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We all want Brad Pitt’s marble abs and Chris Hemsworth’s ‘thorsome’ triceps. And – with the correct workout routine – both those things are possible. What is a little trickier, however, is acquiring someone like Jeff Goldblum or Gianluca Vacchi’s ability to look forever (and sophisticatedly) youthful.While there are various (excellent) face moisturisers out there, there’s only so much the lotions and potions can do. Enter: a healthy diet. Now, of course, eating a balanced diet is bandied around as the solution to all of life’s problems.But did you know it could also benefit you more superficially? More specifically, and as nutrition coach (and author of Genius Foods) Max Lugavere recently revealed on Instagram, eating certain (and now, with the advent of ‘superfood powders,’ out of fashion), food combinations like drumsticks and kale, mixed salad and boiled eggs or broccoli and mustard powder could boost your complexion, your hair, your nails, your eyes and even your brain.

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“By eating kale (which contains 120% or your daily recommended intake of vitamin C in just a cup),” Max writes, “With that drumstick (which is a rich source of the building blocks for collagen), you maximize the synthesis of collagen in your own body for healthier joints and skin.”.“By consuming eggs,” he then adds, “Or any other fat source with a bowl of dark leafy greens, you maximize the absorption of fat-soluble compounds in those greens, such as the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin.” This is important because the absorption of these compounds is negligible without a fat source..Finally, Max tells us that raw broccoli, “Is a powerful source of glucosinolates which combine with an enzyme called myrosinase to create sulforaphane, a powerful gene modulator.” Why does this matter?

“Unfortunately, upon heating, the enzyme which is normally found in broccoli is lost. However, you can easily add enzyme back to your cooked broccoli by sprinkling on some mustard powder, which provides myrosinase and increases the bioavailability of sulforaphane more than 4-fold compared to eating cooked broccoli alone.”

The takeaway? Getting your diet down pat (and eating these foods) could help you maintain your head-turning looks without lifting a single weight (skillet pan not included).

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Flying business class used to be a luxury reserved for the elite. These days, however, everyone from travel bloggers to point pinching frequent flyers can score an upgrade or even – in the case of Air India – purchase a business class ticket outright.

To put this into context, one can get a return business class flight from Sydney to New Delhi with Air India for about AU$4,000, a journey which would normally cost between AU$5,000 (Singapore Airlines) and AU$15,000 (British Airways).

While we’re all for this (and are not averse to the odd ‘affordable‘ flight ourselves), the problem is, these ‘value for money’ pointy end offerings, though tempting, can occasionally make you wish you had stuck with Economy. Do we exaggerate? Check out the following Skytrax reviews and decide for yourself.

Left by one Prashanth Shetty, whose Skytrax profile says she is an American first-class traveller, our first review of Air India’s business class epitomises the perils of opting for ‘affordable’ business. Reviewing her Air India business class flight from Delhi to San Francisco, this is what Prashanth had to say.

“This was my first time in AI business class, I was travelling at very short notice due to a family medical emergency and AI had the cheapest fare $3400 RT. My collection of experiences reaffirms why this airline which had its heyday in the 70s and 80s is now the laughing stock of the airline industry.”

Ouch. But can she back up this (rather intense) claim? You be the judge: “The staff’s attitude is unmotivated and their approach lacks professionalism – they kept trying to take away my food and drink when I clearly hadn’t finished, and otherwise wouldn’t clear items when I had finished for a while.”

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“The chief purser only stayed in the 1st class section,” she added, “And never came out once to introduce himself or spend any time in the biz class section. The tray table hinge was broken (both ways of the roundtrip) which meant it was pressing against my thigh and couldn’t be moved front or back.”

Not only that but – according to Prashanth – “The seat controls are atrociously bad (it’s hard to figure out which way it’s actually moving) and the grating jerky movements make for a poor customer experience.” Additionally, she says, “The meals served [sic] was mostly lukewarm or cold and the staff didn’t seem to care.”

You might be forgiven for thinking – by this point – Prashanth was done venting. Alas; not quite: “If this is the experience in business class, I really dread to think what the economy class must be like. Clearly the airline strategy is to compete on price, not quality of service.”

“And the final straw is that I got an email today asking for feedback – when I provided it and [sic] try to submit I got a response, ‘Server Error Please Try Later Sorry for Inconvenience… Team Air-India.’ This is an unbelievably poor airline that is being badly managed and run for years. It will be a miracle if they ever find a buyer, probably best to cut off the oxygen, liquidate it and not burden Indian taxpayers any more.”

