This article was originally published on April 2, 2019, and has since been updated. A study titled “School Starting Age and Cognitive Development”, published in the National Bureau of Economic Research suggests that September-born kids are generally smarter than others [1]. According to the study, since children born in September are usually the oldest in...
Osteoarthritis is a painful joint disorder and is actually the most common joint disorder in the United States. Of those 60 years old or older 10% of men and 13% of women have knee osteoarthritis[1] and that is just one joint, there are many more that have osteoarthritis in the hips, shoulders, and other joints....
Summer is here! That means warm weather, longer days, and unfortunately bugs. No one wants to see creepy crawlers running about in their home or have to use harsh pesticides to get rid of them. Luckily there are a lot of home remedies that you can use to deal with your pest problem while also...
It can be incredibly frustrating dealing with the lack of commitment we women so often face from potential partners. Sure, not everyone is worth sticking around for, but when you find that special person, what can you do to keep the relationship strong? You should never have to compromise who you are, but there are...
They say that with age comes knowledge. A lifetime of trial and error, meaningful experiences, and lessons learned gives people a deeper perspective of the world that younger generations tend to lack. Life, like anything, requires practice. That is something that this 105-year-old Japanese doctor vouched for in his life. His goal before his death...
Dreams have been perplexing humans since the beginning of time. We’ve attempted to study them, analyze and interpret them, and figure out what causes them, why we have them, and what they could possibly mean for our lives. While some just accept dreams and nightmares as a part of life, many others believe dreams, and more...
What do you do with bottles, cutlery, cans, and the like after they’ve served their purpose? Throw them away, right? People are always coming up with weird and creative ways to repurpose unexpected objects into surprisingly useful…stuff. But the photos below are, by far, the best repurposed inventions to date. As the old saying goes,...
This article was originally published on June 6, 2017, and has since been updated. As a parent, one of your number one concerns is protecting your children from harm. You put covers on outlets and sharp counter corners, keep potentially dangerous medicines well out of reach of little hands, and always ensure that your kids...
If I asked you to name some foods that have the potential to improve your gut health, you would probably name some probiotic foods, like yogurt. What a lot of people don’t know about yogurt, however, is that its effects on gut flora aren’t as strong as we tend to believe. You see, while yogurt...
Young children all over the world fantasize about their favorite Fairy tale characters. From cowboy-themed birthday parties to princess-styled bedrooms. One little girl decided her favorite character was Rapunzel. 32 years later, she has grown out her hair so she can be just like the long-haired princess – minus the part where she was locked...
This article was originally published on December 14, 2018, and has since been updated. Alzheimer’s disease is devastating. This and other types of dementia can take both physical and emotional tolls on the affected individual as well as their family and friends. When family members experience something like Alzheimer’s, we must show them empathy. However,...
Anytime we embark on a new relationship, we are essentially taking a gamble. After all, we don’t really know someone until we get comfortable with them, or vice-versa… (and even then, do we still know?) No person knowingly enters into a traumatic relationship. Obviously, there are noticeable signs when someone rubs us the wrong way,...
