Category: Health & Wellness

And the Superfood Vegetable of the Year is…

If you’re a little bored of relying on quinoa, kale and blueberries to keep your body healthy and full of nutrients, there is a brand-new crop of superfoods making their way to supermarkets and health stores, about to expand your palette and make planning your meals fun again. So what’s the superfood vegetable of the […]

Is Snacking Healthy?

Still eating three squares a day? How very 1970’s of you. According to a recent article published in U.S. News & World Report, it appears that more than half of Americans’ eating occasions are snacks, and 91 percent of us snack multiple times a day. Okay, but is this good for you? According to studies […]

The Link Between Diet Drinks and Strokes in Women

A new study by the American Heart Association (AHA) discovered that women who drink more than one artificially flavored drink a day are at a higher risk for stroke and heart disease. The research found that post-menopausal women who drink multiple diet drinks a day had an increased risk for stroke caused by a blocked […]

A Plant-Based Food Revolution

Today, plant-based sales account for 20% of food and beverage dollars spent by Americans, with beef alternatives making up 44% of that. In fact, a recent survey found that most Americans are even willing to give lab-grown meat a try. Impossible Foods, the company behind the “bleeding” Impossible Burgers, will soon churn out 500,000 pounds […]

Home Fitness Gets Smart

The incredible rise of Peloton’s “smart” stationary bicycles has ushered in competitors in the $14 billion home fitness equipment market. You can now find smart rowing machines, weight lifting systems, boxing gloves, and even jump ropes to stock your burgeoning home gym. Peloton, meanwhile, recently announced it was expanding into yoga, in addition to rolling […]

Verily’s New Smart Shoe Tracks Weight and Falls

CNBC reports that Google’s sister company Verily wants to make a smart shoe that can track weight and monitor falls. The company has allegedly been looking for partners to develop this shoe and bring it to market, but it’s very early in the process. Fall detection, as in, automatically alerting people when you’ve “fallen and […]

Baby, It’s Extremely Cold Outside

Thermometer sitting in snow and ice

Extreme Cold means below normal temperatures combine with strong winds (wind chill) that result in the thermostat falling below -27 °C. Brr! Of course temperatures this extreme come with more health risks, such as: Windburn – Skin becomes very dry, red, sore and itchy. Frostbite – Skin of the extremities (hands, feet, nose) turns yellowish […]