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Of course, some other reviews suggest Air India’s business class is not always like this, with one Australian Janet Aisbett remarking that she was “pleasantly surprised” by her Air India business class trip from Tel Aviv to Sydney (via Delhi).

“Aircraft staff were friendly and attentive, food was great and wine free flowing. The seating style seems a little old fashioned, but provided for [reasonably] comfortable sleeping. Air India also provided crisp cotton covered quilts in addition to a lighter day blanket.”

That said, a large number of Skytrax reviews of Air India business class are negative, with the one common grumble being the lack of care from personnel – and even the otherwise-positive Janet remarking, “The staff at the lounge at Delhi was the only weak point. The lounge itself was well provisioned and well equipped, apart from the lack of a shower, but the woman at the desk was unhelpful to the point of rudeness.”

Adding to that, customers Christian Lind and H Devuti, also reviewing Air India’s business class on Skytrax, minced fewer words, with Christian saying: “Worst customer service ever experienced” and Devuti saying, “Never fly Air India.”

“Without any notice,” Christian wrote, “Air India changed the flight to an all-economy flight. All staff were extremely rude and the only answer we got was, ‘This happens sometimes.’ Got told to contact ground staff on arrival in New Delhi to get a refund. Ground Saff said I’m not eligible for a refund since I didn’t book my ticket with an Indian bank card.”

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“Another very good flight with Air India. I was able to upgrade myself to Business and have not regretted it. The plane was very new and clean (including toilets throughout the flight), flight attendents and food excellent. The flight left on time and arrived in Melbourne about 10 minutes early. Although the layout is 2-2-2, the lie-flat beds are comfortable and Air India provided a warm blanket, pyjamas and a nice amenity set.”

“The only slight drawback,” he adds, “Was the check-in procedure (that was not flight-specific but for all AI flights) and that took about 1 hour and 15 minutes of waiting to get four lines of passengers checked in before me, although these were the drop-bag’ check in counters. Either Air India has upped its game or I was very lucky to have had two excellent flight[s].”

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Documentaries are created to present facts and information. But often this is done with a specific goal in mind and refuting evidence may be ignored. The latest documentary to be accused of this is Game Changers.

Game Changers is a 2018 documentary produced by James Cameron, Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger that documents UFC fighter James Wilks as he travels the world researching “the truth about meat, protein, and strength”. The documentary came out last year and has only recently gained attention – beyond its vegan fans – after being released on Netflix.

In the film it is argued that any sort of animal consumption – including meat, dairy and eggs – can not only hinder athletic performance but can cause artery problems and lead to an early death. So far so bleeding heart. The documentary, however, steers clear of the words vegan and vegetarian due to the stigma that surrounds them. Instead, it presents “facts” about a plant-based diet.

The problem? Many professionals have taken issue with these so-called facts, arguing that only one side of the argument is presented using controversial sources and questionable studies.

One such critic is Max Lugavere – best-selling author of Genius Foods – who took to Instagram to share his opinions. Max said the film made sweeping claims and it clearly had an agenda.

 

 

 

 

 

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Did you hear? There’s a new documentary on Netflix making the rounds advocating an exclusively plant based diet for athletic performance and health, making sweeping negative claims about any and all meat consumption. Unfortunately, it’s a one-sided, agenda driven narrative of cherry picked science. That’s not to say that there aren’t some true things said in the documentary (that’s how a bait and switch maneuver works—offer some truth, and then lots of ) but I would not recommend it for anything other than entertainment, and even then I’d say look elsewhere. . Don’t get your science from documentaries, folks—movies are made to appeal to emotion, not provide a balanced scientific argument. . Love you guys! Max • • • • • #plantbased #vegansofig #whatveganseat #veganfoodshare #veganfood #govegan #thegamechangers #hclf #veganism #veganfoodporn #vegetarian #bestofvegan #dairyfree #rawvegan #vegansofinstagram #wholefoods #veganlife #glutenfree #plantstrong #801010 #rawtill4 #organic #plantpower #gamechangers #plantpowered #veganlifestyle #cleaneating #rawfood #plantbaseddiet #highcarb

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Max doesn’t think there is anything wrong with a plant-based diet. He does, however, take issue with how Game Changers presents the facts – as does US personal trainer and author James Smith, who goes into an even more detailed critique of the film on Instagram.

