General Health

8 Most Common Vision Problems

Your eyes are your windows to the world, as the cliché goes, but what happens when the glass grows blurry? You can’t whip out the vinegar and a rag, so visual difficulties indicate the need to make a call to your optometrist. The good news? […]

Nutrition on a Budget

6 Tips to Help You Make the Switch To Black Coffee

by Zach Parkes It seems like the “expert” consensus as to whether coffee consumption is good for you or not changes quite frequently. One week you’re told that coffee can help protect you from horrible health issues like dementia, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and depression. The next week, […]

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General Health

6 Health and Safety Tips for Wildfire Season

Wildfires terrify many. Until you’ve experienced one, you have no idea how quickly they can spread and the extent of the devastation they leave in their wake. The horrific Camp Fire that Paradise, California endured in 2018 shows how quickly one of these infernos can […]

General Health

Why It’s Important to Teach Your Kids About Safe Sex

Image Source: Unsplash Giving your children “the talk” can be the single most uncomfortable moment of raising them. After all, it insinuates that you acknowledge that your baby is growing up and potentially engaging in activities that many of us refuse to discuss out loud.  […]

General Health

Why Eco-Friendly Transportation Can Benefit Your Health

Image Source: Pixabay Transportation has been a hotbed of argument and an ever-growing concern for the green movement for decades. Harmful emissions from vehicles and the need for alternative fuels, in particular, have often taken center stage. In fact in 2012, air pollution alone was […]

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Fitness on a Budget

6 Tips for Speedier Recovery from Broken Bones

Breaking a bone can cause considerable pain and distress. Besides the initial injury, you need to learn new ways to do almost everything from showering, commuting to work and maneuvering through the grocery store. If you’re an athlete, you need to adjust your training routine […]

General Health

How Does Alcohol Affect the Brain?

Image Source: Unsplash Over 50% of people over the age of 18 in the United States drink each month. Almost 27% of people over the age of 18 admit to binge drinking. While you might think a bottle of beer or glass of liquor isn’t […]