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10 Natural, Homemade Face Masks
Since fall is looming just around the corner, it’s time to start thinking about cold-weather skin care. We just showed you how to make your own face scrubs, and now we’re rounding up our 10 favorite DIY face masks. Made with ingredients like fruits, yogurt, and eggs, these all natural masks are packed with nutrients that are just as good for your skin as they are for your body!
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Homemade Face Scrubs for Every Skin Type
Yes, we know there are a ton of face scrubs out there, but it's hard to find the exact right one to fit your skin type. Which means that making a custom one to fit your skin's needs is the way to go. Plus, half of the ingredients you'll already have in your kitchen.
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7 Reasons Your Metabolism is Slow And You Gain Weight
Is your metabolism like a snail? Do you blame the workings of a slow metabolism in your weight gain? Metabolism is the process by which your body converts what you eat and drink into energy. Even when you are resting, your body needs energy for breathing, circulating blood and repairing cells. The number of calories that your body is using for these basic functions is known as your basal metabolic rate. Lots of factors determine your basal metabolic rate
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Vino Spa anyone?
Take a deep breath. Relax. Then step into the hot tub full of wine. Wait, what? At Yunessun Spa Resort in Hakone, Japan, customers have the chance to "cleanse" themselves in a variety of unorthodox hot tubs, filled with everything from green tea to red wine to sake.
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How to Make the Best Decisions
For any one of the 70 decisions you make daily (especially the biggies), these 8 research-backed strategies take you way beyond the old pros-and-cons list.
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What Happens When You Stand For 2 Years. - Tricks of the Trade
It has now been two years since I started using a standing desk at work. No matter how long my workday is, I stand at my computer. This means some days I stand over 10 hours, with the only breaks being when I nap, eat, or meditate.
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New drug mimics the beneficial effects of exercise
A drug known as SR9009, which is currently under development at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI), increases the level of metabolic activity in skeletal...
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5 popular weight loss myths
When it comes to a successful weight loss program, it's important to not fall for these weight loss myths.
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Top 10 Most Tropical Beach Resorts
When you lie down and close your eyes, how do you imagine your ideal vacation? Is it in the form of endless horizons of water and soft sand beaches, the sense of a tropical breeze...
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5 Weird Signs That You're Vitamin-Deficient
When your body is trying to tell you something—for example, that you're skimping on critical vitamins—it may go to some strange lengths. "With today's diet of processed foods, it's easy to become vitamin-deficient, either by not eating enough of the right foods or not absorbing them properly due to digestive issues,"
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Only 3% of Shanghai’s river and lake water is clean enough for household use
Authorities in Shanghai say over half of 2,500 lakes and rivers near the city are heavily polluted. According to a city water census (pdf), Shanghai's first, 53% of water was below the worst grade of five levels, and only 3% of local surface water was clean enough for fish farms or household (including drinking) use.
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Plenty of good, clean water in B.C.? 8 things you don't know about our water
Our water — it’s as valuable as any resource in B.C., vital to our economy, environment and health. But experts are raising alarms, saying there is too much we don’t know about the quality of our water and how much we have.
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Are We Killing Our Sports Gene?
Are we losing a generation of athletes by overprescribing ADHD drugs? David Epstein on the genes that make us move—and their evolutionary purpose.
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50 Ways to Boost Your Confidence in 5 Minutes or Less
The summer heat is sizzling and so are you! For a little reminder of why you're so wonderful, use these expert tips to recognize your strengths.
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This Is What Would Happen If Fast-Food Workers Got Raises
Food-service workers are among the lowest paid in the country. Here’s what Payscale.com data, based on about 3,000 employee surveys, show about how much workers are making at the country’s 10 biggest fast-food chains compared with workers in other fields. Not all the chains listed here are facing protests this week...
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'Fat shaming' actually increases risk of becoming or staying obese, new study says - NBC News.com
“Weight discrimination, in addition to being hurtful and demeaning, has real consequences for the individual’s physical health,” says study author Angelina Sutin, a psychologist and assistant professor at the Florida State University College of Medicine in Tallahassee, Fla.
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Water dripping from air conditioners: Is it sanitary?
Ever wonder about the water that drips down from air conditioners as an unwelcome sidewalk surprise when you’re walking to work? In 2011, Forrest Wickman looked into the reason whybACs are so leaky, and if there’s anything unsanitary about the water that’s dripping down on you.
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Is Running 200 Miles Easier Than 100?
For the runners of ultramarathons, covering less distance is, surprisingly, more grueling.
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A complete study about stress symptoms and management
Did you know that stress is considered as an adaptogen strategy of the organism? Dr Van Snick is telling all the story about stress and its symptoms, and how to manage it. What kind of plants or trace elements can help to manage stress?
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The psychology of workout music
Why do we like to listen to tunes when we exercise? Psychologist Tom Stafford searches for answers within our brains, not the muscles we are exercising.
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