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How does caffeine keep us awake? Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash Every year, people around the world consume more than 100,000 metric tons of caffeine. That’s as heavy as about 14 Eiffel Towers! We drink coffee and tea, of course, but so do plenty of other animals. What makes us different is that we put caffeine […]

Photo by Lina Trochez on Unsplash A librarian who wakes up to the sounds of activity at a bustling elementary school can often feel thrown into a vortex of to-do’s and have to-do’s’ to into the next minute. And what about to-do’s for the next day, week, month … year? But what if instead of thinking of

Things are good for the mind What is this glorious time of year you might say? If you agreed that it’s approaching springtime, you’re exactly right, when the sunbeams are shining more intensely, the weather is becoming warmer, and nature is putting her most beautiful face forward. The whole world is awakening yet again, trees are

What is our body made for? What is our body made for? Right now, you’re probably sitting down. Sitting for a short time is okay, but the longer you sit, the more uncomfortable your body gets. Your body wants to move, not sit still all day. Our bodies aren’t made for sitting all the time.

Cucumbers, those crisp ubiquitous green vegetables, are the featured ingredient in every summer salad, but they are much more than that. The botanical name of a cucumber is Cucumis sativus. Cucumis is a large genus of gourds including those for human use such as: cucumbers, other cucurbits (pumpkin, melon, squash) all belong to Cucurbitaceae family.

Photo by Kenny Eliason on Unsplash Are you just looking for a flame to light your kindling? This is that fire. It’s the fire in the friends’ eyes of highly motivated people. It’s the fire that keeps us moving forward — whether it’s to write that article or run that last lap. Persistent motivation is a powerful idea