Innholdsfortegnelse for January 2016 i Men's Health South Africa

Adult Colouring Books SKIP IT WORTH IT The Claim Using colouring books with intricate patterns created specifically for adults can help relieve stress and anxiety. The Verdict Feeling crazed? Grab a crayon. Colouring in complex images is repetitive and rhythmic, which can have a soothing effect, explains Dr David Gussak, an art therapist at Florida State University. If that sounds a bit zen, well, it is: in a study in the journal Art Therapy, people who coloured in mandalas (ornate designs prominent in Buddhism) saw their stress levels drop three times as much as people who worked with a plaid pattern and twice that of the folks who doodled on a blank page. Your stress-busting supplies: Sacred Mandala: Beautiful Designs and Patterns (R139, takealot.com).…

1/ Your Insula Says “Oh Yeah!” The instant you see her barely dressed body, millions of ocular receptors snap a mental picture and send it to your insula, a key brain area for perception and emotion. Once the image arrives, the insula automatically calculates your erotic possibilities with her. 2/ Dopamine Pulls the Lust Lever Your brain responds to the insula’s alert by squirting out dopamine, a neurotransmitter that’s responsible for lust. But if you’re feeling stressed, expect a biochemical cold shower: your adrenal glands will release fight-or-flight hormones that dampen dopamine’s effects. 3/ The Erection Message Is Sent The dopamine helps conduct a signal down your spinal cord and along nerve fibres that run to your penis. Here at erection HQ, nerves receive the signal and release acetylcholine, a…

WINNING STRATEGY BUILD IN BLOCKS For faster results, focus your training. Concentrating on a specific fitness goal each month can lead to greater overall gains, suggests a study in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. Try it: pick a monthly goal (say, strength, power, cardiovascular stamina or endurance) and dedicate two workouts a week to achieving it. STAY ON A ROLL Foam-rolling before and after a workout can help speed recovery, but don’t stop there. To significantly improve your mobility, you also have to foam-roll on days you don’t train, say University of Oregon researchers. Roll each of your major muscle groups for a few minutes on your off days to reap maximum benefits. BUST THE RUT To pack on size quickly, many guys train like bodybuilders (e.g. back…

MEET THE PRO ETIENNE VENTER The owner of Jeffrey’s Bay Surf School is a former coach of the SA National Surf Team. 1 POSITION YOURSELF Don’t want to wipe out? You’ll have to learn how to lie down. Lie in the middle of the board with your chest placed above its centre point. Venter says newcomers tend to lean backwards, which will angle the nose towards the sky and increase your chances of flipping. Always keep your knees pressed together, putting pressure on the board. Letting your legs drift is the quickest way to nosedive. 2 CATCH THE WAVE Your first hours in the ocean will be spent chasing broken waves (the foamy ones further inland). Start by wading into the water until you’re waist deep, then turn to face…

1/ Tequila Old Fashioned 60ML SILVER TEQUILA (CORRALEJO OR OLMECA ALTOS PLATA) 3 DASHES ANGOSTURA BITTERS 3 DASHES TOSCELLO BITTERS 2 TSP RUNNY HONEY Pour the honey into a chilled whisky glass (chill the glass by putting it in the freezer for a few hours) and add the bitters and the tequila. Add ice cubes and stir until chilled and diluted to taste. Cut a strip of orange zest as wide as your thumb, fold it into the glass and serve. 2/ Gin & It 60ML LONDON DRY GIN (HOPE ON HOPKINS OR TANQUERAY) 30ML SWEET VERMOUTH (CARPANO CLASSICO OR CINZANO ROSSO) Fill a large pint glass with ice and pour the ingredients over it. Stir for one minute until diluted and chilled. Strain the cocktail off the ice into…

YOU NEED TO PUT THE BRAKES ON... 1/ Wearing caps indoors. Unless you’ve dropped a mildly popular mixtape, it’s the quickest way to look like a douchebag. Acceptable Accessories Wearing a hat indoors will make you stand out for all the wrong reasons. If you want to impress, invest in a statement watch – you should be looking for exotic hides, bright colours and other unusual accents. A quality pair of leather sneakers will also upgrade your game, making even an average suit look like you mean business. Your guy: Azeez Jacobs, Men’s Health Fashion Editor 2/ Same goes for sunglasses. 3/ Taking photos with your iPad. No, seriously, it looks like you’re about to hit your toddler with a baking tray. 4/ Spoiling without alerting. Game of Thrones doesn’t…

