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Reading Food Labels: Look Out for These 3 Things

Why is reading food labels important? What ingredients should you avoid and why? Reading food labels can help you make informed food choices by avoiding ingredients that may be damaging to your health. One simple rule of thumb to follow is to stay away from foods that contain unpronounceable ingredients, low-fat or fat-free dairy, and paradoxically enough, the health claims. Here are some things you should be looking out for when reading food labels.

How to Cultivate Mindfulness in Your Everyday Life

What exactly is mindfulness? Can you cultivate mindfulness without meditating? Mindfulness is a state of mind in which you are fully aware and engaged with the present moment. While meditation is the most direct way to enter this state, there are other ways to cultivate mindfulness. Here are some other things you can do to cultivate mindfulness without meditating.

Happy Parenting: It’s All About Perspective

What is the secret to happy parenting? What are some ways you can infuse your parenting experience with more joy, happiness, and positivity? If you reflect on your individual parenting moments—such as throwing a birthday party or going to an amusement park—you’ll likely find many negative in-the-moment emotions, such as frustration, stress, or impatience. While you can’t eliminate these feelings altogether, you can choose to look beyond them and focus on the overall happy experience of parenting. Read further for tips on happy parenting.

Michelle Obama: White House Gets a New First Lady

What was Michelle Obama’s role in the White House? What did she do as First Lady? For Michelle Obama, the White House was an opportunity and a challenge. She faced incredible scrutiny in her role as First Lady, but strove to make the role her own. Read more about Michelle Obama, The White House, and her early days as First Lady.

Dating an Independent Woman Isn’t Always Easy

How Economic Outpatient Care Leads to UAW Children

Why do men find dating an independent woman so difficult? What are some things an independent woman can do to make sure her man still feels needed? In his book Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man, Steve Harvey talks about the difficulties of dating an independent woman. Harvey explains that most men don’t mind if a woman makes more than him or is successful, as long as he still feels needed in some ways. Keep reading to learn what Steve Harvey has to say about dating an independent woman.

Yellow Fever: Philadelphia in Anderson’s Fever 1793

What was Philadelphia like during the yellow fever epidemic? What did Matilda and Grandpa do once they finally got back home? In the book Fever 1793, Matilda and Grandpa return to Philadelphia after she recovers from yellow fever at Bush Hill. However, the city is not the same as when they left it over two weeks ago. Continue reading to learn what happened when an outbreak of yellow fever hit Philadelphia.

Living a Stress-Free Life Won’t Make You Happy

Why are problems good for your mental health? Why wouldn’t you be happy if you lived a stress-free life? Despite how it sounds, living a stress-free life wouldn’t make you happier. When we overcome problems it leads to satisfaction and improvement. Without problems and stress in our lives, our lives would be stagnant and we’d never learn. Keep reading to learn why a stress-free life wouldn’t make you happy.

Matthew McConaughey: Bongo Drums and Arrest

Why did Matthew McConaughey strip naked and play the bongo drums? What happened after this incident? For Matthew McConaughey, the “naked bongos” incident was just another part of the journey. It helped create an easygoing, hard-partying image of him in the media, and for McConaughey, let him see the greenlights as he moved into the world of rom-coms. Read more about Matthew McConaughey, the bongo drum, and how the incident lead to more greenlights.

The Truth About Saturated Fat and Heart Disease

Is there a link between saturated fat and heart disease? Does consumption of saturated fat lead to an increased risk of coronary heart disease? Is there any scientific evidence to corroborate this association? Since the 1950s, doctors and the general public alike have believed that consumption of saturated fat leads to coronary heart disease (CHD). However, only a few studies ever found a positive correlation between saturated fat and heart disease. Keep reading to learn more about the link between saturated fat and heart disease.

The 4 Rules for Eating Whole Foods

What do nutritionists recommend eating whole foods? Which whole foods are the healthiest? There are significant health benefits to eating predominantly whole foods. However, not all whole foods are created equal—some are healthier than others. Here are few rules that can help you identify which whole foods you should be eating for optimal health and vitality.