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1 week ago | foodandwine.com | Mark Marino

Credit: Food & Wine / Amazon All my life, I’ve only ever heard about the health benefits of avocados. They’re rich in unsaturated fats, fiber, magnesium, potassium, all that good stuff. But recently, I learned about the hazards of it. Avocado hand is the term used for an injury caused by the reckless cutting or pitting of avocados. Despite its somewhat amusing name, avocado hand is a very serious phenomenon — even Meryl Streep has fallen victim.

1 week ago | wellandgood.com | Mark Marino

Our editors independently select these products. Making a purchase through our links may earn Well+Good a commissionI recently spent time visiting a few old towns in Europe that could only be reached by long, uphill walks on uneven terrain. After one particularly challenging trek, I returned to my Airbnb, took off my socks, and was surprised to see a few small red sores on and around the big toe on my right foot.

1 week ago | foodandwine.com | Mark Marino

Credit: Food & Wine / Amazon I’ve been using the same cheap nonstick saucepan for longer than I’d care to admit — let’s just say that if my pan were a person, it’d be of legal drinking age. Though my pan has held up well, I do have one complaint: Whenever I make oatmeal, the creamy mixture adheres to the tiny raised bumps of the saucepan’s nonstick coating, making it a beast to clean. So, it’s finally ready to replace it, and I found the perfect upgrade: Guy Fieri’s Flavortown 2-Quart Saucepan.

2 weeks ago | foodandwine.com | Mark Marino

Credit: Food & Wine / Getty Images Real talk: I love a straw. If I’m drinking any iced beverage at home — iced coffee, iced tea, iced water — I’m going to use a straw because, in my mind, it makes everything taste better. But most straws are problematic. Plastic ones are bad for the environment and marine life, and a 2003 study found harmful forever chemicals (aka PFAs) in paper straws, as well as glass and bamboo ones.

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Mark Marino

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