Life & Living

(NewsUSA) – Iron deficiency, according to the World Health Organization, is the number-one nutrition disorder in the world — affecting approximately 7.8 million women in the U.S. The most common symptoms of iron deficiency are fatigue, weakness, headaches and irritability. Iron deficiency is more common among women (especially those of childbearing age), athletes, vegetarians and […]

(NewsUSA) – Most of us have gotten the message that exposing our skin to UV rays without any protection is about as smart as handing a signed blank check to a stranger. But it’s only recently that health experts have seriously begun warning about an equally dangerous threat those rays pose to another part of […]

At this point, most of us are probably familiar with the slow food movement. It’s a phrase and idea many of us are warming up to, and why wouldn’t we? It’s all very romantic! It makes me think of Europe and how they take so much time and thought for meals. I imagine sitting down […]

Raspberries belong to the rose (Rosaceae) family of plants, which houses some of the world’s most beloved fruits including apples, apricots, blackberries, cherries, loquats, peaches, pears, plums, and strawberries. Almonds also belong to this diverse family of plants. Among U.S. consumers, raspberries are the third most popular berry and follow right after strawberries and blueberries. […]

It’s amazing how unnecessarily we push ourselves. Always running to the next appointment or saying yes to events we know we should skip for time and sanity’s sake. In the end, your mood and your productivity suffer when you run yourself ragged. Resentment builds up, your energy plummets, and then maybe you even beat up […]

We all want balance. But, when it comes to actually achieving it, we question ourselves, compare our lives to other people’s, and end up frustrated. Work-life balance is a subjective, internal concept, and you are the only person who can evaluate your success. Through years of observation, trial, and error, I’ve landed on six insights […]