Everywhere you look, food is trying to impress you with how natural it is, but the message is vague and often misleading. What does "organic" actually mean? What separates "grass-fed" from "free range"? We're separating real, meaningful lab...More
Everywhere you look, food is trying to impress you with how natural it is, but the message is vague and often misleading. What does "organic" actually mean? What separates "grass-fed" from "free range"? We're separating real, meaningful labels from eco-hype.
We've mentioned the healthiest five foods for going organic before, but there's another important category: the dozen types of produce that are most prone to pesticide residue and should be bought organic. Here's a nice cheat sheet to help...
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When it comes dining out picking a spot can take up as much time as you'll actually spend eating. Forgo the chaotic selection process by using Lunchwalla to find, share, and pick a spot for lunch, dinner, drinks, and more.
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A solid kitchen knife paired with some knife-handling know how goes a long way towards making cooking a more enjoyable experience. Check out this video and accompanying guide to get the basics down.
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Remember the giant, steaming pressure cooker your grandma used to make stews and roasts back in the day? Turns out she was on to something—it's a great way to make healthy meals in a flash.
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Math professor, programmer, and blogger John Cook discusses how work expands to fill the time allowed for it, and why the more trivial something is, the more time we waste discussing it.
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We're huge fans of the DIY ethos here at Lifehacker, and we've shared guides over the years covering everything from installing a programmable thermostat to building self-watering tomato planters. When is it, however, a good time scrap DIY...
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Not many workspaces sit on the edge of a babbling brook in an animal sanctuary, but if you'd like to pretend yours does, the visual and audio ambiance of webapp MoodTurn can help.
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Dear Lifehacker,In light of all the natural disasters wreaking havoc across the globe, I've realized I should take a home inventory to document everything I own for insurance purposes. What's the best way to do this?
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At the kick-off of our week-long celebration of DIY, we asked you to share your proudest DIY moment. You did not disappoint. Read on for tales of rescued Rock Band sessions, one-cent car repairs, toilet-hardware-assisted lock-picking, and m...
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Our post highlighting the dangers of sitting at a desk all day prompted me to get off my duff and stand while working. That got boring after a day, so I went in search of exercises I could do standing in place.
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