These Simple Food Choices Can Drastically Reduce Your Environmental Impact
A few years ago, during a long drive from San Diego to Davis, I decided to go vegan cold turkey. I was driving toward my alma mater, where I was…
When and How to Take a Weed ‘Tolerance Break’
Increasingly permissive laws for cannabis consumption may have found you partaking much more frequently—even daily—but there are pitfalls to habitual use. One of the least serious but most annoying for…
How Late in the Evening Is ‘Too Late’ to Eat a Meal?
Photo: Travelpixs (Shutterstock) Recent studies have suggested that eating late at night may lead to weight gain, so how late is too late to eat? And while we’re asking questions,…
Social Media Is Wrong About Microwaves
Photo: goffkein.pro (Shutterstock) Microwaves are convenient. Too convenient, perhaps. So convenient that some of us are suspicious of them. When these common appliances were new on the kitchen scene, there…
The Differences Between Just Overeating and a Binge Eating Disorder
Photo: Tero Vesalainen (Shutterstock) With so much of our culture hyper-focused on what a person eats (and what a person weighs), it can be hard to define what “overeating” actually…
The Weirdest Ways You Never Knew You Could Reuse Your Banana Peels
Photo: G.Tbov (Shutterstock) The jury’s still out on the “right” way to eat a banana, but there’s no denying that you’re wasting a banana peel if you just throw it…
10 Uses for Hand Sanitizer That Aren’t Cleaning Your Hands
Photo: yurakrasil (Shutterstock) In 2020, no household product loomed as large in the public consciousness as hand sanitizer. Back in March of that year—before we knew COVID-19 is mostly spread…
Oh Fuck, Your Eyes Can Get Sunburned
Photo: Far700 (Shutterstock) The sun can wreak havoc on a lot of things, from your car to your skin. Did you know that even your eyes are susceptible to damage…
You’re Wrong About ‘Breaking the Seal’
Photo: Syda Productions (Shutterstock) I was at a college party the first time I heard it: “If you break the seal,” my friend said darkly, “you’ll break the deal.” I…
Do You Have a ‘Body Checking’ Problem?
Photo: Toyakisphoto (Shutterstock) Throughout the course of a day, you probably find yourself seeking feedback about your appearance more than once, whether that’s checking your weight, looking in the mirror,…