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Fruits and Vegetables Are Trying to Kill You

Antioxidant vitamins don’t stress us like plants do—and don’t have their beneficial effect. Nautilus Moises Velasquez-Manoff Illustration by John Hendrix. You probably try to exercise regularly and eat right. Perhaps you steer toward “superfoods,” fruits, nuts, and vegetables advertised as “antioxidant,” which combat the nasty effects of oxidation in our bodies. Maybe you take vitamins
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The Acrobatic Immigrant Who Invented Pilates in a Prisoner of War Camp

Interned during WWI, circus entertainer Joseph Pilates used found materials and his fellow prisoners as his test lab, and imagined an exercise system that would captivate millions. Jacob Pagano For Joseph Pilates, confinement paradoxically offered a kind of liberation. Illustrations by Julie Benbassat  In the early afternoon of September 12, 1915, a British vessel set off
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Soothing Bedtime Golden Milk

An easy anti-inflammatory, cold-fighting recipe for a warm, vegan turmeric latte that’ll help you sleep. Well Plated Erin Clarke Ever since adding “Be Rested” to my list of Intentions, I’ve been putting more thought into how I spend the last 90 minutes before I climb into bed. And by “more,” I mean that I’ve actually
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Yo-yo dieting may increase women’s heart disease risk.

American Heart Association Meeting Report – Poster Presentation 332; Session P03-H: Preventive Cardiology AddThis Study Highlights: Women who have lost at least 10 pounds, only to regain the weight within a year, are more likely to have a poor score on the American Heart Association’s – Life’s Simple 7, a measure of how well people
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How Long Does It Take a Plastic Bottle to Decompose?

Everything takes time to break down. Here’s the time frame for a plastic bottle — and 11 other commonly consumed items. By Heidi Wachter | Experience Life Sheet of paper towel: 2 to 4 weeks Apple core: 1 to 2 months Banana Peel: 2 years Cigarette butt: at least ten years Steel can: 50 years
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Psychological Reactance: Why We Sabotage Our Own Goals

Nir Eyal How one of the most underrated, underappreciated concepts in psychology is holding you back. When researchers make a joke in the title of an academic paper, you know what’s inside is going to be good. Here’s the title I’m referencing: “A 50-year review of psychological reactance theory: Do not read this article.” How
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Stop Throwing Out Your Used Tea Bags

Apartment Therapy Shifrah Combiths They’re surprising useful. Here are 12 things they can do post-brew. Photo by Image credit: Stephanie Russo It feels so good to be able to do something with the things we’d normally discard. Coffee grounds as rose fertilizer and clementine peels saved for DIY candles come to mind, not to mention
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