Global trends on tiny homes, micro apartments, downsizing, and off-grid living are inspiring documentary makers. As a result a few neat documentaries have been...
Author - Thijs
Getting a good night’s sleep is essential to your health yet most of us do not get enough (good) sleep. Lack of sleep, both in quantity and quality, may...
There are many things to love about the RV lifestyle. The endless miles of rolling roads; the sense of open space; the knowledge that you’re really getting to...
All over the world people are adopting sounder lifestyles. Zero-waste, Buy Nothing, living moneyless, living in tiny urban homes, and many other trends are all...
I met Erez and Guy Galonska last summer in Berlin when I visited the Prinzessinnengarten, a popular community garden at Moritzplatz. This empty lot had...
Growing your own veggies, herbs, and other edible plants is the way of the future. By growing and harvesting your own crops, even though on a small scale, you...
You like graffiti or you don’t. It’s often as simple as that. Legal and moral issues of spraying paint illicitly on walls or other surfaces that...
We are big fans of tiny houses on wheels. There are many reasons to like them. They are energy-efficient (or at least use less energy) and force you to own...
Knowledge about sleep is still widely uncharted territory. We do know that each person has his or her own minimum amount of sleep in order to optimally...
Realization that we are living in a toxic world is growing. Not only are our skies and waters polluted but most of the food we eat is as well as our cosmetic...
Before water gets into your home, it has to be filtered and treated with chlorine to remove dirt, bacteria, and all other possible contaminants. But as doctors...
Dangers lurk everywhere. Often we perceive our homes as safe havens but that assumption frequently turns out to be wrong. In fact, our homes harbor various...
Small rooms or spaces with little light may give you a somber and claustrophobic feeling. Smart use of light can positively affect the feeling of space...
When the air in your home is too dry you will want to humidify it. Low relative humidity may add to respiratory tract and mucous membrane dryness and...
There’s a whole science around the applied use of color in our homes, offices, and other buildings. Popular media rant about how the wavelengths of light...
About 75% of the US and a large part of the world’s water supply is chlorinated. Which is a good thing. Or actually, to put it more precisely, it’s...
Is tap water fluoridation compulsory medication to subdue the masses? A government plot to destroy our brains? And did Hitler really use it to pacify...
We live in a consumerist world. We are consumers. These facts are now totally unavoidable for they are with us at all times, in all places and...
The singularity is looming at the horizon. An explosion of technological developments is near. The fuse it lit and at this very moment we see the first sparks...
People mention dry skin and static cling as the worst annoyances of dry winter air. Dry air in the home or workplace irritates and may also lead to a: dry...
What do sushi, searing steaks, sleepwalking, and microwave ovens have in common? They all have persistent misconceptions clinged to them. Let me explain...