Mama didn’t come out to play! I’m over 45 years younger and I can’t even boast of a body like that. 75-year-old Joan MacDonald from Ontario, Canada was tired of her quality of life at 198 pounds and size 22. She’d been fairly active her entire life but her weight reached its peak when she...
A rather peculiar story about Walmart ice cream bars not melting went viral, sparking widespread curiosity and raising questions about the nature of store-bought ice cream sandwiches. While the story may have originated several years ago, you can still find influencers, health bloggers, and experts discussing this phenomenon online. The question remains: Do WalMart ice...
This article was originally published in December 2018 and has since been updated. A 16-year-old boy from Rembau, Malaysia was electrocuted to death while using headphones that were plugged into his charging mobile phone. (1) The victim, identified as Mohd Aidi Azzhar Zahrin, was found by his mother when she got home from work at...
Have you considered trying yoga stretches for sciatica pain relief? If you’re suffering from the pain of sciatica, like I have intermittently for years, you know just how much it can hold up your daily life and prevent you from doing the things you love. You may be able to find relief with this yoga...
23 percent of adults in the United States have arthritis. That is approximately 54 million people. Approximately fifteen million of those people report having severe joint pain due to arthritis [1]. Joint pain can be debilitating and prevent you from doing the activities that you enjoy. Luckily, there are remedies for joint pain you can...
Some people seem to hold onto their hair color forever. For them, silver or gray hairs don’t start peaking through until their late forties or fifties. Others, however, start getting gray hair at a young age. But what causes this difference? What makes one person keep their dark locks into middle age, while another starts...
The fashion industry isn’t the most body-positive industry out there; they aren’t really generous to anyone over a size 2. In fact, several brands use the term ‘plus-size’ to describe anyone over a size 6, which seems ridiculous. Magazines will have you thinking dressing as a plus-size woman is a competitive sport, with the amount...
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,...
Relationships can give a lot of meaning to a person’s life. And a successful relationship takes a lot of work and trust to build. Whether if it’s a relationship with a friend or a romantic partner, navigating their personality and issues takes time. But when it comes down to it, a friend or a partner...
For those of us with hectic lives, peace and serenity are elusive states. We scroll through our newsfeed and are constantly bombarded with people in a relaxed state, with not a care in the world. In reality, though, we all experience stress and anxiety, and for most of us, it’s a daily occurrence. It’s not...
Editor’s Note: A recent news report has shed more light on the issue of non-stick cookware. The Hearty Soul team thought it imperative to provide the most up to date information to our readers on the subject: CNBC Reports: “Now two new analyses of drinking water data and the science used to analyze it make...
19-year-old Molly-Rose Taylor of the UK suffered from excruciating menstrual pain since she was 9 years old. But – as many readers might find familiar – it took many years and misdiagnoses (and a lot of independent research) before she uncovered the root of her pain. Blaming Her Age “When I first started my periods,...
