best health

Everyone has an idea of what the best version of themselves looks like. What do you picture as the best version of you? Perhaps you're successful, fit, and attractive. Or maybe you're kind, compassionate, and giving. Not everyone will agree on the same ideas of what their best-manifested self is, but here are some suggestions that most people can agree on. 

By the turn of the 20th century, rickets, the vitamin D deficiency disease, was rampant, thanks to city life with the shade of buildings and coal soot in the air. The dairy industry jumped at the opportunity to fortify milk with vitamin D, and so did the beer industry.

You can certainly make some guesses about your health based on what you see in the mirror. And the daily feedback your body gives you is, indeed, a helpful status indicator.

But nothing compares to plotting the course of your wellbeing using the numbers of your personal chemistry.

I have chosen to share my health information with you in the hope that you will become proactive about your future. You, however, must react to your own unique set of circumstances.

by Theresa Fisher | Van Winkle's

A blanket became internet famous.

The blanket in question is the 20-pound, Kickstarter-funded, $279 "Gravity" blanket. Per its Kickstarter campaign, which exceeded its $21,500 goal by more than 10-fold, Gravity is "engineered to be 10% of your body weight to naturally reduce stress and increase relaxation."