Whenever you drink alcohol or eat over-processed and fatty foods, it takes a big toll on your liver. The liver is the body’s filter for harmful toxins and when you overload it with too many toxins, performance suffers, leading to larger health problems like liver damage, blood sugar imbalance, gall stones, hemorrhoids, among many other symptoms. Fortunately, by eating certain foods, you can cleanse your liver so that it functions properly, removing all the bad substances from your body.

Green Tea

There are a lot of benefits to drinking a cup of green tea. Besides containing cancer-fighting antioxidants, green tea also has an important substance called catechins that is known to improve liver function.

You know that you have a better chance of removing a stain if you deal with it right away. However, you may not always have a professional stain cleaner on hand. Not to worry, you can always grab something out of your cupboard that can double as a stain remover. Here are a few such items.

Prevent Permanent Stains

Club soda is a great all-around stain remover. You can use it on any type of fabric that can be wet. You can even use a small amount of club soda on dry-clean-only items if you’re careful. By dabbing it onto a spill, you can prevent it from becoming permanent. It’s great for times when you drop something onto your clothing at a restaurant.

Kitchen Products

Head to your kitchen if you need something to remove odors. You can use baking soda to absorb unpleasant smells throughout your house. You may know about using it in a fridge or freezer, but it works great for other areas too.

Reaching for that box of Kleenex again? If you suffer from outdoor or seasonal allergies, you’re not alone! According to some estimates, between 10 and 36 million people suffer from seasonal allergies in the U.S. alone. Before you start sneezing again, consider the following preventative techniques that can help you survive even the worst seasonal allergies.

Medicine

Did you know you can find many effective antihistamines, eye drops, and nasal sprays at a drug store? Up until a few years ago, many allergy sufferers required a prescription for anti-allergy drugs, but most of those are now sold over-the-counter. Claritin, Zyrtec, and their generic counterparts are all proven medication against allergy symptoms. If you know that you suffer from allergies each spring, take a daily antihistamine to prevent the effects of allergens from reaching your system. 

Most people know the importance of a resume in getting a job interview. It can often determine whether you are considered for a position. You have many decisions to make when deciding on a resume, but should it be a paper resume, or an electronic one? Here are some tips that will help you decide.

Electronic is Gaining Popularity

With more businesses going digital, everything is preferred in electronic form. This is great news for the busy job hunter who can quickly create an email cover letter and hit ‘Send’. However, you cannot assume that every business will prefer a digital copy of your resume. You may be looking for a job at a company that prefers the traditional way of doing business. Or you may find that the business is not online, and a paper resume is the only available option. 

Car manufacturers like Volkswagen, Ford, and Nissan are chomping at the bit to attract hyper-digital consumers. But advanced synchronization and technology may compromise safety, distracting drivers from paying attention to the road. 

National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Deborah Hersman admonished automakers for investing too little in safety measures. “If the auto manufacturers focused as much on safety as they do on marketing their products, we would save a lot of lives,” Hersman said.

As a result of too many “distracted-driving” related accidents, U.S. regulators are pushing for more stringent guidelines for car manufacturers. The Transportation Department issued guidelines for automakers to bar use of Internet browsers and social media apps in vehicles. The department also asked them to refine vehicle navigation systems and touch-screen capabilities so that they are simple and do not require the driver to look away from the road for more than two seconds.

What Are the Distractions?

Cellphones have long been the antagonist in the issue of distracted driving, but most devices produced today come with hands-free modes.