Start Optimizing Your Stress
Usually when you think about about stress, you’re considering how to manage it or avoid it—or you’re reading about all the bad things it does to your body. But what…
Three Things That Can Distort Your Blood Pressure Results
Your blood pressure is a measurement of the pressure your circulating blood is putting on the walls of your arteries, and is expressed as two numbers: Your systolic pressure (the…
Why You Should Take a Pre-Run Poop, According to Science
If you are a regular runner or cyclist, you are probably all too aware of the GI issues that crop up during a long workout or a race. Dealing with…
‘Lung Detoxes’ Are the TikTok Myth of the Week
Scrolling through health or fitness TikTok this week, you might land on a video that explains it will give you a test for your lung health. The instructions vary, but…
Don’t Watch the Clock When You Can’t Sleep (and Focus on This Instead)
When you can’t sleep, the clock taunts you. “At least I’m getting seven hours,” you might think as you lie down, but if you’re still awake an hour later, then…
Biorhythms Aren’t Real, But ‘Peaks’ of Productivity Can Be
You know a theory is janky when even its Wikipedia page has “(pseudoscience)” behind its name in the title. That’s the case with so-called “biorhythms,” or periods of 23, 28,…
These Recalled COVID Tests May Be Contaminated With Bacteria
Photo: Tsuguliev (Shutterstock) The last thing you’d expect when testing for a virus is to catch a bacterial infection in the process. But that could be the the case with…
When Nutrition Timing Actually Matters
When you’re working out and aiming for a particular goal, it’s smart to pull the big levers first. Getting enough food, enough sleep, and enough training time will have the…
Some Melatonin Gummies Are Way Stronger Than Advertised
If you’ve ever felt like your melatonin gummies hit harder than you expected, it’s possible that you didn’t actually take the dose you thought you did. In a recent study,…
Nobody Can Agree on What ‘Zone 2’ Cardio Is
“Zone 2” is the name the fitness world has (mostly) agreed upon to describe the low intensity cardio most of us should be doing. When you’re in zone 2, you’re…