Brian Vaszily

12 Dangerous Food Additives: The "Dirty Dozen" Food Additives You Really Need to be Aw

In the United States, more than 3,000 substances can be added to foods for the purpose of preservation, coloring, texture, increasing flavor and more. While each of these substances is legal to use (at least here in the States), whether or not they are al... Read >

Rebate Scams: How I Deceive the Heck Out of You with Consumer Rebates </font>

You are in the market for a magic wand. (Just pretend with me now, come on. I promise you'll learn some despicable but also highly useful stuff if you do.) You know that the magic wand you really want with the extra-fast magic action typically costs $150,... Read >

Computer Keyboard Germs: Your Fingers are Not the Only Things Dancing All Over Your Computer Keyboar

Considering how often fingers come into contact with computer keyboards, it's not surprising that a new study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology found some pretty gross results. Twenty-five computers from the University of North Caro... Read >

Air Pollution: Check to See What Grade Your County Received, and the Cleanest & Dirtiest Air in

Overall, Americans are breathing easier than they did in 2005, but over 150 million of us are still exposed to unhealthy levels of air pollution, according to the American Lung Association's State of the Air 2006 report. "Our report shows real improvement... Read >

Taking Risks: How to Take Calculated Risks to Get Ahead in Anything

Taking risks can be both the smartest and dumbest thing you can do with your life. A smart risk -- one that may put you a rung higher on the corporate ladder, or saying "I do" to the love of your life -- is, in fact, just about the only way to get ahead i... Read >

We Dare You NOT to Read This Article: 10 Top Tips to Become More Persuasive

You may not realize it, but you likely persuade someone to do something most every day of your life. Whether it involves getting your kids to eat their vegetables or making a sale for your company, honing your persuasive skills can make getting what you w... Read >

How To Cope in a Stressful World that Makes Constant Demands of You 24 Hours A Day

We've understood for a while now that the "9-5 work day" has essentially fallen by the wayside, a casualty of the "globalized, 24-7, dot-com era" in which we currently find ourselves. Not that long ago, only doctors and members of a few other professions ... Read >

Buying the TV News: Why You Can't Trust the News on TV

For most Americans (75 percent), local TV news represents a reliable news source -- something to turn to every morning and evening to get a good grip on what's going on in your area of the world and beyond. So trusted is the TV news that over 70 percent o... Read >

Benzene: The Health Dangers of this Chemical Used in Juices, Soft Drinks & Much More

Benzene, a cancer-causing chemical found in gasoline, smog and cigarette smoke, can form in soft drinks that contain ascorbic acid (vitamin C) and the preservative sodium benzoate. U.S. officials and members of the beverage industry have known about this ... Read >

Coronary Microvascular Syndrome (CMS): The Hidden Heart Attack Risk They STILL Aren't Checking Fo

As many as 3 million U.S. women may be unknowingly at risk of heart disease because they suffer from coronary microvascular syndrome (CMS), according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI) Women's Ischemia Syndrome Evaluation (WISE) st... Read >

Listen to & Download 1000s of Century-Old Pop & Folk Songs, Vaudeville Acts, Political Speec

For those who have ever wondered what music sounded like 100 years ago, what Ernest Shackleton said about his Antarctic explorations, or what Theodore Roosevelt sounded like giving a speech, there is exciting news to be heard -- literally. Thanks to the U... Read >

How To Role Model Effective Stress Reduction Strategies For Your Kids

We all know that life can be extraordinarily stressful for both parents and children, but before considering how you can reduce the amount of stress in your life, it's important to look at some of its root causes. Guilt and Pressure For starters, many par... Read >

Why Your Face Ages, and How to Avoid Premature Aging

While your eyes may indeed be your window to the world, your face is like the world's window to you. Just looking at a person's face, you can easily identify whether they are happy or sad, tired or energetic ... young or old. In your 20s, you might not ha... Read >

If You Do Not Read this Column, Something VERY Bad Will Happen: Unethical Marketing 101 </font>

Now that you started reading this column, if you do not read it all the way through to its end, something very bad might happen to you. An errant asteroid might strike you. A pack of rabid squirrels may attack you. Something very, very bad. So you are urg... Read >

How to Find Your Dream Career: 11 Key Steps

Wondering how to find your dream career? You're not alone. Surveys of U.S. households have found that fewer than half of Americans are even satisfied with their jobs, let alone are living out their dream career. In fact, up to 75 percent of workers are st... Read >