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The Unique Science of Left-Handedness

Dan Robitzski Photo from webphotographeer / Getty Images. Steak knives, scissors, writing desks, and power tools: If you bring any of these things up around someone and they cringe, they either have a bizarre story to tell or they’re just left-handed, and, like 15 percent of the population, live in a world that’s not designed
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There’s New Data on the Cardio vs. Weights Debate

Research has found that a mixed workout program produces the best heart health outcomes. Alex Hutchinson Read when you’ve got time to spare. Doing combination workouts and varying up your routine will lead to better results. Maybe. Photo by bluecinema / iStock. Back in 2011, I published a fitness science book with the enigmatic and
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The Race to Redesign Sugar

Forget artificial sweeteners. Researchers are now developing new forms of real sugar, to deliver sweetness with fewer calories. But tricking our biology is no easy feat. By Nicola TwilleySeptember 21, 2020 New food-industry research focusses on reformatting sucrose or using rare sugars.Illustration by Na Kim Every workday, at ten o’clock, at noon, and at three
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In the Ink: Do All Tattoo Pigments Use Mercury and Other Toxic Heavy Metals?

Helen Suh MacIntosh, a professor in environmental health at Harvard University and a columnist for the website, Treehugger, reports that as a result of a 2007 lawsuit brought by the American Environmental Safety Institute (AESI), two of the leading tattoo ink manufacturers must now place warning labels on their product containers, catalogs and websites explaining that “inks contain many heavy metals, including lead, arsenic and others” and that the ingredients have been linked to cancer and birth defects.
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How to Eat if You Want Better Sleep

Research bears out what our grandparents said: Don’t eat too close to bedtime if you want to sleep well. Plus other recipes for a solid eight hours By Kathleen Squires A GOOD NIGHT’S sleep is the new kale,” chef David Bouley said recently. “Everyone wants it and it’s good for your health.” He was addressing
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The Definitive Superfood Ranking

It seems like everything in the grocery store is labeled “super.” We dove into which foods are actually proven, by science, to be good for you and which ones are all hype. Outside AC Shilton Photo: Nick Kelley. Food marketers know that if they call their product a superfood, it’s sure to sell. Take quinoa,
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How self-control can actually unleash your dark side

By David Robson People with great willpower are often lauded over their peers with less self-control. But having strong character may not always be a good thing. A A few years ago, 80 Parisians were given the chance to take part in the pilot of a new gameshow, called La Zone Xtrême. The producer greeted
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Nutritional psychiatry: Your brain on food

Eva Selhub MDContributing Editor Think about it. Your brain is always “on.” It takes care of your thoughts and movements, your breathing and heartbeat, your senses — it works hard 24/7, even while you’re asleep. This means your brain requires a constant supply of fuel. That “fuel” comes from the foods you eat — and
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