SOMETIMES IT TAKES TIME TO UNDERSTAND THE LESSON YOU’VE LEARNT. Mr Hoomchand Chanda taught me the first great lesson of my life, and for a long time I didn’t think I’d learnt a thing. Mr Hoomchand Chanda owned the Lighthouse Tea Room and Takeaway at the top of Beacon Road. He had a greyish beard and wore a white kurta with grey flannel trousers underneath and his name was written very proudly on a sign above the doorway: “Proprietor: Mr Hoomchand Chanda”. Some kids in my class used to shoplift at the Lighthouse Tea Room. Mr Hoomchand Chanda sat on a high stool behind the till but he couldn’t be looking everywhere at once. Tommy Ashhurst and Dudley Renyard used to divide his attention and steal Chappies and Cola-flavoured Wilson’s…

BEFORE & AFTER AGE 42 LOCATION City centre, Cape Town OCCUPATION Branch Manager HEIGHT 1.78m WEIGHT BEFORE/AFTER 158g / 88kg TIME TO GOAL 2½ years The Gain / I’ve always been a big guy. In matric I weighed 100kg and after my year of compulsory military service I managed to get down to 85kg. My battle with my weight really set in when I entered my first job. I was required to do lots of socialising after hours with plenty of drinking and eating, and I had sleep apnoea (which I didn’t know at the time) which led to constant fatigue. I was always tired, and I ate more food to get energy. This vicious spiral intensified through my tiredness, overeating, drinking and the fact that’d I stopped all forms…

What are strongman-specific exercises I can do in a normal gym? Strongman focuses on both static and dynamic strength and power. We’ll focus on three basic movements: push, pull and carry. To push, do a single-arm dumbbell push-press, which can be used to prepare for the “Circus Dumbbell“ (YouTube it – it’s a great test of upper-body strength and coordination.) To pull, you can’t beat the deadlift, as it forms the basis of so many movements. Like the four-time World’s Strongest Man, Jón Páll Sigmarsson said, “There’s no reason to be alive if you can’t do a deadlift.“ To carry, you can do a farmer’s walk, with dumbbells, to build grip strength and test your traps and midline stability. Besides the dead-lift, squat and bench, what are the moves that…

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She’s loud in bed, and I have roommates. Should I ask her to tone it down? EDDIE Have they asked you to? Unless you’re being threatened with eviction, I wouldn’t risk spoiling all the fun and making her feel self-conscious. Your courtesy is admirable, but raising this will embarrass and inhibit her. Use this to your advantage: get inventive about where, when and how you get it on. She caught me masturbating to porn and seems upset. How do I smooth it over? STEVEN She’s wondered and probably guessed that you jerk off, but catching you in the act is a little weird. It feels a bit like cheating – you would prefer the anonymity of porn and a sock to her and the real deal? You’ll need to counteract…

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SHORT-CHAIN These fatty acids supply energy for digestion and may protect colon cells from inflammation, according to a 2014 Advances in Immunology study. Your body produces them when fibre ferments in your colon. The good news: dairy is another rich source. So shop the fridges for milk, butter, yoghurt and cheese. MEDIUM-CHAIN When you consume medium-chain fatty acids, your body sends them to your liver for processing. There they produce compounds called ketones, which help tell your appetite when to quit, Layman says. So yes, fat can fill you up. The medium-chain fatty acid you eat most often is lauric acid; it’s in butter, milk and cheese, but palm oil and coconut oil are the richest sources. LONG-CHAIN The most common form of saturated fat is palmitic acid. Too much…

1 Which of the following is a sign of diabetes? a) Tiredness b) Excessive urination c) Thirst ALL THREE. “Also look out for things like blurred vision and cuts taking a long time to heal. They can be quite small things, but they’re not necessarily just signs of ageing,” says Dowling. 2 True or false? Sweet foods cause type 2 diabetes. FALSE. “Fat and sugar are both high in kilojoules but eating a lot of sugar in itself isn’t proven to give you diabetes,” says Dowling. “Keeping to a healthy weight is the important thing.” 3 What waist size puts you in danger of diabetes? a) 34” b) 37” c) 39” B. But don’t be complacent if you fit into size 36 jeans. Unless you wear them at Toks van…

