Listen to article (1 minute) Caffeine can give us a boost, but too much can mess with our sleep and make us feel jittery. So how do we know what’s the right amount? Generally, government and health groups recommend that healthy adults consume no more than 400 milligrams of caffeine a day. That comes out to … Read more
WSJ’s Life & Work team presents Life Math, a series on how to optimize your time in 2024. Today: Settling the controversy over when to eat. Your grandparents were onto something with those early-bird dinners: The best time to eat the evening meal is four hours before bedtime. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) One of the best strategies for good health in the new year: Reduce the amount of sugar you eat. Sugar sneaks into our diet in surprising ways, from coffee drinks you don’t realize are sugar bombs to small amounts that add up in bread or sauces. Looking more closely at … Read more
Gary Meulemans / Unsplash Hosting a New Year’s party to ring in the new year? Whether you’re hosting a small gathering or going all-out for a big party, drinks are an essential component of a thriving party. Most New Year’s parties start early — which means several hours of sipping on fun, festive cocktails or … Read more
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Igor Haritanovich / Pexels Every day, across the globe, billions of cups of coffee are savored as part of a daily ritual. Breaking this sacred routine is unthinkable for many. Yet here’s a question: Is your beloved cup of coffee slowly causing you to gain weight? According to a groundbreaking study, the culprit might not … Read more
Test subjects given alcohol were found to be nearly 7 percent more likely to engage in ‘impure’ acts and 4 percent more likely to consider harming others But alcohol had no impact on morals like fairness, loyalty or respect for authority READ MORE: Alcohol Czar wants to cut Americans down to just two beers a week Just … Read more
Every morning, retired plastic surgeon Jim Johnson has a small bottle of liquid with his breakfast. It’s not fruit juice or yoghurt — instead, the 76-year-old is drinking a supplement packed with ketones. These are molecules the body naturally produces and uses as fuel when it is running low on energy from carbohydrates — and … Read more
America’s Food Giants Confront the Ozempic Era The Wall Street Journal Source link credite
Who knew getting a good night’s sleep each night was this important? Poor sleep quality turns out to be the one of the biggest risk factors for ending up in a nursing home, according to new research conducted among over 125,000 senior citizens in Australia. Those who got a good night’s sleep — defined as … Read more