Are secondhand vapors from electronic cigarettes harmful? What are other health risks? Today I was sitting in a coffee shop and the guy sitting next to me started smoking a cigarette.  At first I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me—too much time on my laptop. A few minutes later, I watched him pull what looked like a cigarette [...]

The perfect meal for a busy schedule Our living room looks like a Whirlpool showroom. The stove and refrigerator are currently sitting side-by-side in the living room due to a  water leak that ate through our kitchen floor. Repairing the kitchen has been a long ordeal. At one point, we were walking on a crumbling concrete floor that looked like [...]

You don’t have to be Hulk Hogan to reap the benefits of weight lifting Lifting weights is not just for bodybuilders and wrestlers anymore. People of all ages and athletic abilities are now lifting weights for good health. Whether you lift 5-pound dumbbells like me, or bench press my weight, there are many health benefits to weight training. Lifting weights [...]

Is an avocado a fruit or vegetable and is it good for me? Answers to these questions and more now revealed Avocados used to get a bad rap for being unhealthy due to their fat content. Those days are long gone.  New studies have shown there are numerous health benefits to eating this little green food. Here are some frequently [...]

Wash your hair the old-fashioned way–with a shampoo bar I picked up a bar of J.R. Liggett’s old-fashioned herbal formula bar shampoo at a local Whole Foods store, interested in trying a shampoo that was in bar form like soap. The package stated that each bar is hand-cut and no two bars are alike. There are no chemicals or detergents [...]