There is some thinking too that we are "oversterilizing" children's environments and that is leading to the rise in allergies.  Our immune system is like many systems in the body, overwork can exhaust and hurt it, but not using it enough is bad for it too.  When we were kids we played in the dirt and touched slimy thin...more

Paying your bills means, you know, actually paying them.  Getting out of debt usually works best when you are minimizing or eliminating new debt.  Telling oneself, "If I spend even more money I don't have then I can reduce my debt" is something people have tried in the past.  I mean that honestly.  People have tried bo...more

This is an inaccuracy that has been around for as long as we have known alcohol kills germs, I suspect.  Alcohol might alleviate some symptoms temporarily (or make you not care as much in some cases) but you cannot drink enough alcohol to have a significant impact on the virus in your body, at least not without hurting...more