Author: Erin Elizabeth

By Hana Ames Anxiety and stress are seemingly becoming more and more common. Luckily, there could be a simple way to help alleviate this without pumping your body full of prescription meds. That’s not to say that prescription medications aren’t sometimes useful, but they’re very expensive and often have unwanted side effects. Magnesium Importance Magnesium is known as the ‘original chill pill’. It plays an important part in biochemical reactions throughout the human body, including those related to anxiety and stress. Dietary surveys of people in the United States consistently show that intakes of magnesium are lower than recommended...

I don’t imagine most of us give much thought to cleaning our coffee makers (and I really only use mine when my Mom visits). However, if you are a regular coffee pot user, you should be thinking about it because apparently they often contain yeast and mold, according to a recent survey. (That makes them more germ-infested than the average bathroom faucet handle!) RELATED STORY: Don’t throw out your used coffee grounds! Assuming you are now disgusted and motivated, check out the rules below for how to clean out that nectar of the gods, machine: 1. Wash removable parts with dish...