Everyone wants to know how long they will live and there are many indicators that can show whether someone is thriving or on the decline. But people have yet to develop a magic formula to determine exactly how long someone should expect to live.
However, a doctor recently featured on the “Today” show says a straightforward test can reveal the likelihood that someone aged 51 to 80 will die in the near future.
NBC News medical contributor Dr. Natalie Azar was on the “Today” show on March 8 and demonstrated how to perform the simple “sit to stand test” (aka sit-rising test or SRT) that can help determine the longevity of someone between 51 to 80.
The test is pretty simple. Go from standing to sitting cross-legged, and then go back to standing without using any parts of your body besides your legs and core to help you get up and down. The test measures multiple longevity factors, including heart health, balance, agility, core and leg strength and flexibility.
You begin the test with a score of 10 and subtract points on your way up and down for doing the following:
Hand used for support: -1 point
Knee used for support: -1 point
Forearm used for support: -1 point
One hand on knee or thigh: -1 point
Side of leg used for support: -1 point
None
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A 2012 study published by the European Society of Cardiology found a correlation between the SRT score and how long people live. The study was conducted on 2002 people, 68% of whom were men, who performed the SRT test and were followed by researchers in the coming years. The study found that “Musculoskeletal fitness, as assessed by SRT, was a significant predictor of mortality in 51–80-year-old subjects.”
Those who scored in the lowest range, 0 to 3, had up to a 6 times greater chance of dying than those in the highest scores (8 to 10). About 40% of those in the 0 to 3 range died within 11 years of the study.
Azar distilled the study on “Today,” saying: “The study found that the lower the score, you were seven times more likely to die in the next six years.”
“Eight points or higher is what you want,” Azar said. “As we get older, we spend time talking cardiovascular health and aerobic fitness, but balance, flexibility and agility are also really important,” she stressed.
One should note that the people who scored lowest on the test were the oldest, giving them an elevated risk of death.
Dr. Greg Hartley, Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist and associate professor at the University of Miami, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that we should take the study with a grain of salt. “Frailty, strength, muscle mass, physical performance—those things are all correlated to mortality, but I would caution everybody that correlation doesn’t mean causation,” he said.
And of course, the test doesn’t take into account injuries or disabilities that may make doing the test impossible. But one of the study’s authors says that the study is a call to take our mobility seriously.
“The more active we are the better we can accommodate stressors, the more likely we are to handle something bad that happens down the road,” Dr. Claudio Gil Araujo, told USA Today.
For the longest time, an Oasisreunion seemed impossible given the animosity between brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher. In recent years, though, they’ve both discussed the possibility and indicated they’re interested in the idea. So, why hasn’t it actually happened yet? Well, Noel says he’s just waiting on Liam to actually give him a call to talk about it.
In a recent conversation with the talkSPORT radio show White & Jordan, Noel was laughed when asked about an Oasis reunion before saying:
“Well, I put it out there. He won’t call… I mean, he should call me, because he’s like, he’s forever going on about it. You’d have thought by now, he’d have some kind of plan. You know, he should… if he’s got a plan, he should get someone to… He doesn’t have to speak to me. He won’t speak to me, he’s a coward. So he should get some of his people, his agent, to call my people and say, ‘Look, this is what we’re thinking.’ And then we’ll have a conversation about it. Until then, he’s being a little bit disingenuous.”
He continued, “This thing with Liam is, you read these things every day, he’s saying on his [social media], ‘It’s happening, it’s happening.’ So he gets people’s hopes up, all over the world, and then I get asked about it and I have look like I’m dropping a big foot on it.”
As for why Noel thinks Liam hasn’t reached out: “I suspect that he doesn’t want to do it, but he just likes saying that he does want to do it, d’you know what I mean? Because he’s got his own thing going on: He’s selling out Knebworth and all that kind of thing! Why’s he want to share it with me for? I’m cool with what I’m doing, he’s smashing it… you know, why be disingenuous with people?”
Check out the video below.
“Liam is forever going on about it!”
“He’s being a little bit disingenuous!”
“He won’t speak to me – he’s a coward!”
