Tag: Lifestyle

Vacation and Learn With Factory Tours

When they’re not partying or parading, visitors to New Orleans can enter a setting where they feel like Lilliputians in a land of giants. Some people who go to Pennsylvania immerse themselves in a chocolate-lover’s dream world. For travelers to Arizona, descending into a once-thriving silver mine brings back the glory—and sometimes gory—days of the…


New Study Shows Women Empowered by Home Birth

How do women who have given birth in both a hospital and a homebirth setting perceive their experiences giving birth? In a February 2023 study published in the journal, Women and Birth, three Irish researchers sought to answer this question. The study, “‘It could not have been more different.’ Comparing experiences of hospital-based birth and…


Follow a Motionless Approach to Slow Cell Aging, Enhance Immunity

The earliest records of meditation can be traced back to ancient India. Meditation has become increasingly popular in the West in modern times. Many studies have shown that meditation is good for immunity, the brain, and sleep. According to the 2018 National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) briefing (pdf) published by the U.S. Centers for Disease…


Beware of Toxic Spices: Heavy Metals Found in Major Brand Names

Despite four lawsuits over the last two years over significant levels of toxic heavy metals in big brand names of herbs and spices found in a 2021 consumer report, big box stores continue to carry the listed brands and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet set stricter limits on heavy metals…


Study Finds Silver Nanoparticles Can Supercharge Antibiotics

Antimicrobial-resistant infections are a leading cause of global death, killing nearly 1.3 million people yearly and outpacing malaria and HIV, according to a 2022 study published in The Lancet. In January 2023, a study published in Frontiers in Microbiology confirmed mounting evidence that adding silver nanoparticles to certain antibiotics boosts their ability to kill resistant…


Can Our Brains Change? | The Dr. Monti Show

Health is key to success in the world. But sadly, most of us are not getting the right health information to live our best lives—to really thrive, to think with precision, to feel energized as we face the world each day, and to be free of illness. Health used to be what the field of…


Here’s the Real Best-Ever Beans Recipe. They’re Dinner-Party Delicious

By Bethany Jean Clement From The Seattle Times Approximately 1,001 bean-related articles came out over the past few years. Topics included which dried beans were optimal to order online in packages you’d wipe down with antiseptic upon arrival, in what way to soak said beans for hours whilst trapped in your own home, and how…


A Tale of 2 Towns: Tradition Meets Innovation in the Austrian Alps

I’m on an e-bike cruising along the quiet streets of Leogang, a village of 3,200 in the shadow of the Austrian Alps. Tidy Alpine homes with flower boxes and stacks of firewood line the winding village path that leads into the countryside, where cattle graze in lush green pastures. In the winter, skiers descend on…


7 Facts to Know About Lake Mead

By Taylor Lane From Las Vegas Review-Journal Las Vegas—Among the sunken ships and undiscovered bodies at Lake Mead lies a boatload of rich history at one of the West’s most popular outdoor attractions. Lake Mead National Recreation Area is America’s first and largest recreation area, offering swimming, boating, hiking, cycling, camping and fishing. Here is…


Top 10 Places to See Cherry Blossoms Around the World

By Jackie Burrell From The Mercury News Sure, tulips are lovely, and roses sublime. But the pale pink froth of sakura—or cherry—blossoms is extraordinary. Tripadvisor recently ranked the best spots around the world to see these blossoms—and it’s hardly surprising that two Japanese cities top the list. These beautiful cherry trees are native to Japan,…