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Katz's Delicatessen is a New York City institution.
The origins of the deli date back to 1888, when two brothers established a deli called Iceland Brothers on Ludlow Street, in the city's Lower East Side. The name changed to Iceland, then to Katz when Willy Katz arrived in 1903. It was changed to Katz's in 1910, when Willy's cousin joined him and bought out the Iceland Brothers.
Many people know Katz's from the 1989 rom com classic, "When Harry Met Sally." One of the movie's most iconic scenes takes place at the deli, and today the restaurant's walls are lined with hundreds of photos of the famous people who've eaten there.
Katz's offers typical deli fare like corned beef and matzo ball soup, but what attracts most people is the deli's world-famous pastrami sandwich. Rye bread is piled high with juicy pastrami meat, and smeared with grainy mustard, making for a flavor-packed meal.
At $20 a pop, the sandwich isn't cheap, but it's worth it.
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Quinceañeras, which celebrate a girl's 15th birthday and her official transition into adulthood, have been a part of Latin America tradition for centuries.
Now, thanks to the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the US and Cuba, in addition to reforms that have permitted small-scale private businesses, trips to Cuba are becoming more and more common among girls who are finding that lavish parties can be had at a cheaper cost on the island.
Quinceañera celebrations in Cuba typically include photo sessions with dozens of elaborate ensembles and the chance to ride to their party in gorgeous classic cars.
A photographer with the Associated Press recently documented what the world of quinceañeras is like on the island, revealing the age-old traditions that remain as well as those that have shifted over the years.
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Model Gigi Hadid rocketed to superstardom in 2015, but it looks like she's on to even better things in 2016.
According to Curbed NY, the 20-year-old supermodel has kicked off the year with the sale of her 935-square-foot lower Manhattan apartment for $2.3 million. She listed it for $2.45 million just six months ago.
The two-bedroom apartment, which the California-born-and-bred Hadid bought via the Yolanda Hadid Family Trust for $1.94 million in 2014, is in a prime location in Nolita.
She was recently spotted shopping for real estate with her rumored new beau, ex-One Direction crooner Zayn Malik. Malik is no stranger to real estate, either, as he currently owns homes in Los Angeles and the British countryside. The pair reportedly checked out a property in the NoHo neighborhood going for $6.49 million, according to the New York Post.
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The way we think about diets is undergoing an important shift.
The word "diet" is no longer synonymous with deprivation and rapid weight-loss. Rather, the best diets of today focus on balancing healthy eating and exercise as means toward a lean, strong body — for life.
Helping Americans move forward with this new, healthier concept to dieting are the editors and writers at US News & World Report.
On Tuesday, the company released their annual ranking of the best diets of 2016, and for the sixth time in a row, they named the DASH diet as their number one choice.
DASH stands for "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension," or high blood pressure. While the diet focuses on a meal plan that helps lower or prevent high blood pressure, it is a diet for everyone.
In fact, in 2010, the USDA ranked it as one of the most ideal eating plans for Americans.
"The DASH diet is really a safe plan for everyone," Angela Haupt, who is the senior health and wellness editor at US News & World Report, told Business Insider. "There's nothing exciting about it and that's what makes it a good plan. It's not some fad diet making outlandish claims that you can't rely on."
And for people with hypertension, the DASH diet may, over time, help drop systolic blood pressure by as many as seven to 12 points.
The main way DASH helps to control, or prevent, hypertension is by limiting sodium intake.
Since many frozen and pre-packaged foods contain high doses of salt, DASH dieters stick to fresh produce and lean proteins, like fish and poultry.
It also includes a lot of whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and legumes.
The typical day on a 2,000 calorie DASH diet looks like this:
"Definitely not steaks, hamburgers, or pulled pork," Haupt warned us. "It's very sensible and emphasizes eating exactly the same foods you've always been told to eat."
Moreover, with all the fiber-packed fruits and veggies in the DASH diet, Haupt said you won't go hungry on this diet.
Haupt first launched the company's diet ranking six years ago and has been leading the annual report ever since.
"There's just so much misinformation out there so we really saw ... this place where we could make a real impact by providing really in-depth, thorough, accurate information," Haupt said.