Noel Gallagher invites Liam Gallagher to call him up about a potential Oasis reunion. pic.twitter.com/1mt6QlmyUl
The release of Coi Leray‘s second studio album, Coi, is still a month away, but that didn’t stop her from sharing the tracklist for the album, which defies genres and finds the New Jersey artist experimenting to her heart’s content. In addition to expected featured artists like the rap-focused Lola Banks and Saucy Santana, the versatile, 15-song tracklist also includes international rising stars like UK grime rapper Giggs and Jamaican dancehall artist Skillibeng. But the most eye-popping inclusion is EDM superstar Dave Guetta, whose presence suggests that Coi isn’t just sticking to rap this time around.
However, none of this should come as a surprise. Although her debut album Trendsetter flew under the radar, fans who did check out the wide-ranging project would have found that Coi is capable of confidently trying just about any style that occurs to her. She’s also shown off her growth in the lead-up to the announcement of Coi with singles like “Players,” “Bops,” and “My Body,” which each displayed a different side of her multifaceted artistry.
Coi is due on 6/23 via Uptown/Republic. Get more info here. You can see the tracklist below.
1. “Bitch Girl”
2. “Bops”
3. “Make My Day” Feat. David Guetta
4. “Players”
5. “My Body”
6. “Get Loud”
7. “Phuck It”
8. “Spend It” Feat. Saucy Santana
9. “Don’t Chat Me Up” Feat. Giggs
10. “Run It Up”
11. “No Angels” Feat. Lola Brooke
12. “Man’s World” Feat. James Brown
13. “Black Rose”
14. “Radioactive” Feat. Skillibeng
15. “Come And Go”
Today, our guide is Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, DJ, and classically trained pianist XIE (pronounced “Shay”). XIE is a rising force in the exploding US tech-house scene but when she’s not rocking high-profile gigs like Coachella, HARD Summer, and EDC Las Vegas, she’s touring LA’s culinary scene — taking notes and mapping out her treasures. With AAPI Heritage Month upon us, we asked her to open this sacred journal and point us toward the best spots in LA to find some absolutely delicious Asian food. No need to aimlessly wander in a sea of traffic on the 101, read on to learn the exact spots for a 10/10 meal in everyone’s favorite “desert.”
XIE’s latest banger Birds in Paradise is available for streaming, and make sure to be on the lookout for her upcoming single “‘C’est La Vie’ on May 26th!
My Mom is from Taiwan and there are very few restaurants in LA that offer specifically Taiwanese cuisine, so it was very special to discover JOY during the pandemic. Located in the hot spot area of York Boulevard in Highland Park, this popular eatery offers some of the true joys of Taiwan’s culinary offerings (pun intended but also so true) along with a casual neighborhood vibe. Some of my favorite items here are the dan dan noodles, clamshell bun, minced pork on rice, thousand-layer pancake, sesame scallion bread, and any seasonal vegetables they offer.
It reminds me of my childhood and all the mouthwatering Chinese/Taiwanese food I’d have in the Bay area, Chinatown, overseas, and at home with family. JOY will make you feel truly that!
Ohana BBQ
Ohana BBQ
Ohana is the first place many celebrities including Frank Ocean, go to when they land in LA. You would never know that upon walking into the small Hawaiian-influenced Korean BBQ restaurant in Studio City, but boy does the food do the talking. I order the BBQ chicken bowl that comes over a bed of rice with a small side salad and one of the best macaroni salads I’ve ever had. If the reason a vegan didn’t eat meat was that they didn’t care for the taste, I swear this place could convert them. The way they grill their meat gives it the best smokey flavor and it’s always so tender. My personal secret is pouring some of their salad dressing over everything and of course their hot sauce too.
Tatsu
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I can’t believe it took me this many years in LA to discover Tatsu! This place is the KING of ramen, I’ve literally never enjoyed one as much as I do here. My first experience was during a session I had at East West Studios where the studio runner recommended it – I think I still need to write him a thank you note. The flavors here are just unreal. Some of the many items I die for are Bold ramen, pork buns, and fried rice. From the flavorful broth to the thinly sliced tender chicken to the egg with a perfectly runny center, Tatsu is food for the soul and hits every time.
Teppanyaki Supreme
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Whenever I drive by the Teppanyaki food truck I audibly gasp longingly, few places leave me feeling as satisfied as when I eat here. This mobile Hibachi grill is an absolute gem, think Benihana on steroids! My go-to order is the fried rice with shrimp, and I always get an extra side of garlic butter (which they already use to infuse insanely delicious flavor while cooking on the grill). They have incredible plates with lobster, steak, chicken + more too.
