Ever heard the term “crazy in love”? It’s a well-known fact that rational people magically do something out-of-character for them, once they’re in love. Being crazy? — Scientific studies show that a little delusion will help your love life in a big way.

According to Helen Fisher, an anthropology professor and human behavior researcher at the Rutgers University says, “Men and women are ‘designed to misconstrue, misread and misunderstand each other.’” Apparently, these delusions are what keep our love lives in balance; and here’s why:

• Men overestimate women’s interest in them – Ever have a guy friend call you up for your take on a situation between him and his girl? That he’s losing sleep over absolutely nothing? (False-negative errors) Well, there’s that — overanalysis. Why is it good? Usually men feel guilty when women give out a slight comment — and they try to make up for it in gifts! While that sounds manipulative, I do admit, us girls enjoy a little pampering every so often.

• Men assume all women are interested – When boys talk to us girls, they automatically assume that since they’re doing all the talking, the listeners are immediately captivated. They can’t be more wrong. It’s the listening that they should focus on! Girls can and will smile when talked to, but more often than not, it’s just us being polite, maybe interested 1/10ths of the time. Love comes and goes, but for guys? Maybe not today!

• Women assume all men are jerks – Since a woman feels a greater investment in reproduction, the tendency is to overestimate men’s interest in casual sex. (It’s a crazy delusion, but it’s true!) Maybe they just want to get in our pants? Who knows? The safest approach is being cautious. This creates false-positive errors, meaning that we don’t instantly throw our panties away when we meet someone new.

• Men and women lie to each other when interested – It’s the the nuttiest of all the listed delusions, if I might add — women’s lies tend to make them look more faithful, while men project wealth and stability, maybe for a long-term commitment. Do they balance each other out? This fact makes it seem like when it comes to love (or life, probably) men and women both want to have fun.

• Getting over trauma – An important bodily function is forgetting trauma. The body forgets trauma once it’s over — making people cope with the present. The tendency is men and women view their current love in the best of light, while everyone else who’s come before must’ve been suffering delusions.

Organic food options have come a long way. Usually exclusively sold in backyards and stalls, they’ve gone commercial and has long been introduced to the bigger markets.

But what’s the deal? Why pay more for the same products compared to the commercial brands that prevail in markets? What exactly can you eat?

Myth: Organic food has been closely associated to being “natural” or “grown” that its easy to assume that we’re exclusively talking about food that grows from the ground.

Fact: Organic food not only includes fruits, vegetables, poultry and meat.

Benefits of going organic include: it being a legally defined standard, there are high standards before it gets stamped with approval as “true” organic food, it operates in the highest level of animal welfare, no fertilizers / pesticides for grown products and there are no drugs, growth hormones and additives fed to the animals.

But why is it so expensive? Industrial farming relies on crop monocultures, plantings of a single crop over a span of thousands of acres of land. Monocultures are vulnerable to pest and disease, requiring large quantities of fertilizers and pesticides on the land. While organic farms boast greater diversity when it comes to crops, they often go through a process of natural growth, lessening the input and output from the farmers, and the costs for maintaining organic farming outweighs the price of commercial industrial growth, meaning, to make their farming even remotely viable, they have to raise prices for the superiority of their organic products. When buying your organic food, remember to look for certification seals, as they have standards to keep you from eating bacteria-laden, unclean organic food.

Health Benefits from organic food consumption: (From The Atlas of Food)

• Soluble fiber content of oats – reduces LDL (harmful!) cholesterol.
• Lycopene in tomatoes – helps reduce the chances of caner.
• Cranberry juice – helps prevent UTI. (Urinary Tract Infection)
• Soy protein – Promotes heart health.
• Antioxidant vitamins – (A, C and E) help prevent heart disease.

So what exactly can you eat? If you’re wondering about the taste, here’s a couple of organic food samples, and the lowdown on ‘em:

Apples – Everyone loves apples! (Remember Eve?) According to a 2001 Washington Apple study, they found that organic apples are sweeter, have a richer taste, and better over-all texture compared to the more commercial, conventionally-grown ones.

Tomatoes – Aside from the lycopene mentioned above, a 10-year study on tomato comparison has proven that organic tomatoes have higher levels of flavonoids, which protects against cardiovascular disease.

Organic Meat – Animals are fed 100-percent organic feed, without the ground-up animal parts — this safeguards from such threats as mad cow disease. Also, they aren’t holed up in pens, and instead, are allowed to free-range and graze. Not only is this a more humane way to treat animals, but also, it allows them to eat up more grass and bugs and whatnot that they probably won’t find in a cage — leading to healthier meat.

Beer! - Not only is beer probably the oldest alcoholic drink, it’s also a remarkable testament to using only nature’s ingredients. There are refineries that are dedicated to using only the purest, and finest, ingredients in their brew. Who says organic food means no fun?

Being eco-conscious doesn’t mean that you can’t be beautiful. Some of the world’s most recognizable people in the world know this already — there is such a thing as organic beauty.

Going “green” in terms of beauty means lessening the use of products with harmful ingredients. While you may think doing this would make you look like a zombie, recognizable faces such as Angelina Jolie or Cameron Diaz seem to prove otherwise.

Here are a couple of organic beauty alternatives that won’t just make you people to look better, but also gives the earth some lovin’:

No-Hair-Washing - You don’t need to shampoo your hair EVERYDAY. The result? Naturally healthy hair — while you aren’t torturing your hair with product, it produces a natural oil that gives it a unique sheen and softness, and, according to studies, it might reduce the amount of ozone you breathe in.

Natural Deodorant - The bad thing about store-bought deodorants/anti-perspirants is that they contain harsh chemicals. The solution? Baking soda. Sprinkle a tad to a damp washcloth and apply it on your underarms — it should neutralize the smell and keep you cool all day!

Homemade Facials - Recognizable people like stars need to look beautiful all the time — you could, too — using honey, oatmeal, bananas and other household materials can make you a homemade facial treatment!