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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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Lifting Weights? Your Fat Cells Would Like to Have a Word.

By Gretchen Reynolds We all know that lifting weights can build up our muscles. But by changing the inner workings of cells, weight training may also shrink fat, according to an enlightening new study of the molecular underpinnings of resistance exercise. The study, which involved mice and people, found that after weight training, muscles create
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Health and Wellness: Exercise Is Important At Any Age

Studies continue to support that exercise at any age provides multiple benefits even beyond weight control and weight loss, from preventing osteoporosis. Studies continue to support that exercise at any age provides multiple benefits even beyond weight control and weight loss, from preventing osteoporosis to relieving stress and promoting heart health. It’s never too late
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Self-Control Is Just Empathy With Your Future Self

The same part of the brain that allows us to step into the shoes of others also helps us restrain ourselves. Ed Yong Advertisement Photo by Archi Trujillo / Getty You’ve likely seen the video before: a stream of kids, confronted with a single, alluring marshmallow. If they can resist eating it for 15 minutes,
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What’s the Difference Between Soluble and Insoluble Fiber?

Soluble vs. insoluble fiber Dietary fiber is the part of plant-based food that mostly passes through your digestive system without breaking down or being digested. There are two types of fiber: soluble and insoluble fiber. Soluble fiber dissolves in water, and includes plant pectin and gums. Insoluble fiber doesn’t dissolve in water. It includes plant
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How Bacteria Are Changing Your Mood

With a growing body of research, microbial medicine is entering the mental health conversation. Advertisement Illustrations by Katie Horwich. If anything makes us human it’s our minds, thoughts and emotions. And yet a controversial new concept is emerging that claims gut bacteria are an invisible hand altering our brains. Science is piecing together how the
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