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In order to get into character for his Academy Award winning performance of Freddie Mercury, Rami Malek embarked on an intense physical fitness regimen. Image Credit: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images Entertainment/GettyImages Rami Malek fully embodied Queen rocker Freddie Mercury in the critically acclaimed movie “Bohemian Rhapsody,” making it unsurprising he went home with the Best Actor Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards. However, getting into character and channeling the iconic musician was about more than method acting and clever prosthetics for Malek, who made a choice to not only physically transform himself to look like Mercury, but also to perform like him....

Arranging a pot roast requires little time. Image Credit: smileitsmccheeze/iStock/Getty Images A pot roast is a meat, typically beef, and vegetable dish prepared in one pot. A Crock-Pot makes cooking a pot roast simple as you can arrange the meat and vegetables and leave it to cook. The way you arrange a pot roast in a Crock-Pot will affect how evenly everything cooks and how the flavors meld. It should take you no more than five minutes to arrange a pot roast in a Crock-Pot....

Durum wheat semolina is a type of flour that is often used to make pasta. Image Credit: manyakotic/iStock/GettyImages Durum wheat semolina is a type of flour that is often used to make pasta. It is also used to make couscous. Cooking pearl couscous is much different from cooking pasta, however. Advertisement Like pasta, there are different types of couscous. North African couscous is a popular variation, though another common type includes pearl couscous — aka Israeli couscous....

references Cleveland Clinic: "How to Strengthen Your Quads to Potentially Reduce Your Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis" ACE: "Weight Lifting Tempo &ampamp; Sets: How to Select the Right Sets for Your Clients" Unlike squats, leg extensions isolate your quads, helping you build greater strength in these muscles. Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Image Credit: LIVESTRONG.com Instructions Benefits Mistakes Variations Progressions Activity Resistance Band Workout Body Part Legs Activity Resistance Band Workout Body Part Legs As you do this exercise, sit tall with your spine as flat as possible....

Massage may help some strained ligaments. Ligaments are fibrous tissues that connect two bones to enhance joint stability. When a ligament is strained, the aftereffects include sharp pain, swelling and an inability to move the joint. There are a variety of treatment options depending on how severely you strained the ligament. Mild tears or sprains are treated with ice, medication and physical therapy, but severe sprains may require surgery. Advertisement Step 1 Apply ice to the strained ligament to alleviate pain and swelling....

Too much fat in your diet can make you feel tired and sluggish. Image Credit: Kentaroo Tryman/Maskot/GettyImages High-fat diets like Atkins and keto have stood in the spotlight over the past several years. But while healthy fats have a bevy of benefits for your body, eating too much fat each day can spell trouble for your energy, digestion and sleep. Advertisement Fats are part of a healthy diet, but it's totally possible to go a little overboard....

If you aren't naturally ripped, you just need to train smarter. Image Credit: Sjale/iStock/GettyImages Not all of us were lucky enough to be blessed with the muscle-building genetics of an Adrian Petersen or John Cena. Some of us were cursed to be “skinny-fat,” meaning we have very little muscle mass, a small frame and a moderately high body-fat percentage. Advertisement If that's the genetic hand you were dealt, then you just have to train smarter....

A healthy pescatarian meal plan includes mostly plant-based foods along with a few servings of fish. Image Credit: gbh007/iStock/GettyImages You may have heard that plant-based eating is the new trend and it’s the type of eating health professionals everywhere are cheering about. But plant-based eating doesn’t mean you have to make the commitment to becoming a vegan, and you don’t even have to be a full-on vegetarian. Advertisement The pescatarian diet is a plant-based diet that gets extra protein and nutrition from two to three servings of fish each week....

Use apple cider vinegar to sweeten up a salad. Image Credit: Dave & Les Jacobs/Blend Images/Getty Images You might be supplementing your diet with apple cider vinegar to improve your health and well-being and may wonder if it would benefit your children as well. While the sour condiment does offer health benefits, you may not want to use it as a supplement for your children, but instead make it a part of their diet....

A close up of barley in a clay bowl Image Credit: Şafak Oğuz/iStock/Getty Images The majority of the various types of barley are whole-grain foods that contain the protective bran, endosperm and nutrient-filled germ. Some barley products, however, are not true whole grains, since some of the components are removed during processing. No matter which type of barley you select, rest assured that they’re all low or moderate on the glycemic index....

