What the ocean does for your head
You may love to go to the beach, but it isn’t so much what you do there as what it does to you. The beach boosts mood. That may sound a little obvious…
Author: Rick Good
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader's money, real estate, and business coverage.
Happy Father’s Day! Today’s dads are present and caring
A wonderful thing has happened to fathers since the day of the “man in the gray flannel suit.” That was in the 1950s and 1960s when kids were expected to…
Fireworks use ingredients from many places
What goes into the brilliant flashes and displays of fireworks? Ingredients from many places, according to American Geosciences. Among them: Gunpowder for…
Should fireworks be quieter?
All fireworks involve noise, but not all fireworks have explosions. In recent years, the push for ‘silent fireworks’ has focused on the impact of…
Get (a little) sun
A few minutes of direct sunlight each day can bring big benefits. Sunlight prompts the body to produce vitamin D. Studies show that people who get the…
Build muscle, burn fat
The path to better health and a leaner body is pretty old-fashioned: Eating properly and exercising to build muscle. The more muscle you build, the more…
FDA closes vaping loophole
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has closed a loophole that allowed vaping companies to avoid oversight for years, according to CNN. The federal…
Men less likely to seek routine care
June is Men’s Health Month in the U.S., and it’s a great time for men (and the people who love them) to think about their habits, check in with their…
Obesity drug shows promise
Drugmaker Eli Lilly announced that in clinical trials for an experimental obesity drug, overweight and obese participants lost an average of 52 pounds,…
Study: CBD labels often wrong
A study released in April found that about 60 percent of CBD products marketed as sleep aids contained levels of active ingredients that differed from…