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The Best Standing Desk for Your Home Office

Whether you’re looking for a better way to answer your emails and pay bills or you’re launching an empire out of your spare bedroom, if you’re looking to potentially improve your productivity and your health while at your desk, it’s time to look into using a standing desk. Nashville-based company UPDESK has just released one that may just be the best standing desk for your home office: the UPDESK Home.

Standing desks are beginning to grow in popularity because researchers around the world are s

Chinese New Year: Lucky Foods to Eat

Chinese New Year, which is based on the lunar calendar, is an occasion steeped in rich traditions and meaningful celebrations. However, the Chinese don’t turn to resolutions to change their futures, they turn to food! During Chinese New Year celebrations, each specific food you eat is said to bring specific types of good fortune in the coming year.

For this Chinese New Year, which marks the Year of the Goat (or sheep—whichever you prefer) and begins on February 19th, try some of these delicious

6 Best Apartment Plants for a Healthier Life | ApartmentSearch

Filling your apartment with plants is an easy way to decorate, but did you know that the right plants can also improve your health, mood, and productivity? According to a recent study from NASA, apartment plants can remove up to 87 percent of air toxins in just 24 hours!

Whether you have a cozy studio or a sprawling loft, here are the six best apartment plants for a greener, healthier life!

Despite its name, the snake plant (which is also known as the mother-in-law’s tongue) is actually someth

The Perfectly Packed Weekender Bag

There’s nothing like a weekend getaway to revitalize your soul when you’re feeling worn down by the daily grind. Instead of using the weekend to catch up on chores around the house, getting away is an exciting way to have something to look forward to and then reminisce about afterwards. Whether your budget allows you to do a quick road trip to a nearby unexplored city or a quick jaunt to Europe, the trick to having a successful short trip is to limit complication–this includes what you bring alo

Where to Get the Candy from Your Childhood

Where to Get the Candy from Your Childhood Whether you were born in 1949 or 1989, odds are there is a sweet treat from your childhood that you used to love, but can no longer find in stores. However, getting presumably hard-to-find candies and other nostalgic indulgences isn't as tough as you think! The following stores and online destinations are all about selling retro favorites and bringing the delicious past to the present.

Looking for that one, really hard to find candy that nobody seems t

The Health Benefits of Turmeric – GEB

Have you heard about the benefits of turmeric? This spice has been used to flavor Indian food for thousands of years and has long been used for medicinal purposes in India. However, Americans and other Western cultures are just now beginning to discover the benefits that this yellow spice has to offer. Here are just a few of the documented health benefits of turmeric:
• Turmeric is a powerful anti-inflammatory – Often the food we eat, and even some of the medication we take, causes chronic infla

Cheap Tux Rentals - 5 Ways to Save •

Cheap tux rentals aren’t always easy to come by. Let this list of tips and tricks help you find an affordable way to make a statement on your guy’s big day.

Lots of men’s formal wear stores, like Men’s Warehouse and Joseph A Banks, offer a free tux rental to any groom who also has his wedding party rent their tuxes at the same time when you have a wedding party of a certain size.

Because this wedding won’t be the only formal event the groom or groomsmen ever attend, consider joining a rewards

Entrepreneur Spotlight: The (Food) Sheriff is in Town, and He Means Business

Entrepreneur Spotlight: The (Food) Sheriff is in Town, and He Means Business

If there's one person in this town who knows how to make Nashville's most famous foods and drinks even more appealing to the public, it's Jesse Goldstein.

The Food Sheriff, a moniker given to him as a child by his two older brothers at their North Carolina dinner table, is starting something new and we're all pretty excited about it.

We sat down with Jesse, or rather followed him around his new office space, as he ta