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You already know that testosterone is the main male sex hormone produced by humans, and you probably also know that both men and women produce testosterone at differing levels. Did you know, though, that recent scientific research has found that testosterone is involved with multiple systems of the body and that a testosterone deficiency can lead to numerous issues?

For years, men with low testosterone counts have taken testosterone supplements to help with fat loss, muscle gain, libido, and other issues. Bodybuilders and weightlifters have also taken testosterone to improve recovery time and build more muscle mass and strength, as well. We know that testosterone injections can be effective in all of these aspects, but are testosterone boosters really effective?

Testosterone Injections vs. Boosters

When you go to a doctor for prescribed testosterone injections, you will have synthetic testosterone injected into your body. When you take a testosterone booster, you will take a pill made of herbs and other supplements designed to increase your testosterone levels naturally. While these supplements do not require a prescription or doctor’s supervision, the question remains – do they really work? The answer lies in which supplements you take.

Fenugreek

An herb originating from India, fenugreek is currently under investigation for its anabolic properties. In a recent study, participants were either given fenugreek or a placebo over a period of several weeks. All participants engaged in resistance training throughout the study, and all participants noticed increased strength. The participants who took fenugreek, however, saw significantly more increases in strength than those who took the placebo.

Aromatase Inhibitors

Men naturally produce low levels of estrogen in their bodies, in addition to testosterone. This is primarily done when the aromatase enzyme converts testosterone and other androgens into estrogen. Some testosterone boosters seek to increase testosterone levels through the use of aromatase inhibitors. These block the aromatase enzyme, thereby both decreasing estrogen levels and, at least slightly, increasing testosterone levels.

D-Aspartic Acid (D-AA)

D-AA actually occurs naturally in men’s bodies. This amino acid is found in testicular cells and acts as a messenger between them and the brain. Basically, when D-AA is present, it signals the body to convert cholesterol into testosterone. Thus, taking D-AA supplements should increase strength by decreasing cholesterol levels and increasing testosterone levels.

Potential Side Effects of Testosterone Boosters

While testosterone boosters have shown some increase in performance and muscle growth, there are also some side effects and potential problems to consider. According to a 2010 study in The New England Journal of Medicine, testosterone supplements were associated with an increased risk of heart disease in men over the age of 65. Further studies have shown that this risk may extend to younger men, as well.

Testosterone supplements have also been linked with increased instances of testicular cancer. While these instances may be fewer and farther between than those associated with testosterone injections, they still pose a potential health risk.

In addition to these issues, other potential side effects of taking testosterone boosters include acne, enlarged breasts, sleep apnea, and testicular shrinkage. However, before all of this talk of side effects scares you away entirely, a study published in the National Library of Medicine states that concerns about negative side effects have been overstated while benefits in multiple systems of the body have been understated.

Clearly, from what we can see here, testosterone boosters can have some positive effects, but they may also cause some problems, as well. Understanding whether or not those problems pose significant risks to most users will require more studies, but current findings look pretty good for those who want to gain more muscle, improve their sex drive, and lose fat.

New fad diets and workout routines come out all the time, and they all seem to claim the same thing. They all tell you that they’ll help you lose fat very fast. Without killing yourself in the gym or ever feeling hungry, with these diets, you’ll supposedly shed fat and inches in weeks instead of months or years.

We all know that those fad diets are almost 100% marketing and that they don’t really work the way they claim. After all, if any of them really did all that they said, we’d see a lot more svelte and gorgeous people running around, right?

All of this raises the question: can you actually lose fat as fast as some of these diets claim? And whether or not any of their claims are true, how fast can you really lose fat? Let’s explore how fat loss works, and then we can discuss the possibility of losing fat at a very fast rate.

Slow and Steady Doesn’t Always Win the Race

Traditional wisdom tells us that we have to spend as much time losing weight as we spent gaining it. Basically, your body has taken several years to get to its current size, and it’s had a lot of time to adjust to that size. So, to lose weight and keep it off, you have to lose it slowly and steadily.

However, a study performed in 2000 completely contradicted this old “wisdom.” It showed that people who use a short-term restrictive diet or other means to lose weight fast, who then transition to a long-term diet and exercise regimen, are more likely to lose more weight and keep it off. Why? Essentially, when people see results, they are more likely to continue to follow their weight loss goals. If they spend weeks or months trying to lose weight slowly but see no progress, they are more likely to give up.

