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Enjoy those happy hour margaritas while you can. An agave (tequila’s main ingredient) shortage is hitting Mexico as tequila demand has increased worldwide. According to Reuters, the plant’s price has gone up sixfold in the past two years. Tequila makers would prefer to use mature plants that have been growing for six-plus years but have had to turn to using younger plants. This ends up having them run through more agave and, eventually, producing less tequila....

Interview by Rebecca Parsons // Photos courtesy of Island Thyme Photography On June 27, Victoria Burgess paddled into the record books. After 27 hours and 48 minutes, Burgess secured the title and world record as the fastest individual female paddler to cross the Florida Straits via SUP. On the 114.5 mile journey from Cuba to Key West, the 33-year-old encountered strong winds, rough waters and her GPS tracking device was claimed by the sea....

Poke around a typical office at midday, and you’re likely to see at least a few compostable fiber bowls from restaurants like Chipotle and Sweetgreen holding your coworkers’ lunches. As fast-casual chains compete for customers in cities across the U.S., many companies tout these eco-friendly containers as a way to brand themselves as environmentally responsible. But an investigation by The New Food Economy calls those claims into question: These supposedly compostable bowls are made with fluorinated compounds, called PFAS, that don’t ever break down naturally and could carry serious public health risks....

When you make a commitment to a healthier lifestyle and begin a weight-loss journey, there are plenty of benefits for your personal health. But a recent study from the University of Connecticut found that sticking to your lifestyle changes may also benefit your partner. In the study, researchers used a randomized, controlled design to track couples’ weight-loss progress while only one of the members of the couple was actually on a weight-loss program....

Demetrius Shipp Jr. is an actor on the rise, and he’s been gaining more recognition after potraying the role of Tupac Shakur in the movie All Eyez on Me. The 28-year-old has a big following, mainly because of how much he actually resembles the all-time great rapper. But his looks and acting capabilities are not all that he has to offer. Shipp seems to enjoy working out and keeping his body in shape....

Back in February, Balaram Stack, Luke Davis, Jake Kelley, Oliver Kurtz, Nicola Lugo and Layne Stratton saw a swell with all-time potential festering off the coast of Caribbean Panama. They booked tickets with the hope of scoring Panama’s beachies and even Silverbacks – the mystic right slab. The crew arrived on the island of Bocas Del Toro after a half-dozen exchanges between planes, boats and taxis. It became quickly apparent that this swell might be too big for the beachbreaks because Kurtz snapped both his shortboards early in the trip....

Hosted by experienced instructors Anna Levesque and Casi Rynkowski, Camp Bajan Blue will take 10 women to Barbados for the SUP retreat of a lifetime coming up fast on March 2-9. Limited spots remain; sign up now! Ladies, we have a proposition for you. If you live by the mantra that spontaneity is the spice of life, we have just what you’ve been looking for. In less than two weeks time, you could be headed to the Caribbean for Camp Bajan Blue — an eight-day dream vacation in Barbados that includes luxurious accommodations, delicious meals, experienced instructors and exciting daily activities including standup paddling, surfing, SUP yoga, sunset cruising, snorkeling, downwind paddling and more....

There are two types of people in this world: those who go whole-hog when they enter a sports stadium or arena, indulging in classic fare like burgers, brats, and beer, and those who demand something more refined—healthier meals that stick to more manageable macros or dietary restrictions. Good news: The Barclays Center—home of the Brooklyn Nets and New York Islanders—in Brooklyn, NY, is answering the cry for more food options with its Brooklyn Taste program....

In 2008, 35% of adults ages 20 and over were overweight and 11% were obese, according to the World Health Organization. Being overweight or obese may increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and cancer. While many factors contribute to being overweight and obese, there’s a single path to weight loss: go to sleep with a negative energy balance—meaning burn more calories than you consume. Researchers from Spain and Sweden took this principle to the extreme and conducted a study in which people ate very few calories and exercised for nearly nine hours a day for four days....

E-cigarettes seem to cause constant controversy. On one hand, you’ll hear (probably from someone who vapes) that smoking e-cigarettes is a healthy way to knock cigarettes for good. On the other hand, you’ll hear that they’re just as bad as regular cigarettes, especially if you overdo it. Then you’ve got plenty of in-betweeners saying that, hey, vaping is better than those old-fashioned, lung-shriveling cancer sticks, but the jury’s still out on just how freely you can use the word “healthy” to describe it....

