One of life’s greatest struggles has always been the ability of letting go — of possessions, people, our emotions. Many philosophers and spiritual leaders argue that becoming attached to physical things, people and even our feelings is not only unhealthy, but can also be very detrimental to your overall well-being — for your current life … Continue reading »
Social media didn’t explode until I was well into high school, and even then it was a new platform that people were still integrating into their everyday lives. By 2007, it was a complete social phenomenon and had completely changed the way people interacted with each other and presented themselves to their friends, family and … Continue reading »
A recent study by The Wellcome Trust had me reeling the other day. We all know the countless germs we pass on from our hands to objects that we touch on a minutely basis (and vice versa): doorknobs, keyboards, remotes, and of course — our phones. But, can you think of something else very dirty … Continue reading »
Women spend millions of dollars a year hoping to find the secret weapon to have beautiful, Helen of Troy-type gorgeous skin. Considering we’re all pining away to look like a woman created completely out of myth — we still relentlessly strive in vain. In recent years, dermatologists and beauty experts have sworn on the near-magical … Continue reading »
The world is made up of all sorts of opposites, and everyone has their preferred side. There are the cat people and dog people, morning risers and night owls, tea sippers and coffee drinkers, and now there are the antiperspirant users and the deodorant users. At least for the latter, many people may not even … Continue reading »
A few years ago, Houston topped the country’s Fattest Cities list. Definitely not something to brag about, but hey, it made for a good laugh. We all know how Texans love to be the biggest and baddest (and fattest apparently). Well, turns out Texans are still topping lists, but at least they’ve gotten more covetable. … Continue reading »
Today in my psychology class, my professor talked about drugs. She talked to us about the effects of all the illegal drugs that we all know about – crack cocaine, powder cocaine, meth, ecstasy, nicotine, an even caffeine. Interestingly enough, caffeine and nicotine fell in the same category of stimulant drugs as cocaine and ecstasy. … Continue reading »
