Newsletter 4/6/18: High-Tech Tattoos Could Be The Key To Better Health

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Life Hack Of The Day

Making a hole in the middle of your leftovers when heating them up in the microwave is the best way to ensure that the heat is distributed evenly, warming your food up fast.

Up Your Health Game

Truly Ink-Credible

Color-changing tattoos could be the key to good health, thanks to cutting-edge research from MIT and Harvard. Designed to monitor pH and glucose levels, DermalAbyss tattoos could help manage and prevent conditions like diabetes in the future. Bring on the biotech! [Swirled]

A Throbbing Good Time

Listen up, migraine sufferers. Changing up your diet could be the key to keeping your migraines in check. According to health experts, ditching inflammatory foods like aged meats and cheeses and upping your intake of anti-inflammatory foods and spices like dark leafy greens and turmeric can stop your migraines in their tracks. [Swirled]

Quite Appeeling

When it comes to post-workout snacks, bananas are basically magic. In fact, a recent study found that bananas are more effective than sports drinks at helping with exercise recovery, due to their blend of glucose and complex carbs. Time to grab that banana smoothie! [The New York Times]

Live Like A Boss

(Not) In Your Prime

Amazon is shutting down hundreds of Prime accounts this week, and users are taking to social media to complain about it. According to an Amazon spokesperson, the tech giant is cracking down on those who are violating its policies and using their account for “commercial purposes.” [Business Insider]

What’s In A Name?

Signing credit card receipts is now a thing of the past, thanks to a new policy adopted by credit card issuers like Visa and MasterCard. Starting this month, you’ll be able to just swipe and go without having to scrawl a rushed signature on the receipt. [Lifehacker]

Don’t Phone It In

Wanna avoid typos in your emails? Stop sending them from your phone. New research shows that emails sent from phones contain five times as many errors as those sent from a laptop or PC. The most common mistakes: misspelled words, vague phrases and missing articles. [The Ladders]

Savor Each Bite

Something Smells Fishy

Gravlax, a main staple of the Nordic diet, is the perfect way to elevate your bagel brunch this weekend. A form of smoked salmon similar to lox, this Swedish fave is the perfect combo of sweet and salty flavors. Can’t find it in your local store? You can cure your own with a blend of cranberries, beets, gin and brown sugar. [Swirled]

That’s All, Yolks!

A few simple hacks could come in clutch the next time you’re cooking eggs. Wetting your fingers before removing hard-boiled eggshells, using a water bottle to separate the yolks from the whites and peeling hard-boiled eggs with a spoon are great ways to shorten your time in the kitchen. [Swirled]

Recipe Of The Day

Nothing says Fri-Yay like a serious happy hour, and these blackberry grapefruit margs are the perfect addition to your cocktail lineup. Cheers! [What’s Gaby Cooking]

Pack Your Bags

Taco-Bout Awesome!

Dream job alert: Moe’s Southwest Grill is hiring a chief taco officer (CTO) for a two-week “Taco Tour” this summer. You’ll get to ride shotgun on the company’s food truck, have all of your expenses covered and get a $1,000 bonus to boot. Oh, and did we mention the unlimited tacos and free swag? Go ahead and apply — you know you want to. [Swirled]

Flying High

Travel hack: Booking your flight a certain number of days before your departure guarantees that you’ll get the best price. Seventy is the magic number of days when it comes to the U.S. and Mexico, while you can snag great deals to Europe and Asia at 160 and 120 days, respectively. [Moneyish]

Deal Of The Day

With its floating markets and amazing street food, Bangkok is always a dream-worthy destination, and you can now get a roundtrip flight from most major U.S. cities for around $600. Say heyyy to those Thai temples! [Swirled]

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