9 Things to know this week (8 June 2018)

A weekly series that highlights 9 things to know from the best stories on the web this week

 

1. It’s not just physical stamina you need to finish Comrades, it’s mental stamina as well [Business Day]

 

RELATED: 4 Comrades Marathon Runners on Why They Love the Race

 

2. 10 ways to make your food healthier and taste better [Mind Body Green]

 

3. This new wearable reminds you not to get distracted, because if you can track your steps, heart rate and sleep why not your distraction levels? [Fast Company]

 

4. A physio’s guide to foam rolling correctly [Women’s Health]

 

5. Today would have been Jenna Lowe’s 24^th To honour her life and her commitment to getting as my South Africans registered as organ donors, The Jenna Lowe Trust designed a new website making it easier to use. Here’s how to get involved [Good Things Guy]

 

RELATED: Jenna Lowe Drives Organ Donation in South Africa

 

6. If you love essential oils, here’s how to optimize their absorption [Goop]

 

7. Sometimes the simplest ideas are genius. Like putting baking soda into a salt shaker instead of losing half the contents of the box to the bottom of your pantry [The Kitchn]

 

8. We know that running doesn’t ruin your knees but what if they’re already ruined? A new study suggests you can still run just fine with bad knees [Outside Online]

 

9. That’s the number of plastic bags extracted from a whale’s stomach in Thailand. More proof that single use plastics are the worst thing for our Ocean and its inhabitants [NPR]

 

RELATED: 10 People on How they Reduce Their Waste 

Main Collage by Feige Lewin

Want more? Sign up here for our weekly newsletter