The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique Can Help You Fall Asleep Faster. Here’s How It Works.A doctor of physical therapy explains why she recommends the simple breathing exercise.
Unruly Gut Fungi Can Make Your Covid WorseFungi are an indispensable part of your microbiome, keeping the body’s host of microorganisms healthy as part of a system of checks and balances.
‘Can I Get Over My Debilitating Social Anxiety?’This column first ran in John Paul Brammer’s Hola Papi newsletter, which you can subscribe to on Substack. I’m in my early 30s. Last year, I gave up drinking. It’s been nice, and I haven’t felt compelled to pick it up again.
Fix your gut health to prevent diabetes, hypertension, tells studyIndia is widely considered as the diabetes capital of the world, housing more than 101 mn people with diabetes. It is in the recent years witnessing a strong growth in the sale of anti-diabetic medicine
The Forever Stamp is forever rising in price. How does the U.S. cost compare globally?The cost of a Forever postage stamp is poised to rise in July, under a U.S. Postal Service plan to boost the price of the first-class stamp to 73 cents from the current 68 cents — a price that was just raised in January. The 5-cent increase would take effect on July 14.
Men punching random women in NYC: A desperate last gasp of the male rage fueling MAGAMen are punching random women on the streets of New York City. As usual with these kinds of diffuse and chaotic stories, there's much that is unknown, including how often this is happening, how many people are involved, or whether it's at all coordinated. But what we do know is already alarming.
Managing User Focus with :focus-visibleThis is going to be the 2nd post in a small series we are doing on form accessibility. If you missed the first post, check out Accessible Forms with Pseudo Classes. In this post we are going to look at :focus-visible and how to use it in your web sites!
How a Picturesque Cozy Game Hit Its Anti-Authoritarian StrideSnufkin said ACAB. OK, not literally “all cops are bastards.” Rather, the hero of Hyper Games’ Snufkin: Melody of Moominvalley says things like, “If you remove all the signs in a park, the police officers leave.” Still, the message remains—and it’s getting noticed.
Time Flies By Faster As We Get Older. Here's Why.For many people, the days fly by in a blink ― doesn’t it feel like it was just January? But for others, especially children, last year’s holidays may seem like eons ago. There’s a reason why you may feel like the years moved slowly when you were a kid, but zoom by now.
How to Add Protein to Oatmeal to Actually Make It a Filling (and Tasty) BreakfastOatmeal gets a whole lot of love come breakfast time—it’s quick to prepare, packed with nutrients, and there are a bunch of ways to make it more interesting. But the truth is, it often falls short in one very important category: protein.
Your Fast Food Is Already AutomatedThe founder of Chipotle wants to reinvent lunch using robots. Is that really a reinvention at all? Moments after receiving my lunch order, the robots whirred to life.
Meta Is Already Training a More Powerful Successor to Llama 3On Thursday morning, Meta released its latest artificial intelligence model, Llama 3, touting it as the most powerful to be made open source so that anyone can use it. The same afternoon, Yann LeCun, Meta’s chief AI scientist, said an even more powerful successor to Llama is in the works.
We revel in the remoteness: wild camping and hiking in the Scottish HighlandsIt’s a relief to lay my rucksack down, plunge hot feet into the cool stream and pause to revel in the fairytale surrounds. Foxgloves stand tall against a cornflower-blue sky, ferns look almost luminous, the water glints in the early summer sunshine.
Is long-term care insurance worth it for seniors in their 70s? Experts weigh inThe cost of nursing homes, assisted living and at-home care is pretty pricy these days. In fact, data shows the average nursing home facility runs seniors anywhere from $8,600 to $9,700 per month.