The Daily Check-In 8.24

If you don’t like a particular food the first time you try it, don’t write it off. It can take up to 15 tastes to learn to love it, according to research published in Nutrients. Eat your disliked item of choice once or twice per week, preparing it differently (raw, sautéed, roasted, grilled) each time. Only when you’ve given it 15 chances can you be sure it’s not for you.

Feeling “air hunger” while wearing a mask can actually have benefits. Since logging treadmill miles with a mask on, Frank Pettoruto, fitness manager at Aventura in Florida, has noticed a measurable difference in his V02 max and lactate threshold, both signs of fitness. In fact, he can run faster when he’s outside that he could before masked training.

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Studies show that couple's therapy can have a beneficial effect, especially if there are no "major" issues in your relationship, says Olga Maria Klimecki-Lenz, Ph.D., a psychologist and neuroscientist at the Swiss Center for Affective Sciences. “A therapist can help people communicate better and understand each other's needs,” she notes.

However, if you’re having recurring big-picture disagreements—say, over where the two of you want to live, or whether you should have kids—a mediator might be a better choice. “They can provide tools so that such conflicts can be resolved by the couple themselves in the future,” Klimecki-Lenz says.