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Facial surgery is one of the most common elective surgeries. These expensive procedures promise a more youthful or beautiful appearance, implying an ability to enhance one’s life. While these procedures do play an important role in reconstructing after severe physical trauma, they do have some downsides. For example, a clinic in Turkey has made an...

Leah Berenson

Leah Berenson

Science & Technology Journalist

Harvard researchers found that nearly half of renters nationwide were cost-burdened. That means that they were spending thirty percent or more of their income on rent.  The National Low Income Housing Coalition found that a renter who worked forty hours per week making minimum wage could not afford a typical two-bedroom apartment anywhere in the...

Brittany Hambleton

Brittany Hambleton

The Hearty Soul Team

Upcycling is the new recycling and we love it when old items are put to new use. This is made even better when that new use is equal parts creative, functional, and sustainable. That’s what makes these school bus greenhouses so undeniably cool. School Bus Greenhouses  Doni Rae of Brooks, Alberta, Canada knows an opportunity...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Health & Wellness Journalist

Debilitating and often accompanied by throbbing pain and sensitivity to light and sound, headaches and migraines can quickly derail our daily activities. While over-the-counter medications have been the go-to method for headache and migraine relief, natural and effective treatments offer an alternative approach for managing and preventing these painful occurrences. These are some of the...

Sarah Biren

Sarah Biren

Food Journalist

Pool noodles are not only great fun to use in the pool (my kids love them!) but they’re surprisingly useful around the house too. I have used them in different ways for many DIY projects, as well as activities to keep the kids having fun this summer! These are some of my favorite pool noodle...

Cody Medina

Cody Medina

Environmental Activist

Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate) are most commonly known for relaxing baths, but there are plenty of other ways to take advantage of their benefits! 1. Epsom Salt For Your Hair What to Do:  Dissolve Epsom salts into your regular conditioner using a 1:1 ratio. Apply to your hair as you normally would, then rinse out...

Julie Hambleton

Julie Hambleton

Health & Wellness Journalist