What You Eat Matters as Much as How Many Calories You Eat

Another piece of traditional wisdom, “Eat less, move more,” has also been at least slightly debunked. It’s been shown that, even when calories are restricted, eating simple carbohydrates (like sugars and starches) will lead to insulin spikes, followed by crashes. These contribute to insulin insensitivity, which retards weight loss.

So, in addition to limiting calories, you can lose more fat at a faster rate by loading up on protein, good fats, and vegetables while you cut out sugars and other simple carbs. Drinking lots of water can help, as well, as you’ll feel less hungry when you are properly hydrated.

Building Muscle Burns More Fat Than Cardio

The final factor in the fat-burning equation is muscle. People assume that you can burn more fat by running and doing other cardiovascular exercise than you can by lifting weights and other strength-building exercises. However, though you will not burn as much fat in a weightlifting session as you will on the treadmill, you will continue to burn fat far longer, and you will burn more fat when you are at rest, thanks to your increased muscle mass.

So, how fast can you burn fat? If you understand how diet and exercise can improve your chances of weight loss and you follow the right regimen to optimize this, your fat loss will depend a great deal on your current body fat percentage. The more fat you have, the more you will burn. So, men and women who are overweight can readily burn between one-and-a-half and three-and-a-half pounds of fat per week, while leaner men and women may only burn half-a-pound to two pounds per week.

When you hear people talk about renting versus buying a house, you’ll often hear them say that paying rent is like throwing your money away every month. They’ll tell you that owning your home is a much better bargain and that you’ll save money while investing in your future if you buy instead of renting.

All that might have been true when you were a child, but is it still true today? After the housing crash in 2008, lots of Americans have a new perspective on real estate and renting houses. Let’s take a closer look at which option is best in the 21^st century.

Don’t Worry About Saving for a Down Payment

When you move into a rental property, the worst you can expect is to pay your first and last months’ rent, as well as a security deposit. And, in most places around the country, the deposit and the last month’s rent are one and the same. That’s not the case when you buy a house. You’re either going to have to save a significant amount of money or take out a loan to cover your down payment on your mortgage loan. That means, from the very beginning, you could end up with two loans to cover your home.

Freedom to Move When You Want

Can you guarantee that your next job is going to be in the same city where you live now? If you’re like most people today, you know that this is no guarantee at all. More and more corporations are willing to relocate their employees from other cities (and countries) than ever before. And, when you rent, you have the freedom to move whenever you want.

You won’t have to worry that the market is flat or declining, or that you won’t be able to afford to pay the mortgage on your new and old homes at the same time while you wait for your old home to sell. Instead, you can just terminate your lease and move to your next home.

Forget About Real Estate Taxes

When people tell you about how much money you’ll save with a mortgage instead of rent, they often forget to tell you about the property taxes you’ll be paying in addition to those mortgage payments. And, if your county tax office decides that your area is improving, your property taxes are likely to increase over time. Thus, you could be looking at a much more expensive place to live and no way to get out of it without finding a buyer.

No Need to Save for Maintenance and Repairs

Finally, houses and condos have numerous hidden expenses in the form of maintenance and repairs. If you own the property, then you are responsible for taking care of all of its needs. On the other hand, if you’re renting and you have leaky pipes or a problem with the roof, it’s up to your landlord to take care of it, at no cost to you at all.

Yes, rental rates around the country are on the rise. However, when you figure in all of the costs of owning a house, you can easily see that renting is often much more affordable than buying a house. And, in addition to all of your financial savings, you will have a lot less to worry about on a daily basis. Essentially, you can think of the slightly higher rental rate you pay as if it were insurance against bad housing markets, taxes, maintenance, repairs, and all of the other things you won’t have to spend any money on while you’re renting.

So, do you still think that renting is throwing your money away, or are you starting to think that renting could be a better option than buying a house?

The economy has been steadily recovering over the past eight years since the housing bubble burst in 2008, and people are starting to regain confidence in real estate, the stock market, and other investment vehicles and assets. That said, though, with so much going on in the US and around the world right now, it’s hard for most people to know what’s going to happen next or where they should invest their capital for short-term or long-term investments.

Fortunately, there are a few investment vehicles that are incredibly good bets for 2017 and could bring up significant positive ROIs (returns on investment), whether you want to see returns after a few months, a year, or several years.

