Ladies: Are Shaving And Waxing Really Worth The Effort?
Open up any fashion magazine, or watch a Hollywood blockbuster, and you'll find one common theme: the women portrayed have very little — if any — body hair. The smooth-skinned, body hair-free woman has become the American societal norm. Aside from the cost of all those razors, tweezers, waxes, and hair removal creams, has our image of ourselves become...
These People Don’t Ever Have Back Pain… Why?
Back pain affects an estimated 80 percent of Americans at one time or another. Although many accept this pain as an inevitable part of aging, recent cross-cultural research challenges this paradigm. In fact, back pain may be a uniquely Western — and modern — phenomenon. Here’s what we’ve learned about back pain from cultures that don’t experience it.  The...
3 Reasons Your Hair Is Thinning — And Ways To Treat It
Hair loss isn’t something only men have to deal with. Up to 40 percent of complaints about hair loss actually come from women. Seeing a little — or a lot — of extra hair in the drain can not only be very upsetting for women, it can also be a sign of an underlying imbalance in the body that...
7 Tips For Scoring A Cheap But Elegant Vacation
Getting away from it all doesn’t mean you have to break the bank. With some flexibility and creativity, enjoying an elegant vacation on a budget is simple. Here are seven tips for doing just that. Think outside the box You can take your vacation anywhere, whether you want to stay Stateside or travel overseas. But it’s the big destinations — New...
Easy Almond Biscuits With Sausage And Mushroom Gravy
If you’re hankering for a little down-home goodness but weary of traditional wheat biscuits and roux-thickened gravies, then try out this recipe. These almond-flour biscuits are buttery and fluffy, and topped with gravy that’s rich and flavorful. Easy Almond Biscuits Serves 6 biscuits       Prep time: 20 minutes   Cook time: 10 minutes This is not a traditional rolled-biscuit recipe, but rather a...
Gotta’ Love Those Sportin’ Dogs
Although dog breeds in the American Kennel Club’s sporting group were originally bred for hunting, most of them spend their lives as. Some of the most perennially popular breeds in the United States — such the Labrador retriever, the golden retriever and the cocker spaniel — belong to this group. Even though dogs in the sporting group make excellent pets...
Podcast Episode #29: Kris Landers Spearfishes with Sharks, Photographs Massive Marine Animals
In this episode, I sit down with Kristofer Landers who is world-class in multiple aquatic fields. Kris is an experienced free diver who is an expert spearfisherman (or spearo, as you'll hear him explain) as well as a very accomplished and well-respected photographer. Kris shares many adrenaline-filled stories such as the one time he had to save his friend's life...
11 Things To Never Put In A Microwave
We’ve all had at least one embarrassing microwave incident that we’d rather not tell anyone about. When you foolishly left the aluminum foil on the leftovers and they’ve sparked like crazy, or you didn’t know there was a metal lining on the bottom of that plate. While there are some seriously obvious objects that shouldn’t go in the microwave,...
13 Energy Saving Tips That Also Save You Money
We use energy 24 hours a day, seven days a week. In fact, you’re using energy right now, reading this article. All that energy really adds up. Did you know that the average American household spends at least $2,200 a year in home utility bills? If you want to do something good for the environment and your wallet, check out...
Is Climate Change Destroying Your Wine?
Climate change has been linked to a multitude of environmental dangers, including melting glaciers, warming ocean waters, floods, risks to marine life, and more. However, there are other side effects of this worldwide phenomenon that are less serious, but nonetheless troubling. One of these is the impact of climate change on wine production. The climate in which grapes are grown affects...
