There are two conflicting sayings, “Nothing in life is free” and “The best things in life are free”. Truth can be only one, isn’t it? More often than not, there is a price tag attached to the choices you make, but not all prices have to be paid in money. For example, you can find [...]
It has always been dangerous to work in mines. The roof may fall in and there are risks of flooding and explosion. Over the years, miners found that keeping canaries in the mines was a good early warning system. The birds were likely to die if there was a gas build up and this gave [...]
It’s the easiest thing in the world to say that the way you live your life affects the quality of your life. All kinds of judgements come into play. There can be unkind comments about couch potatoes who endlessly eat junk food and never exercise. There can be medical commentaries about health risks. Some stories [...]
The general statistics show that health insurance premiums have been rising faster than inflation in the business sector while the extent of the cover is being more narrowly defined. It is the old “less for more” syndrome. Insurance companies are not unjustified in raising their premiums. They can point to the rising costs of drugs [...]
The U.S. government recommends that adults eat at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day, including two or more servings of fruits and three or more servings of vegetables. We all know that eating fresh fruits is very healthy. But are there any health benefits to eating dried fruits? Dried fruit is well [...]
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