2 diets found to prevent menopause weight gain — and you don’t have to give up carbs

2 diets found to prevent menopause weight gain — and you don’t have to give up carbs

Hot flashes and mood swings may steal the spotlight during the “change of life,” but they’re only part of the story.  Research shows up to 70% of women gain weight during the menopause transition, with the scale creeping up by an average of 1.5 pounds per year starting in the mid-40s.  But a sweeping new … Read more

Baker made $600 cake for customer’s boyfriend— then set it on fire: We don’t like cheaters’

Baker made 0 cake for customer’s boyfriend— then set it on fire: We don’t like cheaters’

Revenge is a dish best served hot. A Louisiana baker helped a client stick it to a philandering beau by setting fire to his cake, detailing the crisco inferno in a viral Instagram video. “Hey, coworkers, my client found her boyfriend had cheated on her the same day she was supposed to come pick up … Read more

Dear Abby: My sister-in-law refuses to believe she is being catfished and I don’t know how to help her

Dear Abby: My sister-in-law refuses to believe she is being catfished and I don’t know how to help her

DEAR ABBY: My sister-in-law, “Carla,” has had a “girlfriend,” “Susan,” for the past year who she has never met or spoken to. They only text. Carla says they plan to be married when they meet, which is canceled repeatedly. When I have asked, Carla has confusing reasons why they can’t FaceTime or speak on the … Read more

FIFA’s World Cup final halftime show sparks outrage: ‘We don’t want it’

FIFA’s World Cup final halftime show sparks outrage: ‘We don’t want it’

Apparently there are some folks who don’t enjoy Shakira concerts. FIFA announced Thursday its first halftime show for the upcoming World Cup final on July 19 at MetLife Stadium in a major deviation from the norm. The Super Bowl-like show will feature Shakira, Madonna and K-pop band BTS and be curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin. … Read more

Fauxzempic boom: Why experts say some weight loss supplements actually work — while others don’t

Fauxzempic boom: Why experts say some weight loss supplements actually work — while others don’t

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. For the last few years, it seems like Ozempic has been the main drug calling the shots in weight loss. But now, some health experts — and hordes of social … Read more

People who lose weight on Ozempic are viewed worse than people who don’t lose weight at all: study

People who lose weight on Ozempic are viewed worse than people who don’t lose weight at all: study

In the Ozempic era, not all pounds lost are met with praise. New research suggests that people may face more judgment for slimming down with the help of a GLP-1 drug than if they hadn’t lost weight at all. “We expected there might be some stigma around using a GLP-1,” Erin Standen, assistant professor of … Read more

20 remote jobs that don’t require a degree revealed — and the pay is surprisingly good

20 remote jobs that don’t require a degree revealed — and the pay is surprisingly good

They’re collecting hefty checks without breaking a sweat.  Clocking in and cashing out is as easy as pie in the era of remote work. And now, wannabe employees without undergraduate degrees are able to make bank thanks to the prevalence of high-paying posts that don’t require higher education certifications. “More companies are shifting their hiring … Read more

LA’s parking disaster isn’t a space shortage — it’s a schedule you don’t know how to read

LA’s parking disaster isn’t a space shortage — it’s a schedule you don’t know how to read

Parking in Los Angeles should not be this hard! The city has an estimated 18.6 million parking spaces, covering 14 percent of all incorporated land in the county. That is roughly 3.3 spaces for every single registered vehicle. Yet, LA drivers spend an average of 85 hours a year searching for parking, wasting about $1,785 … Read more

Exclusive | Don’t call it kink: Sexy shibari ‘rope play’ can bring couples closer, fans say — or expose relationship fault lines

Exclusive | Don’t call it kink: Sexy shibari ‘rope play’ can bring couples closer, fans say — or expose relationship fault lines

Think of it as a connective kink.  Shibari, a type of Japanese rope bondage, is the tie that binds for some couples, helping them reach new levels of connection, communion and satisfaction — while dispelling sexual taboos.  “I always thought it was something for people that enjoyed pain and submission,” Richard, who regularly engages in … Read more

Red Sox fan proposal gets really awkward: ‘Looked like the woman said I don’t know’

Red Sox fan proposal gets really awkward: ‘Looked like the woman said I don’t know’

Not even a classic Fenway Park proposal can go right for the Red Sox and their fans. During the fifth inning of a game against the Astros, a couple was shown on the jumbotron with the words “Serah Linn, will you marry me?” Yet, the woman in the video didn’t look at the screen once … Read more

Millennial mom slammed for teaching her kids not to share: ‘They don’t have to’

Millennial mom slammed for teaching her kids not to share: ‘They don’t have to’

