A Little Fresh Air (Scientifically) Good For You

by Yasmin Rufo BBC News    If you’ve ever felt calmer after a walk in the park or a stroll through the woods, it’s not your imagination – it’s biology.    Spending just 20 minutes in nature can trigger measurable changes inside your body, from lowering stress hormones, to easing blood pressure and even improving …

Hotel “Prison” Offers Respite From The World

by Madeline Diamond Business Insider    Forget luxurious hotels and glamorous vacations, South Koreans are flocking to a mock prison as a way to cope with the stress of daily life.    Prison Inside Me has been offering an immersive prison-like experience since 2013. Guests pay around $90 per day to spend 24 or 48-hours …

Here’s To Your Health, And To Keeping It Real

by Dictionary Scoop    Health myths are everywhere! These ideas were simply passed down for so long that they became part of what we believed. But now science has stepped in to clear things up. Let’s uncover the truth behind ten common health myths. 1-Cutting your hair makes it grow faster    Have you ever …

Music May Help You Overcome Car Sickness

by Kevin Burton    In the library, they want it quiet, so no to the music, unless you have headphone    In just about every other setting, music is good for what ails you. It’s on time, all the time!    That’s why I was not surprised to find this report from Good News Network …

Goalball Gives Blind Players Community

by Todd Strain KNSD TV7 San Diego    If you were looking at the Stagecoach gym floor in Carlsbad during a recent Sunday, you’d see athletic shoes, knee pads, goals and balls — just like your average sporting event. The only difference is no one on the court that day could see.    This was …

Blind Woman To Wed After Triple Transplant

By Ernie Mundell HealthDay News    Stricken with cancer in infancy, Jessica Lopez endured tumor-fighting treatments that saved her young life but also left her with lasting heart damage.    By the time she reached her early 30s, Lopez, who was left blind by her cancer, also found herself in triple-organ failure — her heart, …

Good News About Life Savers Among Us

by Kevin Burton    Then Apostle Paul said better than I ever will:   “Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on …

Healthy Phrases For A Healthy Vocabulary

by Dictionary Scoop    Health is an important issue for everyone, and our language is proof of that! English offers us many health-related idioms with very interesting origins.  To discover the meaning and roots of ten of them, read on! 1-An apple a day keeps the doctor away    . You were probably just a child the first time …

Man Saves Lives By Teaching Swimming

by Kevin Burton    Not eating before a swim, that’s an old wives tale. That will cause you no problems. But water safety is a big deal, worthy of everyone’s attention.    Both stories we present today are on the subject of swimming and water safety and were written by Andy Corbley of the Good …

Aging, Decay And Death: Part Of God’s Plan

by Dane Massey    (Dane Massey is the former Pastor of Mulvane Christian Church. He is now in ministry in Houston, Texas.)         Growing old and the natural end of that, death, cannot be avoided. So how does one age properly?     What is the Lord trying to accomplish through this drawn-out process?  …