Bacon Your Way to Better Health

“Monounsaturated fat—the primary fat in bacon—is widely lauded for reducing inflammation and lowering blood pressure, while the antimicrobial palmitoleic content in bacon fat can keep plaque at bay. Triglycerides too may improve because bacon fat is especially good at helping us achieve satiety and stable blood sugar. Bacon can thus … Read More

Naked Sleeping vs. Novelty Pyjamas

Yahoo! just came out with a list of 6 reasons to sleep naked, though considerations like airing out your “hoo-ha” aren’t exactly applicable to guys. Still, there are a whole host of health benefits to naked slumber, like improving sleep quality and boosting the production of several beneficial hormones. This news must not … Read More

Football (Brain) for Science!

[youtube width=”360″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNghx_P1alI[/youtube] In addition to his decision to donate his brain to science, retired NFL running back Thomas Jones is working on a documentary that brings fans face-to-face with NFL players to discuss the pitfalls of professional football. Fans often focus on dollars, Jones said, “but once you’ve bought everything … Read More

Why Do Fat Guys Live Longer?

This isn’t really a new study, but rather a study based on 97 previous studies that suggests men whose BMI is between 25 and 29.5 (i.e. slightly overweight) are less likely to die than their skinnier (or significantly fatter) counterparts. That said, scientists aren’t even sure how to define “overweight” and … Read More

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