Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published October 17, 2018. You’ve probably heard that your appendix is a useless organ, an artifact from our ancient past when early humans had to digest tree bark and other fibrous materials.1 However, modern medical science has again proven your body does not contain superfluous…
Get Ready for Mental Wealth Festival 2023: A Journey of Empowerment
What: Mental Wealth FestivalWhen: 9-14th October 2023Where: Online and in-person City Lit is excited to announce the eagerly awaited Mental Wealth Festival 2023, set to run from October 9th to 14th. In partnership with Bloomsbury Festival, Beyond Words, and the National Gallery to name a few. This edition of the festival places a spotlight on…
Lyme Disease Now Found in All US States
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published August 22, 2018. It’s now well-recognized that chronic infection is an underlying factor in many if not most chronic illnesses. Diseases such as Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, cardiomyopathy, gastritis and chronic fatigue are all turning out to be expressions of chronic infections, and Lyme disease…
Have a Dream About a Sunburn or Sunscreen? Here’s the Surprising Message Your Brain Could Be Sending You
My colleagues who write about beauty are always covering the powers of SPF to shield you from the damaging rays of the sun and the best sunscreens for getting that protection. So when I recently woke up from a dream in which I was worried about sitting in the sun without my sunscreen, I figured…
Master your mindset and live a life you love
According to Indeed’s Work Happiness Score, in 2022, 36% of people in the UK reported feeling unhappy with their jobs, often leading to frustration, unfulfillment, anxiety and stress. A change in mindset is needed, but many struggle to look beyond their immediate horizons to the potential that is waiting for them. New book, North Star Thinking, is…
Start a Successful School Year with a Balanced Breakfast
As kids get ready to start a new school year, moms are also getting back into the swing of a morning routine. One thing that can’t be missed? A complete breakfast! Research shows eating breakfast helps kids concentrate and focus at school, giving moms good reason to serve up balanced nutrition before that first morning…
Drug Companies Responsible for Severe Environmental Pollution
Editor’s Note: This article is a reprint. It was originally published February 14, 2018. Environmental pollution is a tremendous concern, and the sources of toxic pollution are many. One source that has managed to skirt below the radar is the drug industry.1,2,3,4 In 2016, the nonprofit foundation Changing Markets issued a report on “Impacts of…
Tap water across American southwest found to be HEAVILY CONTAMINATED with cancer-causing arsenic
(NaturalNews) The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has found that tap water in at least 31 states is contaminated with arsenic at levels above the legal…
Love Is What We Need
The question being asked with increasing frequency is, can a man and a woman really love each other for the rest of their lives? In today’s world, this is an appropriate question and there are increasing doubts about the possibility of such love. Yet for some, true and pure love can be experienced, and marriage……
We Should Be Alarmed by the Staggering Decline of Birds
Worldwide, 1 in 8 bird species is at risk of extinction.1 We should be very concerned, since, as BirdLife International notes, “Birds are our early warning system.”2 Declines in bird populations signal that something serious is happening in the environment — habitats are being destroyed, chemical pesticides are taking a toll on wildlife and more….