High-Yield Saving Options

You probably already know that a traditional savings account’s interest rate simply cannot keep up with inflation. This means that stashing your savings here for several years will actually decrease its worth. However, there are some high-yield options. Online banks, for example, often have higher interest rates than traditional savings accounts. And, if you do not need liquid funds for several years, you may want to consider a CD (certificate of deposit), which comes with slightly more risk but will usually have a much higher return, as well.

Precious Metals

Gold and silver have long been great investments to hedge against inflation. Over a long enough timeline, they will always appreciate, and they will almost always outpace inflation. Precious metals are a good, stable investment and, thus, a good way to diversify your investment portfolio. At the same time, you certainly don’t want to make them your only investment, especially if you want to significantly increase your net worth.

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)

REITs are corporations or trusts whose sole focus is on investing in large and lucrative real estate developments. When you invest, you will not directly buy any real estate. Instead, you will purchase shares in the trust, and then you will get quarterly returns on your investment based on the profitability of the property and the percentage of its equity that you own through your shares.

REITs offer investors a means to invest in real estate without ever taking ownership of a property. Unlike a lot of other real estate investing opportunities, they offer truly passive income, which makes them very interesting to investors looking to grow their net worth without adding a lot of working hours to their days.

Peer-to-Peer Lending

Recently, we’ve seen a significant rise in the popularity of peer-to-peer lending sites. This model of investing allows you to help someone else by lending them a specified amount of money. They will then pay that money back over an agreed-upon period of time with a set interest rate.

This kind of setup benefits investors because interest rates are higher than they would get with most savings accounts and some other investments. At the same time, it benefits borrowers, as they will be able to qualify for loans that they could not necessarily get through a bank. Interest rates are often lower than borrowers could get elsewhere, as well, making peer-to-peer lending a win-win situation in most cases.

These are four of the best places and vehicles to invest your capital in 2017, for both long- and short-term investments. Whether you choose one or all of these avenues, though, be sure to do your homework before investing. Every investment comes with some risk, but that risk should be calculated, and you should be properly prepared for it.

Diabetes is one of the most common and, simultaneously, one of the most misunderstood diseases in the world today. People assume that patients with diabetes must have gotten it from eating too many sweets and failing to maintain their weight, and yet some people are born with diabetes, and though they’ve eaten healthy foods and led active lifestyles all their lives, they must still take insulin to regulate their blood sugar.

Before we dive into whether or not you can cure your diabetes, we must first get a better understanding of the disease and its two types.

What Is Diabetes?

In general, diabetes is a metabolic disorder. Basically, if you are diabetic, your body will not produce enough insulin to maintain normal glucose levels. In the case of Type 1 diabetes, the patient is born with the disorder and their body will not produce insulin at all. These patients will need to take insulin regularly and monitor their blood sugar levels for the rest of their lives.

In the case of Type 2 diabetes, though, there is a chance to cure your condition. Essentially, Type 2 diabetes is acquired diabetes. Over time, eating foods that are high in sugar will take a toll on your pancreas, and your body will stop producing insulin at the same rate that it once did. At this point, losing weight and maintaining good glucose levels will become more and more difficult without the help of insulin injections. If Type 2 diabetes goes untreated long enough, your pancreas may stop producing insulin at all, and you may be required to take insulin for the rest of your life, much like a Type 1 diabetes patient.

So how can you cure your diabetes? Depending on how long you have been living with diabetes, your genetics, and other factors, you may or may not be able to give up insulin injections entirely. You can absolutely improve your quality of life and your health with a few lifestyle changes, though.

Try a Ketogenic Diet

The ketogenic diet was first developed when it was observed that children with epilepsy exhibited fewer seizures when they were put on high-fat, high-protein, low-carbohydrate diets. The same kind of diet has been shown to help diabetic people maintain lower, more stable glucose levels because fat and protein do not create the glucose spikes that carbohydrates produce.

Increase Exercise and Reduce Calories

Studies have shown that changing your diet and lifestyle can have significant positive effects. In fact, in one study, patients regularly exercised about three hours per week and, depending on their activity level, maintained a diet of 1200-1800 calories per day. Of the patients in the study, 10% were able to entirely cease using any diabetes medication at all within the first year.

Researchers noted that patients who lost a significant amount of weight and/or who caught their disease early and made this lifestyle change were more likely to reverse the effects of diabetes. About 15-20% of patients who changed their diet and exercise regimens early on were able to “cure” their diabetes and stop using medication.

