RACCOON Meat Found in This Supermarket
Would you eat brain burgers, or aged cheese loaded with wriggling maggots? What about fried tarantulas or even ant larvae? While some people find these things to be a delicacy, they may be just enough to make your stomach turn. Although a peek in your favorite supermarket's fresh and frozen food section may not reveal poisonous puffer fish or live...
Why the Contents of Your Grocery Cart Mean More to Food Policy than Petitioning Ingredients
When it comes to what is in our food, more and more people are making their voices heard. Just in the last couple of years, Subway removed a chemical also used in shoe rubber from their bread, General Mills stopped using GMOs in their original Cheerios, and Chick-fil-A cut out high fructose corn syrup - to name only a...
7 Reasons Why Men Should Carry a Purse
Guys nowadays carry around just as much stuff as women do (well, almost). So why shouldn’t a man carry a purse - or murse, or maybe manbag? Either way, many men don’t feel like it’s a manly thing to do, but on the other hand, there are plenty of men who are opting to carry a bag. Total sales for...
How Your Brain Is Wired To Keep You Safe
You have likely heard the term "fight or flight" at least once. This often-used saying refers to the instinctual reaction our brain experiences when we feel fear or sense danger. But how does our brain remember to be afraid of danger? Finding the life-preserving circuit Recent work by researchers at Stony Brook University used a group of mice to test how...
5 Yogic Tips to Sit Smarter at Your Desk
There’s no denying it: we sit in front of screens too much, and it’s killing us. Sitting, like, smoking, drinking soda, or sleep deprivation, is awful for our health. However, unlike these other harmful habits, we can’t simply ‘quit’ or ‘give up’ sitting (although perhaps we can do it less). What we can do, however, is teach our bodies...
Study: Women’s Pain Often Ignored, Often Treatable with Natural Remedies
Pain may be an inevitable part of life, but that doesn't mean we should suffer when we don't have to. According to a new review of studies by the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), women's pain in particular is often ineffectively dealt with, though many natural options may significantly help. The ASA's press release explains, "women have a particularly interesting...
HATE Coconut Oil? 5 Benefits of Avocado Oil
Although it has not quite yet reached celebrity status like coconut oil, avocado oil is rapidly gaining momentum in natural health circles - and gaining popularity amongst those who are not fond of the taste of coconut oil. Social media is abuzz with tales of the goodness of this pear-shaped, green fruit, as well. In fact, a quick search...
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: How Safe Is Your Home?
Every year, carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning makes 20,000 to 30,000 people sick, and kills hundreds more. The winter months are especially dangerous, as people are more likely to use heating devices that emit carbon monoxide. As CO is odorless, tasteless, and colorless, most people don’t know that they’re being poisoned until they’re already sick—or worse. Here are some common questions...
Is a ‘GMO-Free Europe’ a Possibility in the Near Future?
Could the great and variegated continent of Europe ever reach full consensus on GMOs, and eliminate them entirely in coming years? While there is still a long way to go before this ideal becomes a reality, Europe might not be as far away from it as you may think. Currently, Europe's policy on GMOs is governed by individual regions. Some...
Sanity-Saving Tips to Get Through the Dead of Winter
Ladies and Gentlemen, we have entered the infamous time of year that we in Northern climates refer to as the "deep freeze," aka the "dead of winter." The holidays have passed, spring is far away, and man, is it cold. To get through unscathed, you're going to need to stay warm, find ways to make peace with the snow, and...
