Study suggests the heart benefits from coffee — but the preparation method matters

Study suggests the heart benefits from coffee — but the preparation method matters

Don’t talk to me till I’ve had my morning heart medication. It may sound weird, but there’s something about coffee that seems to boost heart health — and certain types of coffee seem to be better than others. New research in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology analyzed a large database of coffee drinkers and … Read more

The 4-7-8 method that could help you sleep

The 4-7-8 method that could help you sleep

The 4-7-8 technique is a relaxation exercise that involves breathing in for four counts, holding that breath for seven counts and exhaling for eight counts, said Dr. Raj Dasgupta, a clinical associate professor of medicine at the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine, via email. Also known as the “relaxing breath,” 4-7-8 has … Read more

TIFF: ‘Succession’ Star Brian Cox Blasts Method Acting as “American Sh**”

TIFF: ‘Succession’ Star Brian Cox Blasts Method Acting as “American Sh**”

Brian Cox is so over Logan Roy. Or at least, he left Succession’s reigning media-empire patriarch behind on the set of HBO’s Emmy-winning TV drama as the gruff Scottish performer blasted Method acting during a post-screening Q&A at the Toronto Film Festival for Prisoner’s Daughter. “I don’t hold a lot of the American shit, having … Read more