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nature sounds

Written by Angela Silva The suggestion “get some fresh air” may carry more weight than we realize. Sure it feels nice to step outside of a stuffy, crowded room or to roll down the car window when we’re feeling a bit sick, but do the sounds and settings of nature actually offer any benefits to us? Researchers are …

Top 3 Myths Myth: You are safe if the sky above is clear Fact: Lightening can strike 10 to 15 miles away from a storm Myth: People struck by lightning carry an electrical charge Fact: False Myth: You are safe from lightening in a house Fact: Lightening flows through various conductors. Avoid using phone land …

Child chores

Written by Caitlin Schille Most of us can easily recall the days of childhood chores. Maybe your family had a chore chart or chore wheel. Maybe chores were used as a form of punishment—in my family, the threat of weeding the ivy growing over the rock wall in our backyard was enough to correct any …

ugly produce

Why we demand and create beautiful produce, and why some people are fighting for ugly fruit and vegetables. Photo Source (right picture): Perfectly Imperfect Produce, an “ugly” produce seller in Cleveland Written by Michael Richardson We love it when fruit in the grocery store looks beautiful, and when each piece looks like the one next …

Fat shaming is cruel, destructive and ineffective. But the other end of the spectrum can be equally damaging. There is a movement in our society to “accept people for who they are,” regardless of body type and body weight. While this hides behind an excellent virtue of charity, fat acceptance is not a healthy attitude. …

organ donation the wave set

By Jared Wohl “We Are Vital to Each Other” is a mantra I remind myself of every day, and one that defines one of the most pivotal times in my life. On February 11, 2014, I donated 65 percent of my liver to my younger brother, Cameron. He was diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), …

microblading

Thin eyebrows are a plague among those who make appearance a high priority. Okay, plague might be a bit of an exaggeration, but still. People hate their thin, whispy, or missing eyebrows. In fact, thin eyebrows have led to the popularization of an edgy trend with a dangerous-sounding name: microblading. Microblading is Tattooing Face tattoos? …

BY WILLIAM B. MILLER, JR., M.D. Millions of Americans are serious about fitness since we have long been told of its benefits. It is well established that consistent exercise promotes long-term health by lowering blood pressure, improving glucose tolerance, and assisting in weight management. Most people who exercise report an additional positive; physical activity improves …

HOUSTON – (April 6, 2017) – The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Texas Children’s Hospital is the first to be designated by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) as a level IV NICU, the highest level of care available for premature and critically-ill newborns. One of the first NICUs reviewed by the …

“Okay what’ll it be today?” asks the barber. “Uh… Just a normal haircut please,” says the dude who’s about to get a haircut he hates. Even instructions like “shorter on the sides and longer on top” are pretty much worthless, since that describes essentially every male haircut. Find a picture and save it to your …