This article originally appeared on rd.com Fifteen days after my 39th birthday, a number flashed on my bathroom scale, the likes of which I hadn’t seen since a third trimester of pregnancy. It confirmed what a family picture from that morning had told me already: I was the largest I’d ever been—obese by body fat standards—and …

Avocados People are always talking about how avocado is a very fatty food. What they won’t tell you though is that the kind of fat in avocados is actually good fat that can help absorb the antioxidants that avocados contain. Butter Ok ok hear us out. We know butter is the sin of all sins …

Back-to-school season tends to elicit a rollercoaster of emotions. It marks the end of many things (read: shoreside excursions and summer flings), but it also signifies many beginnings, like sweater weather, a clean slate, and fall fashion. To make that transition sweeter, we looked to Hollywood to give us a boost in school spirit—even for those …

This article originally appeared on medicaldaily.com High in antioxidants and good fats, nuts are a pantry staple for every health conscious person. Dieters typically rely on the heart-healthy food for a high-protein snack that satisfies, but a new study indicates that nuts’ nutritional profile isn’t the only thing that makes them a good food for weight loss. Researchers at Beth …

This article originally appeared on businessinsider.com Infidelity is murky territory. Does a one-night stand at a bachelor party count? How about an emotional entanglement with a close friend that doesn’t involve anything physical? Psychologists and relationship experts have spent years studying the science of infidelity, turning up surprising insights into what different couples consider cheating, how they react to …