Body Hacks

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Why You Should Always Apply Sunscreen to Your Nails
While you’ve heard about the importance of applying sunscreen to your hands (they are the first thing to age, after all) a million times, you’ve probably never heard about the importance of applying sunscreen directly to your nails- that’s where BodyHacks comes in! Skin cancer comes in a few... Read more
How to Create Your Own Body Bronzing Oil
A good skin care routine is an essential aspect to beauty, but it’s even more important to have a flawless skin care routine down pat for the summer months. We recently published an article all about the topic of summer skin care but mostly focused on just the face,... Read more
How to Give Yourself an At-Home Manicure
You don’t have to be rolling in the cash to enjoy a good manicure. Sure, you may not be able to afford to get your nails done at the very best salon or even any salon at all, but you sure as hell can give yourself an amazing manicure... Read more
Could These Foods Be Ruining Your Complexion?
Dealing with a few more breakouts than usual? It could be down to your diet. The foods that you put inside of your body can really show up on your face and unless you get the right fill of nutrients and minerals, you can end up with a poorer... Read more
4 Natural Ways To Get Rid Of Dark Circles
Didn’t get enough shut eye last night? It could be written all over your face. A lack of sleep can make itself manifest in a whole number of ways but there is one physical symptom that we all suffer from, no matter how good our complexion. Dark circles are... Read more
4 Late Night Habits That Will Keep You Wide Awake
Fed up of lying awake every night, counting sheep? It might be down to your late night habits. How you choose to spend the hours before you hit the hay can have a huge impact on your ability to fall asleep at night and if you find that, night... Read more
Why Meditation is One of the Best Things You Can Do in Your Life
While there are a ton of habits out there that you can pick up that will be beneficial in your life, perhaps none are more important or beneficial to you than meditation. Now, it is often disregarded by many as something useless that doesn’t work, but my advice is,... Read more
Water Worries: Are You Drinking Enough Fluids?
Water, water everywhere; are you getting enough to drink? With so many other things piling up on your plate, getting enough water into your system can get thrown to the backbench and yet, not drinking enough can have serious ramifications on your health. Filling your body with the right... Read more
The Sleepman Wearable Never Sleeps so You Can Rest Better
In the endless search for the perfect night of rest, one group of investors believes they have a solution. They’ve created a wrist-worn wearable designed to help you maximize your sleep. It’s only just launched on Kickstarter, but if they are successful, wearers will get more out of their... Read more
How to Not Be Afraid of Being Alone
When you ask a lot of people what their biggest fear is, you will get a ton of different answers, but one that will almost surely pop up is that they are deathly afraid of being alone in life. This is largely because we are culturally and socially encouraged... Read more
Antioxidants: Why Are They So Good For Your Health?
Antioxidants. While you’re probably already familiar with the word, you might not realize the effect that the molecules can have on your health and general wellbeing. Having taken the health world over by storm, it’s fair to say that antioxidants are one of the most important parts of leading... Read more
3 Tips to Get Over Constipation
If lately you’ve been feeling a little “backed up” (for lack of a better term), don’t be embarrassed. This is an extremely common problem that millions and millions Americans deal with on a consistent basis. So what to do when you are suffering from constipation? Well, read on and... Read more
Virtual Reality Headsets are Going to Rock Your Perspective
This time next year when we write the follow-up to this entry if we wait that long, we’ll have to really do our research. The virtual reality (VR) category may only be in its infancy today, but you can bet it will mature quickly. By 2017 we expect a... Read more
Trash Your Food Journal; BioRing Will Measure Your Intake
Okay, you can stop rolling your eyes. We called it in this blog, that the future of wearables would include technology to measure your calorie intake. Well, the folks at BioRing took it up a notch. They’re gonna measure macros as well as most other health metrics. If they... Read more
3 Health Tips for Those Who Work at a Desk
As technologies have advanced over time, the way that many humans spend their working hours has changed dramatically. While at one time it was normal for us to almost always work on our feet, now we spend most of our working hours sitting at a desk, which can lead... Read more
4 Simple Summer Skin Care Tips
With the beautiful summer weather comes unwanted oil build-up, sunburns, acne flare ups and a whole host of other skin problems. Today, we’re here to hack your body (specifically your skin) into looking flawless all summer long with these 4 simple summer skin care tips! 1. Wear less makeup Piling... Read more
4 Signs You Need to Change Your Workout Right Now
It’s not you, Workout, it’s me. I don’t like YOU… Change is not always welcome, nor is it easy. If it were, then people wouldn’t toil in dead-end jobs, tolerate unhappy relationships or keep showing up to workouts that aren’t resulting in change. Sometimes the obvious answer is the... Read more
The 5 Step Guide To Mastering Your Next 5k Run
It’s the ultimate beginner race and yet, if you’re just starting out, a 5k run can seem like a really hard hurdle to get over. At just over 3 miles, a 5k can help to test both your endurance and your speed and by working on your stamina and... Read more
Kitchen Hacks: 5 Ways To Cut Your Cooking Time
You are what you eat. The types of foods that you put inside of your body determine the type of health that you can enjoy throughout your life and when it comes to taking good care of yourself, it pays to make a little extra effort. If you don’t... Read more
Why Failing in Life is Actually a Good Thing
In life, we always aim to succeed and do our best. When this works, we are ecstatic but when it doesn’t, we often are unhappy as a result, but why? The simple answer is, nobody wants to fail or not succeed at something they want to do. But what... Read more