Newsletter 4/21/18: Your ‘Ideal Weight’ Is Probably Wrong

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Life Hack Of The Day: Money Edition

Research shows if you pay in cash rather than with a credit card, you’ll likely spend less.

Up Your Health Game

Think Pink

You may have heard of using white noise to help you sleep, but a new type of sound could put you to bed more effectively. A Northwestern University study found that pink noise, a more natural, fluid sound, helped participants catch Z’s much quicker than its white counterpart. [Swirled]

Bust A Move

Want to boost your brain power? Science says that dancing helps slow the brain’s aging process by protecting “white matter,” which makes connections in and beyond your noggin. Get cha cha-ing! [Swirled]

Weight, What?

Step off that scale! The number you see and even your BMI are not serious indicators of your ideal weight. So, what does matter? Getting the majority of your calories from real food, exercising vigorously three to five days a week, getting solid sleep and sitting less. [Greatist]

Live Like A Boss

The FOMO Is Real

If you’ve ever overspent just to appease friends, join the club. A Credit Karma survey found that nearly 40 percent of millennials engage in activities that they can’t afford in order to keep up with their expensive pals. The reason? We’re afraid we’re missing something good. Damn you, FOMO. [Swirled]

Don’t Ya Know That You’re Toxic?

Turns out your awful coworker is ruining more than his or her own reputation at your company. A toxic colleague can make other coworkers decrease their work efforts, take their frustrations out on customers and even leave the company, according to a Harvard Business School study. Yikes… [Inc.]

The Key To Health

Germaphobes, brace yourselves: Your computer keyboard could be dirtier than a toilet seat. One study found that the typical desk has more than 400 times the amount of bacteria than the average loo. Microbiologists suggest wiping your keyboard down once a week and consistently washing your hands. [Business Insider]

Savor Each Bite

There’s No Loyalty

If you’re a member of Whole Foods’ loyalty program, take advantage until May 2, which is when it’ll disappear forever. Don’t fret just yet, though — you can still reap rewards like 10 percent store discounts if you’re an Amazon Prime member. [Swirled]

We’ve Got The Tea

Tea and beer lovers, unite! The Bruery, a California brewery, married the two to create a Belgian-style beer infused with Earl Grey tea. Flavored with the sweetened tea and with an ABV of 8.5 percent, this beer will be your ultimate nightcap. [Swirled]

Kombucha, Sangria, Oh I Want To Take You To…

Looking for a healthier way to enjoy sangria? This recipe brings the best of kombucha and sangria together into one boozy, probiotic drink. Count us in! [A Beautiful Mess]

Pack Your Bags

Back To (Virtual) Reality

Wanna see the world without further contributing to its demise? Thanks to a partnership between Google and 3-D laser-scanning nonprofit group CyArk, you’ll be able to visit the planet’s gorgeous historic sites without making a single carbon footprint. [Swirled]

It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s A Meteor!

Look to the skies this weekend for a particularly eventful meteor shower. Late on April 21 and into the early morning of April 22, the Northern hemisphere will get a glimpse of Lyrid meteors, which scientists promise will include bright streaks across the sky and plenty of shooting stars. [Swirled]

Deal Of The Day

Dreaming of Turks and Caicos? Make those visions a reality by hopping on the newest flight deal from Los Angeles to the sunny archipelago for just $375 roundtrip. Can you say vacay? [The Flight Deal]

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