June 19, 2012 Your mom probably always said, “Don’t touch that. You don’t know where its been.” Yes cell phones, ATM key pads and toilet handles are all bacteria hot zones, but here are a few things you touch over the course of the day that you may not think are as germy as they are, but trust me, you’re going to want to wash your hands after you read this.
June 18, 2012 Everyone nowadays pretty much lives an on the go life. Rushing the kids to day care, play dates, games and practices, a lot of us are guilty of just swinging in to the drive thru. We try and make the healthy choice for our kids, but sometimes not even the healthy choice is really all that healthy. Here are a few of the worst healthy fast food choices for kids and what to pick instead.
In the first-ever historical comparison of stress levels across the US, researchers have now determined what many of us have suspected: adults are a lot more stressed out now than they were just 25 years ago.
I’m trying to quit coffee (and caffeine in general) but specifically coffee. I’m dreading the caffeine withdrawal. Is there an easy way to give it up?
June 13, 2012 Thankfully, I work for a really great company and from the top down, everyone is really great. Very communicative, very open and honest, but some workers aren't as blessed to have good managers in place. Here are four types of bosses that can be considered "toxic".
June 5, 2012 Michelle Obama is on a crusade to end childhood obesity. She tried to sink Captain Crunch, outlaw pizza and change our school lunch menus. Now, one company has jumped on board and is banning advertisements that sell junk food during some of their programs.
June 5, 2012 Sometimes I get stress headaches and I can't figure out where they come from because I had a perfectly fine productive day at work. Just like I feel tired and I don't know why because I slept well and I'm sure that there are a myriad of things that bug the crap out of me and make me irritable. I wanted to know what was stressing me out and enjoy doing research so I found this list of what stresses us out the most and it may not be completely obvious that this is what's driving us bonkers.
June 2, 2012 I love to cook. It's one of my favorite indoor activities. Most of the time when the warmer months come around, we ditch the comfort food for lighter summer fare, but sometimes the comfort food just tastes so good. The month of June is country cooking month, so all month long, I will be posting some of my favorite country cooking recipes. Here is my recipe for scalloped corn.
SARTELL – Verso Paper Mill’s plant manager says it was an Albany man who died in yesterday’s explosion in Sartell.
Plant Manager Matt Archambeau — speaking at a news briefing at Sartell City Hall this morning — identified the worker as Jon Maus of Albany. He says four workers were trea
May 29, 2012 Memorial Day weekend has passed and you know what that means: The unofficial start of summer. Summer vacations, day trips to the beach, weekends at the cabin and unfortunately, sunburn. Here are some ways to be safe in the sun.