Listening and playing music is a boost to your mental and physical well-being, says a new review of 400 research papers, by increasing the levels of an antibody that plays a key role in immunity, and by lowering levels of cortisol (the stress hormone).
Feeling slightly less guilty about the concerts I splurged on this summer (The Package Tour — that’s NKOTB, 98 Degrees and Boyz II Men — Beyonce and Justin Timberlake & Jay Z). I’ll consider it all part of my healthy lifestyle 
(How’s JT’s new album btw? Have yet to pick it up.)
March 29, 2013
The most compelling argument I’ve heard for going vegan
“Brown rice, baby, unmilled, unmilled…”
(Watch it on nbc.com if you can — unfortunately, we can’t view it up here in Canadaland…oh, wait — we can view this Dailymotion clip of it!)
March 11, 2013
(Print, Dr Who Dalek)
I ran out of coffee at home recently, and decided to see how long I could go without it. I lasted 10 days. Mornings were just not complete without my one cup of joe.
If “Seek, locate, caffeinate” is your regular mantra, you may want to try out the new app Caffeine Zone (which is available on iTunes for free). The app will graph how your caffeine consumption will affect you over time (based on your consumption habits combined with the research findings on the effect of caffeine), allowing you to determine if having a cup now will give you a mental boost, or it’ll simply have you awake tossing and turning come bedtime.
And while on the topic of feening, dontcha wish Jodeci would have a reunion tour already? Just me? In any case, this video of Ryan Gosling, Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez in their Mickey Mouse Club days performing Jodeci’s “Cry for You” is ah-may-zing. Enjoy!
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February 15, 2012