In a recent post, James says that many of the ideas presented in the documentary are untrue. He calls out a few specific facts presented including claims that drinking beetroot juice could increase someone’s bench press by 19%. James also took issue with the documentary’s claim that peanut butter was a superior source of protein to eggs.

 

 

 

 

 

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Gonna save you all 2 hours of your life…⁣ ⁣ A lot of what is presented in this documentary is quite simply not true nor factual. For example:⁣ ⁣ – Beet juice will not increase your bench press 19%⁣ ⁣ – A peanut butter sandwich is not a superior choice of protein than 3 boiled eggs⁣ ⁣ – there’s a strongman who’s gained 25kg since being plant based ⁣ ⁣ Arnie is in it for about 9 seconds.⁣ ⁣ The end.

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It’s not just social media that has found a flaw in Game Changers. Founder and CEO of Perfect Keto Dr. Anthony Gustin broke down nine facts presented in the film. Anthony found the film would present elements of the truth but not the full story. For instance, when it comes to protein, Anthony said that animal protein sources naturally contained all the relevant amino acids (something that plant proteins did not).

Anthony also specifically called out the peanut butter claim, like James, because of how ridiculous it was.

“The filmmakers state that a peanut butter sandwich has as much protein as 3oz beef or three large eggs. That’s about five tablespoons of peanut butter, coming in at 500 calories (not including the bread). But calories aside, who uses five tablespoons of peanut butter to make a peanut butter sandwich?”

Like James and Max, Anthony calls on people to do their own research and evaluate whether a strict plant-based diet is right for them. Anthony reminds his readers that not everyone is an elite athlete – like those that Game Changers follow – and as such may have different needs in their diet.

The science in the film does have defenders (beyond regular vegans) including Dr. Josh Cullimore, an author with Plant Based News. Josh praises the film for busting the soy-myth – that soy reduces testosterone – and for exploring the link between masculinity and meat. By showing UFC fighters and elite athletes the film proves that a plant-based diet does not (necessarily) hold people back when it comes to sporting success.

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We all want a lie-flat upgrade, but earning enough points to get one is like running against a cruelly inclined treadmill with a chicken edamame salad dangled just out of reach.Such is frequent flying.As it can be expensive to jet off to the Maldives every time your status credits are in danger, we thought we’d bring you the best ways to boost your Qantas Points – without flying.Here’s what Qantas flight experts say you should do.

Choose to get Qantas Points with WoolworthsRewards

Earn while you grocery shop by becoming a WoolworthsRewards member. All you have to do is go to their website, find redemption settings and then select the ‘convert to Qantas Points’ option. This will also enable you to earn points at Big W, BWS and (select) Caltex and Caltex Woolworths fuel outlets. Tasty.

Book your accommodation with Qantas Hotels

If your end goal is to boost your Points Purse (and when 3 Qantas Points = $1) it’s not a bad option to earn Qantas Points on the over 200,000 hotels Qantas works with worldwide.

Shop at one of the 250 stores Qantas works with

Fan of The Iconic, Net-A-Porter, David Jones, Cotton:On or even Pottery Barn? If you’re not earning Qantas Points on your late-night online shops, you’re missing out. The solution? Next time you’re up late with a credit card to burn tastefully use, go via Qantas Shopping and earn up to 7 Qantas Points per dollar you spend by downloading the Qantas Shopping Points-Prompter (and add it to your browser) to be prompted into point-earning opportunities while shopping online.

Use Qantas Travel Money

Earn points overseas with Qantas Travel Money – a prepaid travel money card that’s built into your Frequent Flyer card, which gives you access to up to 11 currencies and can be used globally (wherever Mastercard is accepted).

Choose Qantas’ Red Energy Plan for your house

Switch to a Qantas Points earning Red Energy plan to earn points on energy bills you pay on time.

Link Your Uber account to your Qantas Frequent Flyer account

Perhaps one of the most overlooked ways to earn Qantas Points in this modern era is this: earning points on Uber rides to and from eligible airports in the Qantas app. Sure: it’s only 1 point per dollar. But hey: not only did you just get closer to where you want to be but you also got closer to getting there in style.

Link your Hoyts Rewards account to your Qantas FF account

We get it, we get it: cinema is dead and Netflix reigns supreme. But on the odd occasion you make The Journey Beyond (the front door) you can earn points for it by linking these two accounts.