This mobile masterpiece is a real treat that everyone needs to discover!
Who would know how good a meatless ramen spot could be?! This unassuming hidden gem near Universal City is super busy every time I go. I’m always so impressed with how much flavor they manage to pack into these ramens especially given that they’re all vegetarian. Although they also serve sushi rolls and various appetizers, my absolute favorite item is the Mayu Garlic Jalapeño Ramen with an egg added of course.
KazuNori is a unique experience within the famed Sushi Nozawa Group (SUGARFISH). Like its sister restaurants, the sushi’s quality and freshness are next level and the best I’ve ever had. But what really excites me about Kazunori is that it’s ONLY handrolls which that means more of my favorite thing – rice! And not just any rice, they meticulously perfected their own process that I swear produces THE MOST PERFECT rice I’ve tasted in my life. I love the unique bar-only seating too where diners sit around a square bar top facing the sushi chefs while they compile your rolls one by one, gracefully presenting them while the rice is hot and the nori is crispy. KazuNori is an absolutely delightful and one-of-a-kind experience in the world of sushi.
Even though The Idolreceived a standing ovation at Cannes Film Festival this week (at this point, who doesn’t get a standing ovation over there?) the actual content of the show is polarizing viewers. The show, from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson, focuses on a fictional pop star named Jocelyn, played by Lily-Rose Depp, and her tumultuous rise to fame.
In the pilot episode, there is a small reference to ’90s pop icon Britney Spears, and many viewers are wondering if the show is loosely based on the singer and her publicized breakdown. Levinson told the critics at Cannes (Via Variety) that while the show’s themes might mirror Spears’ life, they are telling a different type of story.
“Look, I was a kid of the ’90s, and [Britney’s] one of the greatest pop stars of all time,” co-creator Levinson began during the press junket. “And, no, we’re not trying to tell a story about any particular pop star. I think we’re looking more at how the world perceives pop stars, and the pressure that it puts on that individual. It’s a lot of pressure to constantly have to be on, and to have to be what everyone wishes you to be. I also think that it’s a lonely life.”
Depp then said that The Idol is not “telling anybody else’s story,” since it is a work of (perhaps over-the-top) fiction. “I think something we wanted to do with the character is make her feel simultaneously like a pop star of our time, but also like she existed in her own plane, in a way,” the actress concluded.
While Spears’ might not be directly involved in the production, the singer was previously in talks to appear on the show, though it’s unclear if she will show up at this time. The Weeknd has mentioned his love for the star in the past, so perhaps we can expect some sort of collaboration there…unless Abel Tesfaye kills him first.
The Idol premieres on June 4th on HBO and will be available to stream on Max.
Atlanta rapper Hunxho stops by UPROXX Sessions this week to deliver a heartfelt performance of his penitent song “True To My Religion.” The track, which appears on Hunxho’s March album 22, finds him lamenting his inability to stick to his principles due to his precarious circumstances. Reminiscing on his rough upbringing, Hunxho worries that he’ll be unable to remain true to his religion if he wants to make it out.
22 was released on a super-tight turnaround from Hunxho’s previous project, Humble As Ever, which he dropped just two months before, in January. Humble As Ever came out only six months after Xhosen, Hunxho’s 2022 mixtape named after his son. In an interview with Uproxx for that mixtape, Hunxho explained how he keeps up such a relentless pace.
“If I could, I would drop another tape this week,” he said. “I be putting some of the most recent sh*t on the tape, but while I’m putting the tape together, I’m still making the music. So, I might start something new and put something else on there… It’s important for me to keep making music.”
Watch Hunxho’s performance of “True To My Religion” above
UPROXX Sessions is Uproxx’s performance show featuring the hottest up-and-coming acts you should keep an eye on. Featuring creative direction from LA promotion collective, Ham On Everything, and taking place on our “bathroom” set designed and painted by Julian Gross, UPROXX Sessions is a showcase of some of our favorite performers, who just might soon be yours, too.
Much has been made about Janelle Monáe’s upcoming album, The Age Of Pleasure, specifically as it relates to her often-NSFW rollout of the project. Now, they’re back with more, via the newly revealed CD and vinyl editions of the album that continue to put breasts on display.
