7 Good Reasons To Interview Your Doctor
Choosing a new doctor can be very difficult. There are a lot of factors to consider, and one size certainly does not fit all. Obviously, your insurance plan is a big factor in the doctor you choose, but even when you narrow your list down to those who accept your insurance, you'll likely still have quite a few to...
What You Need to Know About the GMO Mosquito Study in Florida
Growing up in Northern Ontario meant that I spent the summer months among hundreds of trees and freshwater lakes. As a result, on any given summer's day, mosquitoes were as common as the rising sun. After canoeing for hours, I'd be covered in bites — yet the only thing I was concerned about was the nagging itch I experienced. These...
19 Ways to Stop Your Feet From Stinking
Stinky feet can be embarrassing, and for some, they are the trigger of considerable social anxiety. The official term for stinky feet is bromodosis, and the condition is most commonly caused by a combination of sweat and bacteria. Luckily, there's a lot you can do to prevent this pesky problem. Here are 19 ways to keep foot odors at...
Legalize All Drugs, World Leaders Tell UN Chiefs
Legalizing marijuana has gained traction in the United States, with nearly 58 percent of Americans backing the measure. But what about legalizing all drugs? A group of former world leaders argued to the United Nations for the legalization and/or decriminalization of not only marijuana but all drugs. In the report from the Global Commission on Drug Policy, the leaders, led...
What Can You Do To Help The People Of Ecuador?
It's tough to imagine — in an instant, your life is turned upside down. Loved ones are lost and your family home is leveled. This nightmare scenario is exactly what the people of Ecuador are currently experiencing. As rescue workers continue to search for an unknown number of victims, the people of Ecuador are wondering how they'll pick up...
9 Questions You Must Ask Yourself Before You Buy a Horse
Can you afford a horse? That’s the first question to consider before even thinking of purchasing an equine. Horses are expensive — always have been, always will be. That doesn’t mean middle-class people can’t own them. The majority of horses in the US are owned by middle-class individuals. Owning a horse means sacrificing other things such as dining out,...
Want to Make Your Office Space Green? Do These Things
You may be under the impression that an environmentally friendly office starts from the top down, with the company bigwigs initiating protocols for large-scale “greening” and everyone else following suit. While this certainly helps, sometimes it’s company employees and day-to-day office workers who need to take the initiative. And you’d be surprised to see how much of a change...
No Phone Is Safe From Hackers And Spies
The illusion of privacy is quickly breaking down with a recent revelation that hackers only need your phone number in order to listen in on phone calls, read texts or track your geographic location all through the phone’s network. Not surprisingly, Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), whose phone was hacked as a demonstration of the flaw, is calling for an...
Why You Should Buy A Share In A Dairy Cow — And How To Do It
You’re concerned about all of your food sources, so why is milk different? You can get to know the source of your milk up close and personal when you buy shares in a dairy cow. Whether you’re a raw-milk devotee or want to know exactly what the cow is consuming, buying a dairy cow share is one way to...
Need A Healthy Breakfast? Overnight Gluten-Free Swiss-Style Muesli
This is not your everyday, processed granola — this is raw food at its best. For a quick breakfast or lazy brunch, this Swiss-style muesli packs a punch of nutrition, is so tasty and is easy to make but sure to impress. Bircher-Benner muesli In the early twentieth century, a man by the name of Maximilian Bircher-Benner (1867–1939) opened a sanatorium...
