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Long day at the gym pushing yourself to new personal records? Grab some ginger! Ginger contains anti-inflammatory compounds and oils called gingerols that researchers have proven contain painkilling and sedative effects in mammals! Try adding some to your meals, juices, smoothies or teas and see the difference in your body the next day! Ginger can help your muscles recover faster than ever befo...

Ever noticed how toned your stylist’s arms are when they are straightening your hair? Here is a hack every woman can try! Before you start blow-drying your hair, add wrist weights to your arms. It takes about 20 minutes to blow dry your hair depending on your hair’s length and thickness. Adding weights while blow drying your hair helps tone your arms by challenging your muscles while you dry.

Never know when your steak is done? Try out this helpful hack! Try the “Face Test”: First, completely relax your face. Stay expressionless, no smiling or frowning!  If you like your steak rare, compare its firmness to the fleshy part of your cheek. If your steak it rare, it will feel very similar! Remember, a rare steak has a cool, bright red center. For a medium-rare steak, compare its fi...

When you’re cooking, do you make sure to cut your different foods on different cutting boards? Why would you? It’s all going to the same place, right? While, yes, it is going to the same place… cutting different food on the same cutting board can lead to cross-contamination and food poisoning! To avoid doing this, consider color coding your cutting boards! For example, consider using these col...

There are several different ways to thaw frozen meat, but many of them are unsafe! Check out the Do’s and Don’ts of thawing meat below to make sure you’re being safe.  DO Use cold water to thaw your meat! Give ample time for a refrigerator thaw! Keep meat wrapped when thawing in the water! Immediately cook meat thawed in a microwave! Cook meat after thawing!  DON’T Don’t thaw your...

You shuffle back into the house after a successful trip to the grocery store, arms laden with grocery bags. You set the bags down onto the counter, turn to open the fridge, and are met with a musty odor. Mold… Now, you’re faced with a decision. Do you shrug it off and put the groceries away anyway, or do you break down and get to scrubbing? We know what the easiest answer is, but it’s not the ...

Trying to help the environment by ditching those plastic bags for canvas totes when you go shopping?  You may not have thought about it, but those bags need to be washed regularly! Leaving reusable grocery bags unwashed increases the chance of transferring bacteria from the store to your home. If you go grocery shopping weekly, you should wash your bags weekly, even if products inside don’t lea...

Did you know that the popularity of taking selfies is having an unintended effect: they are increasing head lice cases among teens! We know what you’re thinking. “Teens have been taking pictures together years! We would all squeeze into a photo booth to take pictures together, and we never had a lice problem from it!” And while that’s true, the ease with which we can take pictures where ever a...

You know what they say, “Prevention is better than a cure.” You don’t have to worry about treating the flu if you work to prevent it. The same goes for lice! You can take steps to preventing a head lice infestation in your home by doing one simple thing: replacing your shampoo and conditioner! Swap out your hair care products for some that are coconut scented or are made with natural coconut o...

Does your child want to have a sleepover at your house, but recent news of a lice outbreak at school is making you a little nervous? Make sure the kiddos coming over don’t spread any little uninvited guests by using this fun hack! When it’s time for the kids to turn in for the night, try getting them to arrange themselves in a fun star or flower pattern on the ground. Make sure their feet are ...