We’re all practicing safe social distancing right now, which means we’re eating more at home. And if you’re not so big on cooking, packaged and preserved foods might be your go-to options. However, it’s extremely important for your health that you check your labels for hydrogenated oils.  Hydrogenated oils are vegetable oils that have been…

We’re all doing our best right now to protect ourselves and our families from the covid-19 virus. Practicing good hygiene and appropriate social distancing remains the best way to prevent it, but if you have to share a car, what do you do? Luckily, new research has provided some guidance as to how best we…

The holiday season is the perfect opportunity to spend time with your nearest and dearest family members and friends. But what about people who don’t have a close network of loved ones nearby? Even if you don’t know these folks too well, it may be worthwhile to reach out to them this Christmas, because you…

Christina DePino was pregnant and eagerly awaiting the birth of her baby girl, but a case of severe itching was keeping her up at night. Eventually, it got so bad, she reached out to people on the Internet with her concerns, and the response she got potentially saved her baby’s life. “What had started as…

It’s estimated that at least one in three American adults has prediabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Prediabetes is the condition that comes before type 2 diabetes to signal that the body is having trouble managing blood sugar levels. However, a new study has revealed that taking cinnamon may help…

There’s nothing we love more than crawling into a bubble bath at the end of a long day, which is why we’ve always wondered whether bath bombs for showers existed. Wouldn’t it be nice to recreate the relaxing effects of a bath bomb in the shower for those days when you need to decompress —…

Aaron and Rachel Halbert are missionaries and evangelical Christians. When they first started dating, one thing that drew them together was their desire to adopt kids. As Aaron wrote in an op-ed for the Washington Post, “While we were fertile, we were both deeply convicted that one of the ways to be pro-life is to…

When it comes to getting a good night’s rest, anxiety is one of the most common hurdles that keeps us from drifting off to dreamland. We might spend all day looking forward to the moment we can finally shutdown, only to find the moment our head hits the pillow that all our most stressful thoughts…

What’s on the table at your weekend brunch? My family and I always include a side of fresh fruit. We enjoy the classics — ripe, juicy cantaloupe with cottage cheese or a bowl of cubed watermelon, pineapple, and melon. But my all-time favorite has to be grapefruit. I love scooping out wedges of sweet, tangy…

How am I ever going to get any of this done? Genene Coté wondered, looking at her to-do list. “I had no idea where I would get the energy to do even one of the 10 items,” she recalls. “My legs felt like they weighed 1,000 pounds and my eyes burned from yet another sleepless night. Not only was…