Merv Mandelbaum 
Getting ready to fire up the ‘ol grill? Good call. Also, don’t forget to marinate with beer. A study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry has found that beer marinades can help reduce the presence of harmful, cancer-causing substances in grilled meat. Meat grilled at high heat … Read More
Need to be eating heart healthy? That’s rough, pal. We have some good news, though: your hearth healthy diet can include lean beef. According to a study published in the Journal of Human Hypertension, lean beef can help lower your blood pressure. Researchers had thirty-six men, ages thirty to sixty-five, … Read More
Stressed? Of course you are. That said, you can be a better friend to yourself by being a better friend to yourself. A study published in Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity, found that self-compassion may be helpful in lowering one’s stress. Researchers had forty-one participants rate their levels of self-compassion by … Read More
Ever stepped off the treadmill, grabbed a towel, and started heading for the showers—before noticing the guy who beat you in last week’s 5k race and deciding to go another half-hour? You’re probably not alone. In a new study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science, researchers have found that … Read More
BMI is pretty terrible, right? Right. So what should you use instead? Body shape. Specifically, you can use a scale called A Body Shape Index, or ABSI. Want to know yours? Here you go. According to a study published in PLOS One, body shape is much better at predicting mortality … Read More
