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If you are like most people, the shorter daylight hours and dreary weather of winter can sometimes get you down. Less sunlight and fewer opportunities for outdoor exercise can combine to make you feel sluggish. But did you know you ...

Starting and growing plants indoors is a great way to augment your gardening space and to extend your growing season. However, providing the proper lighting for your indoor plants can seem like a daunting task. It doesn’t have to be. ...

Cold and flu season is here, and many Americans are stocking up on over-the-counter medications to help fight sickness. In fact, according to the research organization Euromonitor International, retail sales of cough, cold and allergy remedies in the US are ...

At first, I thought the headaches and dizziness I was getting were related to stress. I had recently graduated from college, moved to a new city and started a new job. After a while, though, I began to notice a ...

September is National Honey Month, and the golden liquid seems to deserve the honor. Americans consume about 1.5 pounds of honey per person annually, and there are more than 300 unique types of honey in the U.S. alone. Honey is ...

Got milk? Although there is an ongoing debate about the complete range of health benefits that cow’s milk provides to humans, milk remains a staple beverage in many American households. A USDA study found that the average American drinks 20.4 ...

I have had the pleasure of having some mighty oak trees in my life. The beautiful trees have provided shade to sit under, branches for my children to swing from, plenty of leaves to rake in the fall and quiet ...

If you do not chemically treat your yard, chances are very good that you have some plantain growing there. Plantain – not to be confused with the banana-like fruit of the same name – is a common weed found throughout ...

Early fall can be the most likely time to get a painful bee or wasp sting. It is during this time of year that the wasp colony’s social structure changes from raising workers to raising queens. Their behavior may seem ...

I hate ants. But it’s not just that, I even hate getting rid of ants. Oh, I know they are industrious and hard-working, and maybe I can admire them as they march in and out of an ant hill with ...