THE COST OF SITTING Principle No.5 For Bigger Muscles, Lift Bigger Weights Mechanical tension – created by loads that are taxing to your muscles, connective tissue and bones – is the most important stimulus for building muscle. But you can’t grow your guns if you lift the same amount of weight every workout. By incrementally increasing your loads over the course of the programme, you challenge your muscles to become stronger in order to handle subsequent heavier weights. It should be hard to complete the final reps on your final set with good form. For a starter workout plan, flip to our workout on the next page. Principle No.6 Devote 80% of Time to Big Muscles Most guys have this flipped, investing their gym hours on their biceps, triceps and…

TOWARDS THE END OF LAST YEAR I HAD A REVELATION at 4 000 feet. I was flying in a really small plane over some beautiful Cape farmland and even though I wasn’t quite yet on holiday, I felt totally relaxed. It was as if escaping gravity for a just a moment allowed the stress to slip away and the important stuff to come into focus. It was a short flight – a lesson arranged by my wife for my birthday – and for some reason or another, I’d put it off for months, which seemed ridiculous once I was airborne. It was awesome. I’m not planning to get my licence or even start a hobby that would require selling the house, but it was an experience that gave me some…

There are the photos you post on Snapchat and then there are the skin pics you should share with one person only: your dermatologist. “A baseline set of full-body medical photographs can help you and your doctor monitor your moles for signs of cancer,” says Dr Adnan Nasir, a clinical professor of dermatology at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. “I recommend it for people with a family history of skin cancer or who have lots of moles.” Discuss a possible photo op with your doctor. If he or she thinks it’s worthwhile, you’ll be given a script for the shoot. For the nearest location, go to derma.co.za 1 Pull Down All the Shades “I compete in triathlons to stay fit but am wary of sun damage. I run…

Here’s another reason to love summer: it’s the best time of the year to be born, according to researchers at Cambridge University. Comparing the growth and development of 450 000 men and women from the UK BioBank study, researchers examined how a birth month affected birth weight, adult height and body mass index. They found that children born in summer are more likely to grow up to be healthy adults than those born in the winter months. “The results revealed that girls born in the summer were slightly heavier at birth, taller as adults and went through puberty slightly later than those born in winter months – all of which are indications of good health,” says study author Dr John Perry. For you maths geniuses, nine months before summer starts…

Grab Your Tuts It takes a crack team to beat the number one killer of men. A Harvard study review reports that eating nuts can help you avoid dying of heart disease. The risk of people who ate the most (a serving a day) was 39% lower than that of folks who ate the least. Nuts’ healthy fats may lower blood lipid levels, while other compounds help vessels expand, easing bloodflow. Eat 28 grams a day: 49 pistachios, 22 almonds or 18 cashews. How They Stack Up All nuts have heart-healthy fats, but the amounts vary. Here’s what you’re shelling out for. FOOD FACADE Ever been lured into a bad relationship by a pretty face? We thought so. Packaged foods bearing sexy nutrition claims on the front can be hard…

1 Pack Your Gear Wetsuit, check. Sunblock, check. Board, check. You’re sorted. If you don’t have the space or the means to lug around a surfboard, shops such as the Surf Emporium in Muizenberg will rent out one for R70 for 1.5 hours (every hour on top of that will cost you just 20 bucks). 2 Check the Forecast Hit up magicseaweed.com to get hourly surf reports on SA’s top beaches. Bianca says there’s a satisfaction to crunching the numbers and finding the perfect mix of windspeed and wave height. When you’re just getting started, you’ll be better off with smaller swells. 3 Grab Some Grub You’ll be out there for a while, on the road, on the beach and in the water – so don’t be left stranded without…

