7 Reasons to Take 1 Tablespoon of Vinegar a Day
Vinegar has recently become the poster child of the alternative health community, and for once its health claims are well founded. You’d be hard pressed to browse through the archives of a health-related website or magazine and not come across something touting the body-nurturing benefits of apple cider vinegar, the natural cleaning powers of white vinegar, or the cholesterol-stabilizing...
The Orlando Terrorist Attack: A Conversation with the Next Mass Shooter
By now, most of you are probably well aware of the mass shooting that took place at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. This is another senseless act of terrorism, which has a connection to ISIS – at least in the sense that the killer called in prior to the attack to support solidarity with their cause. As is...
Should The San Bernardino Shooter’s Family Get His Life Insurance?
On December 12, 2015, Syed Rizwan Farook and his wife Tashfeen Malik opened fire at a holiday party in San Bernardino, California. Fourteen people were killed and 22 seriously injured in what was the most catastrophic terrorist attack in the US since September 11, 2001. Farook’s family stands to collect $275,000 in insurance money. The shooter had taken out two...
Retired Racehorses And Adopted Kids: A Perfect Match
Dean and Mary Osgood, along with Mary’s sister Tish Carlson and her husband Clint, care for five horses and 15 adopted children between the two couples at their farm in Sauk County, Wisconsin. The horses Even though US-based equine slaughterhouses closed down in 2007, that doesn’t mean US horses aren’t still in the slaughter pipeline. Each year, approximately 100,000 horses make...
5 Ways to Tell if Your Whole Wheat Bread is an Imposter
There’s no denying it: Bread is delicious. And what could be more delicious, and indeed healthier, than whole-wheat bread? Unfortunately, it’s not as simple as just finding the nearest loaf of bread that boldly states “whole grain” or “whole wheat,” throwing it in your supermarket cart and skipping merrily down the pathway to health. There are a lot of...
Satellites Spot Dozens of Climate-Heating Pollution Hotspots
There are more sources of air pollution across the globe than we previously thought. That’s according to a new study published this May in the scientific journal, Nature Geoscience. According to the study, researchers from Canada’s climate change and environmental department and other institutions in Canada and the US found that nearly 40 spots around the globe that emit sulfur...
Report Says UK Government Is Pushing Obesity Epidemic
The obesity epidemic that is running rampant in the Western world is in desperate need of a solution. Not only does obesity threaten lives, it also taxes public health finances greatly. One major aspect of obesity is the food that we eat. We all know that eating right is a fundamental part of maintaining a healthy weight. However, what exactly...
9 Signs Of An Animal Hoarder
Animal hoarding is a mental illness, and it’s important to recognize the difference between a true animal lover and a hoarder. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) defines an animal hoarder as “someone who accumulates a large number of animals; fails to provide minimum standards of nutrition, sanitation and veterinary care; fails to act...
8 Ways To Reset Your Metabolism Now
With summer just around the corner, plenty of men and women are looking to slim down. As we work hard to lose our winter weight, we quickly remember that it's so much easier to put those extra pounds on than to take them off. Have you been trying to achieve your desired beach bod without much success? If you have...
Woman Dies After Penicillin Error
An inquest into the death of a British woman in 2014 has found that she died as a result of an allergic reaction to penicillin. The penicillin was administered to cancer patient Philippa Gillespie after she was admitted to Withybush Hospital in Wales, UK, on January 8, 2014. Gillespie was brought to Withybush Hospital due to complications relating to terminal...
