How to Make Your Own Pumpkin Spiced Nut Butter
Pumpkin spice is in the air, and it’s everywhere! You’ll see just about every type of processed food with pumpkin spice flavoring this season, from the classic Pumpkin Spice Latte at Starbucks, to Pumpkin Spice Greek yogurt, Poptarts, cereal, cheesecakes, granola bars, and even peanut butter. Before you go and buy any of these foods, think about this: it’s...
Our Ancient Ancestors Were Healthier, Slept Less and Better
How much sleep are you getting every night? Are you waking refreshed and ready for the day ahead? Despite all our modern conveniences, special beds, sleep machines, and sleep-aid pharmaceuticals, Americans generally sleep horribly. Data from the National Sleep Foundation found that 48 percent of Americans have insomnia, and 22 percent have it almost every night. Sleep is vital to...
Solar Plant Pumping Out Tons of Carbon Emissions
The $2.2 billion Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System located in California’s Mojave Desert may not be as “green” as taxpayers were led to believe. The solar energy plant, built and operated by BrightSource Energy, Inc. and NRG Energy, Inc., received over $2 billion in loans and grants by the U.S. Energy Department and Treasury Department, as part of the...
Cannabis Tech Startups Bring Marijuana to Your Doorstep Like Dominos
The marijuana industry is big business. It was estimated at $2.4 billion in 2014, a 74 percent increase from the previous year, and is projected to be $11 billion by 2019, according to The ArcView Group, a California-based cannabis-industry investment and research firm. The new buzz in the marijuana industry has been surprisingly about cannabis tech startups located in...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Damages the Brain
For some time, medical professionals have been aware of the fact that sleep apnea is more than a mere annoyance — there are real health risks associated with it. Now, new research out of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) demonstrates that obstructive sleep apnea contributes to the breaking down of the blood-brain barrier, a filtering system of...
20 Darn Good Reasons to Quit Dieting
You’ve decided to get your health under control. You consider an exercise and weight-management routine. You look at easy fixes or miracle “snake oils,” products that lead many unsuspecting consumers down unhealthy paths. Going on a diet is the choice of many; however, what do you really gain from going on a diet? Merriam-Webster defines “diet” a few different...
Living Near Trees Makes You Live Longer… Seriously
A 2015 study published in Scientific Reports has found that trees may help you live longer. The study used previous research from a June 2015 study which found that viewing natural scenery has both cognitive and psychological benefits. The new research indicates that the addition of trees to a neighborhood or landscape could actually have beneficial effects on physical health...
13 Ingenious Things to Do with Your Pee
Have you ever wished that there was something more productive you could do with your urine than flushing it? For some reason, the inner five-year-old in me thinks about things like this every so often. But whether you share my juvenile tendencies or not, there actually are other uses for pee! Some of them are thousands of years old....
Need Some Motivation? Try This Shrub
Wormwood is known as an ingredient of the infamous liquor absinthe. However, as an herbal remedy, it actually has several benefits, including supporting organ function, improving mood, helping to clear parasites, and detoxification. Let’s learn more about this time-honored natural remedy. What is wormwood? Wormwood is an herbaceous shrub native to Europe, North Africa and Asia. It is also cultivated in...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About the Birth Control Pill
When you hear the word “birth control” or “contraception,” what do you think of? The pill, of course! It’s the most ubiquitous form of controlling women’s fertility in our society. Eighty percent of women have taken, are taking, or will take birth control pills at some point during their lives. Many girls and women have walked out of their health-care...
