Lifestyle, food and health articles
You, dear reader, are a very intelligent and attractive individual. See? That random act of kindness on my part was quite easy to perform. In today’s society, random acts of kindness are needed more than ever, especially those directed towards people who are having a …
Fred and Ginger, Sonny and Cher, tequila and salt, hammer and nail, insomnia and the internet…some things were just meant to go together. Even in the oxymoronic world of healthy snacks, some things are meant to go together, even if, at first blush, they seem …
If you’ve taken a minute to look at food labels recently, you should have noticed a relatively new addition called “added sugars.” The next obvious question is, what are added sugars? Sugars can be broken into two categories. The first is naturally occurring sugars such …
Stress– noun, a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. In the human body, stress, at one time, prepared us for action…the fight or flight response, generally. It still does today. However, its source has changed a …
As a former member of the military, I’ve had my fill of acronyms. However, even in civilian life I haven’t escaped them, but HIIT (pronounced “hit,” but usually does not involving hitting anything) is worth learning. HIIT stands for “high intensity interval training” and it …
And no, these are NOT New Year’s resolutions, these are simply a few healthy habits for you to adopt in the new year. And no, you are NOT required to adopt all ten, just choose the one(s) that appeal to you, give it (them) a …
Sure, we all know the Christmas Eve traditions here in the good ‘ole U.S. of A, but have you ever wondered what Christians in other countries typically do on the night before Christmas? If so, this post is for you. Mexico While the Christmas season …
You’ve got all your Christmas shopping done and the experience this year hasn’t exactly been fun. You made a list, checked it twice and purchased gifts for the family, both naughty and nice. You bought new wrapping paper, ribbons and bows, not caring from where …
The following conversation between Mr. and Mrs. Klaus was surreptitiously recorded on the 8th of December by a microphone hidden in an elf’s hat. Hermie the elf, unbeknownst to the Klaus’, was an embedded journalist working for WNPL News. Hermie took this gig after being approached …
Yes, aside from the color of the three main types of chocolate, there are other differences, primarily of the nutritional variety. These differences between the three are derived from two sources, whether or not milk is used as well as the percentage of cocoa solids …