(9ft +) THE LONGBOARD The bigger board has a more graceful style. If you’re looking for a laidback way to ride the swell, this is a good place to start. (7ft – 8ft10) THE MINIMAL This soft board is very stable and will float well even when the wind picks up. Venter recommends renting one of these as an entry-level alternative to the longboard. (6ft – 6ft6) THE SHORTBOARD With a sharp nose and a pulled-in tail, short boards are the weapon of choice for the pros. While this board will open up a whole new repertoire of tricks, staying upright is a lot like walking a tightrope.…

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IT SHOULD BE EASY TO HATE DAN ROBERTS. THIS STRENGTH AND conditioning coach has Victoria’s Secret Angels on speed dial; he spends his time flying between New York, Miami and London; he has famous athletes, Oscar winners and even royalty as part of his client group. Vogue calls him a personal trainer to the stars and he’s led an envied life of travel and adventure. He’s also had a successful professional Muay Thai fighting career in Thailand, trained models in Rio de Janiero, coached sports teams since 1993 (especially lacrosse and tennis) in London and the US, and held boot camps all over the world. He’s lectured on personal training, been a columnist for a number of fitness publications, and even though he still does private one-on-one training, he now…

WARM-UP 1. Leg Swings Hold onto a wall for support, and swing your right leg forward, backwards, side to side; 20 reps each. Then swap legs. 2. Hip Thrusts Lie on your back, arms at your sides. Raise your hip towards the ceiling, and hold for 3 seconds. Do 15 reps. 3. Bear Crawl Get onto all fours, and slowly walk forward for 20 metres, putting equal weight on your hands and feet. THE CIRCUIT Don’t rest in between moves, take a 60-second break at the end. Start with 3 circuits, and build up to 5. 1. Explosive Lunges Start in a lunge, and then jump up so that you can switch legs in the air and land in a lunge with the opposite leg. Can’t do this? Do normal…

DIRECTIONS Replace one of your workouts each week with the routine shown on this page for a month. Perform straight sets of each exercise in the order shown, using the heaviest weight that allows you to complete all your reps and sets. Your ultimate goal is to maximise your relative strength (that is, how strong you are for your height and weight). 1/ Barbell Squat Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart, using an overhand grip to hold a barbell across your upper back. Push your hips back and lower your body until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Return to the starting position. Reps 3 to 5 Sets 3 Rest 3 to 4 min 2/ Bench Press Lie on a bench and hold a barbell above your sternum…

Her Belly “Avoid it altogether,” says marriage therapist Paul Hokemeyer. “Focus on the belly button instead. Tell her you find hers to be a total turn-on.” Her Breasts “Whether they’re natural or not, don’t fetishise them,” says Hokemeyer. “Talk about how perfect they are for her body – which, by the way, is smoking hot.” Her Butt “Think of it as being like a dessert,” Hokemeyer says. “Describe it in terms of how appealing it is to you: sweet, delicious, and irresistible.” Her Thighs “Whatever you do, say nothing about their size,” says Hokemeyer. “That’s just dumb. Talk about how they feel when they’re wrapped around you.…

THEY SAY NEVER TRUST A SKINNY CHEF. BUT WHAT if the man delivering this age-old piece of wisdom is a chef? One who is not exactly skinny but who is no longer the tubby, pasty-faced geezer he used to be? It raises the question: can you still trust Jamie Oliver? To keep his mouth shut? Good luck. The loquacious lad from Essex has the mega-watt charisma and undiluted passion that can flog fresh food to fat people, turn around troubled lives, lobby prime ministers and presidents and change a town’s – maybe even a nation’s – eating habits. But if you’re looking for a no-nonsense take on the power of food to transform lives, then the answer is a resounding yes. “It’s not about getting it right all the time,”…

Quorn Mince Curry MAKES 4 SERVINGS Cooking time: 25 mins 1 050 kJ 0.6g fat INGREDIENTS • 300G (1 PACKET) QUORN MINCE • 1 LARGE POTATO, PEELED AND CUT INTO BITE-SIZED CHUNKS • 175G CAULIFLOWER, CUT INTO SMALL FLORETS (OPTIONAL) • 350G-425G JAR CURRY SAUCE; MADRAS WORKS WELL • 175G PEAS, FRESH OR FROZEN • 2 HANDFULS FRESH BABY SPINACH LEAVES • WARM WHOLEWHEAT NAAN OR CHAPATTI BREAD AND MANGO CHUTNEY TO SERVE METHOD Blanch the potatoes and cauliflower in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Pour the curry sauce into a large saucepan and heat gently. Add the Quorn Mince, potato and cauliflower. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the green vegetables and cook for a further 2 to 3 minutes.…

