"hey, alles glänzt, so schön neu / hey, wenn's dir nicht gefällt, mach neu"

A signal boost for another contest by stillnotbored.

A translation of a beautiful, chill poem by Iranian poet Mehdi Akhavaan-Saales.

A summary of what we currently think we know, slanted by being almost a personal essay, about metabolic changes during and after dieting. Key takeaway: "to lose weight and keep it off, a person must eat fewer calories and exercise far more than a person who maintains the same weight naturally." (via)

---L.