Taking a wider stance is an exercise modification that can help deadlifts feel more comfortable if you're tall. Image Credit: M_a_y_a/E+/GettyImages In This Article Benefits Considerations How to Modify Each semester in my strength and conditioning class, I play a game with my students. I ask two people — one taller, one shorter — to come to the front and do a body-weight squat. As they lower into the squat, the taller person usually pushes their hips far back and tips their chest forward toward the floor....

Image Credit: Pyrosky/E+/GettyImages Oxygen is essential to the metabolic function of all cells, and the body cannot survive without it. The lungs are an important part of a greater system that delivers oxygen throughout the body. Breathing exercises enhance your bodies ability to absorb and make use of this element. Improved lung function also guards against the onset of illness. Holger Schunemann, M.D., lead researcher of a study on the connection between lung function and mortality, stated, "The lung is a primary defense organism against environmental toxins....

Brown Eggs Vs. White Eggs for Nutrition Image Credit: dima_sidelnikov/iStock/GettyImages Grocery store shelves are filled with an almost overwhelming variety of choices, and the dairy section is no exception. Consumers can choose among brands and sizes of conventionally produced eggs or opt for cage-free, organic products. Other options for egg products include cholesterol-free, high-vitamin-E, low-cholesterol or omega-3-enhanced. You can also select eggs based on the diets of the hens that produced them — for example, hormone-free, antibiotic-free or vegetarian diets....

A bowl of cooked white rice sits on a Japanese bamboo placemat. Image Credit: KOJI ISHIZAKI/amana images/Getty Images Everyone experiences diarrhea at some point, and no one likes to talk about it. A passing case of loose stool can often be treated at home with over-the-counter medications, and a temporary change in your diet can also be useful. Rice is one of the foods often recommended to help treat diarrhea. Although brown rice is a healthy dietary staple and generally more nutritious than white rice, it may not be your best bet when battling your bowels....

Following a low-calorie diet may affect your period. Image Credit: Pascal Kiszon/iStock/GettyImages If you’re following a strict diet and notice your menstrual cycle is off, you might be wondering: Can changing your diet change your period? Although a late or missed period can happen for several reasons, following a low-calorie eating plan may impact your period and your health. Advertisement ​Read more:​ How Does Exercising Affect Your Period? Video of the Day Low-Caloric Intake Affects Your Period “Severe calorie restriction can cause weight loss, but it can also cause periods to disappear,” says Allison Hill, MD, an obstetrician and gynecologist with Spectrum Women’s Healthcare in Los Angeles....

Image Credit: YelenaYemchuk/iStock/Getty Images Rectal bleeding is typically discovered in the form of bright red blood that may appear on the toilet paper or in the toilet bowl. If you've consumed chili peppers or hot sauce made from them, this may lead to a burning sensation that makes you wonder if the bleeding is caused by the hot sauce. It's unlikely that hot sauces of the types most commonly consumed are the direct cause of the bleeding....

Back away from the heavy weights to keep your muscles from growing more. Image Credit: Prostock-Studio/iStock/GettyImages Your shoulder width is determined by your bone structure, muscle size and how much body fat you carry in your upper body. No exercise for shoulder reduction will change your bone structure, but you can choose workouts that limit muscle growth and help slim away any excess body fat. Advertisement Weightlifting to Reduce Shoulder Broadness If you’re concerned about developing big, bulky muscles from weightlifting, take heart: Although a tough resistance-training workout is one way of encouraging your muscles to grow, or hypertrophy, touching a set of weights won’t automatically turn you into the Hulk....

Potato salad is best stored in the fridge and consumed within a few days. Image Credit: Fudio/iStock/GettyImages Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy emulsion, which means that it consists of two liquids that don’t mix well under normal conditions. An emulsifier binds the liquids together. In the case of mayonnaise, the emulsifier is egg yolks. Advertisement Without the egg yolks to bind the vinegar and oil during blending, the oil would form beads atop the vinegar and never combine....

Drinking beer adds extra calories to your diet which can cause you to gain weight. Image Credit: DavidPrahl/iStock/GettyImages You’ve probably heard the urban legend that drinking a lot of beer gives you a “beer belly.” The truth is that beer is not solely responsible for widening the waistline. It’s the extra calories in beer and other alcoholic drinks that can cause an increase in body fat. Advertisement Tip Drinking beer adds extra calories to your diet, which can cause you to gain weight....

Say no to processed meats, like bacon and sausage, on a high blood pressure diet. Image Credit: MagicBones/iStock/GettyImages There is evidence that some foods can cause your blood pressure to go up and some can help bring it down, the Cleveland Clinic says. Fatty and processed meats ought to be on your “eat less of” list to control high blood pressure, it says. So, what if you’re craving beef, pork or lamb for dinner?...