Parents… your children will not remember you for the material things you provided, but for knowing that you cherished them. [1] Parents around the world share this sentiment and yet, it’s still so easy to get caught up in life’s trivialities. Deadlines, chores, work, extracurricular activities… all the things that parents allow to take the...
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Keep this 4-ingredient Snore Relief Gel near your bedside to open up your sinuses and give you a better night’s sleep. Snoring plagues millions of people and can disrupt sleep for those who share a bedroom with them. While it’s often considered a common annoyance, snoring can be indicative of an underlying sleeping disorder associated...
Gel manicures have become the preferred nail manicure for many women these past few years instead of the traditional polish that has been around since the early 1900s. One of the reasons being that gel manicure lasts 2-3 times longer than a regular manicure (up to 4 weeks), and they keep their shiny and chip-free...
Tom’s of Maine is marketed by its parent company, Colgate, as a natural, healthy brand of toothpaste. But is this “natural” toothpaste as good for you as its marketing team claims it to be? We are here to take a good look at the ingredients of Tom’s of Maine toothpastes to determine whether or not...
Women are incredible beings, capable of doing some unthinkable yet impressive things. For example, a woman performed her own c-section in 2004, and somehow, both she and the baby survived. Performing a C-Section at Home In 2004, a 40-year-old woman performed a c-section on herself, delivering her baby alone, before being transferred to a hospital...
In a world where people are constantly searching for ways to improve their health and well-being, it’s surprising that so many have never heard of taro root. This odd-looking root vegetable may not be a staple in most kitchens, but it is certainly worth considering due to its incredible health benefits. From boosting the immune...
This article was originally published in May 2018 and has since been updated. Shortly after she sustained a severe head injury in a car accident, 52-year-old Kendra Jackson from Omaha, Nebraska, began to suffer some symptoms that the doctors misdiagnosed as ‘allergies’ or a ‘bad cold.’ She dealt with severe migraines, chronic nasal drainage, sneezing,...
Drug addictions are truly devastating, as they are powerful enough to take over a person’s life entirely. Substances such as meth and heroin have a way of totally encompassing the lives of those who use them. There are very few addicts who are able to hold their lives together for long, as each hit brings...
Who really am I? Why am I here? What is the meaning of life? For millennia, people have desired to answer these questions in hopes of giving substance to their lives. While some people believe they have succeeded in finding the ever-elusive truth, others give up before they even start. In recent years, despite all...
Every day, thousands of people flock to the gym to trudge grudgingly on a treadmill or other cardio machine for a predetermined amount of time. When we’ve become sufficiently sweaty, we head to the bathroom scale and hold our breath — willing the tiny needle to stop going up, up, up. Despite our hours at the...
New health trends are always on the rise, constantly changing sometimes there based on some good evidence, and sometimes they aren’t. One highly discussed trend includes the benefits of celery, a healthy and versatile snack. Are There Benefits to Celery? In the past few years, celery’s popularity has soared, particularly when it comes to celery...