When grocery shopping, there are certain items you should buy in bulk to get that discounted price that will save you money. However, if you pick the wrong items, you may end up wasting cash if you don't use them up before their expiration date. Here are a couple of items you should refrain from buying in bulk: Baking powder. If you don't bake all the time, you might want to skip out on buying Read more

Well here's a new year's shocker for you — The Annual Summary of Vital Statistics has just announced that New York City has surpassed national figures with its all-time high life expectancy of 80.6 years. That's right, New Yorkers are living longer than ever before, and not only that, but they are living, on average, two years longer than the rest of the country. "By investing in health care Read more

The news keeps getting worse for those of us chained to our desks — that simple act of sitting for hours at a time is doing us way more harm than good. In fact, sitting for prolonged periods of time is so bad for us that not even 30 minutes on the treadmill can counteract its effects (although it's better than nothing). Learn why sitting is detrimental to your health and you might just be Read more

There's no such thing as a stress-free life, but it's important to minimize those levels of cortisol — the stress hormone — that exist in our bodies. Stress can lead to many unwanted consequences. Read on to find out just why you should relax. It makes you gain weight. Stress means increased levels of the hormone cortisol, which signals to your body that you need to replenish calories as a Read more