Men’s Health Australia - 01.07.2018

JULY 2018 9

It’s easy to

make a hash of a

ketogenic diet.

Q My Instagram feed is going#ketocrazy

these days. Should I be followin

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maintain in the long term. Is it wo
That’s down to you – and how mu
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Why would you want to? If you

want to relieve your guilt, then no,

probably not, says psychologist

Les Parrott. Confess to a

confidant or therapist. Then ask

yourself why you cheated. Were

you feeling sexually neglected?

Trying to get back at your wife?

Whether you confess or not,

share those feelings with her. Say,

“I want our relationship to be the

best it can be and to know how I

can be a better husband.” That

gives her an on-ramp to share

anything, and she’ll be more open

to hearing you out. Now if you

think you might cheat again or

she could find out, then confess.

Say, “ I need to tell you something

that’s going to be painful. I want to

preface it by saying that I love you

but I made a mistake.” Brace

yourself. It will cause her pain. But

i t may also save your union.

QI always eat crap when

I drink alcohol. How do

I put a stop to that? TN

Pre-game your eating.

Preemptive measures while

you’re still sober can work. By

“crap,” we’ll assume you mean

food that’s sweet, salty, energy-

dense or all three. Those are

exactly what humans have an

innate liking for, says experimental

psychologist Martin Yeoman.

Alcohol turns Thoughtful You into

Uninhibited You, making these

foods harder to resist. Before you

go ou t , eat some nu ts or avo c ado,

says Boston University nutritionist

Joan Salge-Blake. Healthy fats

stay in your stomach longer than

carbs do and help delay your

body’s absorption of alcohol—

possibly helping you make more

deliberate food choices as a

result. At the bar, alternate

between alcohol and water. And if

a craving does hit, try popcorn. It’s

not kale but nor is it total crap.

Q Is falling asleep on the

couch a bad thing? CH

Here is what’s bad: passing out in

front of the TV at night only to

wake at 2am and slink off to bed.

First, those hours aren’t helping

much: “The noise and light of the

T V is hell on deep sleep,” says

sleep specialist Dr W. Christopher

Winter. Second: do this too often

and you’ll train your brain to see

the couch as a sleeping spot

instead of the bedroom. To nap

r ight: keep i t to 20 minu tes , ideall y

before 2pm. Consistency is key.

Feel yourself nodding off at the

wrong time? Get up and find

some bright light.

Q Do I really have to clean

my dishwasher? JO

Maybe. Fungi and bacteria can

infiltrate a dishwasher through the

water, food particles and even

pets. And some can survive heat

and detergent. When scientists in

Denmark and Belgium swabbed

the rubber seals of 24

dishwashers in private homes,

they found potentially pathogenic

fungi and bacteria on every one.

That can be harmful to people

with cystic fibrosis or chronic

illnesses, infants and older people

if they breathe in the dishwasher

steam. So use high heat and wipe

down that rubber seal at the end

of a cycle.

JULY 2018 9

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next weekend.

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LARD ANDSAVIOUR

Don’t fear the saturated

fats inpork. De Montfort

Universifound that when

heated, lard roduced lower

levels of potentially cancer

causing alde des compared

with “healthier” cooki fats

suchas sun flower oil.

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