In a post shared on Twitter this afternoon (May 23), Monáe posted photos of the vinyl edition. On the front is alternate cover art, a warm-colored portrait of Monáe. When the packaging is opened up, revealed is a painting of breasts (presumably Monáe’s, given how eager she’s been to show them off lately). Monáe’s tweet with photos of the vinyl packaging can be found here.
Meanwhile, the CD edition of the album also shows off some skin. The cover art is the same underwater shot as the original cover, but the art on the CD features a different photo from that same shoot, in which Monáe is also topless in a pool.
Far-right congresswoman Lauren Boebert had her first child at age 18 and dropped out of high school in the process. She now has four sons with soon-to-be-ex-husband Jayson Boebert, and Lauren will soon be a grandma at age 36. She previously praised teen pregnancy because young mothers “understand the preciousness of a life that it’s about to be born.”
With that said, Boebert also participated this week in a House Committee on Oversight and Accountability hearing to address the cost of prescription drugs. After inquiring toward a pharmacy manager on whether people will leave prescribed drugs at the pharmacy because they cannot afford them, Boebert relayed how this has happened to her, too, in the past. Then she told a “fun little story” about how she came to be pregnant:
“I left a prescription at a pharmacy once. I went to get birth control, and I was there at the counter and went to pay for it, and the price was very, very high. I said, ‘Wow, is this a three-, six-month prescription?’ ‘No ma’am, it’s one month.’ I said, ‘It’s cheaper to have a kid.’ And I left it there, and now, I have my third son… It turned out to be a great thing, but I’ve personally experienced that when times were tough.”
Boebert: I actually have a fun little story, my staff is probably going to talk to me about this later. I left a prescription at a pharmacy once… pic.twitter.com/6p1g25cpYk
Surely a joke about relative cost, yes? At the very least, Boebert was exaggerating. Birth control pills can be pricey, although even without insurance, they cost less than a monthly supply of diapers.
Boebert’s point wasn’t immediately clear from this anecdote, although the committee is examining the role of pharmacy benefit managers in setting drug prices. It’s worth noting that the Affordable Care Act did set out to require health insurance plans to cover birth control pills at no out-of-pocket cost to patients. This House committee now plans to address whether pharmacy benefit managers are inflating the price of drugs with the suggestion of bilking the federal government. Again, Boebert didn’t explain why she told her story, but perhaps we’ll hear more on that when she takes to Twitter later.
There’s no disputing the appeal of the IPA. While it might not technically be the most popular beer in the world (that honor belongs to the pale lager — the domain which most of the nation’s most popular beers fall under), it’s arguably the most visible style, especially in the US. But what makes it different from other beers? At a base level, the IPA is simply a pale ale that has had its hops ramped up. But there’s so much more to it than that.
Compared to a classic American pale ale, your average IPA has more hop aroma and flavor, higher alcohol content, and higher IBUs (international bittering units), in general. But depending on the version of IPA (New England-style, West Coast, or others), the hop bitterness, ABV and IBUs can vary wildly. Why is this and what really sets this style apart from lagers, wheat beers, sour ales, stouts, and other styles?
Keep reading as we take a deep dive into the IPA.
The Myth of the Overly Bitter IPA
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If you’re just a casual beer drinker, you might have one of two reactions when you hear the word “IPA.” Either it’s happiness that you’re about to indulge in a hoppy, flavorful beer or annoyance, as you assume all IPAs are uncomfortably bitter. But this is definitely not the case. While some IPAs are bitter, some are only slightly bitter, some have more hop aroma than flavor, and others (in the case of many hazy IPAs) have little to no bitterness at all.
The IPA family is much more than the sometimes aggressively bitter West Coast IPA.
What is an IPA?
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As we mentioned earlier, the simplest way to define an IPA is that it’s a pale ale with more hops. That’s the easiest explanation. Unlike some spirits and even some other beer styles, there are no specific rules about what differentiates a pale ale from an IPA. It’s really up to whoever is brewing it to decide. Sometimes it’s a simple judgement call.
The differences are easily observed when you get into higher ABV, high IBU, more heavily-hopped, dry-hopped, and hazy IPAs. If your beer fits this criterion, it’s pretty difficult to still call it a pale ale as opposed to an IPA. But the IPA style runs the gamut from non-alcoholic and session-able IPAs up to double and triple IPAs with 12 to 13% ABV and beyond.
