The health benefits of chocolate are clear – it can lower the risk of heart disease and can decrease bad cholesterol. But many gardeners don’t realize that chocolate or cacao husks, along with a few other waste products from the kitchen, are also good for the garden. Chocolate Husks Many enthusiastic gardeners have sworn that chocolate has helped their plants …

“After the fire there was a voice, a soft whisper” 1 Kings 19:12 Sometimes we look for God in the wrong places. We assume there has to be a hundred-voice choir singing before we can hear from God. We look for God in thunder and lightning, trumpets and billowing smoke. But that’s not always God’s way. Yes, he can speak …

Walking is better than jogging since jogging leads to early fatigue and injury to joints Dr. Devi Shetty, Narayana Hrudayalaya (Heart Specialist) Bangalore (Excerpted from a chat with Dr. Devi Shetty arranged by WIPRO for its employees)  

New parents are overwhelmed with advice. There are websites, blogs, and, of course, people full of opinions on how you should raise your children. There are theories on everything from diapering to sleep. The message that Christian women receive all too often from the church isn’t merely advice on good parenting. It is far more insidious than that – it …

My life outlook has changed with the truth of Jesus’ words: My life outlook has changed with the truth of Jesus’ words: “The thief comes only to steal, and kill and destroy, I came that they might have life and might have it abundantly” John 10:10 These verses declare that  Jesus has already made provision for me to live an …

Danger Signs Of Potential Substance Abuse Using prescription medication to excess, with alcohol, or in ways other than prescribed. Inhaling fumes for the “high”. Depression, anxiety, loneliness, stress, physical pain, or emotional pain that is not dealt with. Overly strong desire by a teenager to fit in with a peer group. Using the substance secretly. Craving the effects of the …

Facebook, Twitter, and other social media networks can be great tools for helping us stay connected. But there are some cautions with social media, too, to protect your relationships and life 1. Tweet others as you would have others tweet to you. Use the golden rule when posting anything about anyone: Before you post, put yourself in the other person’s shoes.  2 …

Back in the fifteenth century, in a tiny village near Nuremberg, lived a family with eighteen children. Eighteen! In order merely to keep food on the table for this mob, the father and head of the household,  a goldsmith by profession, worked almost eighteen hours a day at his trade and any other paying chore he could find in the …

It is possible to significantly reduce our environmental exposure by being careful about what we eat and use

Angeline Babu and Rituparna Das of Silver Nut Tree create unique handcrafted products made from recycled products like PET bottles, glass bottles, old CDs and waste tyres. Their range of products consists of fashionable jewellery and home decor items. We meet the enterprising ladies who create treasures from trash   Silver Nut Tree is an idea that took root from …