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SATURDAY, 22 JULY 2017 STYLE GEAR PEOPLE ETIQUETTE BUSINESS LIFESTYLE VIDEO MY FIRST SUPERYACHT SUBSCRIBE  Search... CLOSE Gentleman's Journal / Etiquette 10 reasons why confident men are more attractive We all know the phrase, ‘Confidence is key,’ but what does this really mean?  BY KIM SILVERMAN 5TH JUNE 2017    1. You can handle any situation Think about it, no matter what the world throws at you, knowing how to handle such scenarios at the spur of the moment requires confidence. No woman admires an awkward, mumbly man who curls up into a ball when things go pear-shaped – it’s nothing if not a huge turn-off. Showing that you can conquer a problem with quick thinking also suggests your intelligence and ability to resolve, like a gentleman. 2. You're a positive thinker We don’t need to remind you of how many psychologists confirm that confident people are overall positive people. One of the best ways to show your confidence is of course with a smile – but don’t go smiling everywhere you go, women just find that creepy. And since our daily lives continuously throw us negative qualms, showing positivity and optimism even during the darkest of moments is certainly an attractive quality. Remember, there are a lot more positive than negative things in life to be reminded of.  3. You demonstrate strong team leadership Similar to the above, having the ability to orchestrate a team with different personalities and ideas takes great confidence – and it’s probably one of the oldest traits that people have mastered to succeed. If you’re stuck in-between a bickering team meeting, have the confidence to create some order that everyone will want to follow. Of course, no one likes a dictator, so having the charm and charisma to be a leader comes as a part of the confidence package. 4. You build trust and friendships People have a nose for suspicious individuals who generally don’t stand their ground or have no opinion. Which is why confident people on the other hand tend to have close friends, and the even luckier ones have many of them. Why? Because confident people share many qualities of extroverts as they tend to interact more with other people, share more jokes, plan social events and are generally more fun and interesting to be with.  5. You’re comfortable in your own skin We’re not suggesting you go overboard and become Mr Vain, but confidence, as anyone will agree on, means you are comfortable in your own skin. Confident men will always stand upright with their chest out, and carry themselves in a way that suggests they are comfortable with their surroundings, asserting their confidence by making plenty of eye contact and a welcoming body language. Doing so goes a long way, whether it’s at an interview setting, a first encounter or meeting her father. 6. You're the best sign of defence For decades, winners showed signs of confidence and bravery. The late Sir Winston Churchill for instance exuded an interesting example of confidence – his way with words and strong diction helped transcend his own confidence in winning the war to the British people. Because we don’t proclaim violence as a form of defence, having the authority and confidence in your own voice is a gateway signal to a good defender. Women have always found this particularly attractive too, as the natural instinct is to be with someone who can protect the family.  7. You're sexually more attractive There’s no denying that confident men is something that women really want. When Gentleman’s Journal asked 10 women what they wanted in a man, it was evident on more than one occasion that confidence was seen as a sexually attractive trait. And they also said, “there’s no point being Mr Ego in the pub if you’re going to become all shy and self conscious behind closed doors“. 8. You'll get job offers and promotions Your boss hired you because you showed some sign of confidence, but if you become too complacent, your boss will hate you, and the guy next to you who stuck with his confidence will snap up the promotion you were too busy dreaming of. So stop twiddling your thumbs, waiting for your boss to give you a gold sticker and start manifesting reasons why you should get that promotion. Hiding away in the office doing good, isn’t good enough.  9. Or, you'll simply start your own company Some of the world’s richest and most famous business owners really did start from nothing. But what did they do that many others didn’t? They had the confidence abandon the life of working for someone else – optimists, who showed signs of leadership, building trust with peers and investors, and above all they had the guts and confidence to say “I will start my own business“. 10. You strike the balance between confidence and arrogance There’s a very fine line between confidence and arrogance, and understandably it may be hard to know when you’ve swayed either way. Confident men are more observant than arrogant men (who tend to walk over others, thinking they have the charm and charisma when in fact they’re just making a downright fool of themselves). However, confidence sits with elegance – you stand up for your views, but you never impose them. No gentleman imposes their views, ever. 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Today, we're reflecting on the five worst diet foods of the 1990s—and recommending modern alternatives. Keep scrolling to see the most popular diet foods in 1997 compared to 2017. 1. Fat-free snacks and desserts1 / 5  PHOTO: Nabisco "People were obsessed with fat-free in the 1990s for weight loss," says Daryl Gioffre, DC, celebrity nutritionist and founder of the Alkamind cleanse. But according to Gioffre, the fat-free craze was not rooted in science. In the late 1960s, three Harvard researchers were paid a large sum of money to publish a review on sugar, fat, and heart disease, featuring studies that were "handpicked by the sugar industry, which minimized the link between sugar and chronic disease, while fully placing the blame on fat," Gioffre says. Subsequently, the market took notice and flooded consumers with fat-free foods; baked chips, no-fat butter, and fat-free desserts were especially popular. "The goal was to provide consumers with a 'healthy' alternative to sweets while still helping them achieve their weight loss goals," says licensed nutritionist Jaimi Jansen. But companies were simply replacing the fat with processed