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9 Tips for Guys with Psoriasis and Other Skin Conditions

9 Tips for Guys with Psoriasis and Other Skin Conditions

Published by Jenni Sidey

7) Easy Does It Skip the scalding water. Prioritize lukewarm H2O instead, as Dr. Miller warns that hot showers worsen all three conditions. When it’s time to towel off, pat (rather than rub) yourself dry. “Friction alone can trigger irritation or breakdown of the skin barrier,” he says. 8) Scale Things Back During a Flare “Across all three conditions, the biggest mistake I see is overcomplicating routines,” says Dr. Miller. When you’re in the thick of inflammation, pare things down and stick to a simple skincare routine: a cleanser, your prescribed treatment (if you have one), moisturizer, and SPF in the daytime. Dr. Miller also advises against using exfoliants, retinoids, and new products, all of which can make a bad situation worse. The one exception to this rule is if you have psoriasis. “If tolerated, keratolytic ingredients like salicylic acid can help remove surface scales,” he says. 9) Consult a Derm While the tips and tricks above can reduce flare-ups, make your skin feel more comfortable, and improve your appearance, know when it’s time to …

How to Increase Your Squat

How to Increase Your Squat

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It’s official, fellas: We’re so back. And by “we,” I mean chest hair, powerful haunches, and having a big-ass squat. Turns out these three things all work in tandem, since increasing your squat will (literally) grow your glutes and (metaphorically) put some hair on your chest. Squatting is also great for total body strength and power, building muscle, and improving mobility. To get some tips on how to nail a new PR, we hit up Sam Shethar, amateur strongman and professional strength coach who’s helped four of his clients get to an 800-pound squat and 12 more squat 700 pounds. He’s also an extremely strong squatter himself, and is currently chasing an 800-pound all-time PR. (He knows a thing or two about deadlifting, too.) So, whether you’re hoping to compete in strength sports, looking to grow some tree trunks, or just want to crush your most recent PR, here are a few strategies and common mistakes to look out for when trying to increase your squat. Nail your form, nail your squat You’ve heard it …

The Real-Life Diet of Daniel Neeleman, Who Abides by the Rule of Skinny French Women

The Real-Life Diet of Daniel Neeleman, Who Abides by the Rule of Skinny French Women

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Daniel Neeleman’s family just welcomed their ninth child. It is a number that feels, as he put it over Zoom, “magical.” Coincidentally, Daniel is one of nine children raised in a Mormon family and so is his wife, Hannah—more popularly known as @ballerinafarm. The baby girl, like her eight siblings, will experience a bucolic upbringing filled with homemade sourdough, meats originating from cows whose names they might know, and their freshly-squeezed milk, which is no longer sold raw after the Utah Department of Agriculture and Food reportedly cited two health violations in a sample of Ballerina Farm’s milk in August 2025. (The Neelemans have since clarified in a YouTube video that unsafe raw milk was never sold at either of their two brick-and-mortar Ballerina Farm retail stores.) The clean-eating, Carhartt-clad homesteader life the Neelemans enjoy in Utah today is vastly different from the ultra-nineties, processed-food-heavy one Daniel grew up with in Connecticut. “Dad went to work every day,” he says. (Neeleman’s father, David, is the founder of five commercial airlines, which includes JetBlue Airways.) “Mom …

Working Out Regularly? This Is How Long It Takes to See Results

Working Out Regularly? This Is How Long It Takes to See Results

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“I usually run people on 12-week cycles, and at that 12-week mark we’ll start adding in progressions that will allow them to break through that plateau,” says Ayotte. “It could be that we did dumbbell squats for the first 12 weeks, so for the next 12 weeks we’re introducing barbells. It’s about throwing in new things once you become competent with a certain movement pattern.” Training blocks smash mental ones The inconvenient truth about progress, regardless of whether you’re pushing weight in the gym or running laps around the track, is that you have to train uncomfortably hard to see meaningful results. “Most people don’t push themselves hard enough to change,” says Ayotte. “To get to that next level, you have to get those muscles to turn on and push that little bit extra. You can’t get comfortable.” For example, we now know that to maximize muscle growth, you have to be training to failure, or at least very close to it. Similarly, you can’t expect to shave seconds off your running splits if you’re …

