Depression is a mood disorder that causes a persistent feelings of severe despondency and dejection.
After A Flood
Many states, especially Texas and Oklahoma, have experienced continuous heavy rain and severe weather for the past couple of weeks. This Memorial weekend has left many areas with above-average monthly rainfall causing flash floods, destruction, power outages, and dangerous and life-threatening situations.
How To Make Your Home Wheelchair Accessible
There are a lot of tweaks that go into renovating your home into something more wheelchair friendly. Some are big changes like elevators and chair lifts, yet some are small, like making sure your kitchen table can accommodate a wheelchair. Each aspect is equally
Contraception Methods Of The Past: Life Before The Pill
New contraception methods are popping up all the time thanks to modern medicine. Women have multiple options for contraception: IUD’s, the pill, shots and even some
The Girl Effect Fact Sheet
I recently read Half the Sky, a book by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn, that tells the stories of women in Africa and Asia and discusses a movement called the ‘girl effect.’
How Gut Bacteria Affects The Brain And Body
Recent studies suggest bacteria in our digestive tract can play a large role in our overall health. Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, obesity, cancer and irritable bowel syndrome are just a few of the major complications gut bacteria can create.
10 Ways To Boost Your Metabolism
Metabolism is the chemical process the body goes through in order to maintain life.
The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need For Growing Vegetables
Growing veggies is fun, cheap, and worth it. Having a garden doesn’t just mean you can grab free and fresh meals from the dirt out back. It means you’ve create a relationship with the
Sugar Consumption in America
Americans have many bad habits. Excessive spending, overeating, oil consumption, smoking; the list goes on. Coincidentally, one of our most harmful bad habits, sugar consumption, is often swept under the radar.
The Global Impact of Recycling
One person ends up creating 1.5 tons of solid waste a year. 3/4th’s of that is recyclable, but only 30% is actually recycled. These figures are staggering and composting is a huge part of recycling I believe is going largely ignored by the general population.