How Flavor Drives Nutrition
- Health & Healing
- April 16, 2015
Have you ever bit into a tomato just picked from the garden that was red, ripe, juicy and bursting with flavor? Can you remember eating a slice of tomato in a pre-packaged sandwich that was pinkish and plastic looking and devoid of flavor and taste?
READ MOREAlabama mom uses Facebook to apologize for rude daughters
- Home & Family
- April 3, 2015
What would you do if you found out that your teenagers had been rude to an adult who asked them to stop talking during a movie at a local theater?
READ MORENFL standout Chris Borland quits, wary of concussion risk
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- March 27, 2015
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland surprised and even shocked many in the sports world with his announcement that he was giving up football. He made a gutsy personal decision that he feels is best for his health—even though it means walking away from potentially millions of dollars in future contracts.
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Proving the butterfly effect with a single act of kindness
- Making a Positive Difference
- March 19, 2015
What if somebody you didn’t know handed you a $50 bill and asked that you use it to spread kindness in the world. What would you do with the money?
READ MOREExperimental cancer therapy extends woman’s life by 9 years
- Health & Healing
- March 16, 2015
The treatment may be experimental, but for one grateful woman its been a lifesaver. Sandy Hillburn was told she had only months to live after being diagnosed with glioblastoma, a deadly form of brain cancer. That was 9 years ago, and remarkably she’s still alive.
READ MOREStudy links common food additives to Crohn’s disease
- Health & Healing
- March 12, 2015
The next time you purchase packaged bread, processed foods, ice cream, candy, cream cheese, salad dressing, mayonnaise or margarine, take a look at the ingredients on the label. These products may contain emulsifiers like polysorbate 80 or carboxymethyl cellulose, which are added not only to extend their shelf life, but to improve the texture.
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Hiring Secret
- Financial & Workplace Well-Being
- March 6, 2015
When Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg, offers business advice, people tend to listen. So here’s what he says determines whether or not he hires someone: “I’ve developed over time a simple rule. I will only hire someone to work directly for me if I would work for that person. And it’s a pretty good test.”
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My Friend Died, But on Facebook She Still Seemed Alive
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 2, 2015
Years ago, you would probably get a phone call with news that a friend had died. But in today’s technology driven world, you may first learn about it from a text or on Facebook.
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NASCAR Driver Brian Scott’s Emotional Wedding Vows Go Viral
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- March 2, 2015
NASCAR driver Brian Scott did something so sweet and unexpected during his wedding ceremony a year ago January to his now bride, Whitney, that everyone in attendance was moved by it.
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All it took was one dollar and a post-it note to inspire others
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 27, 2015
Sometimes it doesn’t take a lot of money to make a difference in the lives of those going through challenging times. Just ask the owner of a pizza place in Philly.
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When No One Showed Up to Autistic Boy’s Birthday Party, Strangers Saved the Day
- Making a Positive Difference
- February 27, 2015
Glenn Buratti invited all 16 of his kindergarten classmates to his birthday party. But imagine how the 6-year-old, who is autistic, felt when nobody responded to the invitation or showed up. His mother, Ashlee, later told ABC News: “He was so devastated when he realized no one was coming to his birthday party that he
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When Grief Won’t Relent
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- February 20, 2015
What does it do to your health when you just can’t get over the loss of a loved one? Mourning and grieving after the loss of a loved one is a normal and challenging part of life. There are no words that ease the pain. What does make a difference is time, along with the caring and support of friends and family.
READ MORELove and laughter: A recipe for this long-lasting marriage
- Celebrity HealthStyles
- February 19, 2015
Actor Alan Alda achieved fame in the 1970’s with his starring role in the hit TV series M*A*S*H. While fame can be fleeting, as the saying goes, both his acting career and his marriage have been keepers. New York Times writer Lois Smith Brady talked to Alda and his wife Arlene, who are going to be celebrating their 58th anniversary, about their long-lasting marriage.
READ MORENestlé removing artificial flavors and colors from its chocolate candies
- Environmental Well-Being
- February 18, 2015
Good for You to Nestlé for agreeing to take artificial flavors and colors out of their chocolates.
READ MORERekindling first love later in life
- Lifestyle & Relationships
- February 18, 2015
What is it about the power of lost love? Read the stories of people who have reconnected years later and rekindled meaningful relationships from their past.
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