by Christian Goodman | Aug 18, 2014 |
In the 1960s, NASA astronauts were kept alive by indulging in its nutritious goodness. “A marvel and triumph of space-age technology?” you wonder. Nope. Because 400 years ago, the Aztecs were harvesting it off of lakes. It’s a superfood that acts as a kind of...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 12, 2014 |
Incoming: a bunch of places in the U.S. where you’ll be more likely to get high blood pressure. Let’s start by getting some basic questions out of the way. Is my blood pressure really affected by where I live? Yup. The real estate blog Movoto has made a neat little...
by Christian Goodman | Aug 3, 2014 |
Not-so-fun fact: close to 1 out of 3 Americans suffer from high blood pressure. But if you strapped yourself into a time machine and traveled 100 years into the past, things would be different. Oh, aside from the Model T Fords roaming the streets. You see, nearly a...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 31, 2014 |
Sleep is important to you. It’s refreshing when you get enough of it. It keeps you going throughout the day. The problem: you’ve been having sleepless nights. Nights when counting sheep just didn’t cut it. Bad for health. Bad for keeping you from yelling at your boss...
by Christian Goodman | Jul 27, 2014 |
“What?” you ask. Don’t worry – you read that right. It’s a serious question. “But how could my house cause high blood pressure?” It is common knowledge that foreclosures can affect the prices of neighborhood real estate. But who would have thought that it can actually...