Sorry Guys, The Milkshake Diet Really Is Too Good To Be True
A recent study is gaining steam online after claiming that milkshakes may actually help people keep their diet goals on track.
The study followed 15 men as they drank shakes of varying calorie content and thickness. After finishing the shakes, participants received an MRI scan to determine how quickly their stomachs emptied. They also were given sandwiches to eat until they felt full.
The study reported that men who drank thicker shakes felt fuller than their thin-shake-drinking counterparts.
Our first reaction to these findings was one of unbridled joy, of course.
But after taking a closer look, it quickly became apparent that these shakes are not your average sweet-tooth indulgence. The “milkshakes” these researchers used were closer to low-calorie smoothies and diet shakes, which are - let’s face it - not milkshakes. The shakes in the study were made with locust bean gum, a thickening agent. These milkshakes are sounding less and less like something that would bring all the boys to the yard.
Additionally, the study’s small, all-male sample size leaves out women altogether. So this study does not examine how thick, low-calorie milkshakes would affect women’s appetites.
Virgin Gorda Is The Affordable Island Paradise You’ve Never Heard Of
Imagine a white-sand island that’s home to movie stars and billionaires, yet affordable enough to visit on your own.
As one of the largest British Virgin Islands, Virgin Gorda took top honors in Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards for 2016. Readers praised the island for its blue water, lively yacht club and famous secluded Baths that put all other Caribbean hideaways to shame. Travel + Leisure calls Virgin Gorda the best island in the Caribbean... but we’d dare say it’s the most beautiful in the entire world.
Yes, you’ll need to bring a passport and make at least one flight connection if you’re coming from the U.S., but the island’s position near the middle of the Caribbean makes it a far easier trek than Fiji or the Maldives.
10 Little Things That Are Making Your Mornings Worse
Sticking to an efficient regiment is more challenging than it sounds. From getting lost in your emails to taking 10 minutes to locate a missing shoe, it’s really the little things that drag you down.
To help you feel more productive in the morning, scroll through the list below to see what mistakes you should avoid.
1. Setting an unrealistic wakeup time.
Snoozing your alarm multiple times is a sure-fire way to start your day off on the wrong foot. Aside from making you late, neglecting to wake up when you planned is also bad for your health. Fading in and out of sleep confuses your brain, making you feel groggy and disoriented. Set realistic alarms for yourself to resist the urge to sleep just “five more minutes”
2. Brewing your coffee after you wake up.
Why spend 10 minutes fussing with coffee in the morning when you could program your machine to do it for you? Invest in a self-brewing coffee maker so you can wake up to the smell of fresh caffeine without adding minutes to your morning schedule.
3. Turning on the TV.
We all know late-night TV watching can hinder your sleep, but we often fail to consider its impact on our early-day routines. Squeezing in screen time in the morning is an easy way to get distracted and fall behind schedule. Try keeping your TV turned off so you can focus on getting ready and out of the door in time.
4. Your cluttered medicine cabinet.
Make your time in the bathroom as efficient as possible by organizing your medicine cabinet. Put the things you use on a daily basis in the front, so you can easily reach in and grab the essentials. You’ll never forget to put on deodorant again.
5. Procrastinating laundry.
Nothing makes getting dressed in the morning more difficult than the lack of clean clothes. Save yourself the “I have nothing to wear” headache and carve out time to do laundry the night before. Once it’s done, pick out your outfit before you go to sleep, so you can wake up free of wardrobe malfunctions and ready to take on the day.
Click here to find out the other culprits that are ruining your mornings.
How To Make Your Bananas Last Longer
There is a genius way to make your bananas stay ripe. The reason bananas ripen so quickly is because they release ethylene gas from the stem section. Ethylene is a natural gas that helps ripen the fruit.
So, all you have to do is cover up the source of this gas. If you have some plastic wrap on hand you can do it in a matter of seconds. All you have to do is wrap the stems of the bananas in cling wrap.
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