(We realize the title sounds gross, but get your head out of the gutter.)

The story in Hollywood seems to be that if you are already famous for one thing, it must mean you can do everything. Like design a perfume. Or an entire clothing line. Or sing. Or run an entire state.

Some of those progressions make a bit more sense than others, so I guess we can kinda, sorta understand. Like Lindsay Lohan - she grew up doing theater in school, so she can clearly both act and sing. Or like David Beckham’s newest venture… into fish sticks.

Beckham, only the sexiest man ever, is a dad, husband and amazing soccer star. Obviously all of those skills stem from fried sticks of fish (with Omega 3!). I mean, that makes sense, right? He is an athlete + he eats, so, naturally, he knows everything there is to know about sticks o’ fish!

Which leads me to believe that anyone who eats these “Fish Fingers” will somehow end up looking like David Beckham. So, I am in. Where can I get a few (boxes) of these things to pass out to every guy I know?

By now you’ve probably heard that fish is good for you—really, REALLY good for you! Besides being a lean and healthy form of protein, lower in saturated fat than poultry or beef, fish contains omega 3 fatty acids, sometimes referred to as fish oil. Although “fish oil” sounds kinda gross, it’s good for your heart, and may even contribute to healthy skin and strong immunity. Good stuff.

But how the heck do you cook it? A lot of fish is breaded or fried (or both), which sort of defeats the purpose of it being a health food (kinda like tempura. Seriously people…fried veggies?) However, one of the healthiest ways to cook fish is also one of the easiest.

Have tinfoil and an oven? You can cook fish. Read More »

Although the results of research done on matters such as how a woman’s weight affects her intelligence level are usually correlational (meaning there are relating factors, but one thing does not directly cause the other), I find it extremely refreshing to see news reports that suggest a healthy weight actually does have positive benefits.

The most recent study comes from scientists at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of California, Santa Barbara, who used data from a study of 16,000 women and girls. Details of their body measurements and their scores in cognitive tests were collected.

The results? Women with a greater difference between the waist and hips scored significantly higher on the tests, as did their children.

These findings are great, but how can this actually be true?

Slate does a wonderful job of breaking down the different theories and showing why they are just that–theories, and their take on it is copied below.

Theories:
1) Hip fat contains omega3 acids, which promote “growth of the brain during pregnancy” and “could improve the woman’s own mental abilities,” whereas waist fat has more omega6 acids, “which are less suited to brain growth.”
2) Teen mothers produce dumber kids because they’re thinner and deficient in omega3. 3) Men like curvy women due to “the double enticement of both an intelligent partner and an intelligent child.” Read More »