Your responsibility doesn´t end when you send your car to the body shop for repairs. Making the wrong choice between original equipment manufacturer (OEM) and aftermarket parts can cost you hundreds of dollars. In some situations, OEM parts are the better choice. In other cases, aftermarket choices may be your best bet. Either way, it´s important to answer certain questions before making your final decision. | Read More →

Do your plans for ringing in the New Year involve kids as well as adults? Enjoy a budget-friendly New Year with these festive ideas. Simple crafts, snacks, and novelties will create a memorable New Year´s holiday party. Enjoy the countdown to 2013 with fun and easy activities that all ages will love. | Read More →

Over the past several decades, the low-fat diet fad has taken over as conventional nutrition wisdom. As a result, dietary fats have been replaced with sugar and grains. In spite of their "healthy" diets, a growing number now suffer with conditions like heart disease, obesity, gluten intolerance, and autoimmune disorders. | Read More →

Sports drinks are so heavily marketed that their health claims have become accepted dietary advice. These products are simply sugar water with added artificial dyes, and have little to no scientific basis for their use. A banana is higher in potassium than a sports drink and lower on the glycemic index, making it a more efficient way to recover after a workout while maintaining a healthy weight. | Read More →

A recent study states that since the people of Sweden have rejected claims that saturated fats are unhealthy, their total cholesterol numbers have risen. The assumption is that heart disease is also on the rise, but this is not the case. The Swedes are not dying more since they traded in their margarine for butter. Whole, natural foods are what promote healthy weight loss and disease prevention, not a focus on macronutrient ratios. | Read More →

Recent discoveries have determined that walking outside in your bare feet provides a host of health beneifts. Earthing allows your body to absorb free electrons from the earth´s surface, which have proven to be some of the most powerful antioxidants known to science. The potential for earthing to cool inflammation lowers the risk of disease, allows for a better night´s sleep, speeds healing times of injuries, and relieves muscle soreness. It also helps balance cortisol levels, which eases stress and tension. Simply walking outside in bare feet improves health and well-being dramatically. | Read More →