Cherry on Top Award

I’ve been given my first blog award from the awesome AJL at NaterTot! Check her out. The rules for accepting this award are: 1. Thank the person who gave this award to you. Thank you Amber! 2. Copy the award and put it on your blog. Here it is! 3. List three things that you love about [...]

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10 Top Tips You Can Apply Now to Start Living a Healthier Life

Below is a great article by Barry Cross that I found at EzineArticles.com. I hope you find it helpful. For those of you looking to have improved wellness in your life these healthy lifestyle tips will get you off to a great start. All it takes is some small consistent, disciplined daily changes and you [...]

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Looking Good Is Part of Feeling Good

Okay, so this post is slightly off-topic and really only for the ladies, but it can fit within a healthy lifestyle choice category. I once had a friend whose mother said “Looking good is better than feeling good!” I don’t know if I would go THAT far, but thinking that you look good is part [...]

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Food Storage Guidelines

Ever wondered how long you can keep those leftovers in the fridge and still eat them safely? Or maybe you’ve had a can of green beans in your pantry for a long time, and you wonder how long is too long for canned goods? Here are Food Storage Guidelines that detail everything you need to know. [...]

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Use the Circle of Life to Determine If Your Life Is Balanced

I posted a link to the Circle of Life last August. It’s a little exercise to help you see where your life may be out of balance. You rate how content you are with various parts of your life including your relationships, health, career, and finances. Then you connect the dots. The goal is to have a circle [...]

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Top 10 Caffeine-Related Health Problems

I love my coffee. No sweetener, just a little milk, so I can really taste and savor the flavor of the beans. Yummy! I do not want to cut all caffeine from my diet, and I certainly do not want to give up my coffee. Nevertheless, it is important to remember that too much caffeine [...]

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Egg Recall: Are My Eggs Safe?

As you’ve no doubt heard, over 1300 people have gotten sick with Salmonella from tainted eggs? Do you need to throw out all the eggs you have in your fridge and swear them off for months to come? No. Let’s not overreact. Granted, Salmonella is serious stuff, but you really need to know only two things [...]

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Does Money Buy Happiness? Only if You Spend it on Leisure

Can money buy happiness? It all depends on how well-off you consider yourself, and how you spend the cash. Debra Cassens Weiss discusses the topic at ABAJournal.com. Her article is directed toward lawyers, but the concepts apply to everyone. She writes: “Once you make more than $50,000 a year, there’s little relationship between income and [...]

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8 Common Myths About Dehydration

The HealthyHighway blog has a great post that dispels 8 common myths about dehydration, including that 64 ounces a day is all we need. The post also advises that you can get your hydration from foods that contain water, not just from fluids, and discusses many other important aspects of hydration.

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Want to lose weight? Eat this.

Tired of hearing about all the things you CAN’T eat if you are trying to lose weight. Well, here’s one that you CAN eat: fiber. Studies show that adding fiber to your diet may help you lose weight. Not only does it make you feel full faster and longer,  it also helps your digestive system [...]

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