For each annual report Haupt, along with other editors and reporters at US News & World Report, comb through the medical literature for the healthiest, most-effective diets, and then consult with dietitians, nutritionists, food psychologists, and other experts for which diet ranks the highest.
Part of the reason experts file the DASH diet at the top of their lists each year is because it comes with a handful of added benefits beyond blood pressure, particularly, weight-loss.
But generally if you want to shed some excess pounds, you'll likely need to incorporate exercise into your regular routine.
In one 2010 study, researchers assigned 144 overweight adults to one of three diets: the DASH diet, the DASH diet plus exercise, and a control diet where the participant maintained his or her typical eating habits. At the end of four months, those on the DASH plus exercise diet lost on average 19 pounds. The other two groups lost little-to-no weight.
Despite its many benefits — healthy eating, controlling hypertension, and weight-loss to name a few — DASH can be difficult to adopt at first, which is why the US News & World Report says it's OK to ease into the diet.
"It does take will power to stick to that [diet] and cut out things you like," Haupt told us. "Red meat, sugar, salt, these are big parts of most people's diets, and if you've been accustomed to eat those things for so long then making the changes and sticking to them will definitely take will power."
Another potential downside to the diet is the time it takes to prepare fresh food for meals.
"Maybe if you're really crunched for time and you're not into cooking, at all, then maybe this diet isn't the right diet for you," Haupt said.
She added that a couple of the other top 10 diets in this year's report, like Weight Watchers and Jenny Craig, either have pre-made foods you can pick up at the store or have delivered to your door step, which might accommodate people who want a diet-on-the-go.
"We want people to think about what is the best diet for me," Haupt said.
While the DASH diet is considered to be the best by the US News & World Report, there are plenty others for people looking to specifically eat healthier, lose weight, or lower cholesterol or blood pressure. You can check them all out here on US News & World Report.
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Business Insider recently released its list of the most powerful people in the world, and 10 of the top 50 included hedge fund managers, bank CEOs, and other magnates in the finance industry.
To determine the ranking, we considered more than 100 of the most influential players in business, politics, and entertainment and evaluated their influence using metrics in four major areas: economic power, command, newsworthiness, and impact— a subjective measure that captures how important they are in their respective spheres.
We then narrowed down the list to just those in the finance industry, adding six finance heavyweights who narrowly missed our top 50. You can read the full methodology here.
Read on to see the 16 most powerful people in finance in the world.
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Title: Chairman, Soros Fund Management and Open Society Foundations
Country: US
Age: 85
Born in Budapest, George Soros lived through the Nazi occupation of Hungary during WWII before fleeing to England and later settling in the US. He remains actively interested in politics today and recently made news for supporting the refugees flooding into Europe, a move Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban saw as an attempt to undermine the authority of European nations. Soros is also seen as a friend to liberals and an enemy of conservatives in the US, and he donated $2 million to super PACs supporting Hillary Clinton earlier this year.
Touted as "the man who broke the bank of England," Soros is best known in the finance world for the Quantum Fund, a hedge fund he launched in 1973 under his Soros Fund Management company. In 1992 he shorted the British pound, a risky move that ended up earning the fund $1 billion in a single day and solidifying Soros’ place in finance. Quantum Fund also generated annual returns over 30% under Soros' leadership, making it one of the most successful hedge funds of all time.
Today, Soros, who has a personal net worth upwards of at least $23.3 billion, remains chairman of Soros Fund Management, which manages more than $25 billion in assets. He’s also the chairman of Open Society, an organization he founded in 1979 that operates as a network of foundations and partners across the globe who promote the values of open society and human rights.
Title: Chairman and CEO, China Investment Corporation
Country: China
Age: 55
As the chairman and CEO of China Investment Corporation, the world’s fourth-largest sovereign wealth fund, Ding Xuedong manages over $700 billion in assets. A longtime employee of China’s finance ministry, Ding was appointed as chairman in 2013, following the exit of Lou Jiwei months prior.
The fund, founded in 2007, oversees China’s foreign exchange holdings. CIC has branched out into countries all over the globe, from Canada to Russia to Australia, and in November it expressed interest in purchasing a development site near Sydney Olympic Park, a deal worth about $660 million.