DIRECTIONS: PERFORM THE EXERCISES IN THE ORDER SHOWN. DO EXERCISES THAT SHARE A NUMBER AS A CIRCUIT; THAT IS, BACK-TO-BACK SETS. (FOR EXAMPLE, DO A SET OF 2A AND THEN A SET OF 2B TO COMPLETE 1 CIRCUIT). DO CIRCUIT 2A-2B THREE TIMES AND CIRCUIT 3A-3B-3C TWO TIMES. REST AS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORKOUT. 1 ---DUMBBELL GOBLET SQUAT Target: Upper Thighs Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart and hold a dumbbell vertically at your chest, cupping one end in both hands. (Imagine it’s a heavy goblet.) Lower your body as far as you can by pushing your hips back and bending your knees (touch the insides of them with your elbows). Pause, and push back up. Do 4 sets of 6 reps. 2A ---DUMBBELL SITGLE-ARM ROW Targets: Upper…

I love bacon. But now everyone says it’ll give me cancer. Say it ain’t so, MH ! CALVIN, HOUT BAY You’re not alone. A lot of guys are worried that where there’s smoked there’s fire, after the World Health Organisation pooped on a few parties by publishing a study suggesting that processed meats have been linked to causing cancer. The 2015 study found that red meat can be carcinogenic, because cooking it at high temperatures (including braaing and frying) produces chemicals that are known to cause colon cancer, and have also been linked to pancreatic and prostate cancer. In fact, processed meat is classified in the same group as tobacco and asbestos, due to the strength in scientific evidence as to their link in causing cancer, so…

Put a Cap on Knee Pain Exercising on an elliptical is a joint-friendly way to train, but you can make it even safer. New research from the University of Memphis suggests that taking a wide stance reduces the load on your knees. Set your feet so that the sides are touching the outer edges of the pedals. Dr Alexander Koch, programme coordinator for exercise science, Lenoir-Rhyne University, Hickory, North Carolina Mend Your Mind at Night New research reveals that people who have trouble sleeping also have more of the brain plaques associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Wake up without an alarm at least two mornings a week to give your brain a full night’s sleep to clear out plaque-promoting toxins. Dr P. Murali Doraiswamy, professor of psychiatry, Duke Institute for Brain…

Half-Marathon Training Guide Your Better Half Race coming up? Heavy lifting twice a week can improve your VO2 max. Runners in an Italian study saw a 6% VO2 max boost using this tactic. That strength, plus better mechanics, can enhance your running economy and cut injury risk, says PJ Newton, founder of Strategic Athlete. Enroll in a functional-training programme, like CrossFit Endurance. Then use the tips below for your half-marathon. BEFORE THE RACE 14 DAYS Do a Dry Run Start at race time and eat and drink as planned. You don’t have to do the full 21km, says Newton. 7 DAYS Prehydrate Give your innards a thorough soaking: down 30ml of water per 450g of your bodyweight every day. 2 HOURS Carbo-Load, Wisely Eat ½g of carbs per 450g bodyweight.…

Slow Down to Slim Down You don’t need heavy exertion to cut your gut: low-intensity exercise can deflate your spare tire just as effectively as high-intensity exercise can, suggests new research published in Annals of Internal Medicine. After six months of treadmill training, the study participants had the same success – a 4.5cm belly reduction – whether they burned 2 510 kiljoules the harder way (in 40 minutes) or the easier way (in 60 minutes). “When it comes to abdominal obesity, intensity makes no difference,” says study author Dr Robert Ross. The “easy” group walked or jogged at 50% of their VO2 max five days a week. The Loser Letdown Could you drop 35% of your body weight in five months? The 2010-2012 Biggest Loser contestants did. Yet research from…

