kill you. Prepare for food education. 10. Psilocybin Magic Mushrooms So they taste kind of like styrofoam mixed with...
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Try one of these tips each day — you’ll feel better and get fitter and smarter in just one month. 1. Give lip service. Thirty minutes of making out can improve allergy symptoms. Research shows that kissing reduces the amount of chemicals your body releases in response to allergens. 2. Turn up the heat on your...
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Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health completed a study in which they found eating five servings of white rice per week was associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Eating two or more servings of brown rice was associated with a lower risk of the disease. They also found replacing 50 grams of white rice...
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It’s an appealing notion that our daily pick-me-up may also confer a range of health benefits. And for coffee drinkers there’s a lot of research percolating. Several studies suggest that a daily caffeine habit may help protect against Alzheimer’s disease. But there’s a catch. The cup or two a day that most...
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