Okay, but… what is a Pale Ale?
If you want to truly “get” what an IPA is, you have to first learn the definition of a pale ale. When the beer was first created back in the 1700s, a “pale ale” was a term used to describe a light-colored, top-fermented beer. That definition has evolved over the centuries. Today, the term is used both for English pale ales, English bitters, and the hoppier American pale ale style made famous by Sierra Nevada when it first released its now iconic pale ale back in 1980.
That beer directly helped spark the hop-driven IPA era that so many Cali breweries are known for.
What is the IPA’s History?
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IPA stands for India Pale Ale. Perhaps you’ve never really thought about what the name means. But the “India” portion of the name literally comes from India. In the 1700s, as Great Britain was colonizing India, the soldiers wanted fresh beer to drink. It was much too hot to brew in India. They tried to send porter to the colonies, but it didn’t last the six months at sea it took to get there.
George Hodgson from Bow Brewery in London came up with the idea of adding extra hops to a beer called October Ale in an effort to keep it fresh. Not only did it stay fresh for the whole trip, but the soldiers enjoyed the flavor, and even though many changes were made over the years, the IPA as we know it was born.
How is an IPA Made?
As with any beer, IPAs begin with malting, milling, and mashing of grain. This is all before the hops are added during the kettle boil portion of the process. The hops and malts are brewed together to create the aroma and flavor IPA drinkers enjoy. Many brewers also dry-hop their beers. This is when they add hops later in the brewing process. This can be either in the fermentation or conditioning processes.
What Are The Common Types of IPAs?
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West Coast IPA
Probably the most well-known IPA variety, the West Coast IPA is known for its over-the-top hop aroma and flavor. It’s known for its citrus and pine-centric flavor profile and sometimes aggressively bitter hop flavor due to a larger number of hops added during the kettle boil.
First created in 2004 at Vermont’s The Alchemist by brew John Kimmich when he created the now iconic Heady Topper, the New England-style IPA is known for its hazy appearance and juicy, tropical fruit and citrus flavor with little to no hop bitterness depending on the beer.
The term “session” is used to describe any beer under 5% ABV. It’s a reference to a beer that’s lower in alcohol content so you can enjoy a few in a drinking session. The session IPA is simply a lower ABV IPA between 4 and 5% ABV.
You might be confused about the difference between an imperial IPA and a double IPA. We’re here to tell you not to worry because they’re interchangeable. Compared to a regular IPA, they usually have more malt and hop aromas and flavor and are higher in ABV (around 8-9% AB). They’re usually a little more bitter than regular IPAs, too.
The Triple IPA takes everything one step further. More malts, more hops, and an even higher ABV (9.5% and up). The flavors are so intense, they almost feel heavier than their lesser ABV counterparts. As these IPAs ramp up, the bitterness usually does as well.
When it comes to differentiating IPAs from other brews, it’s all about the hops. While it’s obviously more complicated (as you’ve seen above), the simplest way to explain what makes an IPA different from other beers is the number of hops added during the kettle boil. This creates beers that are aromatic and flavorful and sometimes (but not always) end with a bitter (sometimes aggressively so) flourish.
Ultimately, while brewing is a science, it’s also an art — meaning that even in the definitions of terms and which beers get what designation, there’s going to be some judgement calls getting made.
Anjimile is back and is kicking off a new era. Today (May 23), he has shared a new song called “The King,” the title track from his upcoming second album.
On “The King,” Anjimile is joined by a choir, as he delivers poignant metaphors and accounts alluding to being Black and trans in America.
“What don’t kill you almost killed you / What don’t fill you / pains you / drains you,” Anjimile sings.
Over the course of the song, instrumentals build up, creating a feel of tension and unease.
The King, which arrives this fall, serves as a continuation of the story Anjimile told in his 2020 debut album, Giver Taker.
“If Giver Taker was an album of prayers, The King is an album of curses,” Anjimile said.
The album comprises of vocals and guitar instrumentation primarily from Anjimile. Justine Bowe, Brad Allen Williams, Sam Gendel, and James Krivchenia of Big Thief also contributed instrumentation to the project.
The King is the result of Anjimile living in Los Angeles and working alongside producer Shawn Everett.
You can see the lyric video for “The King” above and The King‘s cover art and tracklist below.
The King is out 9/8 via 4AD. Find more information here.
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