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This excerpt is part of Entrepreneur.com'sSecond-Quarter Startup Kit which explores the fundamentals of starting up in a wide range of industries. In Start Your Own Event Planning Business, the staff at Entrepreneur Media Inc. and writer Cheryl Kimball explain how you can get started in the event planning industry, whether you want to work part- or full-time planning anything from a first-birthday party, bar mitzvah or wedding to polit

The terms “alternative,” “complementary,” and “integrative health” are often conflated, but they have different meanings. “Alternative therapies are used to describe health and medical treatments that rely on the body’s innate healing power,” says Tabatha Parker, ND, the director of education at the Academy of Integrative Health and Medicine in La Jolla, California. “Such therapies, which are rooted in global healing traditions, are

It’s no exaggeration to say that cricket is an Indian sport that just happened to be invented by the British. The passion for the game in India is unmatched. Whether it’s a narrow street or a paddy field after harvest, it doesn’t take Indians much time to start a game. That interest is also reflected in the boom in the fantasy cricket space, with an app like Howzat now having more than 1.5 crore users

How Generation Z Works hey are your sons and daughters. They populate your neighborhoods, their thumbs spastically banging out two-way conversations composed entirely of over-punctuated and under-constructed sentences. They may even work for you. Eventually, you will work for them. This is Generation Z, and they have never known a world without the Internet, cell phones or

Why We All Need a Digital Detox Wherever we are, the virtual world is close by. With smartphones, laptops, tablets, and wireless Internet, we’re able to stay plugged in all the time. That’s why the idea of a digital detox has become increasingly popular. Making time and space for a regular technology detox is important for people of all ages. However, digital detoxing may be especially important for children and teens. That’s because their

Quick Response (QR) codes are everywhere these days because they're an easy, contactless way to read a menu or download an app. While square barcodes can be convenient, they can also be dangerous. According to the FBI, cybercriminals are taking advantage of this technology by directing QR code scans to malicious sites to steal victim data and embedding malware to gain access to the victim's device. The agency is also warning that if you scan a code that&#

Most of us break the day into work time, our time, and sleep time, with work time generally allotted the most number of hours. Ayurveda sees the day differently, breaking it into six four-hour zones—one day zone and one night zone for each of the three doshas. To live a balanced life—and enjoy the good health it brings—we need to keep our daily rhythms set to the age-old ayurvedic clock. According to this symbolic timepiece, the day starts at sunrise, with the cool

My goal is to teach the true science that drives our thoughts and behaviors. So, I decided to conquer ten of the most popular psychology myths and explain the science behind why they are false. Smiling is the secret to happiness The Myth: In recent years, positive psychology has touted the idea that if you’re having a bad day, all you have to do is smile and you will almost instantaneously become happier. It’s a wonderful idea–a

'The Power of Infinity'- Health, Well Being and Anticancer Lifestyle: Anupkumar Shetty MD FASN In this book, author's semi-autobiography has been used to explain the science and logistics of living a cancer-free life. A sincere attempt has been made to bridge secular and spiritual life, the science of cancer, and the science of wellness. This book conveys different ways to beat cancer and prevent cancer by systematically attacking the cancer cells with a