In addition to managing CIC, Ding also oversees China International Capital Corp, a huge investment bank that went public in November— the first Chinese company to do so in months. China curbed IPOs during a market plunge, but CICC’s IPO built confidence that the market had stabilized.
Title: CEO, Goldman Sachs
Country: US
Age: 61
As the CEO of Goldman Sachs, Lloyd Blankfein oversees the company’s $880 billion in total assets. Goldman is one of the strongest banks on Wall Street, ranking in the top two (alongside rival JPMorgan) in global investment-bank revenue across fixed income, equities, and banks for the first nine months of the year.
With a personal net worth topping $1.1 billion, Blankfein officially became a billionaire this summer as well. Most of his wealth is tied up in Goldman stock, but the CEO also owns a significant amount of real estate, including a duplex on Central Park West.
In September, Blankfein announced that he is battling cancer — a “highly curable” form of lymphoma, as he described it — but the banker isn’t slowing down. Blankfein continues to run the company as usual, coming into the office every day and keeping GS on top of Wall Street.
So you want to be happier, healthier, and more successful in 2016?
Faced with unlimited advice and little time to spare, it's hard to know where to start.
#BIBetter is a 21-day self-improvement program designed for the busy professional, featuring a few habits that will make a big difference and a bunch of tasks that most of us have been putting off for too long.
We recommend participating with at least one other person, so you have more fun and keep each other in check. You can start on any Monday and should complete actions on their specified day when possible.
The following slides go through the days and the science behind them in detail. You can also reference our infographic calendar.
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Believe it or not, as many as 50% of Americans say they don't floss every day. If you are one of those people, then make today the day you start doing it consistently.
How can you get in the habit?
Stanford psychologist B.J. Fogg is one of the foremost researchers on habit formation. The takeaway from all his work: Floss one tooth.
As in, if you're trying to form a habit, it can be helpful to start as small as possible, with a minimum viable habit. The point, Fogg emphasizes, is to insert the structure of the activity in your day, rather than doing it perfectly every time. This way of thinking works for all habits, and it works for flossing, too — and if you floss the whole mouth, then you're doing even better.
Indeed, this core dental hygiene technique will clean your teeth and gums of plaque, protecting your teeth as you age and saving you on dental bills. Some studies have even found that flossing is associated with a lower risk of heart disease, diabetes, and dementia.
For a wide range of ailments, exercise is an almost magical cure, which "can improve memory and concentration, lessen sleep disorders, aid heart disease by lowering cholesterol and reducing blood pressure, help sexual problems such as erectile dysfunction, and raise low libido," notes Slate.
Just a little bit of exercise has huge benefits. Research shows that running just five to 10 minutes a day can add years to your life, and if you establish that minimum habit now of doing at least that, you can build on it. A seven-minute workout using interval training can make a huge difference.
Longer workouts are obviously great, too.
Think you're too busy to work out? Tell that to GE CEO Jeff Immelt, who gets up at 5:30 every morning for a cardio workout; or Xerox CEO Ursula Burns who has an hour of personal training at 6 a.m. twice a week; or Twitter and Square CEO Jack Dorsey, who gets up similarly early to take six-mile jogs; or Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, who likes to ride his bike every morning.
Psychologists have been studying "expressive writing," or journaling about difficult moments in your life, for a few decades. They've found that a few minutes journaling improves everything from mood to immune system to sporting performance.
It works for work, too: A Harvard Business School study found that people who wrote about their jobs improved their performance by 23%.
"When people have the opportunity to reflect, they experience a boost in self-efficacy," says HBS professor Francesca Gino. "They feel more confident that they can achieve things. As a result, they put more effort into what they're doing and what they learn."
So as a part of this life-improvement adventure, we're asking you to reflect on your day, plus on whatever journeys we send you on. You should also take the opportunity to look at the tasks that lie ahead and start making plans for the ones that require preparation.
If you find journaling to be useful, then we encourage you to keep it up for the rest of your life.
Whether we learn them in childhood or from our surroundings as we age, most of us carry a certain set of beliefs with us as we traverse through life.
But every now and then someone will come along and say something, whether they mean to or not, that completely changes the way we think about something — and it's a pretty awesome experience.
In an Ask Reddit thread, Redditor AWWshets asked other Redditors, "What is something someone said that forever changed your way of thinking?"