Life Gets Significantly Easier For 4 Zodiac Signs By The End Of April 2026

Life Gets Significantly Easier For 4 Zodiac Signs By The End Of April 2026

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Life gets significantly easier for four zodiac signs after April 2026. Professional astrologer Evan Nathaniel Grim explained how Uranus entering Gemini is a wonderful thing for these astrological signs. There are only a few more weeks of Uranus in Taurus. As Grim noted in a video, this is great news for these signs, because “This transit has been a source of unpredictability for years for you. It’s not been following any kind of script.” Once Uranus, the planet of chaos and unpredictability, enters Gemini on April 25, a few zodiac signs in particular feel almost immediate relief. 1. Taurus Design: YourTango Of all the zodiac signs, you probably hate change the most. This means that having Uranus, the planet that rules sudden change, in your sign since 2018 has been anything but easy. As this planet spends its last few weeks in your sign, Grim explained that you likely feel very unsettled. However, he said it’s important to appreciate the growth you’re experiencing.  The good news is that life gets significantly easier for you once …

What to Eat (and Avoid) for Psoriasis Relief, According to Experts

What to Eat (and Avoid) for Psoriasis Relief, According to Experts

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Psoriasis is more than just itchy skin that won’t cooperate. It’s a condition driven by an overactive immune response beneath the surface. “Under the skin plaques, in addition to intense inflammation, there is also angiogenesis, or the abnormal growth of blood vessels,” says William Li, MD, physician, scientist, and author of Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself. “These new blood vessels deliver even more inflammatory cells and cytokines to the skin, making the lesions and symptoms worse in a vicious cycle.” Medical treatments for psoriasis are designed to target those pathways, and it turns out that certain foods can also impact them—for better or worse. There’s no miracle diet that can make psoriasis disappear. But what you put on your plate could dial down inflammation or rev up the intensity or frequency of your flares. Ahead, discover what’s worth eating and limiting to help keep them in check. The best foods for psoriasis The dietary pattern with the strongest evidence behind it hails from across the Atlantic. …

How to Dress for Jury Duty, According to Legal Experts

How to Dress for Jury Duty, According to Legal Experts

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Respectability is a spectrum Trials by jury are one of the pillars of American democracy, and as a potential juror, most courthouses require that jurors’ presentations reflect the solemnity of the occasion. “On paper, most courts across the country say the same thing: ‘Dress respectfully.’ That’s intentionally vague, and it gives courts flexibility, [but] in practice, there’s a real spectrum,” says Shelby Hart, a family-law attorney at Coker, Robb and Cannon in North Texas. “Federal courts and larger urban counties tend to expect business casual at a minimum, [while] smaller counties or rural jurisdictions can be more relaxed, but even there, ‘respectful’ still means looking like you took it seriously.” What the judge says, goes Regardless of what a local courthouse’s website says, the presiding judge will decide whether your outfit is appropriate. “Judges have broad discretion regarding courtroom attire. They set the tone for decorum in their courtroom and can determine what is and isn’t acceptable on a case-by-case basis,” says Andrew L. Hope, the founding attorney of Hope Law in Des Moines, Iowa. …

How to Stay Fit in Your 40s

How to Stay Fit in Your 40s

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For the relatively fit, gym-going man, your forties are probably the most disorientating decade. No longer young, not yet old, you exist in a sort of liminal space where your physical prowess is neither expected nor admired. But what does it look like being in shape in your forties? Surely, the bar has to be set somewhere. Well, we’re happy to report (or regretful, depending on whether you find this to be aspirational or depressing) that your body of 40-ish years needn’t look all that different from how it did 10 or even 20 years ago. In fact, it could very realistically be much better. That said, how you achieve and maintain an impressive physique in your forties is where things start to look quite different. “The biggest mistake I see men make in their forties is to attempt to train as if they’re still 25,” says Nick Olsen, personal trainer and founder of X365 Fitness. “Recovery takes longer, there’s an even greater effect of stress on it, and if one ignores things like sleep, …

Why You Should Add Hypochlorous Acid to Your Skincare Routine

Why You Should Add Hypochlorous Acid to Your Skincare Routine

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In fact, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a dermatologist who doesn’t rely on hypochlorous acid in their practice—another fact driving hypochlorous acid’s ascension. “There are more doctor-led skincare brands than ever before,” says Dr. Yadav. “One that comes to my mind is a brand called Twenty / Twenty, which is founded by an ophthalmologist. I think the medical community is trying to move this ingredient, which we’ve had comfort with for a long time, into the mainstream.” What can hypochlorous acid actually do for your skin? First of all, if you deal with acne, eczema, or rosacea, you’re probably already familiar with hypochlorous acid sprays. Dermatologists have been recommending these easily accessible, over-the-counter products for years to help patients manage the day-to-day symptoms of those conditions and others like them. “For those patients, it’s a really nice product to help soothe their skin, calm the bumps, and reduce the risk of flare-ups,” says Dr. Yadav. “It’s not just antimicrobial, but also antiviral and antifungal.” But you certainly don’t have to suffer from a chronic skin …