Tag: Lifestyle

A Guide to Las Vegas Dayclubs and Water Parks

By Madelon Hynes From Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas—Pool season has gotten underway in the Las Vegas Valley. Dayclubs and water parks are busy opening up on and off the Strip, offering fun in the sun for all ages. Here is a list of some venues that have opened, and others still to come. Aria…


What Should I Do About Mold Removal?

By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi Spring moisture and summer heat provide the ideal conditions for mold to take hold in your basements, bathrooms, areas behind walls, or any moist, dark place in your home. Mold can cause health problems and potential require a very expensive remediation job if it gets out of…


Immunity-Boosting Compound May Help Slow Aging, Prevent Cancer

Aging is inevitable, but some of the maladies we face as we age may one day be mitigated, thanks to advancing knowledge about exactly what causes our bodies to decline with time. The landmark 2013 Hallmarks of Aging study identified nine factors that contribute to health decline in advancing age: genomic instability, telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations,…


Iceland, the Volcanic Island

In Iceland for just a few days en route to Sweden, my husband and I had limited time to explore, so we booked a round-robin excursion near Reykjavik called the Golden Tour. This popular route visits myriad geologic formations that created this island nation, where tourism has surpassed fishing as the main industry. We set…


Chef Alan Bergo Is Unlocking the Forgotten World of Wild Foods

When you work with wild food, says Alan Bergo, “you learn about a lot more than food.” For the Minnesota professional chef turned full-time forager, foraging expanded his horizons beyond what he even thought possible—and possibly saved his life. Take the results of a recent rabbit hole of research: isirgan salatasi, a traditional Turkish salad…


From Darkness to Light: Blac Chyna’s Journey of Faith

Reality star Blac Chyna, whose real name is Angela White, has turned her life around, removing implants, fillers, and demonic tattoos, and getting baptized. As culture warps minds to a dark side, Angela White proves to be an outlier in stepping back into the light. When right and wrong and left and right get blurred,…


Crispy Bean and Cheese Burritos

View the print-ready version of this recipe. Why I love this recipe: FAST! I can whip these up in less than 20 minutes. Here’s a list of my other favorite meals you can make in under 30-Minutes. Few Ingredients: I always have these basic pantry ingredients on hand! If you want to go the extra mile use…


This SC City Ranks Higher Than Disneyland on List of 10 Best US Spring Break Vacation Spots

By Lyn Riddle From The State Columbia—The magazine Good Housekeeping picked the 10 best places in the United States to go for spring break. One is in South Carolina. Of course, it’s Myrtle Beach. No? Charleston, Hilton Head? Another of the perennial favorite islands like Pawleys or Edisto? No, no, no, and no. It’s Greenville….


Appealing to the Senses

By Cathy Hobbs From Tribune News Service Homes have a scent—only sometimes intentionally. Depending on the situation, they can attract or repel. Appealing to the senses, specifically a sense of smell, can be easily achieved, especially for those looking to do so naturally. Looking for ways to infuse scents into your home? Here are some…


Seeking Family Roots in Granna, Sweden

When I began to help my husband plan a family pilgrimage to a small village in Sweden 300 miles south of Stockholm, I wasn’t sure what we would do beyond a visit to the local cemetery to make rubbings of his grandparents’ graves. What I soon learned is that Granna, Sweden, is a quaint holiday…