Health Tip: cut out high fructose corn syrup (and sugar)

815675_red_liquidWhether you’re trying to lose weight or just keep healthy, sugar in all its forms is something you really need to moderate. Unfortunately, for reasons I’ve never grasped, processed foods have tons of sugar. It’s not just in sweet-tasting foods or foods you think of as sugary, either. It’s a filler ingredient, and it’s stuffed into everything. Here’s why cutting out at least some of this ingredient could be beneficial to your health: What High Fructose Corn Syrup Is High Fructose Corn ... READ MORE

How to answer “tell me a little bit about yourself”

201894_face_-_nervous“Tell me a little bit about yourself.” If you love hearing that question, you probably won’t get much out of this post. If, on the other hand, it fills you with dread and/or you can’t think of any answer to give, this post was written just for you. The trouble with this question is that it’s so open-ended. Generally, it’s asking for boring factoids – where are you from, where did you go to school, are you married and have you ... READ MORE

16 chicken wing recipes

714265_hot_spicy_wingsYou can make chicken wings at home, and there are many more options than the hunt for the perfect buffalo sauce. Chicken wings are popular treats in cultures around the world, and there are lots of recipes to choose from. Here are just a few: TipNut’s Honey Garlic Wings ChowHound’s Buffalo-style hot wings Sweet-hot grilled wings Detroit Honey Hot Wings A very simply Buffalo-style recipe Bandito Chicken Wings Japanese Chicken Wings Apricot preserves wings Buffalo recipe for campers – very simple! Dijon Wings Chinese grilled wings Classic Buffalo wings w/ bleu cheese ... READ MORE

Emotional contexts for your task list

Chocolate's feeling dreary. To do list says: "Dig up back yard!"LifeHacker recently got a really cool suggestion from a reader. Before I tell you what it is, let me explain GTD briefly for anyone who doesn’t know about it. It’s an organization system with a very specific process. The idea behind it is that it stresses your brain when it’s full of things you ought to do or might someday want to do, and GTD gives you a way to “dump” all those thoughts before they can stress you out ... READ MORE

Make your own furniture polish with olive oil

1162638_oilStore-bought furniture polish is not particularly environmentally friendly, and can irritate the respiratory systems in some people. There’s a better option: make your own furniture polish out of two parts olive oil to one part lemon juice. You can substitute vegetable oil for the olive oil, and you should not use virgin olive oil.  This recipe is for finished wood. To polish unfinished wood, dissolve a teaspoon of lemon oil into a cup of mineral oil. In this recipe, you don’t ... READ MORE

Make your own wind chimes

246463_windchimesWind chimes are one of the easiest crafts you could make. They don’t need to be fancy: you just need some materials that dangle and make a nice clinking noise, then you fasten them all to something long (like an old knife) or circular (old embroidery hoops, hubcaps, etc.) and you’ve got a wind chime. I’m not really going to give you a how-to, because I already pretty much did when I said you attach dangly things to a base. All ... READ MORE

How to avoid motion sickness

894718___fun__Unfortunately, motion sickness can happen to anyone. Researchers believe it’s caused by the fact that your body feels itself moving, but your eyes are seeing the vehicle’s interior as stationary, which confuses our poor lizard brains and throws us off balance. To minimize your chances of experiencing motion sickness: Drive. The driver’s eyes are focused on moving objects, which matches the movement the rest of the body is feeling. Travel on a full stomach. It sounds counter-intuitive, but eat before you travel and ... READ MORE