Growing up in the Arab world, as a woman, from pre-pubescence onwards, I was often taught to view my body and desires with a sense of shame. For years, it seems the media, schools, doctors, and even friends and relatives have perpetuated the myth that my virtue is tied to my chastity, and that being …
by Jessee Christinen The electric bike, popularly known as an e-bike is just a normal bike with some electrical components added onto the bike. These components include items such as a motor, an electrical pedal, battery, gears and controllers, all integrated as a single design. The essence of an electric bike is to ease the amount …
Everyone wants to age gracefully—and we know how to do it. Follow along with Live Well for beauty tips, exercise routines, and lifestyle changes to make as the years go by. Together, they'll make aging simple, which gives you more time to embrace each moment. At the start of every cold and flu season, we …
A home treadmill stands out as a beneficial and effective replacement for outdoor walking – an affordable, gym-like machine that can help reach cardio goals from the comfort of our home or office. But is walking on a treadmill good for you? Are there any bad sides to it? Here are the most important facts …
Listening to your favorite songs can easily boost your mood, but that's not the only benefit associated with enjoying music. According to new findings published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, researchers found that music is extremely important to brain health. At the end of their study, a team of University of Pittsburgh researchers …
Wiggle your big toe. Go on, wiggle it. While Uma Thurman might have been recovering from a far more extreme place when she delivered this line in Kill Bill: Volume 1, there’s no doubt all of our feet could do with a little more conscious movement. Our only connection with the ground, the feet have …
After a long, exhausting year, studies show we’re more stressed than we’ve ever been, and since many of us aren’t taking a real break, it’s high time we turned to some small, day-to-day activities to help us summon calm incrementally, rather than in one big holiday-sized go. Mindfulness is one such tool, which has been …
I am somebody who loves to drink green tea every day so I was very intrigued when I came across Yogi Green Tea Kombucha. I don’t normally drink flavoured green tea but this one, I had to try it as it sounded so interesting. With kombucha added to it, I thought it will be even …
Boundaries? What boundaries. My bedroom is my office and my children are my colleagues. The work day begins when the Zooms begin, but collaborators on the West Coast call in for our 9 a.m. EST, and you can bet they are not in business attire, even from the waist up. What this time isolating at …
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which means I may get a small commission if you purchase a product after clicking on a link. This does not cost you anything. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. There are so many options to choose from when it comes to cardio. Running, cycling, swimming, sprinting… However, today …