Growing your own food in your kitchen garden or backyard garden helps you maintain a healthy lifestyle. It also helps the planet and the local economy. Would you like to eat freshly grown produce? What could be healthier and fresher than your own home grown organic foods! Growing organic foods at home is healthy and…
Summer is here and it’s a lot of fun to spend time outdoors. Don’t let a lack of space hold you back from gardening. If you live in the city and have a small apartment, you can still grow plants inside! Space is always an issue with us, the apartment dwellers. We don’t have a…
Growing your own vegetables is a great experience to have. There are many benefits, such as having the vegetables that you love on hand during growing season, knowing where your food is coming from, along with having pride that you grew the food that you enjoy eating. In order to grow a vegetable garden, though,…
5 specialty crops you may not know make a lot of money. Growing a specialty crop is the best way to combine a passion for gardening and the ever-present necessity to turn a profit.Unlike farming which involves crops like grains, veggies and fruits, specialty crops can be grown on a smaller scale and…
One of the most rewarding careers is one in the environmental field. As human beings, our environment is critical for our survival and as a result, these types of jobs are extremely important. There are many fantastic environmental careers and some of these include environmental scientists, biochemists, environmental engineers, environmental lawyers, biologists, geologists, zoologists etc.…
Wouldn’t it be nice if you could get the groceries you needed from your own backyard? If you grow a natural kitchen garden, you’ll be able to do just that. You can pluck fruits and vegetables straight from the garden and use them when you cook. It doesn’t get any fresher than that. A lot…
Many of us have become increasingly aware of the benefits of eating organic, natural foods. Not only can they help us to look better by keeping our weight in check, they can help us to feel better on a number of basic levels. The fact of the matter is, when you grow your own food,…
We often look at high anxiety as a dreadful disorder that makes one’s life miserable and accomplishes very little in the way of positivity. But what if we instead looked at anxiety as a sort of superpower? We’ve written in the past about anxious individuals’ increased empathic abilities. But what other evidence is there to…
When you’re trying to get over something, you need to have the right environment to recover in. Studies have shown that both our mental and physical recovery can be significantly impacted by the place that we’re physically recovering in. If you’re trying to heal from an injury or recover from a tragic loss, you will…
No excuses. Anyone can participate and be successful! Fresh vegetables and herbs are great. They are healthy and they taste better than the frozen or dried stuff. Nonetheless, it’s very hard to have your own garden when you live in a small apartment or in an urban area with no possibilities to plant anything. People…
Dopamine is a neurotransmitter that helps control the reward and pleasure centers in the brain. It helps regulate movement and emotional responses, enabling the brain to see rewards and move toward them. Dopamine provides enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate a person to do or continue doing certain activities that provide pleasure. It’s a key factor…
Pain in the spine, legs or joints can make your daily routine much more difficult and uncomfortable. Research has shown that chronic pain, often in the form of fibromyalgia, could be due to central sensitization, where neurons in the spinal cord become sensitized by inflammation or cell damage. Certain chemicals in foods can trigger the…
Feeling bloated can definitely put a damper on your day. It makes finding something to wear more difficult, lowers your self-esteem and leaves you feeling uncomfortable. Bloating can happen for a number of reasons, including: 1. Intestinal Yeast Overgrowth The healthy bacteria in your gut usually keeps your yeast levels in check, but there are…
Understanding The Benefits Of Organic Gardening These days, organic gardening is more popular than ever, with everyone from homeowners to farmers turning toward natural methods that don’t rely on pesticides, herbicides, or chemical fertilizers. It is no wonder, either, when you consider the many benefits associated with this type of gardening. The following…
What if I told you I had a secret to share that could create a total body transformation in just 4 minutes? No, I’m not trying to sell you a collection of DVDs or some phoney wraps that break after one use. Instead, what I’ve got to share with you today is a single exercise…