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Got Water? 4 Reasons to Drink More H2O

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Photo by Anderson Rian on Unsplash. We all know water is good for us and that we should probably drink more of it. So why, then, do Americans find it so difficult to sip from what is arguably the fountain of youth? Answers vary, but the fact is, one in 10 Americans drinks zero cups of water per day, according to a study by Dr. Alyson Goodman, a medical epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Zero. She suspects that those who don’t drink any water (or very little) are getting it from other sources such as food and coffee, but warns this may not be enough. “Many health risks decrease when you drink plain water,” says Goodman. Which is why, she says, the results are “mindboggling.” Robert Eakle, CEO of Alkame Water, agrees. “Without water, no living thing can survive,” he says. “It affects every area of our life and is an essential part to maintaining proper health.” However, not all waters are created equal. Enhanced waters, like Al...
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How to Secure Income for Retirement

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Photo by  Huy Phan  on  Unsplash. Ten thousand Americans a day are turning 65, including a couple we’ll call Stu and Helen. In excellent health, Stu and Helen could be facing a retirement of 30 years — or even longer. One of their biggest fears about their impending retirement is their potential longevity — and running out of money to not only pay their bills, but enjoy their free time. Stu and Helen participated in their companies’ 401(k) plans. Like many workers, neither has a traditional pension, so they are solely responsible for their own retirement security. Fortunately, couples like Stu and Helen have options for creating a “personal pension.” By using some of their savings to purchase an annuity, they can guarantee a steady stream of income for life. With an immediate annuity, they can make a lump-sum payment to a life insurance company, and the company will send them their choice of monthly, quarterly or annual payments. They can choose to receive th...
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Three Ways Millennials Can Start Saving More Money

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Photo by  Sharon McCutcheon  on  Unsplash. For too long, Millennials have gotten a bad rap about money and their ability to save for a rainy day or retirement. However, a new “Relationship With Money” survey by financial services firm Edward Jones found that not only do more Americans born between 1981 and 1996 consider themselves “savers” than those in their parents’ Gen-X cohort (48 percent vs. 46 percent), but that Millennials also were better at socking away emergency funds (75 percent vs. 66 percent). That’s right. The same Millennials whose motto could be “Why buy a car when you can Uber?” “This debunks the myth that Millennials aren’t as financially focused as other generations,” says Edward Jones investment strategist Nela Richardson. And the survey isn’t some outlier. It’s supported by other research. The Federal Reserve Survey on Consumer Finances found that while Millennials are deep in debt, more than 42 percent have retirement accoun...
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A New Perspective on Robots and How They Will Shape Humanity

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Photo by  Franck V.  on  Unsplash. Throughout the years, technology has improved drastically – Creating machines and devices that were unimaginable 50 years ago. And perhaps the most advanced and interesting of society’s technological advancements is robots – but it is furthermore the most misunderstood.In fact, according to recent Pew Research, more than 70 percent of American Express concern about a world in which machines perform many of the tasks done by humans.Fortunately, some people believe humans and robots can coexist and work together in harmony and are working to debunk many of the fears people have about them. Mouser Electronics Inc., a leading semiconductor and electronics component distributor based in Fort Worth, TX, and celebrity engineer Grant Imahara, have teamed up again for the fourth consecutive year for their Empowering Innovation Together program.This year’s program is called Generation Robot, which features five videos filmed across th...
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How to Lose Weight By Thinking Differently

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Photo by  Bill Oxford  on  Unsplash. Do you play mind games that prevent you from winning at losing weight? Are you always having a conversation with yourself that manages to sabotage your newest Monday efforts to lose weight? If so, chances are pretty good that you have a dialogue in your head that needs to change. If you're having the following self conversations, it's best to change your dialogue. Changing your self talk is a great first step when you feel you absolutely can't lose weight. The clean plate game to lose weight You know this game: eat it all up because some people are starving! If you eat up all the food when not hungry, you are not helping anyone that is starving! Or, you paid for it so you must eat it. At home, put less food on your plate. In a restaurant, ask for the people box prior to digging into the large plate of food. Acknowledge that while you still paid for it, you now have food for another meal so you doubled your value. This is ...
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Can The Solar Energy Panel Save You Money?

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Photo by Vivint Solar on Unsplash. There are a number of ways you can save money on your electrical bill. One of these ways involves installing solar panels on your roof or backyard. These can be installed using DIY instructions or you could have a professional install them for you. The energy provided by a system using solar energy panels is electrical. The panels provide DC current. An inverter can be used to convert the DC current to AC current. This current can be used by various appliances in your home. Different solar energy systems can be purchased at your local building supply store or other related retail outlets. These systems will be sold according to their potential power output. The more power they are capable of producing, the more they will cost. The low power units will be ideal for outdoor lighting, small water pumps and various outdoor tools. If you are purchasing a home size or business size system of solar energy panels it would be best to seek out a ...
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How to Recover Android Data After Factory Reset?

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Photo by  LOLIONI  on  Unsplash. There are many times when people factory reset their android smartphone. Mostly they do it when their memory gets full, the performance of the device becomes slow due to a lot of applications, there is some malware related issue with the phone, or when people are selling it or giving it away to someone. The process of factory reset is designed to be such that whenever user does a reset, every data and setting gets deleted from one's phone, which takes the phone back to the same condition in which it was when it came out of the factory, thus giving existence to the term 'factory' reset. How to Do a Factory Reset? To do a reset, all one needs to do is go to their Android smartphone's Settings section. From there, go to the System settings, where you will find the Advanced option. In the section, the is an option called reset, which you need to choose so as to do a factory reset. Remember, always back up your important data such ...
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