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What's a Reishi Mushroom, and Why Is It so Good for My Immune System

By Emma C
Health food stores always stock all kinds of weird-sounding products. From herbal tinctures to medicinal supplements, anything and everything can be expected to be found there.However, one of the most recent additions to health food stores, and even pharmacies, are medicinal mushrooms like reishi.But what are reishi mushrooms? Why do we see reishi mushroom capsules sold alongside other medicinal supplements designed to improve the immune system? Is it helpful?What Actually Is A Reishi Mushroom?Everyone is familiar with regular mushrooms, both as delicious foods and simply fungus that you see growing in nature. However, much like other

Life

What Full Spectrum CBD Oil Means and Why It's Important

By Emma C
There are hundreds of different CBD oils on the market, with each brand offering its own carefully curated CBD formula. There are options to suit pretty much every taste and lifestyle, from flavored CBD oils to extra strength unflavored oils and pre-filled oil droppers.When choosing between CBD oils, most people tend to focus on the available flavor profiles and the oil’s strength. Much less attention is paid to the type of CBD contained within the CBD hemp oil tincture.However, the various types of CBD oil can affect both their effects and the user experience that they provide.

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Twitch: How to Get More Followers

By Emma C
While Twitch is a video game streaming service, it also has a significant social component that gamers can use to their advantage. By using specific techniques and following this simple Twitch guide with massive impact for workable tips, gamers can become popular on the site and gain more followers, fans, and subscribers in a relatively short amount of time.1 - Set Yourself GoalsOne of the essential things that every individual needs to do before they start streaming or begin any internet marketing is to determine their goals. A general rule-of-thumb might be "I want to make $50k+ per year"

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Casinos Before and After the Internet

By Emma C
As one of the most significant innovations in human history, the Internet transformed almost every segment of our lives in the recent past, and the thriving gambling industry is not lagging behind.Modern technologies have brought massive changes to the industry, and the way people gamble nowadays. This overview will help you understand how casinos worked before and after the Internet.Casinos Before the InternetLand-based betting venues have existed for centuries. Let’s go over the exciting and colorful history of their development:How It All StartedThe oldest venue in the world is the Casinó di Venezia, located in Venice,

Retro

The retro games that are making a comeback

By Emma C
If you were born in a certain era, you would have grown up with just a handful of different video games or arcade games to be played, often only at arcades or specialty bars. In the intervening years, video games have developed to the point that now gamers can play massively multiplayer online games such as Fortnite on their mobile devices. New video games feature nuanced plot points, character development, detailed graphics, finessed gameplay, and specialty features – so it might be surprising that a number of retro arcade games are becoming increasingly popular. Although the likes of Snake and Pong

70s

How Money Transactions Took Place In the 70s Compared To Today

By Emma C
The 1970s has a poor reputation for economic collapse, labor unrest, racism,  embarrassing music, and the list goes on. So was the decade as horrible as it has been made up to be?We are all tired of the dreaded ‘When I was a child..’ story that our parents  repeatedly tell us, and although it is hard to comprehend, they were once young. So much has changed since they were children, and each generation is more distinct than the previous. Let us travel back to the 1970s when the parents of today’s youth grew up. Since then,

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How To Avoid The Lottery Winners' Curse

By Emma C
If there is anything worse than your lottery numbers coming up and forgetting to buy a ticket, it’s winning the jackpot and blowing the lot — this is known as the lottery winners’ curse. A windfall awaits the winner of the lottery, but for some, such a life-changing pay-day is too much too soon. Among many, perhaps the most notorious of these winners is Michael Carol who got his big win during a draw of the UK’s National Lottery in the early 2000s. Nicknamed the Lotto Lout, living a life of excess meant he soon squandered the £9.7

90s

What Can We Learn From Barbarians at the Gate Today?

By Emma C
This Throwback Thursday, we're flashing back to the business classic Barbarians at the Gate. Originally a book written by business journalists John Helyar and Bryan Burrough, the HBO film version was released in 1993. Barbarians at the Gate tells the (ultimately unsuccessful) story of a group of RJR Nabisco executives who attempted to buy the entire company in what's called a leveraged buyout.On its own, the story is a fascinating look into the world of business, and an overall great example of business reporting. It's also home to a lot of lessons for anyone negotiating on behalf of corporations.

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How Accurate and Reliable Are Online Psychic Readings?

By Emma C
You have probably come across ads, websites, and social media pages dedicated to psychic readings. This is a stride in the psychic world as previously; such information was taboo to even share with friends. Those looking to start tend to follow the old trend and visit the psychic for a one on one session. Most are afraid of getting scammed or getting incorrect readings. During face-to-face sessions, psychics are known to interact with their clients, tap into their energy fields, and make predictions. Others read palms and auras. Since the pandemic hit, many have been forced to forego the trips

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How to Throw a 1920s Gatsby Party

By Emma C
The Roaring TwentiesEver considered what it was like to be alive during the roaring twenties? The Roaring Twenties, more commonly known as the 1920s, were a decade of contrasts. The First World War had ended in victory, and peace and wealth had returned with it. The battles had proven to be quite profitable for some. During the war, manufacturers and providers of items for the war effort profited and became extremely wealthy, indeed life had never been better for the aristocracy and wealthy classes. In the cities, nightclubs, jazz clubs, cocktail bars and casino themed entertainment thrived. For some, the
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