This Tropical Treasure Will Help You Get Through Your Workout
If you give a young coconut a gentle shake, you'll discover a significant amount of liquid sloshing inside. This liquid is coconut water, and it's an incredibly nutritious and hydrating substance. Coconut water is refreshing and sweet, and ideally harvested from coconuts that are between five and seven months old. If the coconut is younger than five months, the water...
Swim At Your Own Risk: Flesh-Eating Bacteria at the Beach
A day at the beach turned into a nightmare for a Galveston, Texas man after contracting a rare and potentially fatal flesh-eating bacteria. Now his family is left asking how, and why there were no signs posted to warn beachgoers. How can swimmers avoid these risks at our beaches? A dangerous day at the beach Recently, 50-year-old Brian Parrott spent time with...
Thousands On Waitlist for a Table at London’s ‘Naked Restaurant’
Pesticide-free, preservative-free — clothes free? In a move toward a more natural way of living and dining, a new restaurant in London encourages patrons to shed their clothes, their inhibitions and to disconnect from technology. Three words – disposable seat covers No plastic, metal, electricity or gas. The Bunyadi, named after a Hindi word meaning "natural," takes “natural living” to a whole...
8 Signs Of Uterine Cancer — Curable When Caught Early
Uterine cancer is the fourth most common cancer for women in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Older, postmenopausal women are at higher risk than younger women who still get their periods. If caught early, most cases of uterine cancer are very curable. The initial signs — such as indigestion or constipation —...
5 Things That Drive Health Care Costs Through The Roof
The United States of America spends more money on health care than any other country in the world. While it is wonderful that a high quality of care is available to many Americans, many of us pay extremely high insurance costs. Those who cannot afford insurance and do not qualify for Medicaid and other government programs are penalized on...
Freelancers Here is How You Can Save Money For Your Future
When you start out as a freelancer or open your small business, retirement is likely the last thing on your mind. Keeping food on the table is a higher priority. That doesn’t mean saving for retirement shouldn’t become important once you’ve established yourself in a career. You’ll likely need more than a monthly Social Security check to support yourself...
Banish Bad Breath With Cayenne Pepper And 4 Other Reasons To Eat More
Many people use cayenne pepper to add a little spice into their lives, sprinkling it gingerly or generously onto their favorite exotic dish to add some heat and earthy flavor. But the benefits of cayenne pepper don’t just stop at flavor and spice — ancient civilizations have recognized its health-giving abilities for thousands of years, but the alternative health...
What You Should Do After Orlando
I used to run home after school, my fleet feet carrying me as fast as they could, to avoid the bullies that prowled the neighborhood woods and fields on my route home. On occasion, I wasn’t swift enough. When that happened, I absorbed and endured whatever mixture of intimidation, ridicule and physical violence they dished out. By today’s standards, anything...
5 Reasons Keeping Animals in Captivity is Wrong
This week, the National Aquarium in Baltimore announced that it would move its dolphin population to a sea sanctuary. The move is in response to shifting public opinions about programs that keep animals in captivity. The outcry is largely a result of the movie "Blackfish," which documents the plight of orcas at the SeaWorld theme parks. Public pressure led to SeaWorld’s...
This Common Weed Killer Is Also A Dog Killer
The weed killer, atrazine, is so prevalent in the environment that if you or your pets haven’t been exposed to it, you’re the exception, not the rule. Atrazine Atrazine is the second most commonly used herbicide in the country, after Roundup. It’s found extensively in the Midwest and the South, where it’s used to control weeds in the regions’ corn, sorghum...