Download the Qantas Wellbeing app

Not only will this help you earn points while you exercise, but joining the Qantas Wellbeing app means your Qantas Frequent Flyer membership fee will be waived (if you join when you download).

Buy more food and wine

There are more than 18,000 Qantas Points garnering restaurants across 12 countries, including the UK, Austria, Germany, Finland, Italy, Luxemburg, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Turkey, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. Not to mention: you can also shop with Qantas Wine to turn pinot into points from over 2,000 quality wines handpicked from leading wine regions around Australia (you can also earn up to 10,000 bonus points per case, backed by Qantas’ money-back guarantee).

Earn twice by paying for eligible purchases with a Qantas Points earning credit card

Double-dip on your points earning potential with (eligible purchases) on one of the Qantas Points earning credit cards (there are more than 50).

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Whether you are terrified of trying anything new in the bedroom or whether you consider ’50 Shades Of Grey’ vanilla, you will have heard the cliché that – while casual sex can be ‘exciting’ – you will ultimately have the best sheet-rumpling of your life with a long term partner. This may be right. But for those of us not ready for that ominous ‘de-facto’ label, we must endure ~singledom~.Enter: casual flings, the most popular activity of the 21st century we still suck at. In fact, numerous studies suggest most people are dissatisfied with casual sex, with a CNN report suggesting 42% of us feel “sadness, regret and ambivalence” the morning after a one night stand.While authors like Donna Freitas argue this is an inevitable feature of hook up culture, speaking to high-class escort Samantha X made us realise it is possible to have the best sex of your life with a casual partner – if you follow her ‘classy’ advice.However, as there are already a lot of ‘physical’ advice articles out there, we thought we’d advise you on an often-neglected side to casual sex: emotion.While it may sound counter-intuitive, Samantha tells us – even if you just met – you’ll have better sex with your casual partner if you engage your feelings.In doing so, she busts the myth that casual sex always has to be superficial, revealing how the emotions that flow from these short term flings, often intensified by their romantic (fleeting) nature, can even rival that of many relationships.Interested? Here are the (emotional) casual sex skills every man should know, according to Australia’s most high profile escort (and author of ‘Hooked’ and ‘Back on Top’) Samantha X.

Practice opening-up

Your one-night stand probably won’t want to hear your life story, but being comfortable to talk about your feelings is so unusual as to be brave. Dubious? Here’s how to do it? “Practice makes perfect! Get used to expressing yourself. Stop worrying what people think. Try saying how you feel about something and you will notice a shift, a weight being released,” Samantha tells us.

Don’t expect them to solve your problems

There is a balance here; being honest may help you forge an emotional connection, but being expectant will leave you disappointed (and your partner awkward). In other words: “You don’t need to be able to fix every issue. There doesn’t need to be a solution all the time.”And when you do have some issues you would like to discuss, “Talk to someone you trust and soon you will realise your feelings do matter and it is OK to express them.” Not to mention: sometimes it’s easier to open up to someone you don’t really know, as they have no preconceived expectations of you that you feel the need to uphold.

Remember; it’s a positive cycle

“The more you open up, the more others will open up around you.”

Don’t fake confidence, then ask for help at the end

“I’ve been with men who go through the physical act of sex and then ask ‘was that ok, did you like that?’ Of course, I’m far too polite to say anything but ‘of course,’ but guys: have this conversation before it’s all over!” Samantha tells us.

“I always ask my partners if there is anything they like or don’t like between the sheets – no one is a mind reader and we all know during sex we are all fixated on whether the other person is enjoying themselves.”

Also. “Be open and honest! If you’re with someone you are embarrassed to ask, then my question is: should you be in bed with them?”

Remember the difference between opening up and whinging

“The fact that (some) men think these two are the same highlights how emotionally NOT in tune they are,” Samantha tells us. For instance, “’My life sucks, everything is going badly, I hate the world,’ is NOT the same as ‘I’ve had a bad day, I had a run in with my boss, his attitude towards me rubs me up the wrong way and I don’t think I can work with him.’”

“One is whinging, and one is opening up, being specific about an incident and being emotionally vulnerable.”

A final note

Contrary to popular belief, the sustainability of a long-term partner vs. one who’s ideal for casual sex isn’t always correlated to the intensity of the connection. In other words: just because you have great sex with someone doesn’t mean you need to marry them, and just because you’re not married it doesn’t mean you can’t have ~feelings~.And with that: stay classy…

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