Earth Day is officially tomorrow but many stores are considering this Earth week with sales on organic products, green cleaning products and even seeds (Home Depot). So how can you add a little green to your life this earth day? Here are a few tips: 1) Grow your own (pesticide free) food. Even if you …
This past week I learned from two separate studies that kids should drink water at school and they shouldn’t eat junk food. That’s it for today, class dismissed, quiz next week. Yes these results seem glaringly obvious but the importance of having peer-reviewed journal references to back up what you stand for cannot be understated. …
So the Washington Post covered a story last week indicating that the surrounding counties aren’t giving their children the physical education they need (no surprise there) and that schools should weigh kids and get their BMI data to provide a better picture of the obesity epidemic. Seriously? No, seriously? A better picture for what, research …
Today I was in a public restroom and for some reason I thought about those hideous shag carpet toilet seat covers and the piece that goes in front of your toilet (forgive me, my mind wanders). I’m not sure who the brilliant mind was behind that invention but surely they are sitting at some all …
This past Thursday evening the sky was clear and the weather spring-like in small Williamsport, MD, a quiet, country-like city just 90 minutes from our nation’s capitol. As neighbors celebrated Holy Thursday and Passover their discussions turned away from world politics and the economy and onto brighter topics like opening season, the O’s, the Nats, …
How many times do I hear people tell me that they can’t eat right because they travel? Give me a break. Aside from the fact that there are a million different calorie counting websites (just google “calories” or “nutrition info” and the restaurant you are thinking of going to), many restaurants even have cute little …
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