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How to Avoid Jet Lag in Six Easy Steps

SUMMARY Do you ever wonder how some people can arrive at their vacation destinations rarin’ to go from the minute they step off the plane, seemingly immune to the ravages of jet lag? It’s not magic. It’s just a matter of following a few simple steps that start from the minute your butt hits that airplane seat. Here are six simple …

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Travel Health Guide: Things You Need to Know

I must admit: unless you’re in the medical profession (or are just a SuperFan thereof), it’s hard to get excited about a book on the topic of Travel Health. But take heart: This is one travel health book that you’ll actually enjoy reading! The author is a delightfully droll physician from Canada by the name of Dr. Mark Wise. He …

How to Make Swimming Pool Water (Reasonably) Safe to Drink in an Emergency

Water, water everywhere…but is it safe to drink?? You’ve thought it. I’ve thought it. We’ve all thought it. If there were ever a major catastrophe that caused a long-term disruption in the water supply, your plan is to use your swimming pool’s (or your neighbor’s pool) water to get through the crisis, right? I know that had been MY assumption …

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Why We Should All Move like Monkeys…and 5 Steps to Get YOU There!

Sometimes life hands you lemons, and sometimes, it hands you…a trip to Hawaii. Or to the island of Lanai, to be more specific. I’ve been cruising around Hawaii’s smallest publicly-accessible island for the past week, and the other morning, after scrambling my way up and down the island’s rock-strewn Fisherman’s Trail (hands and feet required!) and watching surfers balance their …

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Six Things You MUST Keep on Hand for Cold & Flu Season

♦ READING TIME: 6 min, 7 sec My niece started kindergarten this year. Really, is there anything more adorable than this rite of passage? Picture it: Cute little girl heading off to class in her brand new school dress… Cute little girl coming home with her very first homework assignment… Cute little girl stricken ill with the latest round of …