Your Guide to Critical Illness Insurance
Getting diagnosed with a life-threatening disease is heart wrenching. It means stepping away from the usual routine to dealing with hospital appointments. Seeing your hard-earned money being drained to keep up with the cost of treatment takes a mental and physical toll on you and your loved ones from the added financial burden. Critical illness insurance will help lift the [...]
Curried Butternut Squash Soup, Slow Cooker Style
Butternut squash soup is one of my favorite plant-based soups. What I love most about this sweet and savory, slow-cooker soup is the addition of creamy coconut yogurt. You'll savor the flavors of butternut squash, apple, pear, carrots, leeks seasoned with vegetable broth, curry powder, cinnamon, all-spice, salt and black pepper, slow-cooked and pureed with coconut yogurt in this creamy, [...]
Economy Hall: The Hidden History of a Free Black Brotherhood
Economy Hall: New Book Reveals More Than a Century of Hidden Black American History With Economy Hall, author Fatima Shaik brings to light the free Black New Orleans brotherhood that supported its community through slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, white terrorism, and the birth of jazz. One hundred years of elaborate handwritten journals recovered from the trash reveal early Black [...]
Struggling to Lose Weight? It May Be Stress-Related.
Maintaining your body at a healthy weight sounds simple: Eat enough to power your daily activities, not more. Maintaining a healthy weight really can be as simple as that, but making that shift when you are already carrying extra pounds can be daunting. When you feel stressed, your body produces cortisol. Cortisol lowers your metabolism and stimulates appetite, making [...]
5 Tips for a New Start After Addiction
Life after addiction is rarely a clear-cut process. After all, quitting your drug of choice is only the first step. True addiction recovery can also require a change in your mindset, habits, and even your social circle. When so much change is necessary for overcoming drug addiction, we know that the future can feel lonely and uncertain. But, whether you're [...]
9 Health Benefits of Straightening Your Teeth
Most people get excited about straightening their teeth for cosmetic reasons. It is no surprise that the perfect smile helps most of us feel better about ourselves and how we look. Did you know that a giant smile naturally tightens the surrounding skin of your mouth? This helps your skin look firmer and younger! The great thing is that the [...]