Jason Wachob
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New York, NY, United States
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Michael Phelps On Water Conservation, Parenting & The Fruit He's Finally Reintroducing To His Diet
When Michael Phelps stopped by the mbg podcast, we talked about everything from how his diet has evolved since his Olympic days, his laid-back approach to parenting, and the guilty pleasure sugar he can't seem to give up. → Read More
10 Wellness Trends To Watch In 2016
The year 2015 was an exciting one in wellness. The healthy food “bowl” took over our breakfast, lunch, dinner, and our Instagram feed. Amanda Chantal Bacon’s adaptogen dusts (hello, Sex Dust) became → Read More
9 Things You Need To Know Today (November 9)
1. Katy Perry sings for meditation. Katy Perry and Sting sang at a benefit for the David Lynch Foundation, which teaches Transcendental Meditation to at-risk youth and veterans. (Rolling Stone) 2. → Read More
9 Things You Need To Know Today (November 7)
1. Obesity could be in your DNA. A small study revealed that the presence of two genes may be responsible for individuals craving more sugary and fatty foods. This knowledge could help develop a → Read More
11 Things You Need To Know Today (November 6)
1. Sugar is taking high-fructose corn syrup to court. Yes, really. In California, a jury will decide whether high-fructose corn syrup is equal nutritionally to sugar and perhaps determine the → Read More
8 Things You Need To Know Today (November 5)
1. Research reveals potato chips are the food most linked to weight gain in kids. A major new study finds that potato chips are one of the most obesity-promoting foods for children to eat — along → Read More
8 Things You Need To Know Today (November 4)
1. When it comes to your mood, interrupted sleep is worse than short sleep. Researchers examined 62 healthy men and women over three days and evaluated their moods in relation to their sleep habits. → Read More
8 Things You Need To Know Today (November 3)
1. Bestselling self-help book to become a sitcom. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo is set to become a TV show. That's right: NBC is in talks to adapt the book into a scripted → Read More
8 Things You Need To Know Today (November 2)
1. Bread is broken. Industrial production destroyed both the taste and the nutritional value of wheat. One scientist believes he can undo the damage. (NYT) 2. Mary Keitany of Kenya wins → Read More
11 Things You Need To Know Today (October 31)
1. Keep eating those avocados. An analysis of 53 studies by researchers at Harvard has emphasized that low-fat diets don't give the best weight-loss results long term. Trans fats should still be → Read More
11 Things You Need To Know Today (October 30)
1. Films starring women make more money than ones starring men. → Read More
14 Things You Need To Know Today (October 29)
1. Sugar is definitely toxic. That’s what scientists have concluded from a first-of-its-kind diet study involving overweight kids. (TIME) 2. The first two years of parenting can be more detrimental → Read More
11 Things You Need To Know Today (October 28)
1. A man's beard says a lot about him — and it's bad news for hipsters everywhere. A U.K. survey revealed that the majority of people think facial scruff is a no-go in romantic relationships. → Read More
10 Things You Need To Know Today (October 27)
1. Therapy dogs do help cancer patients. Despite hospitals not allowing dogs, researchers at the American Humane Association have reported that the early results of an ongoing study found therapy → Read More
10 Things You Need To Know Today (October 26)
1. Bad news for bacon lovers. The World Health Organization is set to list bacon, sausage, and all processed meats alongside cigarettes and asbestos as cancer-causing agents. (Daily Mail) 2. → Read More
11 Things You Need To Know Today (October 24)
1. Doughnuts and veggies fight in the workplace and veggies are winning! Employers have long known that one way to employees' hearts is through their stomachs. But these days, employers are plying → Read More
12 Things You Need To Know Today (October 23)
1. A Mediterranean diet could keep your brain from shrinking with age. Researchers found that Americans over the age of 80 who ate lots of vegetables, fish, legumes, and olive oil had larger brain → Read More
9 Things You Need To Know Today (October 22)
1. President Obama takes to Twitter to talk climate change. The White House just launched a new Twitter handle, @FactsOnClimate, devoted to discussing climate change reform. Only a few tweets in → Read More
9 Things You Need To Know Today (October 21)
1. Bradley Cooper has a strong response to Jennifer Lawrence's equal pay essay. Following Lawrence's powerful essay on the gender wage gap in Hollywood, Cooper has agreed to tell his female → Read More
10 Things You Need To Know Today (October 20)
1. Oprah buys a 10 percent stake in Weight Watchers International for $43 million. The news sent the stock soaring on Monday, which made Oprah $60 million in profit in just one day. The company also → Read More