SLEEPY MUIZENBERG With small waves and warmer waters, this beach is a smooth ride. It’s also bordered by a neighbourhood of surf shops and cafés – the lifeblood of any budding boarder. STOKED VICTORIA BAY Ready to up the ante? Victoria Bay’s stronger currents will give you a bigger challenge and a chance to duck under a few barrels. SICK SUPERTUBES BEACH, JEFFREY’S BAY Once the pop-up is child’s play, take your longboard through to this beach. Catching one of the monster waves here (considered some of the best in SA) is all about timing. Get it wrong, and you’re going to be battered by the breakwater. Get it right, though, and you’ll have the ride of your life. SAVAGE CLOUDBREAK, FIJI Home of the so-called “mega swell”, the waves…

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55 percent of guys don’t make resolutions at all, happy to spend another year couch surfing. 46 percent of those who do, are still working on their goals by mid-year. 38 percent aim to shed kilos or add muscle. 36 percent give up on their resolutions in January. 34 percent want to become wealthy – or pay off a few debts. 8 percent actually realise their goals. These are life’s winners... or they just picked some simple resolutions. Not a bad strategy. Source: University of Scranton research, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology (2015).…

The Devil’s Pool LOW-WATER SEASON This is a small, natural rock pool on the edge of the falls that’s only accessible when the water levels are low. The views are as incredible as they sound, and if you choose the Morning Breezer option (psst: it’s cheaper), you’ll get some rainbows in your shots and a quality breakfast. The friendly guides are all on hand to make you feel safe. $98 Morning Breezer safpar.com Microlight Over the Falls THROUGHOUT THE YEAR A five-point harness is all that separates you from the elements and outstanding Falls views. You’ll get to see wildlife too – I watched a croc take pieces out of a submerged buffalo. Ask for Pascale Molegaba, an ex-Russian MIG fighter pilot who happens to double as a…

This is a six-week, home-based workout that is a combination of martial arts, fight conditioning, intense movements and athletic challenges. The DVD has five 35-minute workouts (the topics: lower body power, core and abs, upper body sculpting, cardio conditioning and combat skill development). The workout increases in difficulty and intensity as you rise through the so-called belts. You also get a detailed nutrition guide. LESSONS #1: Weights aren’t the only muscle-building solution. Use time-saving compound bodyweight moves and plyometrics to target the biggest muscle groups, and combine them with HITT to torch fat and build muscle that works for you in all ranges of movement. And on your rest days, use low-impact, low-intensity cardio to recover quickly. LESSON #2: Yoga and Pilates can help you improve core strength, posture, balance…

I sometimes masturbate to cartoon women on shows like Archer. For centuries, men have used any old image to get themselves off. Some Indian temples are covered in sculptures of adventurous sex. If you can imagine a way to depict sex or sexy women, someone has tried it, and some guy has ogled it. (Hell, George Costanza fetishised Glamour mag.) In the early 1900s, men used “eight-pagers” (little books of cartoon characters having graphic sex) to fuel erections. So what you’re doing isn’t pervy; it’s vintage. I like sex when we haven’t showered for a day or two. Your body may be filthy – and it’s okay if your mind is too. After all, we’re animals. Many of us are drawn to odours (including sweat) and pheromones, which we may…

1 Spicy Apricot Lamb Kebabs Serves 2-4 Stale hot dog rolls, cold boerie and warm beer might have worked great in your twenties – but you’re a man now, with mouths to feed and ladies to please. Putting a little thought into your picnic basket will turn “Are we there yet?” into “Can I have some more?” MOROCCAN MARINADE 1 CUP DOUBLE-THICK PLAIN YOGHURT 2 CLOVES GARLIC, CRUSHED 2 TBSP FRESH CORIANDER 600G CUBED LAMB 250G SOFT TURKISH APRICOTS QUINOA SALAD 2 CUPS QUINOA 2 TBSP CHOPPED PARSLEY 2 TBSP CHOPPED MINT LEAVES 2 TBSP CHOPPED DILL 2 ROUNDS FETA, CRUMBLES 75G POMEGRANITES RUBIES SALAD DRESSING 1 TBSP LEMON JUICE1 TSP HONEY¼ CUP OLIVE OIL HOW TO MAKE IT 1/ Mix all of the marinade ingredients together. 2/ Skewer the…

