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Don’t Let Your Drinks Trip You Up 1/16 If you’re counting calories, it’s important to watch what’s in your glass as well as what’s on your plate. Choosing the right beverage — and keeping an eye on how much you pour — can help curb your appetite and cut calories.  Best: Water 2/16 Replacing sweetenedContinue reading “Best and Worst Drinks For Weight Loss“

Murders are declining, but other crimes are still disrupting American life. For the last two years, murders and shootings increased in the U.S., while many other types of crime remained flat or fell. So far in 2022, the trends have reversed. It’s a confusing combination. The worst forms of crime have been moving in aContinue reading “A Shift in Crime”

From policing to prisons, the Biden administration and Congress must act to make our systems of public safety less punitive and more equitable. The United States’ criminal justice system is broken. We have less than 5 percent of the world’s population but nearly 25 percent of its prisoners. Mass incarceration has crushing consequences: racial, social,Continue reading “A Federal Agenda for Criminal Justice Reform”

Aesthetics, believe it or not, have been around since 1735. Back in the 1990s-2000s, jocks, emos, the horse girls, and the prepsters were among the popular aesthetics. Fast-forward to 2021, Instagram and TikTok are exploding in popularity and because of them there are so many more aesthetics that have become a dominant part of popContinue reading “How to Know Which Aesthetic You Belong To”

Many people enjoy eating between meals. Snacks can be part of a healthy eating pattern. They can help you get important nutrients, keep you energized and satisfy your hunger between meals. Tips for Healthy Snacking Healthy Snack Ideas Snacks can be both healthy and satisfying. Snacking can be as simple as grabbing an apple, aContinue reading “Healthy Snacks for Adults”

The United States recently celebrated Thanksgiving Day. I’ve spent quite a bit of time in the US and I’ve always been fascinated by this American holiday – a day to be grateful of all your blessings. We don’t have such a day in Australia. I think a lot of us often concentrate on what isContinue reading “What Does it Mean to Be Thankful and Why You Should Be?”

Mary-Liz Lichtenfels got burned in last year’s pandemic Christmas tree shortage. And instead of hosting 19 people for the holiday, it was just her, her husband and their three millennial children. It was a quieter celebration, but Lichtenfels, who runs the McLean, Va., staging business Redesign by ML, says all of that uncertainty gave her the courageContinue reading “What we kept, what we ditched, what we cooked: How covid changed the holidays”

So every year people will inevitably ask me if i made Christmas presents instead of buying them. It’s something i think about a lot, as there is often this unfortunate mismatch between the way a handmade present is perceived, and the reality of a handmade present. As i’ve previously mentioned – I much prefer to buyContinue reading “Are hand made gifts a thing of the past?”

by Andreas Abelsson Whether your main goal is to build as much muscle as possible or get as strong as possible, you’ll find that bodybuilding and strength training share many training principles and exercises.  However, that does not mean that a bodybuilder and a strength athlete should train the same way. If you’re wondering about theContinue reading “Bodybuilding vs. Strength Training: Top 10 Differences”

Art and music are key to student development. By Fran Smith “Art does not solve problems, but makes us aware of their existence,” sculptor Magdalena Abakanowicz has said. Arts education, on the other hand, does solve problems. Years of research show that it’s closely linked to almost everything that we as a nation say we wantContinue reading “Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who’s Doing It Best”