This guy knew:
It’s not how
hard you hit; it’s
how hard you
can get hit and
keep going.Brian Boyé is the executive
fashion and grooming
director of Men’s Health.My face gets so dry in
the winter, and my
moisturizer doesn’t
help. What can I do?
BRETT, MINNEAPOLIS, MN
You might be surprised by
my answer: oil. I know—
we’ve been trained to
rid our skin of excess oil.
Now I’m telling you to put
it back on. A slew of oils
on the market are meant
for men’s skin, and they’re
easy to use. Apply a few
dro ps to yo ur fi nger s and
massage it into your face
before applying moistur-
izer. Try Jack Black Epic
MP 10 Nourishing Oil
($32, getjackblack.com)
or Kiehl’s Daily Reviving
Concentrate ($46, kiehls.
com). A drop or two also
does double duty for
dry elbows, flyaway hair,
and as a preshave. My w i fe s ay s my
shirts are too big, but
a smaller size hugs
my gut. Who’s right?
DENNY, BIRMINGHAM, AL
You are, sort of. A shirt
that’s taut across a belly
is unflattering. Sizing up
makes sense, but when
it’s too loose, you end up
looking bigger. You want
a frame-skimming shirt—
find a brand that offers
a genero us fi t in yo ur tr ue
size. For tees, go with
Splendid, Nautica, or
Gap. For dress shirts, opt
for a classic fit over slim
(try Van Heusen, Michael
Kors, or Tommy Hilfiger).
If you prefer untucked,
try Untuckit. Its shirts
have shorter tails that are
mean t to b e wo r n o u t.Quick
Change
BY BRIAN BOYÉ36 MensHealth.com | December 2016RYAN O. (survival foods), United Artists/Everett Collection (Rocky), Meredith Jenks (Boyé)Useful
StuffWE ATE IT, WE RATE ITLet’s face it, these
meals are nasty, with
more chemicals than
aBonnaroo crowd.
Wise Company
meals were the least
bad—many rated 5
out of 10. (Low bar.)
But after sampling
the Savory Stroga-
noff, one taster said,
“ I ’d r ather d ie in a
zombie apocalypse.”
Maybe hone your
hunting skills. $125
for a 72-serving kitThe top single meal
(score: 6) was Patriot
Pantry Blue Ribbon
Creamy Chicken
Rice. “Like chicken
soup pudding,” one
taster said. $30 for 24Survival
Foods
THE WINNERBEST DISHQuick Study
Win at Losing is due out December 27.Does reading about health studies make your head hurt? That’s okay—we’ll do
the legwork so you don’t have to. Here’s your four-part cheat sheet.We tasted new MRE-
style kits to see if
any befit a last meal.1 /Do a Postmortem
Did you fail, or just lose?
One implies fault; the other
may be beyond your con -
trol, says Jim Loehr of
the Human Performance
Institute. Be honest: Did you
botch the presentation?
Find the winning Power-
Point and compare it to
yours. Did a better candi-
date land your promotion?
Ask the boss what that
person had that you didn’t.2 /I D W h at We nt R ig ht
In a famous study, Olympic
bronze medalists looked
happier than silver winners.
Their gratitude was due to
“counterfactual” thinking,
or pondering what might
have been. Claiming a small
victory softens the blow
and helps you identify suc-
cesses to build on, says
Loehr. Dream of a scenario
that gives you hope and
inspires you to work harder.3 /Grow from It
“No pain, no gain” is more
than a cliché—it’s science!
But science calls it “post-
traumatic growth.” Con-
sider the Columbia Lions’
44 straight losses in the
’80s. That bred success
off the gridiron for many
players, says Matt Sodl, a
defensive tackle who now
manages a hedge fund. “It
crafts how you think and
analyze problems,” he says.Use Failure as Fuel
The author of the new book Win at Losing explains how to
turn today’s defeat into tomorrow’s victory. By Sam WeinmanMarijuana
for Pain
Medical marijuana might
be better than opioids for
chronic pain. In a Univer-
si t y of M i c hig an s tud y, p ain
patients under Dr. Weed’s
care reported a 64 percent
drop in opioid use. Bonus:
Pot doesn’t cause consti-
pation or deadly addiction.Drinking
with Partiers
If you’re going out with
hard-drinking types, be
extra careful. You will
underestimate how tipsy
you are around your drunk
friends, one study found.
That’s a recipe for risky
behavior. Make sure you
assign a designated driver.Hot Peppers
for Weight Loss
Capsaicins (compounds in
peppers that bring the zing)
can help you slim down, a
study found. Capsaicinoids
stimulate thermogenesis,
during which your body
heats up and burns calo-
ries. Aim for 2 teaspoons of
hot sauce a day.Apples for
Garlic Breath
You had garlicky shrimp
scampi for lunch? Grab
an apple—it can reduce
the volatile compounds
behind that pungent odor,
the Journal of Food Sci-
ence rep o r ts. J us t hal f an
apple is all it takes to
go from beastly to fresh.