How to eat healthy while saving money Why does eating healthy have to cost so much? Oh wait, it doesn’t. There are plenty of foods that give you all the nutrition you need, without being a burden to your wallet. Here are 9 ways to tighten your food budget without skimping on nutrition. READ MORE
7 things you should NOT do to have a happy relationship There are many books, courses, and conferences about how to create a long-term, happy and successful relationship. However, ultimately what sets happy couples apart is what they DON’T do. Even the happiest and healthiest couples mess up sometimes, but overall, they consistently avoid the following seven things. They don’t don’t put their careers or hobbies ahead of their marriage. Happy couples also don’t make a major decision without first consulting each other. They don’t let each other face a struggle alone. Click here for four more things you should not do if you want to have a happy relationship. READ MORE
Bikini medicine: Women leading investment in women’s healthWomen are the biggest customers of the health care industry— in part to their need for reproductive care—and they make 80 percent of the health care decisions for families. However, the health care industry is largely run by men. Tired of having their conditions misunderstood or dismissed as “bikini medicine,” women are starting up and investing in female-focused companies. Nine digital-health companies focused on women raised $82 million through the third quarter of last year, up from $29 million in 2014. READ MORE
Vintage fashion from recycled cottonEveryone has heard about the plastic waste ruining our planet by now. But who knows about the 13.1 million tons of textile waste (worth roughly USD 350 billion) the United States alone produce every year? And who knows that 11 million of that textile waste goes almost directly to landfills? What’s more, it takes about 700 gallons of water (that’s 2650 liters) to make one T-shirt. It’s fair to say there is a relatively sizeable problem here, a problem that social entrepreneurs around the world are trying to solve through clothing recycling technologies. READ MORE
First solar freeway in U.S will roll out on famous Route 66Roads are flat surfaces that often catch a lot of sunlight. So, they provide ideal places to generate solar power. Now, the state of Missouri is planning to pave a stretch of the famous interstate highway, Route 66, with energy-generating photovoltaic pavers—the first such panels on a public right of way in the U.S. The project is led by Solar Roadways. The company claims that replacing all of America’s roads and parking lots with their solar pavers would generate more than three times the country’s electricity consumption. READ MORE