additives and extra sugar, particularly high-fructose corn syrup, which Gioffre says "is immediately turned to fat" and causes a "higher occurrence of chronic diseases like cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and obesity." Today, nutritionists agree that healthy fats from sources like hemp seeds, chia seeds, flaxseeds, raw nut butter, coconut oil, and wild-caught salmon are essential to a nutritious diet. For healthier snack and dessert options, Jansen recommends "apples drizzled with chocolate and almond butter" or homemade kale chips that are "dehydrated at low temperatures for long hours instead of baked or fried at high temperatures, which alters the food and the oils they are cooked in." 2. Entrée salads2 / 5  PHOTO: Cheesecake Factory Twenty-some years ago, restaurants began advertising big salads as "healthy" alternatives to traditional entrées, and many people still buy into this. "Classics from the '90s include the chicken Caesar salad, mandarin orange chicken salad, and cobb salad," Gioffre remembers. The problem is that most of these dinner salads are loaded with sugar and omega-6 fat, "the kind that causes inflammation and acidity in your blood," says Gioffre. Dressings, both full-fat and fat-free, contain highly inflammatory ingredients, like soybean oil and artificial sweeteners. Add with toppings like croutons, bacon, fried noodles, and cheese, the calorie count on these salads skyrockets. Obviously, salads don't have to be unhealthy. "A better option is to go to the salad bar where you can choose healthy 'rainbow' ingredients such as beets, broccoli, asparagus, red bell pepper, cucumber, avocado, celery, and dark green leafy greens," says Gioffre. For dressing, reach for an apple cider–based vinaigrette, or lemon and extra-virgin olive oil. This is "the best option for optimum health and weight loss," Gioffre says. 3. Diet soda3 / 5  PHOTO: PepsiCo As a '90s kid, my parents practically put Diet Coke in my baby bottle—but modern nutritionists are highly skeptical of artificially sweetened drinks. "Recent studies, while conflicting, have suggested that these artificial sweeteners are linked to weight gain," says physician nutrition specialist Adrienne Youdim, MD. The logic is that that these products trick our brains into thinking we have consumed real sugar. "This trickery may in fact promote the desire to consume sugar or drive cravings for sugar and in turn cause weight gain," Youdim explains. If you're still recovering from your '90s diet soda addiction, Youdim recommends making your new signature drink sparkling water with a splash of cranberry juice. We're also big fans of LaCroix. 4. Veggie chips and pretzels4 / 5  PHOTO: Sensible Portions In the '90s, we all seemed to be very confused about what constituted a "healthy" snack. A lack of education about ingredients had us thinking that fried, processed beets were healthier than potatoes and that if a snack tasted plain, it must not be that bad for you. "This was one of my pet peeves in the 1990s," says registered dietitian Sandra Woodruff. "Pretzels were a daily snack for many people. ... 'What’s so healthy about white flour and salt?' I used to ask people in my weight control classes." Now most of us realize that pretzels have a high glycemic index, tons of sodium, and barely any nutrients. Then there were all the veggie chips our moms used to buy instead of Lay's—remember those? "A fried chip is a fried chip," Youdim says. "The harmful ingredient is not the thing being fried but actually the saturated and trans fats used in the frying process, which are harmful to cardiovascular health." Today, any nutritionist would recommend roasted nuts over these snacks from the '90s. "[Nuts] provide protein, fiber, and other nutrients; have a low glycemic load; and are linked to lower risk of diabetes, CVD, and other health problems," Woodruff says. 5. The Atkins diet5 / 5  PHOTO: Atkins Our nutritionists agree that the Atkins diet, which everyone from your English teacher to your grandma was on in the '90s, is perhaps the worst diet of all time. According to Gioffre, "Protein in moderation is a healthy thing, but the Atkins diet took this too extreme." Atkins dieters were asked to completely eliminate carbs, including fruit, and encouraged to eat a high-protein, high-fat diet instead. "While a high-protein, low-carb diet can help for short-term weight loss, it does not show to have lasting results due to its highly restrictive nature," says Jansen. 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Toggle navigation SCIENCE Illustrated Periodic Table Shows How Elements Are Part of Everyday Life By Jessica Stewart on July 18, 2017  Anyone who ever sat through a high school chemistry class knows how frustrating it can be to tackle the periodic table. Created to give an order to chemical elements according to their atomic number, chemical properties, and electron configurations, the scheme has been in use since the mid-1800s. And now, the table has gotten an update to demonstrate how these elements apply to our daily lives. Boeing software engineer Keith Enevoldsen created The Periodic Tables of Elements, in Pictures and Words to help break down the barrier between chemistry and everyday life. Don't understand why bromine or indium is useful? You'll find bromine in photo film, and indium is used to create LCD screen. Through simple pictures and direct descriptions, Enevoldsen reminds us of why these chemicals are useful. Never heard of europium? With a quick glance, you'll learn that this soft metal is responsible for helping us watch color TV. All under the Creative Commons license, the periodic table, both with and without the written words, is available in a high-resolution printable version. The individual element cards, which come with easy instructions on how to print make great study tools or you can even order the tables as high-quality posters. Enevoldsen continually updates the table, adding Nihonium, Moscovium, Tennessine, and Oganesson when they were officially named the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry in 2016. The Periodic Table of Elements, in Pictures and Words breaks down chemical elements by their everyday uses and is available in myriad printed formats.    Periodic Tables of Elements in Pictures and Words: Website h/t: [Mental Floss] All images via Keith Enevoldsen / CC BY-SA 4.0. 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