I’m always looking for new techniques to make my baking healthier. To date, the simplest way I’ve found is to replace the sugar with a good-quality, natural sweetener. Just try it with your favorite recipe such as the banana bread below, and you’ll be surprised at the results! However, the trick is finding the right natural sweetener. Which natural sweeteners should you use? When it comes to choosing the best natural sweetener, you’ll likely find the most success with a blend of both erythritol and stevia....

As it turns out, productivity was slightly up, results were far better, and the happiness index at the workplace indicated a happier attitude in general. While a single month trial may not be enough to convince most people, it is a great case study in how standing desks can make you far more efficient in the workplace. Improving SEO with My Standing Desk [Synqk]

Having the male gene does not mean you are a gentleman. In fact, not every guy has it in him to be a gentleman. Part of being a gentleman can be taught while other parts seem like they are ingrained into the man. The list of infographics below is a gentleman cheat sheet. A gentleman is not always the good guy. A gentleman is usually the best suited up, smoothest talking, single malt whiskey drinker in the building....

Often we’re told that travelling is one of the crucial experiences of life, something we have to do in order to truly live. That’s all well and good, and more importantly it’s true, but how much do we actually take in when we travel? That’s where Travel Bag comes in with their compilation of 50 things every traveller should know, in which you can test your travelling trivia. I got 14, not bad; an Adept Adventurer....

1.) Reflective You are a reflective type of communicator if you use communication to connect and bond with others. You are soft-spoken, calm, sensitive, understanding, and you like building relationships. 2.) Magistrate You are a magistrate type of communicator if you analyze topics and issues, draw out the main points, and then explain them effectively to others. Leading conversations and being direct and persuasive are your strengths. 3.) Noble You are a practical type of communicator if you enjoy open conversations, and others relate easily to you....

Mental skills are derived from the conscious, the subconscious and the unconscious mind. If you don’t have strongly developed mental skills, sometimes the signs that someone is lying fly right over your head. The good news is that they’re easy to develop and they seldom fail as long as you’re really tuned into them. Research by Dr. Leanne ten Brinke, a forensic psychologist at the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, supports the fact that our instincts for detecting liars can be fairly strong....

More than 3.5 million Americans become homeless each year. Unfortunately, 1 million of these people are children from whom 300,000 are forced to spend the night on the streets on every single night. When we realize that more than half of these people are families with children, we can immediately see that the composition of homeless people cannot be narrowed down to primarily the chronic or episodic. A great number of these individuals were forced to live on the streets due to traumatic events, physical and mental disabilities and other economic causes that put people on the streets across the nation with an alarming regularity....

The truth is that we’ve never been more wrong. There are plenty of things that we can do when we are all by ourselves that will make us enjoy our free time and never again think about feeling left out and missing out on new updates and conversations. We can be so much happier if we stop caring about those trivial things and concentrate on ourselves. Here is a list of 5 amazing things that will happen if you simply stop caring about missing out....

You actually do, and that’s all rolled into the price of your insurance (along with marketing money, operations, etc). A lot goes into determining your insurance premium, and, lucky for you, I spent the majority of my 20s working in at insurance tracking company, and I’m happy to teach you all the ins and outs they don’t want you to know behind the curtains of Oz. Here are a few things to remember when shopping for car insurance....

There are way too many GPS trackers on the market right now. But the Iota is different. It is the complete tracker that comes with the right features, all of which you will surely use. The designers claim that it is the longest lasting tracker that is sensitive enough to track children, cars, bikes and pets. It also comes with an emergency button incase the wearer gets into trouble or needs immediate attention....

But forget about its taste or texture, what researchers have found about this power food is that it could hold a great potential on how to cure cancer. Research conducted by researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina has shown that anticancer effects caused by Moringa are able to use its cytotoxic effects – being toxic to living cells – on cancer cells. Anti-Cancer Properties So what makes Moringa such a potent plant that potentially has the answer on how to cure cancer?...

Do you think it’s true too, that inside everyone of us there’s a child? Think about it, the last time you posted something on Facebook or Twitter, what was your intention? You want attention. You want to be acknowledged. You want others to agree with your thoughts. You want others to like what you do. Since when the virtual world has become more important than our real world to communicate in?...

What Would Make Most People Happy New research, published in the British Journal of Psychology, digs into the questions of what exactly defines a life well lived. Turns out, the hunter-gatherer lifestyles of our ancestors form the foundation of what makes us happy now. The research surveyed approximately 15,000 people between the ages of 18 to 28 years-old. Researchers found the people living in densely populated areas reported less satisfaction with the quality of their life....

We can always use a mix of our own personal travel experience and judge by the photos online but can we really rely on the place being as described or even if it’s located in a tourist-safe area? The Tool to Solve Your Airbnb Problems Beñat Arregi has developed a platform that will help people understand where the best located Airbnb places are according to the people who have stayed there....

A wise man is superior to any insults which can be put upon him, and the best reply to unseemly behavior is patience and moderation. By Moliere 6 Ways to Nurture Your Inner Sage

I am not a racist! In 1964, a woman named Kitty Genovese was beaten and killed in an attack witnessed by dozens of people, none of whom intervened. In studies to understand this phenomenon, psychologists discovered the “bystander effect” (sometimes called the “Genovese effect” after the victim), which says that the more bystanders witness an attack, the less likely it is that any individual will intervene. Each individual witness believes that someone else will intervene, and that their action is therefore not needed....

Getting eight hours of sleep every night can help you lose weight and think more clearly. Being well-rested will prevent you from getting cranky from sleep deprivation, making you more likable. Slowing down helps ensure you don’t miss out on the things that are most important in this world like your friends and family. Three Reasons You Need to Slow Down | Jeff Goins

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Avoid the Rush You can reduce the level of stress attributed to your move significantly by simply giving yourself a reasonable amount of time to prepare. Not only will you need to organise your belongings for the house removal, you may also need to pack everything yourself or coordinate the packing process and pickup with a home removal service, which must be done in advance. In order to avoid the mistakes that may result from being rushed, consider giving yourself eight weeks to complete all of the required steps, especially if you need to schedule any services prior to your move....

1. Fear of risk and failure. If you wish to do anything of substance you must be able to overcome the fear of both risk and failure. Mark Organ, a successful CEO of a marketing software firm, once said: With risk come greater and more fruitful rewards. People often see risk as a negative, but it should be embraced. Rather than avoiding and hiding yourself from it, you should understand it and take steps to mitigate it....