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Diet trends come and go, with some proving to have merit, and others maybe not so much. Just now, alkalizing, with a highly alkaline diet is all the rage and proposed as a cure-all and body regulator par excellence. Health professionals are in agreement that the ingredients proposed by this diet, which tends to favor […]

Automated cars for everyone are on the horizon and flying cars may not be as sci-fi as once supposed. The future is here. Smart homes are doing more and more everyday. Bio-engineering is a reality. So, is it really that far off the radar of probability that our houseplants could be altered to be more […]

Crafting, cooking from scratch, coloring books for all ages, and home gardening are all being touted as antidotes to stress and the overall pressures of daily life. According to psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, these DIY activities put us in a state of “flow” where we are feeling more relaxed, confident, and happy. One large-scale study of […]

Almost half of the world is on social media, but sometimes the amount of time spent on it, the number of followers you have to keep up with and the pressure of feeling like everyone else is doing I better can lead to “social media fatigue,” especially for people trying to use social media for […]

Thomas Erskine’s horticultural garden project displays the potential of horticultural therapy. Erskine started this project as a small community garden, but it has since expanded into a place of resources and therapy for people with all different needs – homeless, those who are aging, suffering from depression, or have limited vocabularies or expressive abilities. Erskine […]

Dr. Doug Manuel has developed a system called the CVDPoRT that can determine an individual’s risk for heart disease determined by an assessment surrounding their lifestyle habits. The survey asks questions surrounding diet, exercise, alcohol consumption in order to determine your chances of developing heart disease. Dr. Manuel hopes that seeing the risk upfront will […]

A recent study that was performed by the World Cancer Research Fund has shown that approximately 35% of breast cancers and up to 45% of colorectal cancers could have been avoided through sticking to a certain diet. This diet includes increased healthy eating with physical activity, as well as a decrease in the amount of […]

Everyone wants to be thin and beautiful, and as a marketing strategy, celebrity endorsement, or even a creation of their own is usually well received, scientific foundation be dammed. Why do we follow the advice of these people? Simple really, Self Conception. the way we see ourselves versus the image we have of our ideal […]

Heat waves, like the one afflicting Europe right now, can cause heat exhaustion or heat stroke and exacerbate kidney, cardiac and other medical conditions. This is especially true in older people and children. There are steps you can take to protect yourself, such as keeping your home cool, dressing in light clothing and staying hydrated, […]

More people go for water these days than soda, which is good. More people are going greener, which is good too. But, is it enough? Plastic is ruinous for the environment, that has been pointed on ad infinitum. On a personal, financial level it is an expensive commodity to keep up. Think about the amount […]