Summer is nearly here, the season of less-is-more clothing. whether you, like me, spent the winter under heavy sweaters and drinking hot cocoa, you might be spending that spring trying to get yourself in shape for hot weather wear. One of the quickest ways to lose weight and improve nutrition is to …

So I need a convinced amount of direct sunlight every day in order to soak up some essential vitamin D. But I additionally need to wear sunscreen at all times to protect my skin from the sun’s dangerous rays. Both bits of wisdom produce sense. And they don’t prepare sense at all. I mean, whether I w…

Every day I wander outdoors and smell the aroma of BBQ chicken or burgers or sausage wafting through the neighborhood air, I want to slap something on my backyard grill and simulate the smells that send my taste buds soaring. We do grill a lot at our house — we have the delight of doing it year-rou…

Today, I made the change. I said “no, thanks” to my grocery store bagger when he offered me paper or plastic and instead allowed my new green totes to shimmy up to my cashier where she promptly handed them by to Mr. Bagger — who soon after shared with me a few facts about my eco-bags.

Bagger Boy…

Have you ever visited your parents house and stumbled upon a veritable instance capsule in the attic? Old photos, mix tapes you made for your high school crush, and even old clothes — items that you had all but forgotten about now stare you in the face, just begging to be taken with you on your ins…

Improve Your Diet
Eat Breakfast
It’s the most critical meal of the day and should additionally be the best. Start your day on a good note with eating a healthy and filling breakfast. It will give you ample energy boost for the rest of the day.
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Stay absent from processed foods like…

Edward Keith Stoddard Jr. really likes his PlayStation 3. So much, in fact, that whether you were to touch his PS3, he may just kill you. Such was the fate of his neighbor, Douglas F. Abrams, who Stoddard believed had taken his console. During an argument by the lost system, police say Stoddard …

It takes a dollop of sunscreen the length of your thumb to cover the skin on your face, neck, chest, and hands, say the editors of Glamour magazine (May 2008). What’s it take for whole-body coverage?
Two tablespoons. At the very least. That’s one ounce of lotion per application — and don’t f…

According to a recent study, babies who were breastfed exclusively for at least the first three months of life scored higher on IQ tests at age six than children who weren’t breastfed exclusively. preceding research has shown that breastfed babies had enhanced thinking, learning, and memory abilitie…

Both Qatar’s oil minister and the head of OPEC can see oil hitting $200 a barrel before the end of the year and one analyst says gas could reach $7 a gallon within four years. That could mean cataclysm for the global economy.

The world got a little relief nowadays when BP reopened its North S…

I’m a writer and yet I’ve never filled a journal. I’ve started many. But next I get distracted with other projects and life and writing for work…

But one of my dearest friends has filled 37 journals in the past 10 years. Why? It’s one of her main stress relievers. She swears by it. It’s helped …