While you’re getting all ready to celebrate July 4th, don’t forget the watermelon! In fact, enjoy watermelon all summer long! What great benefits there are from this seasonal favorite: It’s 92% water, so eating it helps us stay hydrated. Watermelon with seeds is sweeter than seedless watermelon. Watermelon left at room temperature is packed with more antioxidants than one stored in the fridge. It makes us feel good! Watermelon is loaded with vitamin B-6, which our bodies use to manufacture the mood balancing brain chemicals serotonin and dopamine. What an inexpensive addition to Independence Day celebrations!
Whether it’s the middle of winter - or the 4th of July - there’s never been a hotter time to throw a snow party. That’s where people pay to have snow machines trucked to their home so they can cover the yard with enough snow for sledding, building snowmen, or having a snowball fight! Today, a growing number of companies are offering snow party services and they say business is booming, especially in places where it almost never snows. For example: We read about a family in Texas that’s been throwing snow parties for 15 years, even though the average winter temperature there is 65 degrees. But as soon as there’s snow on the ground, the whole neighborhood comes out to play and drink hot cocoa. Why? Experts say that so many people are excited about snow because of the fact that we’re a lot more mobile today. A lot of us grew up in snowy parts of the country, and then found jobs in warmer cities. And as we get older, and have kids, we start to “get nostalgic” about snow. So, throwing a snow party gives us a chance to have all the fun – without the hassle of real snow, like shoveling and plowing. As you might guess, snow parties are expensive. It typically costs more than $2,000 to cover an average-size lawn with just six inches of fake snow. And depending on the temperature, the snow may only last a few hours before it melts! But it’s pretty easy to get others to pitch in and help pay for a snow party. In fact, almost half of today’s snow party business comes from neighborhood homeowner’s associations, church groups, and schools. Want to go further? Just Google the words “snow party”. Send this “chill” intel on to your friends today, from The John Tesh Radio Show!