Some of these responses may have a profound effect on how you think, too.
Answers have been edited for clarity.
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"My mom was dying. A friend told me 'you have your whole life to freak out about this — don't do it in front of her.'
"It really helped me to understand that my feelings are not always what's important. It is possible to delay a freak out, and that skill has served me innumerable times." —DiffidentDissident
"I was 13 years old, trying to teach my six-year-old sister how to dive into a swimming pool from the side of the pool. It was taking quite a while as my sister was really nervous about it. We were at a big, public pool, and nearby there was a woman, about 75 years old, slowly swimming laps. Occasionally she would stop and watch us.
"Finally she swam over to us just when I was really putting the pressure on, trying to get my sister to try the dive, and my sister was shouting, 'But I'm afraid!! I'm so afraid!!' The old woman looked at my sister, raised her fist defiantly in the air and said, 'So be afraid! And then do it anyway!'
"That was 35 years ago and I have never forgotten it. It was a revelation — it's not about being unafraid. It's about being afraid and doing it anyway." —oubird12500
"'You are not required to set yourself on fire to keep other people warm.'
"This really hit home for me since I grew up trying to mediate my parents' issues and had multiple friends in and out of the ER for mental health crises during my teen years, among other things.
"As someone who spent the majority of her life feeling like she had to take care of others at all costs, it was kinda a shock to the system to hear that I was allowed to have my limits even with people who truly needed help." —maeEast
The Powerball lottery, which will be drawn on Wednesday evening, has an estimated jackpot of $450 million.
It's a lot of money, but if you do the math, buying a ticket probably won't be worth it.
Even if it does pan out, winning the lottery will not solve all of life's problems.
In fact, many people's lives became notably worse after they got super rich, and they managed to lose it all quite quickly.
Mandi Woodruff and Michael B. Kelley contributed to this report.
Before they won a $2.76 million lottery jackpot in 2005, Lara and Roger Griffiths hardly ever argued.
Then they won and bought a million-dollar house and a Porsche.
But six years after their win, Roger drove away in the Porsche after Lara confronted him over emails suggesting that he was interested in another woman.
Their 14-year marriage was over, a freak fire gutted their house, and every penny of their fortune was gone.
William "Bud" Post won $16.2 million in the Pennsylvania lottery in 1988 but was $1 million in debt within a year.
"I wish it never happened," Post said. "It was totally a nightmare."
A former girlfriend successfully sued him for a share of his winnings and his brother was arrested for hiring a hit man to kill him in the hopes that he'd inherit a share of the winnings.
After sinking money into various family businesses, Post sank into debt and spent time in jail for firing a gun over the head of a bill collector.
Bud now lives quietly on $450 a month and food stamps.
Martyn Tott, 33, and his 24-year-old wife from the UK missed out on a $5 million lottery fortune after losing their ticket.
They were able to convince officials, but since there is a 30-day time limit on reporting lost tickets, the jackpot became the largest unclaimed amount since the lottery began in 1994.
"Thinking you're going to have all that money is really liberating. Having it taken away has the opposite effect," Kay Tott told The Daily Mail. "It drains the life from you and puts a terrible strain on your marriage. It was the cruelest torture imaginable."
So you want to lose a few pounds.
You've heard the mantra: "Eat right. Work out."
But when it comes down to it, which one of those things will make a bigger difference in helping you achieve your weight-loss goals?
Is it really better to hit the gym four times this week or to order a salad instead of fries at lunch?
We asked Philip Stanforth, a professor of exercise science at the University of Texas and the executive director of the Fitness Institute of Texas, whether diet or fitness was more important for weight loss, and his answer surprised us.
"Studies tend to show that in terms of weight loss, diet plays a much bigger role than exercise," said Stanforth.
Here's why:
Exercise requires time and consistent effort, and it takes longer to see its results, said Stanforth. It also burns far fewer calories— and takes more time — than most people think. Alternatively, there are several high-sugar, high-fat, high-calorie foods that we can cut from our diets to see a pretty big change in our waistline, sometimes in a fairly short time period.
