Category archives for: Health & Wellness

What Kinds of Germs Live in Your Car?

What Kinds of Germs Live in Your Car?

You wouldn’t be shocked to learn that thousands of germs exist on trains and buses, but what if you found out your car was also a breeding ground for these same types of bacteria? According to a 2006 study conducted by Dr. Chuck Gerba, a University of Arizona microbiologist, “cars are the moldiest of all [...]

Antioxidants Can Help Protect Your Body

Antioxidants Can Help Protect Your Body

Did you know that antioxidants can help to protect your body? Antioxidants are natural protective molecules that can be found, thanks to Mother Nature, in many fruits. Antioxidants help protect our bodies from free radicals, which damage the body and the body’s DNA. Having enough of these ‘magic’ antioxidants is something we should all ensure. [...]

Start Spring with More Energy!

Start Spring with More Energy!

Spring is just around the corner in the Maryland area! We are about to experience new growth in our yards and gardens, the birds will begin to sing more regularly and create their nests, and most of us take the spring time to clean and organize our homes! There are also all those spring games [...]

S.O.F.I.A.’s Walk is Sunny and Successful

S.O.F.I.A.’s Walk is Sunny and Successful

Although a forecast of rain had been given, not one drop fell in Canterbury Park, a wonderfully chosen site for S.O.F.I.A.’s “Walk Against Domestic Violence” held on the morning of September 10, 2011 in Montclair, New Jersey. Volunteers, consisting of friends, family and colleagues arrived early to prepare for the much anticipated event with vigor [...]

Comfort Home Care

Comfort Home Care

We are rarely ready when the unexpected happens and we need the right person to care of our loved ones or even ourselves. Do you know who you would call? Do you know whom you can trust. Comfort Home Care is a company we all need to know about.  They  provide clients with high-quality and [...]

Five Ways to Increase Your Energy

Five Ways to Increase Your Energy

Living in a fast-paced, needed it yesterday world can rob us of the energy our bodies need to perform. As we age, our energy levels decrease and we feel more and more tired. Luckily, there are ways to increase your energy supply. Here are five suggestions that should help you be more alert and active: [...]

Why A Clean Work Space?

Why A Clean Work Space?

Trouble concentrating? Not as productive as you want to be? Home Services Enterprise recommends taking a look at your desk. Employees  who keep their office desk and work space tidy and organized and who work in a clean environment are much more efficient than those who are surrounded by clutter and an unclean environment. Home [...]

Food Focus: Fruit

Food Focus: Fruit

A healthy lifestyle is the key to longevity, optimum weight, abundant energy and balance. By using fruit to satisfy our taste for sweetness, we can leave behind the use of chemical, processed and refined sweeteners. Fruits are easy to digest, are cleansing and cooling and are great for those who are overstressed and overheated from [...]

Three Sources of Aging – and How Science is Fighting Back

Three Sources of Aging – and How Science is Fighting Back

If there’s one thing all humans share, it’s the predicament of aging skin. We all want to look younger and healthier, and we’re all fighting the effects of time. What isn’t identical in each of us is the rate at which aging progresses. According to scientists, there are three sources which dictate how our skin [...]

Snack Attack

Snack Attack

There’s no denying that everyone, at one time or another, has had a snack attack. Views on snacking differ. Some of us feel that snacking is bad and that eating between meals leads to weight gain. Others believe that eating many small meals and snacks throughout the day is healthy for maintaining energy levels and [...]

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