Carbohydrates are the macronutrient that fuels your body. In fact, they represent over 50 percent of America's daily calories. Carbs are a complicated mixture of sugars, nutrients, fiber and calories. But all carbs are not created equally. Too much...
Cupid’s arrow has long symbolized the mysteries of sexual attraction. But what factors really drive romantic interest? Scientists speculate that airborne chemical signals known as pheromones may explain the biochemistry of love and lust.
The biochemistry of love
The existence of...
One of the first things I discovered about the workplace is that controlling or incompetent bosses don’t just rear their heads in movies like “Horrible Bosses” or sitcoms like “The Office.” Real life versions of these bosses exist. Whether...
If you dream of traveling then there’s a good chance you’ve “mentally” packed your bags for that trip of a lifetime, on a few occasions. But then reality sets in, and you give your head a shake, and think,...
The Hubble telescope, analyzing radio signals from outer space, and robotic explorations of other planets are just a few methods scientists are using in their search for extraterrestrial life. More recently, pioneering entrepreneurs have proposed colonizing Mars and other...
Most of you reading this article probably already know that cabbage is a very healthy vegetable. This unassuming member of the Brassicae family is filled with nutrients, and we should all be getting more of it on our plates....
I had my first alcoholic beverage when I was about four years old and it was given to me by a priest. My mother had provided my uncle — a member of clergy — with a rum and coke,...
Our vision is just one of those things we take for granted, until that awful moment when we start to realize it isn’t as good as it used to be. The human eye is an amazingly intricate and beautiful...
As a nation, we’ve become completely disconnected from the world around us. We chug to our offices every day in machinery that recirculates “conditioned” air, walk across hard-packed gravel or pavement parking lots to our job, and then sit...
There are certain “traditional” treatments where you can’t help but just roll your eyes. Treatments where there’s talk about balancing ions or restoring compromised spiritual auras, but with no real way of verifying how those treatments actually work to...
