Quotes of the Day

If a year’s worth of rent adds up to less than 5 percent of the market value of a similar home, renting is an attractive option. Vice versa, if rent works out to more than 5 percent, buying may make more sense financially. The 5 percent rule assumes you’re going to be a pretty aggressive investor — someone comfortable putting a good share of their savings into stocks — to keep up with the long-term wealth growth a homeowner might see. And if you have a generous pension plan at work where your employer matches your contributions, that’s a vote in favour of renting and being able to make bigger monthly deposits to that group retirement plan. [2021] - Erica Alini

Should you floss before or after you brush? A randomized controlled trial on flossing sequence was performed to put to rest dueling intuitions. Flossing first won hands down. [2023] - Michael Greger

Positive stress (challenge stress) energizes. Our body automatically reacts to a stressful event within seconds and also reacts to our thoughts about the event. When we start to notice the stress response in our muscle tension, heart rate, and breathing, we can relabel it by saying, "This is good stress, energizing me so I can perform well!" this can help shape the body's response to be more energizing, bringing more dilation to the vessels and more blood to the brain. [2017] - Elizabeth Blackburn

To get omega-6 to moega-3 levels to as close to a 1:1 ratio as possible, you must increase your intake of omega-3 through food and proper supplementation and drive down your omega-6 intake by avoiding or eliminating high-omega-6 foods. To up your ratio of omega-3s, eat plenty of low-mercury fatty fish like sockeye salmon, go for grass-fed butter and meat, swap omega-6 oils for those higher in omega-3s, and always check the ingredients when you buy packaged food to make sure there aren't any unwanted omega-6 sources hiding inside. [2019] - Mira Calton

Travel Hacking: Apply for credit cards with big sign-up bonuses, match the required spending, then cancel the cards. Wait for 3-6 months and do it again. [2019] - Kristy Shen