Stanforth puts it this way:
"You'd have to walk 35 miles to burn 3,500 calories. That's a lot of walking. But if you look at eating, a Snickers bar might have, say, 500 calories. It's going to be a lot easier to cut the Snickers bar than to do 5 miles of walking every day." (A single Snickers bar is about 220 calories, while a Snickers '2-to-go' is 440.)
Several studies back up Stanforth's suggestion.
One large review of 20 studies involving more than 3,000 people published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition in 2014 found that high-protein diets and meal replacements (low-calorie substitutes for heavier meals) were linked with better outcomes in terms of helping people keep weight off after a reduced-calorie diet period when compared with exercise. And a 2011 review looking at the relationship between fat mass and physical activity in kids concluded that being active is likely not the key determinant in unhealthy weight in children.
Still, exercise may come into play later on. Other studies, for example, suggest that people who lose weight and keep it off eat right and work out regularly.
Plus, exercise has other benefits, from helping to boost our mood and protect our bodies from the detrimental effects of aging to helping us manage the symptoms of stress, depression, and anxiety. And building and maintaining muscle can often mean your body will actually burn more calories throughout the day.
So if you want to lose weight in 2016, consider adjusting your diet. And if you want to keep it off, get moving.
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This is Hypnos, the inflatable hoodie that turns any time into nap time.
Whether you have a long commute, a lengthy plane ride, or want to put your head down in the office, this hoodie can act as your pillow.
While it may look like an everyday sweatshirt, you can blow into a valve in its hood to turn it into a pillow when you're feeling weary.
The Hypnos Hoodie is currently on Kickstarter and has raised over $250,000.
It will come in a variety of colors as well as a few different versions, starting at $59.
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I'm a pretty frugal person by nature.
But every so often, a want comes along for an insanely lavish expensive item that seems impossible to justify.
This year, that want was the Alden 405 Indy Boots, which retail for $525.
I know, I know. That's an insane amount of money to spend on a pair of boots at the tender age of 23, especially when I live in New York City and deal with all of the added expenses that brings. How could I possibly afford to drop that kind of cash on a product category that can easily be had for a fraction of the price?
Well, a better question is: with their awesome styling and superior quality, how could I afford not to?
A better way to look at a purchase like this is as an investment. And like with any investment, you're going to be looking for a return. What these boots return is a lifetime of happy, healthy feet.
You see, the Alden Indy boots are quite a few steps above cheaper boots in terms of quality and design. These aren't just any pair of boots. The Alden Shoe Company has been making them the same way in their Massachusetts factory for more than 100 years.
The reality is that good footwear is expensive. Complicated construction using quality leather and other materials demand a high price point.
The upshot: if taken care of properly with regular resoling, these shoes will last forever. And on my feet, they feel that way. It's an investment in myself, one that will continue paying off for decades down the road — provided I still like the way they look.
The 405 is one of Alden's more "workwear" styles, and it's considered a work boot. It's not your average Timberland, however. The boot gives off a much dressier vibe and, apart from the toe stitching, the entire boot just oozes refinement. Basically, it looks expensive.
Not too expensive, however. On my feet the shoes kind of fly under the radar. Only a few people "in the know" have commented on my wearing the boots, which I'm grateful for. (It's not that I'm embarrassed, but I don't want to be known as "the guy with $500 boots" to my friends. So, hopefully they don't read this.)
The shoes are made with leather from Horween Chromexel, a tannery in Chicago. The leather has a stellar reputation, and you can see why. It has a beautiful sheen to it, and it will age super well when given the proper love over the years. It's also super tough and durable, and it's hard to scratch.
I'm excited to give it some real wear over the years and watch it develop a rich patina of my own doing. After a year of wear, it's already started.
The boots are made with Alden's Trubalance last, their widest. They're made to be worn with thicker boot socks, and I've found that if you don't heed that warning, the shoes can hurt your feet a bit. Even though the interior is lined with glove leather, it's not particularly inviting. After I realized this, the shoes became much more comfortable.
The leather is soft, but the sole is hard. It's made from neocork, which is harder than stacked leather would be. But it also provides more traction in the rain, which is useful for a go-anywhere boot like this. Some take "go anywhere" literally, and the Indy boots are so-called because Harrison Ford wore them while filming Indiana Jones.
Overall, I'm extremely happy with the shoes. They're absolutely worth what I paid for them, which was about $100 less than retail on sale.
