What does it take to raise happy, well-adjusted kids? A UNICEF study broke this question down into five factors: housing and environment, behaviors and risk, education, health and safety and material well-being. They used these categories to determine which industrialized ...
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11 International Foods That Are Banned In The U.S.
Did you know that there are some foods that are popular in other countries that are banned in the United States? In an effort to keep citizens safe from harm, the government has banned the following food items. Is that ...
Read More »It’s An Off-Grid House Hidden In Utah’s Cliffs – And It’s For Sale
Jan. 31, 2017 Thousands of years ago, the Anasazi tribe of Native Americans made their homes in the cliffs of southeastern Utah. Their cliff dwellings provided a cool reprieve from the desert sun, warmth from the cool, dry nights and ...
Read More »The Secluded, Self-Sustaining Neighborhood That’s Prepped For Societal Collapse
Rising out of the high desert landscape of New Mexico are dozens of futuristic-looking homes that are part of an ongoing experiment in off-the-grid living. Some of the 70-plus home are almost buried in the earth, and some rise a ...
Read More »Love Cheese But Have High Cholesterol? We’ve Got GREAT News
If you are trying to eat a healthier diet, you probably think you need to cut back on high-fat cheese. Right? Well, maybe you can have your cheese and it eat. too. According to a new study by the University ...
Read More »10 Common Kitchen Spices That Have REMARKABLE Healing Powers
Did you know you have a medicine cabinet of sorts right inside your kitchen? Many of the spices and herbs you have in your pantry can do more than just add flavor and color to your cooking. They also can ...
Read More »What Can You Do With All Of Those Buckeyes?
If you live in the Midwest, then you probably are familiar with the large nuts that are commonly known as buckeyes. Kids love to collect them in the early fall, and some people consider them good luck charms. While ...
Read More »Cupping: The Ancient Off-Grid Therapy Used By Michael Phelps
Three of my kids swim competitively, and I can trace their interest in the sport back to when they were little kids watching Michael Phelps win gold in the 2008 Olympics. It is no surprise, then, that when we were ...
Read More »9 Reasons You Should Stockpile St. John’s Wort
St. John’s wort is a flowering plant that has been used for centuries for medicinal purposes. Some ancient cultures believed the plant — which got its name because it blooms around June 24, the supposed birthday of John the Baptist, ...
Read More »Terrorists Are Eyeing These Vulnerable, Unprotected Parts Of The Power Grid — And There’s 10,000 Of Them
How vulnerable is America’s power grid? The Wall Street Journal recently did an in-depth study to find out the answer to that question, and the results are unsettling. “Despite federal orders to secure the power grid, tens of thousands of ...
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