About 11 million deaths a year are linked to poor diet around the globe. What’s driving this? As a planet we don’t eat enough healthy foods including whole grains, nuts, seeds, fruits and vegetables. At the same time, we consume too many sugary drinks, too much salt and too much processed meat. As part of...
April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. inCity Magazine’s Publisher, Christopher Thomas speaks with Cyber Security Expert and Founder of Propelled Technologies, Anwar Shahid on ways parents can prevent Cyber Abuse happening to their children. For more questions about Cyber Security, contact Anwar Shahid at anwar @ PropelledTech.com. For more ways to keep your family and...
A child doesn’t have to be bruised to experience abuse. There are many other ways a child can be harmed. One being Financial Child Abuse. April is Child Abuse Prevention and Financial Literacy Month. Many parents don’t abuse a child’s financial life to be malicious, but rather because they really are not aware that...
Canopy Growth is pleased to welcome Houseplant, a new brand of Canadian cannabis, to the Canopy Growth family today. Founded by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, Houseplant represents years of product expertise and an unmatched attention to detail within each strain that has been carefully selected and grown. Commitment to cannabis quality begins with selecting...
We all have goals that are important to us. But is it our drive to achieve a certain outcome that makes us better? Or something else entirely? In the book Art & Fear (audiobook), authors David Bayles and Ted Orland share a surprising story about a ceramics teacher. This story just might reframe the way...
If people start to exercise in midlife, even if they have not worked out for years, they can rapidly gain most of the longevity benefits of working out. A new study offers both hope and a subtle nudge to anyone who has slacked off on exercise in recent years. It finds that if people start...
You’ve got about a year to stock up. New York state’s plastic bag ban won’t be taking effect until March 1, 2020. A deal on the ban came together Thursday afternoon, but the details dribbled out later. Baggies for “bulk items” such as produce will still be allowed. So will trash bags, newspaper bags, food...
A congressional committee voted on Thursday to approve legislation aimed at increasing marijuana businesses’ access to banks. Following multiple days of lengthy debate and consideration of several amendments, the House Financial Services Committee voted 45 to 15 to advance the legislation to the full body. Floor action has not yet been scheduled, but cannabis reform advocates are hopeful that...
State Rep. Mike Ball introduced House Bill 243 that would legalize medical marijuana in Alabama. State Rep. Mike Ball, a Republican from Huntsville who is a former ABI agent, on Wednesday introduced House Bill 243 that would legalize medical marijuana in Alabama. “This is about helping sick people,” said Ball, who sponsored bills that became...