I'm not alone on this, either. The boot is extremely popular, and many others have extolled its virtues. J. Crew has even gone as far as to create a knock-off version of the boot that retails for $248.
I love the look, and they have the feel of extreme high quality. They'll be with me for years to come, and I'm really excited about having a cornerstone "buy it for life" item in my wardrobe that I can build outfits around.
Stability is a good thing, especially when it comes to footwear. I look forward to a long life with these boots. I'm sure we'll be very happy together.
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Not all diets are created equal, and no one knows that more than US News & World Report, which, on Tuesday, released a ranking of the best diets for 2016.
Some of the diets are designed to help you lose weight, while others focus on lowering blood pressure, improving heart health, and even bettering your chances of conceiving. But one not-so-surprising thing resonates with each plan: They're all meant to improve health.
After months of combing through medical journals, government reports, and other sources, US News & World Report selected and ranked 38 diets. There were a lot of ties, but one diet came out on top.
Here are the diets that made it into the top 10.
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After choosing the top diets, US News & World Report reached out to a panel of nationally recognized experts in a number of fields, including diet, nutrition, obesity, and food psychology. They rank the diets on a scale of 1 to 5 — 1 being minimally effective and 5 being extremely effective — for a number of categories, four of which we've included here:
1. Ability to help with short-term weight loss: The diet's ability to help you lose a significant amount of weight during the first 12 months.
2. Ability to help with long-term weight loss: The diet's ability to help you keep it off for two years or more.
3. Easiness to follow: How easy it'll be to switch and stick with the diet. It focuses on the ease of initial adjustment, how full you'll feel, the taste appeal of the food, and any special requirement that might make it difficult for certain groups – like people with diabetes.
4. Health: This is perhaps the most important category, because it tells you how safe the diet is for you. The ranking takes into account the risk of malnutrition and overly rapid weight loss. It also considers any health risks the diet may pose to specific populations, like people with high blood pressure or specific nutrient needs.
Diets evaluated for their health are further ranked from 5 = extremely safe to 1 = minimally safe.
Now, onto the rankings ...
Founded in 1983 by Jenny Craig and her husband, Jenny Craig Inc. specializes in weight loss and weight management.
A number of celebrities, including Mariah Carey, Kirstie Alley, and Queen Latifah, have signed on to the program, which combines customized weight-management counseling with a menu of preprepared meals that customers can either have delivered to their doorstep or pick up at one of the company's more than 700 centers worldwide.
Here's how US News & World Report ranked the Jenny Craig diet in four categories:
Short-term weight loss: 3.8
Long-term weight loss: 3.2
Easy to follow: 3.6
Healthy: 4.2
Learn more about what experts had to say about this diet here.
The flexitarian diet specializes in assisting with weight-loss by emphasizing the importance of eating more vegetables and less meat. It's a perfect fit for those of us who like the idea of being vegetarian but can't manage to completely slash meat from our diets.
Instead of entirely avoiding meat, most flexitarians try to go vegetarian for three to five days a week. The idea is that by replacing calorie-heavy meats with low-calorie fruits and vegetables, you'll shed some extra pounds.
Here's why US News & World Report says this is one of the best overall diets of the year:
Short-term weight loss: 3.4
Long-term weight loss: 3.3
Easy to follow: 3.3
Healthy: 4.2
Learn more about what experts had to say about this diet here.
You're probably a pretty intelligent person. But you could very well be acting in ways that make you look like a complete idiot.
To help you create the best impression possible among coworkers and clients, we rounded up nine common behaviors that outside observers may associate with low intelligence.
Chances are you've been guilty of at least one, without knowing that it could be hurting your reputation.
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"The moment of immersion is a sensation of delight. Afterwards there’s a rush of energy and my entire body feels relaxed," Mikhail Sashko said to Reuters, describing what it's like to plunge into freezing-cold waters.
Sashko is the chairman of the Cryophile club, a cold-water swimming club located in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk. There, the air can easily be negative 22 degrees Fahrenheit, and for these fanatics, that's just the right temperature for swimming.
Though it may seem crazy, there are more than 300 Cryophile club members who routinely indulge in their addiction to the feeling of swimming in cold water.
See how much they enjoy their favorite pastime below.
