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Men's Health April

Men's Health April!

Cars! Beers! Breasts! Welcome to the April edition of Men's Health! You'll be pleased to know that this month's cover does not include the same headlines as last month. Yes, "20 Grab-N-Go Powerfoods," but sadly no "1,742 Ways to Get Better at Everything." As usual, we hunt down the tasty morsels like a big mama bird and drop them into your mouth. Next to each of the following factoids, please imagine either a very serious, very underdressed woman, or a freshly showered man reaching for a bottle of cologne....

• Medical: Men who sit around all day are 35% more likely to drop dead of a heart attack than men who are on their feet. They should get outside. 20 minutes of outdoors time a day, will make you feel 20% better. Please also know that reading burns more calories than TV watching; and 80% of Americans over 40 have CMV, a member of the Herpes family that "rarely causes symptoms." If you do have a weak heart, however, you may have to go to the Dominican Republic to get stem cell therapy. Or you could wait ten years until it's approved in the U.S....
• Food: Egg noodles beat ramen; wild rice crushes brown rice; and quinoa destroys couscous. Also, chicken marsala is healthy, and canola should be your go-to cooking oil. Avoid vegetable oil and margarine, but butter is cool. FYI: Maria Rodale, CEO of Men's Health's parent company, wants you to know that her grandfather started the whole organic food movement, and you should go organic if only for selfish reasons.
• Sex: Watching porn does not change the kind of sex you like. Two thirds of women prefer lubricant. Men should pick up girls at the book store, not the bar.
• Exercise: If you can do between 55 and 74 pushups in three minutes, you're average. (You can take breaks.) Over 111 is extraordinary.
• Cars: Women have more car accidents per mile than men, but crashes involving men are much more likely to be fatal.