What do you think about using knives for self-defense? There are a lot of talks these days about the importance of not only being able to use a knife offensively but also having the ability to defend against the blade. Even many of the traditional martial arts are implementing an edged weapon component to their curriculum. These days, all you need to do is turn on the news and you will see why the importance of a knife used in self-defense has become a precedence. Criminals a

The Mediterranean diet isn’t a regimented plan, like South Beach, the Blood Type Diet or any others; it’s more a way of eating. After World War II, researchers began studying the eating patterns of 13,000 middle-aged men in the US, Japan, Italy, Greece (including Crete), the Netherlands, Finland and Yugoslavia. They noticed that those in countries whose diets had been restricted by the deprivations of the war had lower rates of heart disease compared to American men. Moreover

Your eyes may be closed, but your body is plenty busy throughout the night. Here’s what it’s up to—and how it responds when you don’t get enough shuteye. No matter how big that presentation is this morning, no matter how crucial your annual review is this afternoon, or how exciting that date will be tonight (ditto what happens afterward), the most important thing you will do today – and every single day – is sleep. Yes, it’s that big of a deal. The quality and duration of you