All posts tagged: WELLNESS

the best evergreen-inspired botanical drinks right now

If you’re on Team Snow, you should tune in for this one. As winter settles in, we’ve noticed a new genre of beverage rising to the fore: the coniferous cocktail. Or sparkling beverage. Or hot drink. Basically, we’re all increasingly turning to drinks that taste like being happily lost in a winter forest. Think Douglas fir cocktails.  And juniper cocktails. They smell like winter holidays, and taste surprisingly refreshing. Some of them might even be good for you (although the jury’s still out on that one). If you’re up for it, here are some of the latest libations we’ve found that will bring an evergreen to a glass or a mug near you. Intrigued? These are the best evergreen-inspired botanical drinks right now.

the healthy eating trends you need to know in 2019

New year, new food and nutrition trends. Weight loss is top of mind for many of us right now. We went in search of what’s trending in healthy eating and wellness for 2019, and here’s what we found. These are the 10 words and phrases you need to know to eat healthy (or at least on-trend) this year. Never heard of oat milk? Dear reader, it’s time to expand your vocabulary. Here are the healthy eating trends you need to know in 2019.

living electric: life on the road with my affordable EV

In our series Living Electric, our roving correspondent and firefly Gordon J. T. Graham shares his tales of life on the road as a college student with his affordable EV, a 2017 previously-owned Nissan LEAF. Can’t afford a Tesla? Don’t want a hybrid, like a Prius? Here’s the truth about driving a budget all-electric vehicle. In this edition, Graham recounts a nail-biting trip south filled with rangxiety.