Reading Time: 3 minutesYears ago a good friend of mine was a Navy rescue diver (AIRR – aviation rescue swimmer). He still maintains a military posture without even thinking about it. He has had people he doesn’t know come up and ask…
Reading Time: 4 minutesMint: it smells great, it grows fast, it tastes good and it has amazing benefits. Not to mention, growing it in your home will help keep pesky bugs like ants and flies outside. The health benefits…
Reading Time: 5 minutesAnyone who’s ever shopped around for houseplants would probably admit to prioritizing the way they look and what their maintenance requirements are before deciding on one to bring home. Those are obvious things to keep in mind, but there’s one…
Reading Time: 3 minutesBack in elementary school most of us learned that plants help clean the air through a process called photosynthesis. Which is fanastic when we think of all the pollution outside, but believe it or not, the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesItchy, scratchy, extremely irritating: trapped eyelashes Do you ever get a horrible scratchy sensation in your eye and realise that once again, you have an eyelash trapped in there? Annoying, isn’t it? It can be…
Reading Time: < 1 minuteOn Valentine’s Day, a 84-year-old Chinese man prepared a surprise for his wife for the first time during their 67-year marriage. “I love you” was shown on the hotel building, while they were having a…
Reading Time: 3 minutesNo time to load up on fruits? Then consider at least adding more cherries to your diet! You can eat them fresh with no preparation and cherries — like other berries — are considered to…
Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’ve all seen in. The moment our grandmother or elderly aunt raises her hand to wave and that flap of skin under her arms wobbles back and forth in a good-bye wave all it’s own.…
Reading Time: 5 minutesMassages are much more than just relaxing. In fact, our natural instincts turn to them in moments of need. This is the reason that you self-massage sore muscles, and it has also led to the…
Reading Time: 3 minutesDo you wake up in the morning with a puffy, pale face? Many people notice that their face looks different in the morning. They look into the mirror when they wake up, frowning at their…
Reading Time: 3 minutesPhoto by Katsuhito Nojiri via Flickr An article I wrote about the benefits of frequent travel got me thinking about how travel, frequent or otherwise, affects kids. I have read that new experiences help cement…
Reading Time: 3 minutesMotivation is a curious thing. Some people have it naturally and always seem to be bubbling with energy and looking for new ways to excel at what they do, improve themselves, overcome the challenges of…