Adventure travel in winter? Sounds like fun!

Nobody likes cold and gloomy weather, and many of us try to take a little vacation to make our winter season more fun and exciting.

So, if you are thinking about fun adventure travel after the holiday season, there are so many fabulous winter travel destinations to choose from!

Which one should you pick?

Here is one of my favorite top travel destinations picks that I absolutely love! Read the full article…»

There is a beautiful saying by Robert Montgomery: “A house is made of walls and beams, a home is built with love and dreams”.

It really does take a lot of dreams and love, great excitement and effort, as well as many sacrifices to save money, in order to achieve a wonderful goal of having your own dream home.

If you are still debating deep in your heart and trying to weigh all pros and cons of buying versus renting, you will find the answer in your heart.

In spite of the uncertainty of the current housing market and fewer loan options for home buyers, we all well know that there are a lot of great benefits of owning a home and just to name a few:  Read the full article…»

When a married couple begins having relationship trouble, they usually turn to counseling as a first line of defense against divorce.

Although couples counseling can certainly help repair a rocky union, recent studies suggest that relationships improve even when just one spouse seeks out professional help.

Beyond that, experts have found that couples tend to fare better when the wife attends marriage therapy sessions alone.  Read the full article…»

Looking for some sneaky fashion tips?

Everyone in their own way wants to look their best in life.

Whether you follow the latest clothing trends or not, it is important to keep yourself groomed and pristine in order to make a good impression.

In such tough economic times, disposable income is in short supply but it is possible to look and feel like a million dollars even on a budget.

When it comes to fashion and beauty, it does come at a price tag however, there are a few sneaky fashion tips that will help you to fake it to make it.

For every expensive hair product, skin range and makeup accessory there will be a secret fashion tip which will give you the same result at a cost-effective rate.

Here are 4 fantastic fashion tips to help you on your way:  Read the full article…»

Every part of our lives is controlled by our brain activity.

From our seemingly automatic functions like breathing and our heartbeats to our emotions, how we move and how well we are able to think and process information – it all comes back to the brain.

This is why it is imperative that we take good care of our brains as well as the bodies that house them.

For some people, this is a literal instruction. People who have suffered from tumors, cancer, strokes, aneurysms, etc.

For people who suffer from these problems, treatment often only exacerbates the problem. 

Dr. Hrayr Shahinian, a surgeon renowned by the Skull Base Institute, says that old school techniques that have been hard wired into doctors as “the only way to go” can prevent physicians and surgeons from treating patients in the best manner possible.

Of course, the best way to treat brain ailments is to do your best to keep them from happening in the first place (which, believe it or not, is sometimes something you can control) and that means keeping your brain as healthy as possible.

Here are some tips for how to do that:  Read the full article…»

Being sick or caring for someone who has a long-term sickness is very stressful.

No matter how hard you try – it has an effect on your personality.

Long-term sickness, pain and discomfort, or the stress of looking after someone else, can make even the calmest, most tranquil person, intolerant and even aggressive. 

We all try not to let this happen, but it is evident that not all of us are able to do so. This is reflected in the way people are treating the healthcare workers who look after them. 

Across the world, hospital and clinical staff are increasingly experiencing more physical and verbal attacks by patients.  Read the full article…»

Have you ever thought about entering a running race? It doesn’t have to be a serious, long-distance event.

There are more and more options available for the casual runner – events open to a broad spectrum from the committed five-times-a-week trainer to the wheelchair user with no previous experience of racing and the toddler that wants to run with a parent.

Here are four reasons why you should enter a race today:  Read the full article…»

People drive the whole year round and each season has its own array of dangers when it comes to the roads. In the winter you are faced with ice and snow. In the summer, you are faced with more travelers, severe storms, and even motorcycles.

While there are many side safety tips you need to know before you hit the road–like how looking twice can save a life–there are a few things that you may take for granted and not even think about when it comes to driving.

Some of these things you may just do out of habit, and some of them you may be forgetting. So here is a reminder of some of the most important basic safety tips when it comes to driving. Don’t forget to be aware, at all times, of what you are doing. It could save a life, including yours.  Read the full article…»

Since the dawn of time people have been trying to find the Fountain of Youth: discover the secrets of anti aging to look young and stay healthy forever.

As a matter of fact, people’s efforts to extend human life and fight aging date as far back as 3500 B.C.

Immortality has always had such an enigmatic appeal to people of different nations and nationalities.

Throughout the centuries famous people like Ponce de Leon, Spanish explorer who discovered Florida and was a governor of Puerto Rico, Alexander the Great, a king of Macedon, and many others were looking for the Fountain of Youth that would provide rejuvenation and possibilities for eternal life.

In the 20th century there have been a lot of incredible inventions and discoveries that changed the face of Earth and human life forever.

Here are just a few to mention: radio, phone, the automobile,  television, nuclear power, personal computer, the Internet, the airplane, rocketry, antibiotics etc.

Now living in the 21st century, the age of the latest technologies, are we getting any closer to discovering the secret of immortality?

There have been a few scientific approaches to immortality in the recent years that are quite interesting, promising and shocking at the same time.  Read the full article…»

Not in the Christmas mood quite yet?

Please check out our Joke of the Day about Christmas from our collection of really funny jokes.

After reading this, you will be ready for Christmas – guaranteed!

Jose Cuervo Christmas Cookies

Ingredients:

1 cup water

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups of sugar

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup brown sugar Read the full article…»