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  The co-pay is the just cost of ingredients when you use baking as therapy. While not a fix for serious mental health issues, baking cakes, cookies, breads, and other goodies can help you ease anxiety and stress. Talk about flour power: Mounting scientific evidence proves that baking is one of the best forms of self-care. Even mental health pros swear by the therapeutic effects: “I consider this one of my greatest mental health strategies. I have declared Sunday ‘baking day’ for more than 15 years of my life," says Tracy Thomas, Ph.D., psychologist and founder of Dr. Tracy Inc., an emotional training company in California. "I go into a baking zone for a whole day and just bake my buns off, pun intended,” Thomas says. But why, exactly, is baking so good for your brain, your mood, and beyond? Preheat your ovens and read on for the top six reasons from Thomas and Nicole Beurkens, Ph.D., author of the best selling book Life Will Get Better and the founder and director of Horizon...

  When you’re travelling or backpacking, you don’t just want the best backpacking sleeping bag; you want one of the best lightweight sleeping bags for backpacking.  Along with your backpack (and perhaps a sleeping pad), your sleeping bag is going to be one of the heaviest, bulkiest items you carry and so by having the best lightweight sleeping bag for backpacking; you’ll ensure you don’t waste precious space or carry unnecessary weight. In these lightweight sleeping bag reviews, I look at a range of sleeping bags from the best lightweight cold weather sleeping bag to the best lightweight summer sleeping bag as well as the best budget ultralight sleeping bag.  Whether you are after lightweight backpacking sleeping bags, the best hiking sleeping bag or the best sleeping bags for travelling in general, I have no doubt, that after reading this lightweight sleeping bag review you will be in a better position to make a perfect choice. How to Choose the Best Sleeping Bag – Light...

  Michelle Kunimoto has a knack for finding exoplanets, or planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system. The University of British Columbia astronomy student found four while she worked on her undergraduate degree. Now a doctoral candidate, she has discovered an additional 17 planets by poring over data from NASA's Kepler mission, which ended in 2018. One is found within the habitable zone of its star. The distance allows for temperatures and conditions that could be right for liquid water -- and life -- to be on the surface. Potentially habitable exoplanets are of particular interest to Kunimoto and her research. A study including her findings was published Thursday in The Astronomical Journal. "This planet is about a thousand light years away, so we're not getting there anytime soon!" said Kunimoto in a statement. "But this is a really exciting find, since there have only been 15 small, confirmed planets in the Habitable Zone found in Kepler data so far...

  We as a race use bow and arrow for war, hunt and sport around 600 centuries. Here are some interesting facts about archery. 1. South Korea, so far, has the most Olympic gold medals in archery than any other country. 2. Eliza Pollock is the oldest female medalist in Olympic history. She won a gold medal and two bronze medals in archery in the 1904 Olympic Games when she was 63. 3. Archery is a national sport of Bhutan to the extent that nearly every village has its own archery range. 4. Final arrow shot in an archery competition is called an upshot. 5. Roger Ascham wrote the earliest book on archery in English. It was written in 1545 and its name is “Toxophilus.” 6. “Toxophilite” is an expert in archery. 7. William Shatner (Captain Kirk from the Star Trek) is an avid archer. 8. If, during the competition, the archer’s arrow hits the target but falls off or bounces archer holds up a flag to let the judges know what happened. Archer is scored ...

  During times like these, it’s important to keep an eye out for the most vulnerable among us, and in the case of the coronavirus pandemic, that means older adults who are at a higher risk of developing serious complications from COVID-19. Whether they’re our grandparents, friends, or neighbors, we all probably have an older adult in our lives who could use a little help right now. Here are 8 ways to step up for them during the pandemic. 1. Minimize your risk. Keeping your loved ones safe starts with keeping yourself safe. Remember that the virus can spread even while a person shows no symptoms of infection, so the best way to prevent risk to your older loved ones is to avoid physical contact with them if possible. For those who live with or care for an older adult under one roof, it’s important to practice as much physical distancing as possible, maintain safe home hygiene, and consider wearing a face mask when sharing space. 2. Reach out. The coronavirus is forcing a lot of at-ri...

Grandparents are always special whether we are thirty years old or just three. They entertain us with their tales full of wisdom (or sometimes inappropriate humor), fancy cartoon stories, become the elephant for our kiddish elephant rides (provided we’re not too heavy), take us to fantastic places our parents won’t allow us to go to, tolerate our tantrums and best of all they stand with us when our parents scold us. Yes! Grandparents are the reason we feel so loved and pampered. The constant nurturers of our childhood and future; grandparents are the people who always play with us like a child. After all that they do for us, it is indeed impossible to give back anything of any value that may requite the love and blessing they shower upon us. But with gifts, a little gesture of love is proclaimed and it doesn’t go in vain.  And Grandmas are especially our favorite because they instill in us the right balance of naughtiness and goodness to teach us the value of not taking life too se...

Grandmas are the coolest people in the world. They are even cooler when they save you from all the mischief you do. She always stands up for you when you need her. And all the bedtime stories she told you when you were young make her all the more special. If you are planning to buy a gift for her, make sure that it stands out. No matter how old she is, a special gift will bring a smile to her face. We have compiled a list of gifts that will  make your grandmother feel more special . We have sorted them out so that you don’t have to sit and fret over it. 1.        A custom designed pendant  – If you love your grandma, make her feel extra special with a custom designed pendant. You can get a special letter or word carved onto it and gift it to her. You have a number of options online when it comes to the shape and size. 2.        Wood frame  – A customized wood frame is one of the sweetest things that you can gift ...

Growing kids often get hungry between meals or when they are home with nothing to do during the Coronavirus quarantine. However, many packaged snacks for kids are extremely unhealthy. They’re often full of refined flour, added sugars, and artificial ingredients. Snack time is a great opportunity to sneak some extra nutrients into your child’s diet. Instead of highly processed snack foods, fill your child’s tummy with whole foods that will provide energy and nutrition. These good eating habits will help them get ready for the upcoming  kids mud run  season Here is a list of kid-friendly snacks that are both healthy and delicious. 1. CELERY WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND RAISINS Celery with peanut butter and raisins, sometimes called “ants on a log,” is a fun way to get your child to eat a vegetable. Cut a stalk of celery into three or four pieces, spread peanut butter inside the celery, and arrange a few raisins on top of the peanut butter. These three foods combined provide ...