Microblading: What the Heck?
Thin eyebrows are a plague among those who make appearance a high priority. Okay, plague might be a bit of an exaggeration, but still. People hate their thin, whispy, or missing eyebrows. In fact, thin eyebrows have led to the popularization of an edgy trend with a dangerous-sounding name: microblading. Microblading is Tattooing Face tattoos? …
You Can’t Outrun Your Microbes: How Exercise Affects Your Gut
BY WILLIAM B. MILLER, JR., M.D. Millions of Americans are serious about fitness since we have long been told of its benefits. It is well established that consistent exercise promotes long-term health by lowering blood pressure, improving glucose tolerance, and assisting in weight management. Most people who exercise report an additional positive; physical activity improves …
Texas Children’s Hospital first in state designated as level IV neonatal intensive care unit by Texas Department of State Health Services
HOUSTON – (April 6, 2017) – The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Texas Children’s Hospital is the first to be designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) as a level IV NICU, the highest level of care available for premature and critically-ill newborns. One of the first NICUs reviewed by the …
A Guide for Guys Guiding Barbers
“Okay what’ll it be today?” asks the barber. “Uh… Just a normal haircut please,” says the dude who’s about to get a haircut he hates. Even instructions like “shorter on the sides and longer on top” are pretty much worthless, since that describes essentially every male haircut. Find a picture and save it to your …
Manstyle: The Seven Pairs of Shoes Every Guy Should Have
Man Month Brown Business Shoes These shoes should look okay with a suit, and not out of place with jeans either. These are your workhorses. Black Formal Shoes These should impress, and demand respect. Semi-Formal Boots For colder weather, snow, and rain, you need shoes that won’t sacrifice the rest of your outfit. Semi-Casual Loafers …
How to Use a Landmine
You’ve probably seen people using landmines at the gym, and wondered if that odd-looking workout method would help your fitness goals. What is a landmine? In its simplest format, the landmine consists of a rotating base into which an Olympic or standard size weight lifting bar (typically a 7-foot bar) is inserted, allowing the bar …
3 of Your Biggest Fears and How to Beat Them
Life is scary! Here are three common fears everyone has and proven ways to overcome them. Fear of Failure Set new goals A common cause for fear of failure is creating unrealistic goals. Try reworking your goals to allow room for improvement or growth. If you leave space in your goal to learn something new, …
Happiness Data
Stuff you might not know about everyone’s ultimate goal Most of us have heard a million “secrets to happiness,” so many that they seem collectively cheap and useless. But the nagging question remains: am I happy? It can be an uncomfortable question we can’t help but ask ourselves from time to time, and one that …
Rewrite The Happiness Formula
It’s time to start thinking differently about happiness What makes a person happy is surprisingly elusive information. It’s often something we think we know, but in the end we realize our formula was incorrect. That formula is the life work of positive psychology expert Shawn Achor. He started thinking differently about happiness when he came …
Common Cooking Rules To Chuck In the Disposal
“Some foods contain fewer calories than it takes to digest it.” Also called “negative calorie” foods, many mistakenly believe foods like celery, grapefruit, apples, and lettuce provide net calorie loss. This is not true. A stalk of celery, for example, provides 6 calories, but the body only uses a half of a calorie to digest …
