As if excess belly fat is not bad enough, researchers now say it brings a significantly higher risk of developing a chronic inflammatory skin disease. Researchers from King’s College London evaluated 25 different measurements of body fat and found that those related to the belly were most strongly linked to psoriasis, according to a study … Read more
You’ve probably been putting one foot in front of the other without a second thought, but chances are you’re walking wrong. “Anybody and everybody can walk better,” Joanna Hall, a sports scientist and the founder of the WalkActive method, told The Post. “If we can take something that is like the glue of our life … Read more
On her first day working as Mario Batali’s assistant in 1999, Laurie Woolever, then 25, got in a cab with the famous chef to go to a TV shoot. “Slide those thighs on over,” he told her. Woolever was taken aback. “Had he really expected me to f–king cuddle with him in the first five … Read more
They’re not keeping the change. A new survey has revealed that not many servers are actually pocketing more gratuities from tablet-style payment methods — which notoriously put an emotional burden on customers to tip in excess. The report from restaurant technology and mobile payment company SpotOn found that only 8% of workers said electronic tipping … Read more
From spiked eggnog to warm mulled wine, holiday excess can leave you in a hungover haze for days. It’s not just the holiday season, of course: Americans are now drinking at record high levels, with childless women over 35 leading the bar crawl. That means more people are likely to spend their days struggling to … Read more
It’s really time to get the lead out. A shocking new study has connected childhood lead exposure to “an excess risk for criminal behavior in adulthood,” according to researchers from George Washington University, particularly realted to “related to an arrest, incarceration or conviction of some type.” “The impacts of lead exposure on the pediatric population … Read more
There was only one way to remove the moth occupying Axl Rose’s Malibu home — and it wasn’t a flyswatter. Instead, the Guns N’ Roses singer fetched his shotgun, as Craig Duswalt recalls in the paperback release of “Welcome To My Jungle” (BenBella). “Then with the moth hovering in the corner of the room, Axl pulled … Read more
In losing weight, she lost herself. Claudette Hawk shed nearly half her body weight thanks to weight loss surgery, but she says she is now struggling with 20 pounds of excess skin that makes it difficult to have sex and even live her life. The 59-year-old mom, who once weighed over 300 pounds, underwent gastric … Read more