Keys to Successful Brown Baggin’ It
One of the easiest ways to get off track when it comes to eating a healthy diet is being away from home. This may be especially true at work, since you most likely spend quite a bit of time there. Typically, there are few nutritious food options available, and when those hunger pangs hit, it's far easier to give...
Upcycling Your Live Christmas Tree
Isn't it remarkably depressing to drive or walk down the road after the holidays, and see old Christmas trees kicked to the curb, to be hauled away? This year, don't let this happen to your tree. Instead of throwing out your tree, try one of the following ideas to give it a new purpose. Mulch and edge your garden Old Christmas trees...
This is Your Brain on Diet Soda
Most of us have accepted by now that diet soda is not the ‘healthy’ alternative to normal soda that it’s often marketed as. You may have heard, for example, that it’s linked to high blood pressure, cancer and behavioral disorders. But did you know that it also affects your brain? Research has shown that artificial sweeteners, which are used...
6 New Exercises to Try in 2015
New exercises and fitness crazes are popping up all the time. If you'd like to change things up to prevent boredom and get in the best shape of your life, you might want to try some of the latest activities that are predicted to be hot in 2015. Body weight training This new/old exercise involves getting back to the basics. Of...
Why Winter Sun is So Important to Your Health
While most of us are taught to fear the sun, moderate sun exposure is a must. As the days grow shorter and cooler and we're less likely to be outside, we are getting dramatically less day-to-day sun, which can affect our health and our mood. The sun is essential to life: we need its rays in order to survive. Of...
Men Who Develop Pregnancy Symptoms: Are they Really Real??
Some fathers-to-be really do develop pregnancy-related symptoms. It's a real condition known as couvade syndrome, which can include physical symptoms like abdominal pain and bloating, back pain, pseudocyesis (often referred to as "phantom pregnancy"), lethargy, morning sickness, toothache, food cravings and aversions to certain foods. A 2005 study conducted in London confirmed many of these symptoms. Some of the more...
Are Solar Powered Underground Parks On the Way?
We have known for a long time that solar power will be a huge part of our future, and the technology is now taking off in leaps and bounds. In just the last few months, we have seen a solar powered bike path open in the Netherlands, and an undergraduate student unveiling a solar water purifier which could bring...
Will there Soon be Organic Fish?
There's organic produce, organic meat and dairy and organic poultry… but organic fish? There are reasons why you have not seen an organic sticker on a fish fillet - its virtually impossible to make fish truly organic. However, the USDA is planning to try. In a planned move that will likely shake many consumers' confidence in the organic label, the...
5 Hobbies that Destroy Your Health
There are so many healthy hobbies out there to choose from - from biking and swimming to painting and reading - that it may actually seem difficult to think of an unhealthy one. However, some individuals, despite the abundance of wellness-promoting options, get in the habit of pursuing detrimental hobbies. The following are five such hobbies, and why you'd be...
7 Ways to Decorate Your Vacation Home on a Budget
There are many simple ways to decorate your vacation home on a dime. Wherever your home is, whatever your style, these helpful hints will inspire anyone to paint, accessorize or remodel without spending a lot of money. The location of your home should determine the décor you use in it. If you live on the beach, set some seashells around...
