4 Delicious Things to Do with Garden Tomatoes
If you've been growing your own tomatoes, you may be amazed at how quickly you can go from impatiently waiting for the first taste of that ripe fruit to suddenly wondering what in the world you're going to do with all of them. Tomatoes ripen pretty much all at once, which means at this time of year, you may...
Pumpkin Season is Here: 3 Fun and Delicious Recipes
Pumpkin is a favorite of the autumn season. Around this time, these beautiful orange gourds start showing their faces everywhere. Baking and decorating with pumpkins can be lots of fun, however, there are lots more uses for pumpkins than pie and Jack O' lanterns. Pumpkin also has some amazing health benefits that you don't want to miss. High in fiber Fiber...
The Perfect Pushup and Why You Should Do a Few
The good old fashioned push-up is one of the best exercises we can do for our bodies. We often think of the push-up as an arm workout, however, it works much more than our arms. Some of the benefits of doing push-ups include: Core strength When performing a push-up, your core is responsible for keeping your spine straight. Without a straight...
6 Cancer-Causing Foods You Need to Stop Eating
It can be challenging to eat all healthy foods 100 percent of the time, particularly when on vacation in places where nutritious fare is difficult to find. Sometimes, we may want to indulge in an occasional treat. However, there is a big difference between indulging in a snack that contains a little too much sugar and eating foods that...
Keep Your Mind Sharp – Be Spontaneous
Many people say they don't like spontaneity - they'd rather follow a strict routine and plan things out, preferring no surprises along the way. However, being spontaneous simply means being a person with an open, natural and uninhibited manner. Doesn't that sound like a good thing? Being more spontaneous means less stress, since much anxiety comes from worrying about what might...
You Can’t Survive Without these Nutrients: How Best to Get Them
The body is an intricate and delicate network of systems, which requires a balance of nutrients to keep it going. We all know that we need to eat to live - however, many of us do not know the details about what each type of nutrient does. Without the following four categories of nutrients, we could not live. Here...
Want to Quit Smoking or Chewing Tobacco? Chew Hemp Instead!
We all know about the dangers of cigarette smoking; it's one of the worst things that you can do to your body. But the fact is, one in five Americans still smoke despite of this, and it's responsible for nearly half a million deaths, as well as roughly 41,000 deaths that result from secondhand smoke exposure, according to the...
Certain Types of Antibiotics Found to Raise Risk of Colorectal Cancer
A new study, presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, found that certain antibiotics are linked to an increased risk of colorectal cancer, the second most common type of cancer among men and women, killing over 50,000 people annually in the US alone. Colorectal cancer shares common risk factors with other cancers, as...
Study: Do Kids Who Exercise Have Greater Cognitive Capabilities?
We all know that it is healthy for kids to exercise - obesity is on the rise in young people in this country, and with it, the rise of heart disease and other chronic ailments. However, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found an additional benefit to exercise - it may just boost kids' brainpower. The study...
When Having Less is Better: 3 Good Reasons to Downsize
One rather unfortunate attitude perpetuated by our culture is to judge one's success by the size of their house, the model of their car or how many gadgets are in their collection. However, these things simply don’t correlate to happiness. Have you ever looked around your home and asked yourself how much of your "stuff" you really need, or...
