health

Boise had some of the highest pollen counts in the US over the weekend, and the levels are up today too. So when will we be done with the itchy eyes and runny noses?

If you love avocados, there's nothing worse than getting hit by the craving and having to wait three long days to dig in! Help is on the way. This avocado life hack will short circuit the ripening process, and turn a rock hard avocado into something edible in fifteen minutes or less.

Water. I'm having filtered water for lunch after reading this.

When we started the discussion on our Facebook page, we got EXACTLY the answers I thought we would.

If you're getting a little tired of eating chicken breasts, drumsticks, and wings, there's a new option from the same bird. When you find out what part of the chicken some folks are eating, you might flip a feather.

If kale isn't exactly your thing, the newest superfoods will probably be much more appealing to you. Some of the things that Idahoans have been frying and burying in cheese for years are now considered superfoods, so this news may make your whole year.

Idahoans who smoke will spend over a million dollars in a lifetime on the habit. Non-smokers are richer than they thought!

If we're inside an office all day, odds are that we're going to be safe and not have to worry too much about getting injured (or worse). But some of our neighbors around the Treasure Valley are risking their lives by going to work at dangerous jobs every day, and it's not just the just the obvious ones that pose the biggest risks.

If you don't mind slurping your fruits and vegetables through the same straw, a smoothie recipe that combines a half dozen items from the produce section can jump start your plan to get healthy in 2019. And it can money at the same time.

If you're curious about how the number on your scale compares to others across the country, this will feed your need to know.