Health and wellness
6 Coffee Benefits for Skin, Anti-aging and Even Cellulite
Coffee is something that we love to write about because we drink a lot of it. And with any habit, you always want to learn more about it and how it impacts you. After writing about coffee scrub benefits for skin, we got to thinking: are there any coffee benefits for...
How to Sleep Better When Pregnant
Pregnancy takes your body on a wild ride. Your hormones are all over the place, and your body is going through so many changes every day. After all, it takes a lot of hard work and effort to grow a human. But there’s one thing that you may not have been prepared for:...
7 Advanced Tips on How to Stay Focused on Goals at ANY AGE
We all have goals that we work towards one day and kind of push off over time. Perhaps you really don’t want to be fit or learn a second language. But if you’re like me, the biggest issue is learning how to stay focused on goals. Motivation is fleeting, and while you...
The Surprising Coffee Benefits for Hair
Millions of people around the world start their days with a cup of coffee. It’s one of the most popular drinks in the world, and it offers a surprising number of benefits for your health. But did you know there are coffee benefits for hair, too? Here are some great...
6 Things to Do Before Bed to Feel Energized in the Morning
Do you wake up in the morning feeling like you need a nap? We’ve all been there, but if this sounds like your daily morning routine, it may be time for a change. What you do before bed may be sabotaging your sleep and your mornings. So, what are some good things to do...
101 Guide on How to Get Less Sleep and Feel Better
Everyone wants to maximize their time. There's an obsession with The 4-Hour Workweek, and the mega-wealthy often promote getting less than eight hours of sleep per night. But if you’re like me and enjoy your sleep, you’re probably wondering how to get less sleep and...
Fitness
101 Guide to CHEAT Exercises, NOT Chest
Cheat exercises are something that not many people are talking about in the fitness world. AND, we do mean “cheat exercises” and not chest exercises, which was the only thing I could really find when trying to research this topic at first. Warning Before Doing Any...
7 Leg Workouts for Strength and Mass
Walk into any gym, and you’ll notice people doing bicep curls, bench press, bent-over rows and a few people doing squats. However, leg exercises often come at the bottom of the list in a gym goer’s routine. A 2017 study found that fitness enthusiasts skip leg day...
Endurance Workout Plan 101: Training for Muscular Endurance
Endurance workouts are different than traditional workouts. For example, if you go to the gym and follow a standard three-set, ten repetition per exercise workout, an endurance workout plan is much different. When you focus on muscular endurance, you're training your...
Power vs. Endurance vs. Strength Workouts
If you're just starting on a weight loss or muscle building journey, you want to focus on getting to the gym and working out regularly rather than worrying about: ...
Exercise and the Brain: How Exercise Affects the Brain
Exercise and the brain: what’s the correlation? I know when I exercise, it’s a major stress relief. And when talking to people at my local gym, everyone seems to agree that exercise is a better way to release stress than even marijuana.
What Science Has to Say About Warming Up Before a Workout
Walk into any gym, and you’ll see people walk straight through the door and make their way to the free weights. One person may grab a 30-pound weight and quickly start their first set of overhead presses. But you’ll also see others “warming up before a workout,”...
Homesteading
Vegetable Gardening Tools – 10 Essential Tools for Your Garden
Vegetable gardening is rewarding. It’s hard to beat the satisfaction of planting a seed (or seedlings!), caring for it and enjoying the fruits of your labor – literally. But many people who want to get into gardening are intimidated. Apart from the growing itself,...
What You Need to Know About Companion Planting for Vegetables
Companion planting for vegetables is a strategy used by gardeners to naturally deter insect pests, attract beneficial insects and improve production. The goal is to place plant “friends” close together to benefit each other. A simple example is planting nectar-rich...
How To Save Seeds: A Beginner’s Guide
Seed-saving is a centuries-old practice that helps you prepare for next year’s garden now. When stored properly, seeds saved from your garden can be planted the following year for a bountiful harvest – free of charge. To succeed with seed-saving, you’ll need to choose...
Fall Vegetable Garden – What to Plant and When
Late summer is approaching, which means we’re knee-deep in the summer harvest period. While you’re busy harvesting, tending and feeding your summer crops, it’s time to start thinking about fall. Mid-to-late summer is the ideal time to plant cool-season crops in your...
What to Plant in August
As summer winds down and we get closer to August, it’s time to start thinking about your fall garden. Even though August is one of the hottest months of the year for many of us, it’s a great time to start planting some vegetables that will be ready for harvest in the...
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