Category: wellness

5 Misconceptions About Weight Loss and Healthy Eating

Can you get fat from eating late at night? Should you cut all carbs if you’re serious about losing weight? We turned researchers on these topics help separate myth from fact and set the record straight on healthy eating habits. Are Carbohydrates Bad For You? Carbohydrates are one of the three major nutrients in the…


Reset Ritual to Come Back to Focus

One of the most common problems when people are working is that they get caught up in busywork or distractions, and it can take hours before they find their way back to their meaningful work. Part of that is procrastination, of course, but a lot of times it’s just falling down a rabbit hole of…


Groundhog Day: How Our Thoughts Can Change Our World

“All that we are arises with our thoughts.”—Buddha It’s been hailed by business gurus, professors, psychologists, marriage counselors, and even scientists for the lessons it contains. While, at first glance, it may appear to be just another Bill Murray comedy, the movie “Groundhog Day” is filled with some surprisingly deep messages—so much so that it…


Lost Your Sense of Smell? 6 Remedies for Anosmia

Loss of smell, or anosmia, can significantly impair your quality of life, but options like smell training, alpha-lipoic acid and turmeric may bring back your sense of smell naturally It’s easy to take your sense of smell for granted — that is, until it’s gone. Anosmia, or the inability to smell, isn’t a life-threatening condition,…


The Health Benefits of a Vacation

C.J. is 52 years old, happily married, has two teenagers, and is a big-time TV executive. It was her annual check-up, and she was in her usual rush to get in and out. I’ve known C.J. for close to 25 years; she has been in menopause for three years and is on a low dose…


Mahatma Gandhi’s ‘A Guide to Health’

For more than twenty years past I have been paying special attention to the question of Health. While in England, I had to make my own arrangements for food and drink, and I can say, therefore, that my experience is quite reliable. I have arrived at certain definite conclusions from that experience, and I now…


2 Tips to Clean Your Washing Machine to Prevent Mildew and Remove Odors

After longtime use, a washing is prone to accumulating dirt, growing mildew, and developing bad odors. Here are 2 tips on how to clean your washing machine. Clean it Regularly and Soak it in Hot Water If you find that your laundry has lint, black stains, or does not smell good, it’s gone too long…


Are You Blow Drying Hair Correctly? 4 Tips to Lessen Damage

Does regular blow dry damage your hair? We spoke with Dr. Wan Yi Chou, the director of a dermatology clinic, who told us that some people don’t like to blow dry their hair after hair washing, as they think that letting wet hair dry naturally is healthier for their hair. But, in fact, doing this…


Are You Drying Your Hair Wrong? 4 Tips to Lessen Damage

Does regular blow dry damage your hair? We spoke with Dr. Wan Yi Chou, the director of a dermatology clinic, who told us that some people don’t like to blow dry their hair after hair washing, as they think that letting wet hair dry naturally is healthier for their hair. But, in fact, doing this…


Microplastics and Pollution Combine to Become Much More Toxic: Study

Microplastics can pick up pollution in their travels and pose an even greater threat to human health, according to a new study. In the ocean, for example, toxic compounds can hitch a ride on plastic and make the material 10 times more toxic than it would normally be, according to the research published earlier this year…