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Nicole McDermott
Fitness
Can 2 Minutes Of Intense Exercise A WEEK Really Cut It?
Nicole McDermott
May 29, 2014
Work & Money
Turns Out You DON’T Have To Give 110%
Nicole McDermott
May 28, 2014
Diet & Nutrition
Everything You Don’t Know About Blood Sugar (You Can Control It With ...
Nicole McDermott
May 28, 2014
Diet & Nutrition
Grilling Hazards: What You NEED To Know
ILLUSTRATED BY LY NGO. There’s nothing like slapping a couple of steaks on a grill during the summer months. But, there’s a slew of research de
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Nicole McDermott
Body
Perils Of Pedestrianism: The Most Dangerous Streets In The U.S
Photographed By Ashley Batz. Depending on where you live, your own two feet may be your preferred (or necessary) daily mode of transportation. Though walki
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Nicole McDermott
Body
What, Exactly, Is MERS?
Photo: Cultura/REX USA. When I first heard of MERS on the news, I immediately assumed it was a new cousin of MRSA, an antibiotic-resistant skin infection s
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Nicole McDermott
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Diet & Nutrition
Is Frozen Food Good For You After All?
Dietitians often remind us to stick to the outside edges of the grocery store. That’s where we’ll find fresh fruits, vegetables, fish, meat, eg
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Nicole McDermott
Mind
Time To Move? Here Are The World’s Happiest Countries
ILLUSTRATED BY LY NGO. A few years back, I studied abroad in Australia. The weather was gorgeous and the Aussies’ work-hard-play-hard mentality was a
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Nicole McDermott
Fitness
Do Fitness Apps Even Work?
Photographed By Aaron Richter. When I’m bored with my usual exercise routine, I turn to apps like Nike Training Club to help get me from Point A (put
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
The New Vibrating Pill That’ll Make You Poop
PHOTOGRAPHED BY JESSICA NASH. Constipation sucks. It can get in the way of normal sleeping and eating patterns, cause serious discomfort, hinder gym time,
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Nicole McDermott
Mind
This Is Why
Law & Order
Stresses You Out
Last night, Discovery Channel aired “Everest Avalanche Tragedy,” a highly emotional, 90-minute episode detailing the April 18 disaster and its
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
The 12 Foods You Should ALWAYS Buy Organic
Photographed By Ruby Yeh. To buy the organic apples for, say, $2.34 per pound, or choose the conventional ones for $1.49? I've fought this internal de
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Nicole McDermott
Fitness
1 Simple Hack That Makes You More Likely To Work Out
Illustrated By Austin Watts. For some of my friends, Pinterest boards of incredibly fit men and women are the ultimate motivation to get exercising. Person
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Nicole McDermott
Health Trends
Let Me Google That: What Our Search History Says About Our Health
Photo: Courtesy of Google. You’ve just downed a glass of water and an egg-white-and-veggie omelet. You're planning to head straight to the gym a
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
Is Chewy Food Less “Healthy”?
Photographed By Ruby Yeh. Think about the best brownie you’ve ever had. What was it like? Fudgy, chewy, melt-in-your mouth? Got it. Now, on a scale o
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Nicole McDermott
Fitness
Do You REALLY Have To Cool Down After A Workout?
Photographed By Geordy Pearson. Whether it's before work, during a lunch break, or after a long day at the office, fitting in a gym session can put yo
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Nicole McDermott
Spirit
Still Dwelling On That Awkward Moment? Try This
Photographed By Lauren Perlstein. Whether it's a not-so-friendly email from the boss, a hurtful quip from a friend, or a passing-gas-in-public inciden
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
It’s The Avocado Apocalypse!
Buttery and addictive, avocados (and their festive incarnation, guacamole) hold a sacred place in many of our hearts. But, news of the recent avocado short
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Nicole McDermott
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Health Trends
Your Yelp Reviews Say More About Your Personality Than What You...
Researchers analyzed Yelp restaurant reviews
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Nicole McDermott
Sex
What Tiny Drunk Mammals Can Tell Us About Our Sex Lives
Photographed By Sunny Shokrae. A glass of red wine, a margarita, or (if we’re really getting serious) a Long Island iced tea — these elixirs ma
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
Is Your Favorite Breakfast Food Giving You Cancer?
Illustrated by Anna Sudit; Photo: Food and Drink/REX USA. Ever have a stack of Belgian waffles where there’s enough syrup to fill each sinfully delic
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
Wait, Meat Eaters Are
Healthier
Than Vegetarians?
With recent debate over the effect of saturated fat on our health, a new study has added more fuel to the meat-eater’s fire. Though the study found v
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
Revolutionize How You Eat
From online food diaries, like MyFitnessPal, to old school calorie-counting programs, such as Weight Watchers, there’s no dearth of easy-to-use nutri
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
Beer & Meat: A Surprisingly Healthy Combo
Illustrated By Ruby Yeh. A summer grilling session just isn’t the same without a cold one, right? While it’s practically sinful to pass up on d
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Nicole McDermott
Body
What’s REALLY On Your Waiter’s Hands?
Photographed By Angela Pham. Perhaps you’re familiar with this scenario: You fish through your wallet, hand over a crusty $20 bill to a bartender and
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Nicole McDermott
Body
Is Long-Term Stress Affecting Your Fertility?
In an era where women often choose to fully sort career and finances before considering having children, it’s no wonder some of us will be in our lat
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Nicole McDermott
Body
Tampons: Everything You Need To Know
Women have been menstruating since the dawn of time. Ancient Egyptians fashioned tampons out of papyrus, Roman women turned to wool, and Hawaiian ladies us
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Nicole McDermott
Sex
Are There THREE Types Of Female Orgasm?
Illustrated By Ly Ngo. News outlets are all abuzz over a recent study discussing the female orgasm. It found that, despite assumptions that women can only
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Nicole McDermott
Diet & Nutrition
Stop Smelling Sour Milk! New Tags Tell You When Food Has Gone Bad
Imagine not having to rely on the often faulty sniff test to determine when it’s time to pour milk down the sink. Itty-bitty gel-like tags, created b
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Nicole McDermott
Health Trends
A New Natural Sweetener That Might Actually Be Good For You
Photographed By Christy Kurtz. Americans have been obsessed with substituting regular old sugar since sales of saccharine became widespread during WWI food
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Nicole McDermott
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