Category: Lifestyle

How Popular Cooking Oils Stack Up in Terms of Oxidation

Follow the series “Debunking the Fat Dogma” here. Vegetable oils have been recommended as a healthier alternative to saturated animal fats for decades. But emerging data suggest the opposite—at least when it comes to the heavily refined, denatured seed oils most people are consuming. Most vegetable oils, which primarily consist of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, are…


Should You Chase the Thrill? After Titan, Adventurers Weigh the Risks of Extreme Travel

By Christopher Reynolds From Los Angeles Times Where is your line? On your mental chart of risk and reward, where does yes become nope? The Titan implosion on the sea floor off Newfoundland last week has many of us considering that question. For the disaster’s five victims, it seems the prospect of exploring the Titanic…


Men with High Blood Pressure and High Fitness Level Have Low Risk of Cardiovascular Death

It’s no secret that exercise can benefit your cardiovascular health, but it’s particularly important for people with high blood pressure to stay physically active. A recent study has shown that men with a high level of fitness and elevated blood pressure may still be able to lower their risk of cardiovascular disease. It’s clear that physical…


Could Australia’s Tourism Industry Be Threatened by the Climate Change Agenda

Is flying about to become the new smoking as the world attempts to transition to net zero? In Australia, flying is a critical part of our tourism industry, but a new report may put taking to the skies and our tourism industry under threat. According to The Future of Urban Consumption in a 1.5-degree C…


Red Velvet Cake in Cookie Form? Yes, Please!

When you want to make a scrumptious dessert for your summer soiree, these stuffed red velvet cookies are the perfect grab-and-go sweet for your guests. And while you might not find these ingredients in a red velvet cake, the lemon zest pecans and white chocolate chips used in this recipe enhance the flavor of the…


Tortilla Soup Offers a Taste of Mexico

Recently I visited the seaside community of Punta Mita in Mexico, where I enjoyed different tortilla soups. This recipe is a compilation of the various types of soup I tasted. Stale or dried corn tortillas are used as a thickener and garnish along with fresh corn kernels for a double dose of corn flavor. I like…


Disneyland Crowds Return to 90% of 2019 Levels, Report Says

By Brady MacDonald From The Orange County Register Attendance at Disneyland, Universal Studios Hollywood and other Southern California theme parks has not quite reached prepandemic levels despite crowds and lines that might make visitors think otherwise. Southern California theme park attendance in 2022 nearly bounced back to pre-pandemic 2019 crowd levels, according to a new…


Life in a Northern Town: A Visit to One of the World’s Remotest Villages

When you first see Ittoqqortoormiit, you won’t believe your eyes. No, not quite. It will seem like a mirage. Set on a sharp rise, backed by bald mountains, the bright, multicolored homes seem completely out of place, a storybook village set in one of the fiercest environments (and climates) on earth. Getting here isn’t easy….


Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, Father of Homeopathy

Commentary In Washington, D.C., there is only one monument dedicated to a physician, a German doctor by the name of Dr. Samuel Hahnemann (1755–1843). Hahnemann was the founder of homeopathy. The monument was dedicated in 1900 with President William McKinley, who gave his support and attendance. It’s located at the east side of Scott Circle…


Mindful Eating for Health and Pleasure

In this crazy, modern world, we have a tendency to hyper-focus on what is easily measured, at the expense of everything else. We track calories and macronutrients and jump from one fad diet to another, but pay very little attention to how we eat. The effects of eating mindfully are beginning to come to the…