Get to Know Bacon and Butter Better Fat gives beef, eggs and cheese their luscious texture and flavour. Like all fats, the saturated kind contains 37 kilojoules per gram. But unlike unsaturated, these fats also contain tightly packed (or “saturated”) carbon chains, which help them retain their structure at room temp. That’s why sat fat–rich butter sits solid on the counter while olive oil, which is high in monounsaturated fat, does not. Identify the Real Troublemakers Saturated fat has a long history of being linked to heart disease. “Most of the data that is used to convict saturated fat is actually associated with excess kilojoules from high-carb diets,” says Donald Layman, a professor emeritus of human nutrition at the University of Illinois. “Replacing carbohydrates in your diet with saturated fat…

DIABETES, SPECIFICALLY the type 2 variety, is a thoroughly modern epidemic, a pestilence of plenty stalking the consumers of the developed world, spreading through our overpiled shopping baskets and plates, and taking root in our thickening waistlines. But our knowledge of diabetes, and what causes it, sucks. Conduct an unscientific poll by asking your friends about it, and you’ll probably get a response like “It’s to do with sugar, isn’t it?” As if dodging pecan pie is going to make them bulletproof. I can give you a handful of hard stats from the International Diabetes Federation which chart the creeping spread of the disease in South Africa, but it’s a speculative one that sticks out for me: there are 2.7 million adults diagnosed, but a further 1.2 million are estimated…

Symptoms As you’re drifting into or out of sleep, you hear a loud noise – think cannon blast or gunshot – that jolts you awake. The Diagnosis Exploding head syndrome, or EHS, is thought to occur when the part of your brain that controls your sleep-wake cycle briefly fails to mute your auditory neurons. As a result, you experience an activity boost that you “hear” as a detonation, according to research from Washington State University. One study suggests that about 14% of adults may be affected. Anxiety, poor sleep habits or sleep disorders might be setting off the bombs, says study author Brian Sharpless. The Treatment If you regularly wake up with a bang, see a doctor: calcium channel blockers and antidepressants can help defuse the problem. But if it…

WHEN MEN SET OUT TO LOSE WEIGHT, they usually start at the wrong place. They pick a popular diet, any diet; it doesn’t matter which one. Most plans tell you to eat none of some things and tons of others. Your weight drops until it stops. Then it’s up to you to make sure your shrunken gut stays that way. These diets have it all backwards. Instead of starting with no idea where you’ll end up, act as if you’ve hit your target. Follow the principles from our new book, The Lean Muscle Diet, to build the body you want – and keep it. Principle No.1 You Need to Eat More Food If you have a Cheesy Crunch Burger habit, the first step is easy: limit your intake of anything…

A host of eye-catching looks were on show at the Men’s Health Menswear Collection 2015, presented by dunhill London ICON fragrances. Fifteen top brands and retailers showcased their latest ready-to-wear collections for guys The trendy Melrose Arch hosted the sixth annual Men’s Health Menswear Collection presented by Montblanc Legend fragrance. A variety of top retailers – Diesel, Topman, Guess, Pringle, T.M. Lewin, Levi’s, Mr Price, J Exchange, Lyle & Scott, Celio, Polo and Kurt Geiger – showcased the hottest menswear fashion trends. The collection was an eclectic mix of bold colours, clean lines, textures and statement prints. TV personality Zuraida Jardine, former Miss SA Thuli Sithole, soccer star Matthew Booth, Idols presenter and artist ProVerb, foodies Hayden Quinn (MasterChef Australia) and sisters Seline and Leandri van der Wat (MasterChef SA)…

26 Percentage of women who say lingerie isn’t a real gift for her... it’s really for him 21 Percentage of men who’ve bought her a toy straight from the “naughty” list NINTENDO Video game console the average guy longed to receive as a child 63 Percentage of dads who now mash buttons next to their own kids 48 Percentage of grown-up men who receive birthday dough from Nana. (Ten bucks? Gee whiz!) 13 Percentage who admit that count on the cash GIFTCARD Most common present regifted by men 8 Percentage who have been busted redeploying a crappy gift 51 Percentage of average guys shopping from their own wish lists in sale season HALF Number who’d be perfectly happy to find a nice shirt or sweater under the tree 27 Percentage…