The medical community defines constipation as a reduction in bowel movements or difficulty passing stools. People who are constipated may have: A person may also notice small streaks of bright red blood in the stools or on the toilet paper after wiping. Everyone’s bowel habits are different, but people who are constipated usually have fewer than three bowel movements per… Read More »
Parents have always looked to their gardens and pantries to treat common infant illness. Today, the use of complementary and alternative remedies is common not just in adults but also children. Whether it’s a nip of prune juice to relieve constipation or an oatmeal bath to soothe itchy dry skin, natural remedies offer inexpensive strategies to ease uncomfortable symptoms. But not… Read More »
The writer Michel de Nostredame, better known as Nostradamus, is widely known as a French physician, astrologer and prophet. Nostradamus remains famous over four hundred years after his death mostly for a 1555 book he wrote titled “Centuries,” a collection of one thousand quatrains (four-line rhyming verses) which are said to foretell the future. Depending on which source you… Read More »
Cycling is incredibly popular worldwide, and as we move towards a fully green economy, that popularity will only grow. Cycling is an efficient way to avoid traffic on a hectic commute and is great for the environment. How many bicycles are there worldwide? Although this question is quite challenging to answer accurately, there were roughly 1 billion bicycles… Read More »
During live talks, we have asked our audiences a critical question: Why is nature so important to human beings? Surprisingly, people have found it extremely hard to answer this fundamental question. So we put the same question out on social media, and guess what happened? It went viral and the responses came flooding in! We have created an infographic… Read More »
How do you relate smiling and happiness? Why do we smile? Is it to express joy or is it the opposite? Does happiness come from smiling? There are many theories on how smiling and happiness are related. There seems to be quite a bit of debate surrounding this topic. Some believe that smiling and happiness go hand in… Read More »
Who eats the most meat? We see a clear link with wealth when looking at patterns of meat consumption across the world. In 2013, the most recent year available, the US and Australia topped the tables for annual meat consumption. Alongside New Zealand and Argentina, both countries topped more than 100kg per person, the equivalent to about 50… Read More »
Three Women is a 2019 non-fiction book by Lisa Taddeo. It is her debut book and was published on July 9, 2019, by Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster. It covers the sexual and emotional lives of three women from different backgrounds and regions of the United States. It debuted at number one on The New York Times non-fiction best sellers… Read More »
You Excrete Gold Through Your Skin and Hair: The human body contains trace amounts of gold. The average human body of about 150 pounds (68 kg) contains about .2 milligrams of gold, most of which is found in our bloodstream. Unfortunately, it’s not enough to make you rich. It happens on such a microscopic level that it’s impossible… Read More »
Lee Kuan Yew’s achievements have been the subject of much global discussion since his recent death. But one aspect of his success has been little mentioned: the investments that he, and his successors, made in education. SINGAPORE – Lee Kuan Yew’s achievements have been the subject of much global discussion since his recent death. But one aspect of… Read More »