Despite being doused in hot, soapy water daily, sponges are the perfect breeding ground for microorganisms. Most of these are relatively harmless environmental bacteria that live all around us, but sponges can also harbor pathogens such as Campylobacter, Salmonella, Staphylococcus, E. coli, and Listeria. If you don’t treat your sponge right, that growth can be…
No, you probably shouldn’t wash your chicken. Studies have shown that it is more likely to spread harmful bacteria than wash it away. That said, the biggest concern of all appears to be washing chicken under running water, as that generates the most germ-spreading splashes and droplets. And of course, whether you wash your chicken…
Illustrated by Clément Vuillier, the book is structured in two parts | Photo Credit: GREGORIO GONELLA Building on the conversations around the environment and educating children about Nature, Milan’s research-based design studio Formafantasma is out with a picture book for young readers and adults alike. Titled Down Under: The Curious Fall of a Child Who…
Matcha, a finely ground powder made from specially grown and processed green tea leaves, has long been celebrated in Japanese culture, especially in traditional tea ceremonies. However, beyond the ritual, matcha is also gaining momentum globally due to its potential health benefits. Unlike regular green teamatcha contains the nutrients from the entire tea leaf, providing…
Actor Akkineni Nagarjuna shared that, unlike what people believe, he does have dinner regularly. “But it’s an early eating. By 7 p.m, I have salads, rice, chicken, fish….” said the Brahmastra: Part One – Shiva actor. “It is a way of life,” added the 65-year-old during a 2024 conversation with RR music composer MM Keeravani….
When you get interested in “science-based” lifting, you’ll almost certainly hear that you shouldn’t put too much stock in a single study, and it’s much better to focus on systematic reviews and meta-analyses. Meta-analyses are “studies of studies.” Instead of relaying the results of a single intervention in a single sample of subjects, a meta-analysis…
Women are sorely underrepresented in exercise science. There’s a variety of reasons for this, but one of the more pervasive causes is a misunderstanding of the impact of female biology. Let’s cover some basics. The menstrual cycle involves a follicular phase, followed by ovulation, followed by the luteal phase. During these different phases, hormonal profiles…
Many lifters wonder whether their performance in the gym is normal. When performing multiple sets, many lifters will notice they can’t quite match the number of reps they got on the first set on set 2, 3, and so on. As a lifter and as a coach, knowing how much of a drop-off to expect…
Is it better to isolate a muscle, or should you just stick to the tried-and-true compound lifts? Theoretically, compound movements present more potential bottlenecks to reaching true muscular failure than isolation exercises. When it comes to targeting one muscle as well as possible, this is a downside. There are simply more muscle groups involved –…
When discussing artificially sweetened beverages, or even when seen consuming one, you may have heard some version of the following: “Artificially sweetened beverages trigger cravings and lead to overeating.” “You’re better off just drinking water.” Or my favorite, “you’re better off sticking with the full-sugar version of the drink.” It almost seems like a “this…