With all that in mind, it is important to note that there is no medical cure for diabetes. Patients who maintain good dietary and exercise habits have better results than those who depend entirely on medication. Even the best patients, though, are not guaranteed that they will be able to stop taking insulin and other medications.

However, it has been shown over and over again that losing weight and changing your lifestyle can have dramatically positive effects. As the scientific search continues for a cure for diabetes, you can help yourself with a ketogenic diet, proper exercise, and by keeping a close eye on your insulin and glucose levels.

Sleep apnea is a condition in which the patient will involuntarily stop breathing as they sleep. They may snore loudly, fight to be able to breathe, and/or wake up suddenly in the night, and their sleep will almost always be troubled and interrupted by the condition. Whether you have mild or severe sleep apnea, if you have trouble sleeping well without snoring, you’ll want to check out a few helpful tips to get a better night’s rest.

Understand Why You’re Snoring

First, if you’re looking for a cure to your snoring and/or sleep apnea, it’s important to get a proper diagnosis for the cause of your condition. Snoring and sleep apnea can both be brought on by obesity, excessive alcohol use, sleeping position, age, or problems with your nasal cavity and/or sinuses.

If you are not sure what’s causing your sleep problems, you should visit your doctor ASAP to get a professional diagnosis. The problem could be as simple as elevating your head more when you go to sleep at night or avoiding sleeping on your back. On the other hand, you may actually need surgery to correct a deviated septum or another issue with your nasal cavity or sinuses. With that in mind, you may also want to try a few simple tips, as well.

Use a Humidifier

Air conditioners and heaters tend to dry out the air in our homes. This can lead to congestion, and it can irritate the membranes of your throat and nose. This can lead to loud snoring that could easily be fixed by sleeping in a more humid environment. If you’re having problems with snoring, you may want to try running a humidifier at night.

Replace Your Air Filters

On that note, when was the last time you replaced the air filters for your home’s HVAC system? If it’s been a while since you replaced them and/or you haven’t swept, dusted, and vacuumed in a while, you may want to do all of these things to improve your home’s air quality. Doing this will reduce the number of allergens in the air, which should help you sleep more soundly.

Change Your Sleeping Position

Many people snore when they sleep on their backs, as their mouths tend to fall open, and their necks are at an angle. If you are accustomed to sleeping on your back, you may want to sew a tennis ball to the back of your nightshirt. This way, you can start the night off sleeping on your side, and the tennis ball will prevent you from rolling onto your back and staying there for the rest of the night. Eventually, you will be so used to sleeping on your side that you will no longer need the tennis ball.

Lose Weight

Many people experience sleep apnea due to excessive bodyweight. If you are overweight or obese, you may be able to get a better night’s sleep if you lose some of those extra pounds. Talk to your doctor about what’s causing your sleep apnea or snoring, and then find a good nutrition and exercise plan that works for you. As you lose weight and start sleeping better, you’ll find that you feel more energetic in the mornings and that you have more energy throughout the day. Getting the rest you need should help you feel energetic and motivated enough to continue on the right track, and you may find that it helps you in your weight loss journey.

If you’re having trouble sleeping well without snoring, try out one or more of these tips and see how much better you can sleep at night.

Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a lot of news about student loan debt. Today’s students can no longer work their way through college in the hopes of graduating debt-free, and some students are considering skipping university altogether to avoid it.

These students point to some of the richest and most successful people in the world, who dropped out of college to start their businesses and create great things. However, before you put down your books and decide to avoid student loan debt by avoiding college, you might want to consider a few things. Getting a college degree is actually more important now than ever before in history. Here are just a few reasons why…

66% of All Jobs in the US Require a Degree

Failing to get a bachelor’s or associate degree will automatically disqualify you from consideration for 66% of the jobs available today. While you may be able to get around this requirement if you have enough experience and enough certifications in your field, the opportunities to gain that experience will be very few and far between.

Another thing to consider here is the waning availability of jobs that require no degree. Technology is advancing at incredibly fast rates, and more and more low-level jobs are being automated each year. Whereas, at one point, you could have hoped to enter a company in a lower position and slowly rise in the ranks over the years, today those positions are being filled by automated devices or by temp workers. There is a noticeable divide in skilled and unskilled labor, and unskilled labor jobs are dwindling.

