IS COCONUT OIL GOOD FOR YOUR SKIN? DERMATOLOGISTS WEIGHS IN

Tom Patriot

When we’re told that an ingredient can do it all, we’re immediately both intrigued and suspicious. Take coconut oil, for example. It’s an ingredient that many have touted for benefits across multiple categories — from cleaning surfaces to hydrating the skin — but is that truly the case? In particular, is coconut oil actually good for your skin? To get some answers, we turned to two of our consulting, board-certified dermatologists, Dendy Engelman, MD, and Dhaval Bhanusali, MD. “Oil-based products are one of the best ways to add moisture back into the skin,”…

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Could coffee be the secret to fighting obesity?

Tom Patriot

Scientists from the University of Nottingham have discovered that drinking a cup of coffee can stimulate ‘brown fat’, the body’s own fat-fighting defenses, which could be the key to tackling obesity and diabetes. The pioneering study, published today in the journal Scientific Reports, is one of the first to be carried out in humans to find components which could have a direct effect on ‘brown fat’ functions, an important part of the human body which plays a key role in how quickly we can burn calories as energy. Brown adipose tissue…

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Your spending data may reveal aspects of your personality

Tom Patriot

How you spend your money can signal aspects of your personality, according to research published in Psychological Science. Analyses of over 2 million spending records from more than 2,000 individuals indicate that when people spend money in certain categories, this can be used to infer certain personality traits, such as how materialistic they are or how much self-control they tend to have. “Now that most people spend their money electronically – with billions of payment cards in circulation worldwide – we can study these spending patterns at scale like never before,”…

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4 Apps and Platforms That Will Help You Get Your Business Expenses Under Control

Tom Patriot

One of the hardest parts of running a business is managing your expenses. With so many business services and subscriptions clocking in monthly fees to your bank account these days, it’s easy to justify a couple of $15 monthly fees, but then find yourself hundreds of dollars over budget at the end of the quarter. So, while it may sound obvious, that old rule needs to be repeated: In both business and personal life, you need to know where your money is going. That’s crucial for keeping things under control. Thankfully, a handful…

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