Your body on ultra-processed foods: Subtle weight gain, muscle loss, stubborn fat
Ultra-processed foods are bad for your waistline and your long-term health. But why? It’s no secret that ultra-processed foods aren’t the greatest for our health. “What we’re trying to figure out is, very specifically, what is it about ultra-processed foods that seems to drive over-consumption and weight gain?” metabolism researcher Kevin Hall recently told B-17.…
I wanted to quit my business to be a stay-at-home mom — but I’m glad my husband said no
Lockefeer worked at McKinsey and Alibaba before starting her own business. This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Babette Lockefeer, 35, from the Netherlands, about navigating motherhood alongside her career. The following has been edited for length and clarity. Four months after my second child was born, I wasn’t living life as…
Talk of a sharp stock correction is rising. Here’s how painful it could get.
Talk of potential stock-market correction this year is heating up. While the S&P 500 is down just 5% from its record high reached on December 6, concerns are brewing that volatility is set to surge this year due to a new President in the White House and historical data that suggests the current rally is…
Russia’s unjammable drones are causing chaos. A tech firm says it has a fix to help Ukraine fight back.
A Ukrainian fiber-optic drone is seen during a test flight in the Kyiv region in December 2024. Russian forces are using explosive-packed drones connected to their operators by fiber-optic cables to deliver unjammable precision strikes on Ukrainian troops and military equipment, and Kyiv is looking for a fix to fight back. Fiber-optic drones have been…
3 things most people don’t understand about getting professional help with your debt
Before enrolling in debt relief, make sure you understand the process. If you find yourself overwhelmed with debt and ready to make a change, there are many debt relief and debt settlement companies ready to help with promises of living debt-free and with more money in your pocket. A debt relief program is a service…
One real-estate investor explains how she’s planning to optimize her portfolio and improve her returns without buying more property in 2025
Massachusetts-based real estate investor Dana Bull in front of one of her properties. Dana Bull isn’t looking to acquire any more properties in 2025. The experienced investor built wealth by buying primarily multi-family properties in Massachusetts. She’s also a real-estate agent and consultant, and a mother of four. Between her various work projects and renovating…
I stayed in an igloo in Lapland for $150 a night. Despite the chill, I’ve never slept so peacefully in my life.
I went to Lapland, Finland, to spend a night in an igloo. I’ve always dreamed of staying in an igloo. The novelty experience just seems perfectly nostalgic to me — the sort of thing you conjure up in childhood but forget to tick off your list as an adult. When I booked a trip to…
Being a parent in 2025 is impossible. I don’t know how to raise an independent kid while also keeping them safe.
The author (not pictured) says parents today are expected to unattainable standards My teenage son was about to miss a school deadline. We’d spent the last few days mapping out a plan: breaking down the project into manageable pieces, setting reminders, checking in here and there. But when the final weekend of the due date…
US civil war about to end, war with China about to begin
Today is January 6th, 2025 and there will be a reckoning. Congress will gather for a constitutionally mandated session to certify President-elect Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory. Since it is also the anniversary of the entrapment of US Patriots by the deep state, the January 6 political prisoners have launched a historical $50 Billion class action lawsuit…
