From Our Friends: September 12, 2014
Before you pack up and leave the office for the weekend, make sure you check out this week’s From Our Friends First. From Our Friends is OA’s weekly column where we roundup some of OA’s favorite...
View Article5 Chilly Health Benefits of a Cold Weather Workout
Winter and I don’t get along very well. It doesn’t matter if I throw on so many layers I look like a “South Park” character, I’m still cold. But over the years I’ve learned to suck it up—not just...
View ArticleAre Red Wine’s Health Benefits All a Lie?
Here’s some good old-fashioned irony: You’re probably going to need a stiff drink after reading this news about red wine’s health benefits. Except, that drink really won’t be doing you any favors...
View Article13 Amazing Lavender Essential Oil Home Remedies
The benefits of lavender are many and varied. It’s a culinary relative to mint, sage, marjoram and thyme, and can be used in the same way as these herbs. It is also a prized medicinal herb. Make sure...
View Article3 Health Benefits of Turmeric, AKA ‘Kitchen Gold’
If you’ve only ever used turmeric as an occasional curry spice, your life’s about to change. Turmeric is a tasty yellow spice known in some circles as Indian saffron that’s often included in curry...
View Article7 Health Benefits of Cinnamon You Need to Know
Once upon a time, cinnamon was more valuable than gold. And while these days, most of us would rather get our hands on 24 karats instead of 24 ounces – a gold bar over a brown stick – this...
View ArticleI Can’t Believe it’s Not Better! The Ugly Truth About Non-Dairy Spreads
Hey, remember the 1980s? MTV was born, girls dressed like Madonna, boys like Michael Jackson and Ronald Reagan got shot. Strange times indeed. The Cola Wars were in full swing (Did you take the Pepsi...
View ArticlePractice Yoga? You Probably Need a Yoga Tune Up
iStock/fizkes Mado Hesselink grew up with asthma, which made exercise a challenge. But she didn’t let that stop her from delving into martial arts and yoga. After having a child at 24, Hesselink turned...
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