The Job Market Is More Competitive Than Ever

On a related note, while the economy has been improving since the housing crash in 2008, unemployment rates around the country are still fairly high. As a result, the job markets across the US are highly competitive, and employers can essentially pick and choose between candidates as they like. If you want to be competitive for the jobs you want, you will need to earn a degree in a related field.

This is especially important to note as more and more job searches are conducted online. Companies require candidates to fill out applications on their websites and to upload their resumes digitally. They then use automated systems to pick out the keywords they want for specific jobs. If you do not have a college degree, your application may be tossed out before a hiring manager ever sees it.

Better Earnings and More Opportunities for Advancement

Recent studies have shown that full-time workers between the ages of 25 and 32 with bachelor’s degrees or higher levels of education made, on average, $17,500 more per year than workers in the same age range who had not achieved a college degree.

Not only is it more likely that you will make more money and have more opportunities for advancement, but young adults with only a high school diploma are much more likely to live below the poverty line than those who have achieved a college degree.

You can see, now, how important a college degree is to your success. While education has become much more expensive over the years, there are ways to alleviate those expenses (e.g., grants, scholarships, online schools, etc.), and the benefits far outweigh the costs. If you’re considering whether or not you should go on to college after high school, or whether you should take the time to go back to school, these studies and statistics should be very convincing. College degrees may cost more today, but they are also far more valuable than they have ever been before.

Getting a good college education is essential to find work in most fields. Of course, then there’s the problem of paying for your education. 30 years ago, you might have been able to get a part-time job to pay for your tuition while you attended classes, but those days are long gone. It’s not unusual for students to graduate with over $100,000 in debt, but that actually doesn’t have to be the case if you can find the right school and the right grants.

That’s why we’ve put together a few of our top tips for finding the best school for you, getting the grants you need, and figuring out if you actually need to go to a physical campus or if you’d be better off with online classes.

Know Your Academic Goals

First, what are your goals? What field of study are you going to major in, and how far do you want to take your academic career? For example, if you are only planning on attaining a bachelor’s degree, you may not be as concerned about student loans and debt as you would be if you were planning to continue on with a post-graduate degree.

If you are planning to go to graduate school, you may want to consider a local college or university where you can get in-state tuition for your undergraduate degree. This will save you money, with or without grants, and then you can focus on a more prestigious graduate degree. This is an especially good option for those in fields where research and teaching assistantships are common for graduate students. These assistantships often pay for some or all of your graduate tuition, so you won’t have to worry as much about how much it will cost you to earn your next degree.

Look for Grants in Your Field

Next, depending on your financial standing (and your parents’ income), you may qualify for some federal financial aid. This will often come in the form of student loans that you’ll have to pay back, though. So it’s a good idea to search online for federal and private grants that may apply to you, such as the SMART (Science and Mathematics Access to Retain) Grant or the TEACH (Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education) Grant.

Consider Online Schools

Online colleges and universities are still a fairly new phenomenon in the world of academia. However, they have come a long way in a very short time. In fact, there are now online schools that accept FAFSA loans and grants. Because they do not maintain physical campuses, these schools are able to provide the education you need with a much smaller price tag.

Plus, when you consider that you will not have to pay for room and board, transportation, or other fees associated with attending a physical university, online universities and colleges become even more attractive. And, if you qualify for a Pell grant or another type of private or federal grant, you can make your tuition even more affordable.

Your education should take you to the next level and help you achieve more in your career. You shouldn’t have to start your career with a massive amount of debt, though. With these tips, you can focus on finding the right program and the right school for you. Remember that there are numerous grants and scholarships available, and that not all students today gain their degrees at physical universities. An online school may be the right place for you to earn your first (or next) degree.

Among the latest technologies to come on the market in the past few years, we’ve been seeing a lot of talk about tiny tracking devices. The manufacturers of devices like TrackR advertise them as easy ways to keep track of your belongings. For example, you could attach one of these devices to your keys so that you’ll be able to find them no matter where you put them down. With this kind of device, the age-old question of, “Honey, where’s the remote?” could be answered in seconds.

However, there are other things to consider when looking at a device like this. These are very small devices. In fact, they really have to be small and lightweight if they’re going to be effective. After all, would you ever consider putting a giant, heavy piece of cumbersome tech on your phone just because it’ll help you keep better track of it? And most people want their keys to fit in their pockets and purses without weighing them down.