She said what she said. One mom’s hot take on not teaching her kids to share with others has gone viral — and people online have a lot to say about it. Arizona mom, Lonnie Weaver, often posts relatable mom content, but one recent video about her kids not having to share with other little … Read more

Farmers want to breed ‘uglier’ cows after hordes of influencers inundate farms to take snaps with cattle: ‘My cows don’t get any peace’

Farmers want to breed ‘uglier’ cows after hordes of influencers inundate farms to take snaps with cattle: ‘My cows don’t get any peace’

He’s hoping they “steer” clear of his beautiful bovines. A fed-up UK farmer has pledged to breed uglier cows to curb the relentless tide of influencers lining up to snap selfies and generally harass his handsome Highland Cattle. “The intention is to make them less photogenic,” Alex Birch, from Derbyshire, told the BBC of his … Read more

Francisco Lindor says there’s something fans don’t know about Mrs. Met: ‘Would be surprised’

Francisco Lindor says there’s something fans don’t know about Mrs. Met: ‘Would be surprised’

Francisco Lindor left Mets fans on the edge of their seats. In a rare media appearance on Barstool Sports’ “Pardon My Take,” the veteran infielder revealed that fans don’t know what they think they might about co-mascot Mrs. Met. Co-host Eric Sollenberger, better known as PFT Commenter, started the conversation. “If I played on the … Read more

Drivers are finding mysterious burn marks in their cars — even though they don’t smoke

Drivers are finding mysterious burn marks in their cars — even though they don’t smoke

Where there’s no smoke, there’s fire? Drivers have been racking their brains after finding mysterious burn marks in their cars despite the fact that they don’t smoke cigarettes. These burning questions came to light via an Instagram video catching fire online. “This person says they stayed at a hotel at the beach and the next … Read more

Humanoid robot chases pack of wild boars in bizarre video: ‘The hero we don’t deserve’

Humanoid robot chases pack of wild boars in bizarre video: ‘The hero we don’t deserve’

Swine and dash. Humanity may have found an unlikely solution to the scourge of wild pigs invading European cities — boar-herding bots. Bizarre footage shows the moment an AI-powered robot chased away a herd of wild pigs in Warsaw, Poland. The bot pursues the boars across a parking lot. X / @edwardwarchocki “I’m herding the … Read more

There’s a ‘very clear’ reason why some people live to 100 — and others don’t

There’s a ‘very clear’ reason why some people live to 100 — and others don’t

The age-old fixation. Hitting 100 rotations around the sun is no small feat, with just an estimated 101,000 centenarians, representing 0.03% of the US population. New research, though, may have cracked the code for why some live to triple digits, and others don’t. While very few live to 100, a new study has found a … Read more

What is post-mastectomy pain syndrome? The ‘excruciating’ complication most patients don’t know about

What is post-mastectomy pain syndrome? The ‘excruciating’ complication most patients don’t know about

Losing your breasts comes with a lot of baggage. After Angelina Jolie announced her preventative double mastectomy in 2013, women increasingly sought breast cancer screenings, gene testing and mastectomies of their own in what’s been hailed as a major win for breast cancer prevention. But a disturbing trend has since emerged among women who have … Read more

Stephen A. Smith bashes Mike Breen’s Knicks praise: ‘Don’t give free passes’

Stephen A. Smith bashes Mike Breen’s Knicks praise: ‘Don’t give free passes’

Leon Rose has once again orchestrated a 50-win Knicks season — but Mike Breen’s recent praise of the team president has been dubbed “blasphemous” by Stephen A. Smith. With the Knicks blowing out the Bulls on Friday, Breen — a colleague of Smith’s at ESPN — suggested to viewers on the MSG broadcast that the … Read more

Don’t try to vape e-cigs while visiting certain vacation hotspots — or face jail time and fines up to $1,500

Don’t try to vape e-cigs while visiting certain vacation hotspots — or face jail time and fines up to ,500

Thailand has no time for e-cigs and no mercy for tourists who break the country’s vape ban. Two English holidaymakers were vaping on a bucolic beach in the popular destination when authorities approached to tell them their habit was not just bad for their health and ‘uncool ‘by teenage standards, but illegal. “‘It was a … Read more

Exclusive | I want to have better sex with my partner — but I don’t know how to start the conversation

Exclusive | I want to have better sex with my partner — but I don’t know how to start the conversation

Gail Rudnick and Kim Murstein — the no-nonsense hosts of hit podcast series “Excuse My Grandma” — are The Post’s brand-new advice columnists. From family feuds to friendship fallouts, money, marriage and sex, there’s no topic too taboo to tackle, and the native New Yorkers will hash out each issue from their differing perspectives to tell the … Read more