The $20 Million Lie That Made Us All Sick

If you’re like me (and a ton of others), you’ve probably come to realize that the food pyramid you grew up with is a little… off.  You know, the one that told us to eat mostly bread and cereal, avoid butter like the plague, and switch to vegetable oils to keep our hearts healthy?  Turns […]

In case you need one more reason to love Austria at Christmas

Have you heard about the customer service counter in the Vienna airport that exists solely to help passengers who find themselves accidentally in the Alps when they were, in fact, trying to fly to Australia? There’s even a meme that floats around every now and then: Of course, now there’s a fact check attached to […]

The Opera-Loving Sisters Who Outsmarted the Nazis

Have you ever wondered what makes someone a hero?  It’s not wealth, power, or even a fancy title. It’s simply this: seeing a problem and taking action. Ida and Louise Cook understood that. In the 1930s, these two ordinary British sisters—one a secretary, the other a homemaker—led quiet, unassuming lives. But when they saw Jewish […]

Why do we accept war and sickness as constants?

Have you noticed how sick Americans are? It’s shocking when you compare our health statistics to other countries—chronic illnesses, childhood allergies, and autoimmune conditions plague us at rates that are quite literally off the charts.  We’re one of the wealthiest nations, yet somehow one of the unhealthiest. And it’s not because we don’t spend a […]