However, crossing your legs at the knees or having one ankle crossed over a knee for extended periods of time has been associated with temporary elevations in blood pressure, poor posture, and chronic musculoskeletal pain, says Max A. Fitzgerald, MD, an assistant professor of physical medicine and rehabilitation at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago….
With a few smart moves, you can enjoy the crunchiness of your fried favorites while reducing the health consequences. Start with these steps. Go easy on restaurant fried foods. Occasionally making a batch of homemade fries probably isn’t a problem, Wood says. “The real concern is when restaurants reheat the same oil in a deep…
Listeriosis, the illness caused by Listeria monocytogenes, is relatively uncommon, affecting about 1,600 people a year (compared with 1.35 million sickened by salmonella, for example). Symptoms can include fever, muscle aches, nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. For healthy adults who have mild symptoms, the illness will resolve on its own, the FDA says. But very young…
Moms are people, too. They love their kids but also have plenty of their own hobbies (cooking! running! gaming!), and they deserve gifts that honor them as people, not just as parents. Gifts for Mom shouldn’t be about giving her a vacuum or anything related to the stereotypical cleaning tasks of parenthood—a perfect gift for…
As a series of massive fires continues to blaze through the Los Angeles area, blanketing neighborhoods with smoke and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes, air quality remains unhealthy throughout many parts of the county. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of water vapor, gases, and microscopic particles known as particulate matter. The smallest…
At most large retailers you’ll find at least a dozen slide-in ranges to choose from, some with fancier features than others. But what’s most important is a slide-in range’s ability to perform some very basic tasks really, really well, day in and day out. That’s why we recommend slide-ins only if they meet the following…
The nationwide incentives featured below are good until at least April 30, 2024. The vehicles are listed in rank order by the percentage of potential savings off MSRP, which this month is 16 to 4 percent. (And yes, on electric vehicles there may be additional savings through federal tax credits and other incentives.) Similar discounts…
Like other online travel agencies, Booking.com helps you find discount rates for airline tickets, cruises, hotel stays, car rentals, and packages. We at WIRED regularly post updates with the newest Booking.com promo codes for discounts on car rentals, last-minute hotel bookings, and other travel-related expenses, including this promo code for 50% off stays and free…
In Butler, Pennsylvania, a billboard read “In Musk We Trust.” A Tesla Cybertruck parked on the side of the road sported a TRUMP 2024 flag. With a month left in the presidential campaign, former president Donald Trump returned to Butler for a rally less than three months after the assassination attempt on Trump’s life that…
This convertible ball pit was a bit more difficult to set up than other play gyms we tried. It took me nearly 20 minutes to set up, and eventually I called in my husband to help. It requires three AA batteries, which isn’t evident anywhere on the Bright packaging that I could find, though it is…