8/26/18 Newsletter: ✈️The Best Trips For Introverts✈️

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Introverts, it’s time to enjoy an amazing solo trip for your next vacay. Portland, for example, boasts the coolest independent bookstores, from the sprawling Powell’s City of Books to the smaller diamond-in-the-rough shops you won’t find on any national “best-of” list. Read about the six other destinations on Swirled.

Life Hack Of The Day: Toilet Edition

Free up a clogged toilet without a plunger by pouring in scalding hot water and salt. Let the mixture sit for a few minutes and then flush.

Health

You have another reason to eat snails besides the fact that they’re tasty. The little guys are great for your health because they’re packed with omega-3 fatty acids, which can lower your risk of heart disease, and they have a surprising amount of protein — 16.5 grams per 100-gram serving. Read more on Swirled.

Hot and cold showers each have their benefits. While hot showers fight insomnia, soothe muscle tension and migraines, increase blood circulation and open up your pores, cold showers can help relieve fatigue, hydrate your hair and skin, support your immune system and soothe itchy skin. Read more on Swirled.

There’s a reason why you crave certain foods — and there are healthy ways to relieve them, too. If you’re craving something salty, it means that you actually might need more sodium, especially if you drink a lot of coffee (which can flush sodium out of your system). Craving sugar, on the other hand, could mean that you’re too dependent on it, which means it’s time to cut back.

Career + Finance

Some companies offer incredible women-focused initiatives to promote female empowerment in the office. For example, Netsuite created a mentorship program exclusively for the women on their teams, which led to a 20 percent increase in female leadership just one year after the program started. Read more on Swirled.

After interviewing 233 wealthy individuals, one researcher identified three types of people most likely to be millionaires. The saver-investors made up slightly less than 22 percent of the people interviewed and were characterized by having no debt and saving. 20 percent or more of their income. Meanwhile, 51 percent were characterized as “dreamers,” or those who pursued a dream that struck them rich later. Read more on Money.

If you’re moving, don’t struggle alone — these apps will help make the process way less painful. Apps like Dolly and TaskRabbit can connect you with people who will help you move your belongings for a price you agree on. Using these apps could save you more money than going through a local moving company. Read more on Popular Science.

Food + Drink

Did you know that specific beers pair well with certain spicy foods? Amber ales, porters and stouts can help mellow out super spicy dishes, and if you want to amp up the flavor of your food instead, choose IPAs and pale ales. Also, keep in mind that beers with a higher alcohol percentage can really turn up the heat of your dish as well.

Peeling a squash has never been easier. Cut off the stem and bottom of your squash and poke it with a fork 15 times before heating it in the microwave for three to four minutes. Then, you can (carefully) take it out and peel it with a veggie peeler. Bada bing, bada boom! Read more on Swirled.

Skip takeout and make your own juicy chicken and shiitake mushroom dumplings instead. Form the dough out of flour and water, and cook diced onions and mushrooms until they’re translucent. Then, add the veggies to a bowl with ground chicken, soy sauce, sugar and oil. Make rounds out of the dough, add a spoonful of the mixture, seal them up, cook and enjoy! Read more on Swirled.

Travel

You can hang out with orphaned manatees in the Amazon rainforest. Located in Peru, the Amazon Rescue Center offers $6 tickets to those who can come tour the grounds and feed the sea cow cuties. Read more on Swirled

Beer lovers, you have to visit the first-ever beer hotel, The DogHouse, in Columbus, Ohio. You can expect in-room taps, mini fridges stocked with more beer and even malted barley massages. Some rooms even have a wet bar and views of the beer facility. Read more on Travel + Leisure.

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