Healthy Living

If you’ve never taken part in a yoga class before, all the benefits of this form of exercise might surprise you. Not only are you able to benefit physically from practicing yoga, but you’ll also be able to tap into a whole host of emotional, mental, and spiritual benefits. These benefits include better flexibility and posture, increased muscle strength, a more positive outlook, and improved focus, relaxation, and self-esteem.

Purchasing a brand-new mattress is an important investment for the overall health of you and your significant other. Though they can run you a pretty penny, researching and investing in the right mattress for your bedroom will directly impact your overall well-being for its roughly 10-year lifespan. Just as important as upgrading your mattress is considering the wants and needs of both people that plan on using it. Today, we’re going to take a look at the most important features that you and your better half should look for in a new mattress.

For those of us with a car, driving means freedom. For seniors, it can mean the difference between seeing family often and having an active social life or being stuck at home. As long as your eyesight remains okay and you’re medically cleared to drive, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t strike out on your own. To help, these auto accessories will make any trip easier, even if you have mobility issues. Most of them are under $50 and can make getting in and out of the car and long trips so much more comfortable.

Feng shui is an ancient Chinese philosophical system which places emphasis on energy flow through one’s environment. It also borrows some beliefs from Taoism, including the yin yang principle. As such, Feng Shui is concerned with how the spatial arrangement of items in one’s home or work space may help to achieve balance and harmony.

A whopping 40% of all food in America spoils and gets thrown away. To put that into personal terms, you toss out $2,275 worth of food every year. Stock up on the essential foods we’ve listed below, and you’ll never have to worry about them going bad — these foods basically never expire! You’ll cut your food waste, and you’ll also be well-prepared for when the zombie apocalypse arrives.

Today, people view gluten like it’s a James Bond villain — dangerous, and always lurking where you don’t suspect it. Whether you’re allergic to gluten or simply want to avoid it for health reasons, these gluten-free substitutes for some of your favorite foods prove you don’t need gluten to feast like royalty.

It seems as though we, as a society, are more stressed than ever before. This may be due to the economy, health problems, or a lifestyle that doesn’t prioritize self-care. You probably know that being stressed doesn’t feel good. But, you may not be aware of the many negative health effects of stress.

Once upon a time, peanut butter-and-jelly sandwiches were edgy and strange. Today, we live in an age of pushing boundaries and going where no chef has gone before. The following food combinations are so wrong, they’re just right. From contradictory flavors to complimentary textures, when you see these strange bedfellows you’ll first raise an eyebrow, then you’ll raise your fork and be unable to put it back down.

It’s important to ask yourself a few tough questions before becoming pregnant, because once you’ve started down the path of adding to your family, you can’t go back. It’s important that you and your spouse are on the same page, and to make this easier, we’ve come up with a list of questions that will help you figure out the right time to start your family. Check them out!

The American Academy of Sleep Medicine takes insomnia so seriously that it has designated an Insomnia Awareness Day. According to their researchers, 30 to 35 percent of U.S. adults have at least brief bouts of sleeplessness. Around 10 percent have a chronic disorder. Left untreated, insomnia is more than a mere annoyance. In 2011, CNN reported that insomnia-related sick days and poor job performance drain $63 billion from the economy every year.