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Organized Family Vacation
Busy parents, take heart! If you’ve got kids, we know you’ve got better things to do with your time than spend hours planning a family vacation. So we’ve done some of the work for you, searching out the most useful Web sites for family travel and compiling them all in one convenient place. From itinerary ideas and family-friendly city guides to the best games for long road trips, we’ve got your next trip covered. Summer is here. You can feel it. School is over, children are out riding their bicycles and birds are...
read moreProper Nutrition
Eating a proper, nutritious diet offers numerous health benefits that keep you mentally and physically well. Proper nutrition doesn’t mean starving yourself, but instead means eating a diet balanced in lean proteins, carbs and fats. MayoClinic.com recommends getting between 45 and 65 percent of your daily calories from carbohydrates, between 10 and 35 percent of daily calories from protein and between 20 and 35 percent of daily calories from fats. Heart Health A diet low in fats, cholesterol and sodium can lower your risk of heart disease....
read moreEnjoying Photography
Photography is a great way to express ourselves, be creative, and show off. When you buy a new camera, photography seems like the most fun thing to do with your time, but unfortunately this feeling goes away over time. It’s easy to become disheartened when you compare yourself to other photographers, or you simply don’t see your photos improving, but I for one believe that it should always be fun. Here are some techniques I’ve found which made photography fun again for me. Take on a Photography Project Photography projects are a good way to...
read moreNutritional Knowledge
What You Should Know About Good Nutrition Good nutrition is the key to good mental and physical health. Eating a balanced diet is an important part of good health for everyone. The kind and amount of food you eat affects the way you feel and how your body works. What are nutrients? Nutrients are ingredients in food that help you: Grow Repair body tissue Build new muscle tissue. No single food will provide you with the right amount of nutrients. By combining foods from all the different food groups, you can meet your body’s daily needs....
read more5-Minute Meditation
Some days it feels like the to-do list never ends. And despite your best efforts to concentrate and cross things off one at a time, you feel pulled in a million different directions and unable to focus. With so much on your plate, meditation might seem like the last thing you have time to do. But this guided meditation takes just five minutes. Yep, in less time than it takes to scroll through your Instagram feed, you’ll tap into your inner calm so you can tackle the rest of the day feeling relaxed and focused. All you need is some peace and...
read moreEating Healthy
How does healthy eating affect mental and emotional health? We all know that eating right can help you maintain a healthy weight and avoid certain health problems, but your diet can also have a profound effect on your mood and sense of wellbeing. Studies have linked eating a typical Western diet—filled with processed meats, packaged meals, takeout food, and sugary snacks—with higher rates of depression, stress, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. Eating an unhealthy diet may even play a role in the development of mental health disorders such as...
read morePurchasing A Camera
Basic Cameras Basic point-and-shoot cameras are used pretty much the way you shoot photos with a smartphone. Simply set the camera on either a fully auto or a scene mode, and fire away. You have only coarse control over exposure settings, and you can’t switch lenses. But point-and-shoots do vary quite a bit in terms of features and capabilities. At Consumer Reports, we recognize three flavors of basic camera. A. Basic point-and-shoots (Price range: $100 to $450). These are simple, portable cameras, but some have optical zoom ranges as...
read moreSpirituality Without Religion
Every time I get into a religious debate of some kind and I am asked whether or not I believe in God, my answers often confuse people. You see, I do not believe in God in any sense of the word however I am very spiritual. How does that work then? Well, my definition of spiritual is; We are all connected in some way by an invisible, energetic force. This force can be tapped into when we raise conscious awareness of ourselves and others. Some of you will be thinking the force I am talking about is God; the force I am talking about is not...
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