Photo©Viktor Romaniuk/123rf A 45-minute soak in a hot bath raises your core body temperature by more than a full degree — 1.1 degrees C (2 degrees F) to be exact — and ramps up your cardiac output by 3.7 liters per minute. That’s the kind of response you’d expect from...

Photo©SerhiiYevdokymov/123rf One of my earliest football memories was watching the Cowboys beat the Miami Dolphins in Super Bowl VII back in 1972. I was only seven years old at the time, but I can still remember the energy in the room, and see my older cousins,...

JBJ Soul Kitchen/FB Furloughed Federal Workers Eat For Free At Bon Jovi’s ‘Pay It Forward’ Restaurant by Kamrin Baker, GoodGoodGood As an estimated 1.4 million federal workers enter a third week either furloughed or working without pay, private nonprofits continue to...

Artwork@Kirill Cherezov/123rf Some years ago, I delivered a speech in a Manhattan hotel to a group of bereaved widows and widowers. The subject was how helping others allows the helpers to overcome grief more quickly than non-helpers. I told a few stories about kind...

Photo©WanChiangTan/123rf Although it may be hard to imagine, an individual who has never seen their reflection would not recognize it. It would first be mistaken as a stranger gazing back at them from some unknown realm, causing great confusion, fear and apprehension....

Brazilian skipper in railroad vine. Photo courtesy Staci-lee Sherwood The best way to enjoy wildflowers is to look and photograph, but never pluck. The expression “look with your eyes, not your hands” still holds true.  Taking a few flowers while on a walk may seem...

November 1: Today’s skies are dominated by a powerful water sign Grand Trine configuration. Wisdom and common sense seamlessly blend with instincts and emotions. The waxing Pisces Moon is nearing her full stage, prompting plenty of feelings. Let sentiments, both...