Standing up and paddling are, in equal part, two fundamental skills of SUP. Once you’ve got the former down, perfecting the latter is the primary goal. Whether entering an elite race or simply parting from the dock for a leisurely outing, a solid stroke will undoubtedly improve the overall experience. Use these fundamental phases of proper stroke technique to fine-tune your paddling to perfection. The in-form stance of Mo Frietas on fine display....

Joint pain has a way of sneaking up on us as we age. While icing the joints can help some, it’s just a temporary solution. OmegaXL Tablets are a natural supplement in pill form that is designed to help alleviate joint pain and inflammation. The pill is made up of 30 different healthy fatty acids that have been proven over 30 years of research to work to decrease the pain and discomfort of joint inflammation....

The Great Lakes have a way of asserting themselves with subtle and not-so-subtle cues. Heed their advice and you’ll stay safe; if not, you may suffer unfortunate consequences. Joe Zellner received that message loud and clear last September, when he and his partner, Peggy Gabrielson, sea kayaked the foggy, convoluted coast of Lake Superior’s north shore, a day after a powerful storm inundated an improvised campsite. “The weather was changing,” says Zellner, a veteran long-distance racer and winner of the tough MR340, a 340-mile single-stage event on the Missouri River....

To put it simply, hormones are a combination of chemicals released from the body that cause specific responses. These reactions can be varied to include building more muscle (anabolic hormones), breaking down muscle (catabolic hormones), and even helping the body to uptake blood sugar after a meal. Hormones can have a widespread effect on the body, so reaching optimal levels is crucial for developing your desired physique along with having more energy and a higher libido....

Wings are a tailgating classic and with this recipe, you can indulge in them without falling victim to high-sodium levels and other issues that plague more traditional wings. This dry-rub is insanely flavorful, easy to make, and once you coat your wings in it and throw them on the grill, you’ll be stunned at what you’ve created. Nutrition (per serving) 531 calories; 70g protein; 2g carbs; 26g fat For access to exclusive gear videos, celebrity interviews, and more, subscribe on YouTube!...

Pork schnitzel might seem better suited to Oktoberfest than summertime. But not the way it’s done by Evan and Sarah Rich, the couple behind Rich Table in San Francisco (and authors of a new cookbook of the same name). They top the cutlet with a bright cucumber salad and cool herb-infused ranch dressing, so it eats like an entree-size salad. The Best Pork Chops in the U.S. Read article “This is how we think about food,” Evan Rich says, “using raw vegetables and acidity to cut through heavy, fatty things....

I’ve always been a fan of the puffy jacket. Hailing from northern Maine, born and raised, I’ve survived my fair share of inclement weather (case in point, Ice Storm of ’98). Eddie Bauer ambassador Caroline George in the new Everthem. Photo: Eddie Bauer Although I’m no longer living in such a harsh climate, I’ve still found that you always need layers – and lots of them – to be prepared for the most unpredictable conditions, and it’s never a bad idea to have a trusted down jacket waiting at the ready....

Onewheel, the offroad electric one-wheeled board, wanted to show-off the range of their new Onewheel+ XR model before launching it at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week. So they decided to exhibit that twice-as-much range (it now gets 12-18 miles on a charge instead of previous models of 6-9 miles) by riding the XR 300 miles from Palm Springs, California to Las Vegas, Nevada. “When we were developing Onewheel+ XR, we knew we wanted to go on a big adventure to launch the product and showcase what it can do,” Onewheel CEO Kyle Doerksen said in a press release....

The mysteries of sexual arousal just got a little clearer. In a groundbreaking study, Imperial College London researchers found the hormone kisspeptin can alter neural connections to enhance libido. In order to view the video, please allow Manage Cookies Twenty-nine men were given kisspeptin one day, a placebo another. Then they entered an MRI machine and were shown provocative images. The men had increased activity in key brain pathways linked with sexual function and arousal on kisspeptin, meaning the hormone may soon be a treatment for low libido....

This weekend, James Franco’s critically acclaimed (and possible Oscar contender) The Disaster Artist opens in wide release. Based on an eponymous book by Greg Sistero and Tom Bissell, The Disaster Artist documents the making of what is arguably the greatest best-worst movie of all time, The Room. If you’ve seen The Room, you know that star Tommy Wiseau is featured shirtless in more than a few over-the-top sex scenes. At a screening in 2012, when asked about how he achieved his amazing pecs, Wiseau gave an, ahem, interesting demonstration....