Today is my 40th birthday. When I turned 30 a decade ago, I wrote an article sharing life lessons to survive your 20s and crowd-sourced advice on how to excel in your 30s. And apparently you guys loved it. So, here’s more of the good stuff: 40 life lessons I now know at 40 that I wish I...
In a perfect world, no child would be neglected or abused. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world and the unsettling reality is that there are children out there that are not getting taken care of as they should. Recognizing the signs of neglect is perhaps the most important way to give a...
Iron is an important mineral that helps your body make hemoglobin, the part of red blood cells that carries oxygen. If a woman doesn’t have enough iron, her body can’t make enough healthy red blood cells, which can lead to a problem called iron deficiency anemia. It’s important to know the signs of low iron...
Jim McCants took green tea capsules in a drive to get healthy in middle age. His doctors now say they left him needing an urgent liver transplant, writes the BBC’s Tristan Quinn. It should have been one of the happiest days of his life. But Jim McCants looks back on his youngest son’s high school...
At3 p.m. on a Monday afternoon, death announced it was coming for him. He was only eight years old; his cancer cells were not responding to treatment anymore. His body’s leukemic blast cell counts were doubling daily. Bone marrow was no longer making red or white blood cells, not even platelets. The marrow was only...
“If only I had more self-control.”“I don’t have such an iron mind.”“I want to enjoy life, too — not just suffer.” These are comments I might get when people learn about my lifestyle. I’m one of those annoying people who eats lots of fruits and vegetables, exercises five times a week, saves a portion of...
Not only is goat often referred to as the healthiest of red meats, but it’s good for the planet, too. And, yes, it actually tastes good. The rest of the world loves soccer. The rest of the world also loves to eat goat meat. Yet Americans remain lukewarm (at best) to both. Coincidence? Andrew Zimmern doesn’t think...
“She seemed unfazed and was bragging about what she did. Saying that his leg could be in one cookie, with a big grin on her face.” Police in Davis, California, are investigating allegations that a 16-year-old baked her grandfather’s ashes into sugar cookies and, with the help of another student, distributed them to classmates, some...
Meet the 1960s “Trailer for the rich” Here at Curbed, we’re dedicated to covering the best trailers and RVs, from innovative campers pushing the industry to affordable kits that let you DIY your own adventure van. And we’re also obsessed with all things design, including iconic architects, home decor, and everything midcentury modern. Love campers and trailers? Come join our community group. It’s not often...
It’s not everyday that you see a giant tortoise strolling down the street, but certain lucky residents of Tokyo, Japan have been witnessing just that! The owner must have mastered true patience judging by how long it must take just to go for a ‘quick walk’! Being an African Spurred tortoise it is suspected that...
In what totally sounds like a mash-up of two of Jeff Goldblum’s best movies, The Fly and Jurassic Park, scientists at New York University and the University of Chicago have created mutant fruit flies carrying reconstructed genes from 140 million years ago. The goal? To shed some light on the process of evolution and how it has changed...
Your skin is the first organ in the body to show signs of ageing. As a general rule, the more you care about your skin and your overall health, the better you will withstand the ageing process. As we age, our skin undergoes changes – the collagen fibers that are the underlying support structure of the skin become twisted...
