Now that there’s a Starbucks on nearly every corner, or one of their competitors, it’s so easy to stop there for a snack when you’re on the run. In the past, this unfortunately meant getting a drink loaded with empty calories (or else a plain coffee) and a muffin that was brimming over with crap …
The first sunburn tip should always be: get a good sunblock and use it all the time. Dermatologists recommend this not just for avoiding sunburn, but for protecting you skin from longterm damage and potential skin cancer. But if it’s too late for that and you’ve already lobstered yourself into pain, misery and peeling, the …
Everybody’s body should come with an instruction manual. Unfortunately, they don’t, and it’s up to us to figure out our little quirks. Like, that one brand of pain reliever works better than another for us, even though according to the package they’re both the same dose of the same medicine. Or just which combination of …
If you can reach a spliter with a pair of tweezers, that’s a great way to get it out. But what if it’s not sticking up far enough above the skin to get hold of it? Some people recommend digging in after it with a needle. Even if you make sure the needle it sterilized …
Good sleep isn’t as simple as going to bed at the right time and living a healthy lifestyle. Nor is it a matter of just being in bed a certain number of hours every night. Quality of sleep matters at least as much as quantity. Some of it’s down to your genes, but there are …
The best way to deal with colds and flus is not to get them in the first place. That isn’t always possible – no, not even with flu shots – but there are a few things you can do to minimize your chances of coming down with a cold or flu. Basic cold and flu …
I’ve been thinking about switching from coffee to tea as my main caffeine fix ever since I read that when you consider the water involved in growing coffee, coffee wastes a lot more water than tea. Tea is clearly the better choice as far as my “water footprint” goes. But doesn’t it stain your teeth …
Someone recently recommended aloe vera gel to me as a hair gel, especially for hair that tends to frizz (that’d be me!). I was skeptical because I’d tried it for that very thing years ago. But she said to make sure I bought Fruit of the Earth’s 100% Aloe Vera Gel because some aloe vera …
One of the simplest ways to get a good workout is by walking. Anytime you want, you can just go outside your home and take a walk, right? Except not. It rains. In winter, you may spend all the daylight hours working and/or commuting. Or maybe you live in a neighborhood that doesn’t make you …