This story is an excerpt from the book, Stone Soup for a Sustainable World: Life Changing Stories of Young Heroes. To millions of people across the United States, Cesar Chavez was “the Latin Gandhi.” But to his namesake, the famous Cesar Chavez was just his grandfather. When Anthony Chavez had his first son in 1981, he had…
It’s not simple to eat healthy, especially when you live in a world where a doughnut costs less than an apple, what is soon to be said! When you add in the contradictory information you get every day (some say this is healthy, some say it isn’t, what was once nutritious food is now disgusting),…
“Deliberate practice” is a key concept in the field of sports psychology and performance improvement. It refers to the kind of practice that allows people to not just learn from their mistakes but to set specific goals and strive for those goals throughout their practice. Follow these steps to see how deliberate practice can help…
Each day I rise in the morning. Over the past year and a half of the pandemic, far too many arise each day having to rise in the mourning, most poignantly to the reality of the loss of a loved one. Millions around the globe have died, raising the world’s grief level to profound and…
October 7, 2021 — 11:07 AM If you include vitamin C supplement in your routine, you might be mostly thinking about its benefits for supporting your immune resilience.* But a new cross-sectional analysis, published in the peer-reviewed European Journal of Nutrition explored the link between vitamin C and mental function.* The link between mental function…
An estimated 1.5 million people enter the menopause transition each year, yet it’s a time of life that isn’t talked about nearly enough. After two decades of helping women around the world through this transition, clinician-informed researcher Lisa J. Taylor-Swanson, Ph.D., MAcOM, LAc, has found that there’s a huge lack of education about what to…
Our editors have independently chosen the products listed on this page. If you purchase something mentioned in this article, we may earn a small commission. October 7, 2021 — 9:08 AM Over the years, you may have noticed that you can get away with less sleep than you used to—but does that mean a good…
The sound of my beating heart continued to thump in my ears as I climbed the steps of a shiny gray building on Monkland Avenue, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce’s most gentrified main vessel. The neighborhood still managed to retain certain bones bearing old-world charm, making the group therapy appointment Marjorie suggested feel a lot less threatening. It was…
Our editors have independently chosen the products listed on this page. If you purchase something mentioned in this article, we may earn a small commission. October 6, 2021 — 22:05 PM It may seem the world is starting to move on from its cauliflower craze, but we’re still solidly on the side of this versatile…
October 6, 2021 — 21:05 PM Thanks to TikTok, we have no shortage of quick tips to help ease the appearance of a puffy, sallow eye area. From DIY ice-rollers to “bruise cream” to makeup hacks that leave zero trace of discoloration, we are well-equipped to tackle these half-moons with gusto. And if one tip…
