Energize Your Routine With This Morning Wellness Shot
If you're like most people, you probably keep your shot glasses tucked away with the whiskey, the cocktail shaker and the poker set, only to be pulled out for special evenings of alcohol-spiked socializing. Well, we have a reason to bring those glasses into more regular circulation, but no, we’re not recommending you put more alcohol into that precious body...
10 Sea Ingredients To Use In Your Beauty Routine
We’re always excited to discover new ingredients for our DIY natural beauty toolbox, and this week we’re diving deep into the surprising array of offerings from the sea. Whether you’re a beach-lover or not, you’ll love the effects on your hair, skin, nails and teeth. Ten sea ingredients to use in your beauty routine 1. Sea salt Sea salt is rich in...
7 Ancient Ayurvedic Health Care Rituals You Can Do Today
Modern medicine is a wonderful thing, but it can only do so much. And with chronic disease now more prevalent in the Western world than ever before, it is becoming increasingly apparent that many of the answers to our health lie elsewhere. Alternative medicine is quickly gaining ground in the American health scene, and one traditional form of medicine...
Scared Of Getting Breast Cancer? Here Are 6 Ingredients Proven To Kill Breast Cancer Cells
Being in my late 20s, it is hard to imagine going through something as frightening and traumatic as a cancer diagnosis. Unfortunately, I already know two girls my age who developed breast cancer — one is no longer with us. The uncertainty of cancer is unnerving, which has so many of us wonder how to actively prevent the ugly...
7 Things You Need To Know Before Swimming In A Public Pool This Summer
Growing up, my siblings and I were thrown into the world of swimming lessons at a young age. Being a family that spent the summer months at the cottage meant that we had to learn to swim — mainly because we spent more time on the water than we did on land. When it comes to public swimming pools, I...
6 Common Signs That Your Body Is In Ketosis (Good And Bad)
I first learned about the “keto diet” not through weight loss, but through neuroscience. I was studying various conditions, mainly autism, before finding some interesting research on children suffering from epilepsy. Used as an alternative treatment since the 1920s, this type of diet has been shown to significantly reduce seizures in drug-resistant children. Today, this diet is much more...
12 Hidden Facebook Features And Secrets (#11 Is SHOCKING)
Let’s face it, Facebook has become a major part of our lives. From family pictures to recent engagement announcements to newborn baby updates, Facebook is where we get important information from those we love and care about. However, is this coming at a cost because of the information we are giving to the site? In addition, Facebook has been put under...
This Is What Happens To Your Body When You Walk For 10 Minutes A Day
Less than four percent of Americans walk or ride their bike to work, but walking just a little bit every day can have a drastic effect on your health. And walking even more than a little bit brings even more benefits. Generally speaking, psychologists have found that walking, even when you're heading somewhere unpleasant, boosts your mood. Just by...
These 22 Daily Triggers Are Giving You Wrinkles
You could invest in the most advanced age-defying, wrinkle-reversing serums, masks and night creams… But they will do nothing to stand up against some of your most normal, everyday, thoughtless habits and routines. You could even be giving yourself wrinkles right now as you’re reading this article, just from how you’re holding your neck and face as you peer at...
Is It Healthy For Adults To Eat Baby Food? 3 Reasons Why You Should
Back in my waitress days, I saw and heard it all. Sure, I meet a lot of people from all walks of life, but to be honest, if you want to hear some odd things (and have a good laugh), all you need to do is step into the kitchen. Being in the restaurant industry for a decade, I...
