Author: Erin Elizabeth

Introducing “Nap-ercise,” the gym class you may actually attend. Adults are always on-the-go in today’s busy world, meaning that they rarely get the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep per night. To remedy this conundrum, a “Nap-Ercise” class has been implemented in a UK Gym to help individuals 21 and older catch up on essential Zzz’s. RELATED ARTICLE: The steep cost of sleep deprivation Mashable reports that the 60-minute class is offered at David Lloyd Clubs and begins and finishes with a series of tension-releasing stretches. The stretching portion of the “workout” lasts approximately fifteen minutes, which means members who participate get...

Nearly every part of our modern lives is affected by Big Oil, “From farm to pharmaceutical, diesel truck to dinner plate, pipeline to plastic product…” But, is it a story you know? RELATED ARTICLE: MSNBC loses connection to reporter as he goes off on oil industry for robbing locals of infrastructure funds Do yourself a favor and block out about an hour and a half to watch the documentary below. You’ll be glad you did! RELATED ARTICLE: 600,000 Gallons of Oil Spilled from a Texas Pipeline One Week Before DAPL Is...

A recent study published in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives, to date the largest and longest study evaluating fluoride exposure and its impact on the developing brain, found that increased levels of prenatal fluoride exposure might be associated with lower cognitive function in children. RELATED ARTICLE: Fluoridated Water Linked to 30% More Hypothyroidism The study evaluated, “nearly 300 sets of mothers and children in Mexico and tested the children twice for cognitive development over the course of 12 years. Fluoride is not added to public water supplies in Mexico, but people are exposed through naturally occurring fluoride in water and...