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Fitness, Nutrition and Environmental Info from Experts from Around the World

Fermented foods: the latest trend

Fermented foods and beverages are becoming increasingly popular. You can now find kombucha on tap in bars, sourdough bread in cafes and more varieties of yoghurt, sauerkraut and kimchi in your local supermarket. But what are the heart health benefits and should you be including them in your diet?  Fermented foods have been part of
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7 Incredible Benefits of Lifting Weights That Have Nothing to Do With Building Muscle

Boost your mood, reduce back pain, and much more! By Tiffany Ayuda Mike HarringtonGetty Images We hate to sound like a broken record, but it really is crucial to incorporate lifting weights into your workout regimen. In fact, when it comes to exercise for older adults, strength training actually trumps cardio because preserving muscle is
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Here’s What Taking a Cold Shower Does to Your Body, According to Experts

You already know the purported benefits of ice baths. Prevention Ashley Mateo You already know the purported benefits of ice baths. Studies have shown that they’re one of the most effective ways to reduce delayed onset muscle soreness, perceived fatigue, muscle damage, and inflammation after physical exercise compared to active recovery, massage, and compression garments,
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Dead white man’s clothes

Australia, with clothing retail sales in 2020 of about $22 billion, may not have the economic scale of the US or the UK, where combined the industry turned over $468 billion in the same period. But on a per capita basis, Australia is the highest consumer of textiles anywhere in the world outside of the US.

The Facts About Fat Burning and Running

Sorry, but there’s no workout “zone” that will magically melt your fat stores. Runner’s World Photo by Roberto Westbrook/Getty Images If you’re reading this while sitting down, congratulations—you’re primarily burning fat. However, if you get up and start moving around your home, you won’t burn as much fat. And if you felt really active and
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Why You Need a Lifting Program

You can just walk into the gym and wing it, but you won’t make progress for very long. ByBeth Skwarecki If you want to lift weights, walking into the gym (or moseying over to your dumbbells at home) is a good start. But if you want to get stronger over time, you need to give
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Climate Change Is Killing Beautiful Music, Too

The trees that make the world’s best pianos and violins are in danger. By Federico Formica This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and has been republished here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. TRENTINO, Italy—At the edge of the road there is a heap of about 200 spruce logs, each approximately 30
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The resealable bag has become a home cooking staple—but the $1.6 billion industry is not without its own big bag of issues.

Now, as SC Johnson attempts a more eco-friendly approach—creating a new Windex bottle from ocean plastic, supporting recycling in Bali—it is practically a victim of its own success. When an intrepid reporter tried to buy SC Johnson’s compostable Ziplocs, invented as far back as 2013, she found out that the company was no longer distributing them after poor sales: no one wanted them.

The Science of Good Chocolate

Meet the sensory scientist who is decoding the terroir of chocolate—and working to safeguard the cacao plant that gives us the sweet dark treat. Smithsonian Magazine Simran Sethi The flavor of chocolate depends on numerous factors, from the soil the cacao plant was grown in, to the length of time the cocoa beans are fermented.
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