As a result, manufacturers of devices like TrackR, Retrievor, and others have created tracking devices that are no larger than a quarter. You can easily attach one to your keys, wallet, or phone without adding a lot of bulk, and that’s great… But what about attaching one of these devices to a person?

Tracking Made Easy with Tiny GPS Devices

Law enforcement already uses GPS trackers to keep track of people who are under house arrest. Now, with technology like this, you could potentially do the same, or someone else could do it to you. Consider how often you find change in your pockets or in your purse. You don’t even notice it because it’s small and commonplace. What if someone wanted to keep track of where you go and what you do every day?

If they can get close to you once, they can slip a tracking device onto your person and potentially follow you digitally wherever you go, for as long as the device is working. Of course, they would have to place it in such a way that you wouldn’t shed the tracker as soon as you got home, but this is still an interesting and somewhat frightening concept.

Until recently, you could rest assured that at least these GPS trackers would eventually stop functioning when their batteries died. However, Retrievor claims to have made the first self-charging GPS tracker on the market. Thus, if they placed the tracker on your vehicle, in your briefcase, in your purse, or in some other place where it could remain undiscovered for a period of time, they could potentially track you indefinitely.

Keeping Track of Your Kids and Loved Ones

While the concept of someone tracking you without your knowledge is somewhat worrisome, we can at least rest assured that these devices are large enough to detect fairly easily. At the same time, there are some ways to use them that could potentially enhance your safety.

Consider that you could put one in or on your child’s backpack when they go to school. Then you’ll know where they are at all times of the day, even when you cannot be there. Likewise, you could carry one with you when you travel for work so that your spouse will know where you are in case of an emergency.

Small GPS trackers are simultaneously exciting and a little bit frightening. When used appropriately, they can be convenient and may even enhance your safety. When used by the wrong people, though, they put you in a dangerous situation. What do you think of these GPS tracking devices?

Social media and social networking have become an integral part of our lives over the last few years. In fact, platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Google+, and Snapchat have become so widely used that it is uncommon to meet someone who doesn’t have a presence on at least one (if not all) of these networks.

We’ve grown so accustomed to posting text, pictures, and videos of our lives, and to checking in wherever we go on social media, that it’s easy to forget about some potentially serious dangers associated with these online tools. Let’s take a moment to consider a few of the most common social networking dangers that you could be exposing yourself to every day when you log on.

Advertising Your Location to Criminals

First of all, how often do you see friends check in to a destination on Facebook or Instagram? This might seem like a purely innocent practice that lets them keep their friends and followers up to date on what they’re doing, but it can actually be very dangerous.

For example, consider your friend who checks in at the airport when he goes on vacation and writes in his post, “Off to the mountains for a whole week!” He just told everyone who can see his post that he is away from home and that he won’t be back for an entire week. Thieves and home invaders look for opportunities like these, so instead of checking in and posting all of your pictures while you’re on vacation, why not wait a few days and post that stuff when you get back?

Likewise, if you regularly check in at the gym, the grocery store, your favorite park, and other areas, you’re basically creating a profile and a roadmap for stalkers and others who mean you harm. Don’t over-share your location information, and you’ll be much safer.

Using Social Media at Work

Of course, not all dangers are physical. Using social media on your work computer, unless it is a part of your job or you have specific permission to do so, can get you in a lot of trouble. Even if you don’t use company computers to do it, posting from your phone while you’re at work leaves evidence that you were not engaged with your job while you were on company time. That could get you in just as much trouble as posting from a work computer.

Posting Sensitive Information

Finally, you may be thinking, “But I’ve checked my privacy settings. I’m only friends with people I trust. Bad guys can’t see my check-ins, and I’m not friends with anyone from work on social media.” Be aware that your social media accounts may not be as secure as you think. Also, if you have second-degree connections (“friend of a friend”) with people from work, there is still a high likelihood that the wrong person could see a post you made about how much you hate your job or something else that you don’t want your boss to know about.

Likewise, you never want to post compromising or sensitive information of any kind on social media. Your home address, information about your job search, pictures of your kids’ school, and other posts like these could, at the very least, make your employer think twice about giving you a good review this year, or at worst, put you and your family in danger.

Be aware of how you use social media, and, when in doubt, don’t post anything that you think could potentially cause problems or put you in danger.