So, you’re starting a diet, turning a page and vowing to eat healthy. Well, salad has always been the answer for people who want to maintain a balanced and healthy diet, right? So clearly the first thing you need to do is load up on all those great pre-packaged salads in the produce section and […]
If You Like Coffee, You Might Be Bitter
If you crave your daily dose of java in the morning, you might just be bitter. A new study by Northwestern Medicine and QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute in Australia reveals that the more sensitive people are to the bitter taste of caffeine, the more coffee they drink. “You’d expect that people who are particularly […]
Cigarette Smoking Hits a New Low
Maybe you’ve noticed, or maybe you’re just going along enjoying the fresh air and unconcerned as to the cause, but according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the number of cigarette smokers in the US has just hit the lowest levels public health officials have ever seen, down a whopping 67% from adults in […]
Warm Winter Coat Trends for 2018
Days have gotten shorter, nights colder, and Jack Frost is nipping at our heels. It’s time to bust out your winter coats. But will yours pass muster or is it just passé? Check out this year’s Winter Coat Trends and decide if you need to update your outerwear this season: Animal Prints: Were everywhere […]
The Best Wines with Thanksgiving Dinner
Thanksgiving is right around the corner, you’re planning that perfect feast, and now you need to put on the finishing touches. Or maybe you don’t. Maybe you’re going to spend the day with someone who has prepared that perfect feast, and you’re the poor schmuck that doesn’t know what to bring. Either way, we’ve got […]
New Smart Outlet Saves Power
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used to help you reduce your electric bill. Currant, a startup dedicated to making smart home devices that reduce energy consumption, has announced its first AI-driven product. The “Currant Smart Outlet,” works with a companion app that tracks real-time electricity usage and displays graphs to show where energy is being […]
Pay Attention to your Prostate
What the heck is a prostate gland? Only men have a prostate gland, which starts out as the size and shape of a walnut, but grows bigger as you age. It is located underneath the bladder and surrounds the urethra. Its main job is to help make semen. How do you get prostate cancer? […]
Fighting Porch Pirates
We are coming on to that holiday season, and with it, a major increase in online orders and package deliveries. On average, package deliveries double during the three weeks before Christmas, which is fine, unless you are one of the 25.9 million Americans that will have a package delivery stolen this holiday season. The […]
All That Glitters is not Gold Flaked
In seeking those elusive Instagram follower fame, people have gone food-trend foolish. One of the worst seen this year is shellacking your edibles with the precious ore. Gold flake-dusted dishes seem to be everywhere these days, but why stop at flakes when your entire dish could be covered in gold? From chicken wings to chocolate, […]
Platform Sneakers Are Back!
If you loved your LA Gear chunky high-top sneakers and cried the day you finally had to face parting with them, your dreams have just come true. Platform sneakers, those crazy 90’s step aerobics-inspired footwear staples, are back with a vengeance. But these aren’t your grandma’s Jazzersize sneaks, oh no. Brands like Fila, Naked Wolfe, […]