Did you know that humans can see anywhere between 2 and 7 million different colors, or that we can hear about 350 000 different tones? Smell however, is a little bit more difficult to measure. Recently, researchers at The Rockefeller University did some upgrades on the old science and determined that humans may actually may …
Some days it’s natural to feel down or have a case of the blues. It can be because of a big thing or a small thing. This article will focus on how to resolve the little stuff. By doing these things regularly, you will be better able to deal with things as they come up. …
Summertime, and the eating is… stressful! How can that be? So many fantastic barbecues, parties, weddings, road trips and adventures should equal tons of fun, but that isn’t always the case when you’re watching your weight and trying to stay healthy. All these gatherings usually include plenty of sugar, packaged food and lots of booze. …
Is it possible that eating the right kinds of foods often enough can protect us from the sun? It can’t hurt! Plants have their own built-in protection against the damaging effects of the sun. When you eat foods derived from these plants, you consume protective compounds known as phytonutrients. These phytonutrients such as carotenoids, flavonoids, …
Everyone has bad habits, and that’s okay! But it’s a good idea to try and change them, to not only be more attractive to others, but more attractive for yourself. Attractiveness really means to keeps yourself well groomed, as well as healthy, and some of your bad habits can be negative in both of those …
There is something inherently anxiety provoking in the concept of quarantine. The idea that the world and every person and thing in it is moving too quickly, and so we all just need to stop, retreat into our homes, into safety, and create a plan for bringing things back into order. Except, in a pandemic …
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Let’s be clear: You don’t have to cook. There is cultural pressure put on us to spend time in the kitchen as past matriarchs have, and if we don’t then we feel guilt and shame. We are busy, we are often working too much, and the tempting ease of convenience foods is huge because it’s …
It’s a new year, and for many of us, the turn of the calendar means one thing: New Year’s resolutions. Unfortunately, the cliche of starry-eyed optimism giving way to defeat and abandoned goals before January is out is so well-established that entire industries have been built on it: think gyms and cleanse programs. But there’s …
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This next year is sure to bring many new and exciting things for all of us. One that comes to mind is the launch of a new Mars rover. The Mars 2020 will search for signs of habitable conditions on Mars in the ancient past and for signs of past microbial life itself. The robot …
There’s a common romantic comedy tale of an emotionally distant, successful professional who has it all, until they end up in circumstances that send them home to their wacky family for the holidays. The next thing we see is them quickly unravel, usually in the most tragically hilarious of ways. In our own lives that …
