Have you ever wondered what it takes to have a good cup of tea? Perhaps you are always undecided between bulk packaging of loose leaf tea and boxes of teabags. To prepare some pleasant tea, focus on the appearance and taste of tea. The invention of teabags was due to a misunderstanding between tea dealers …
Category: Health & Wellness
7 Habits of Happy People to Add to Your Daily Routine
What does it mean to be happy? To have more success, abundant wealth, be lucky in love, or a clean bill of health? When it comes to being happy, we all have our own idea of what true happiness means to us. The trouble is, while you may know what it is you want in …
Are Drug Prices Fair? What to Look for at Your Local Pharmacy
Have you ever gone to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription and balked at the price? You’re not alone. In the United States, drug prices are exponentially high. Many people pay thousands of dollars for medicine. In fact, Bloomberg estimates the average American pays $1,200 a year for prescription medication alone. The good news? You …
6 Factors to Consider When Choosing Health Supplements
In this day and age, it seems so simple to take a pill and hope for some health success. There is so much more to it than that. You have to invest in your health in the same way you do anything else: put in the work that is needed to make some improvements in your …
These Are the Best Exercises to Do at Work
According to the CDC, over 40% of American adults are obese. This costs the U.S. healthcare industry around $147 billion per year, as people who suffer from obesity deal with many medical conditions. Oftentimes, a sedentary lifestyle leads to weight gain. For many people, this comes from working long hours behind a desk. However, there …
Reclaiming Your Life: A Simple Guide to a Holistic Approach to Anxiety
According to the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, 18.1% of people in the United States are impacted by anxiety disorders every year. Anxiety can be debilitating, and can negatively impact your quality of life. The common treatment for anxiety disorders includes therapy and medication. However, some are hesitant to rely on either method, wanting …
What Types of Knee Braces Are Available on the Market Today?
The knee might be the largest joint in the body but that doesn’t mean that it can’t be injured. In fact, knee injuries are rather common. For example, you can suffer a sprain, strain, fracture, or dislocation. Certain things can also cause the ligaments to tear. Fortunately, there are ways to treat these problems. For example, your …
Commercial Kitchen Food Safety: A Matter of Life or Death
Did you know compromised food causes 600 million cases of foodborne illness worldwide each year? Hundreds of thousands of people die. Even worse is that most of these illnesses are preventable. If you own or work in a restaurant, it’s important you know and enforce food safety guidelines in your commercial kitchen. It’s a matter of …
Parasite Infections: How Do Parasites Affect Your Body?
Every moment of every day there are living things inside of your living body replicating and growing. Before you panic, know that this is a reference to your cells. They grow and change and replicate all the time. Okay, panic, this also refers to trillions (not a typo) of microorganisms inside you that aren’t necessarily …
The most common workplace illnesses and how you can avoid them
We’ve all done it. Come into the office when we’ve had a bad cold or an illness. Some of us don’t want any sick days on our work record, others think they can just get through it, and sadly, many people simply cannot afford to have any time off for illness. But, when that illness …