Is Carpet a Good Choice for Your Home?
While many people are turning to hard floors for a variety of reasons, there are still seven excellent reasons to choose carpeting for your home. Carpet is beautiful – Carpet offers limitless varieties of textures, colors, patterns and styles; there is a carpet available to suit almost any taste. Carpet is a good value – […]
Getting Ready for a Flood
Springtime can bring rains and melting snow that cause flooding. Floods can develop quickly and are unpredictable. They also are very dangerous. Don’t get caught unprepared. These steps will help keep you and your family safe. Find out if you are in a flood-prone area. If so, learn about your community’s flood plans, evacuation routes, […]
Food Tip
Dark leafy green vegetables are a great way to boost the nutrition in your meals. Some can be a bit bitter however. To cut some of the bitterness of greens like kale or arugula, soak them in a bowl of ice water in your fridge for about an hour. Run them through a salad spinner […]
Salt and Headaches
Persistent headaches can often result from high blood pressure. Because it is believed that excessive salt consumption can cause high blood pressure, doctors have often thought that perhaps eating too much salt can by this connection cause headaches. But a new study has found that high salt consumption can cause headaches on its own, even […]
Teaching Your Dog New Tricks
There are many theories about dog training, but most experts agree that dogs respond best to reward-based training. New research shows that dogs can learn to “please their owners.” When starting to train your dog, think of it as increasing attachment between you and your pet. You see this type of attachment when your dog […]
Slow Cooker Chili