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Getting Clean Can Be A Dirty Business

Here's a familiar morning routine: You stumble into the shower, lather up your hair, massage in conditioner, soap up your body, and possibly get foamy with a shaving cream. You rinse off and step out...
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Cheers to Health: Sip Wine for Wellness

"In vino veritas." This statement dates back to Roman times and translates to: "In wine, there is truth." Modern scientific research proves that in wine, there is also health. One Fruit, Many Health...

5 Tips to Keeping Your New Year’s Resolutions

It's that time of year again...for New Year's resolutions. Let's be honest - everyone makes big resolutions for themselves on January 1st, but seldom are they brought to fruition. According to...
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Herbs for Women

No matter what stage of womanhood you're in, chances are there is some herbal remedy that can help you deal with a nagging discomfort or injury, protect you from illness, or, maybe, make you feel a...
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Meet Your Microbiome

Next time you put a fork of food in your mouth, consider its effects on the trillions of beneficial bacteria that call your body home. These bacteria outnumber your human cells 10 to 1, and they have...
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What's in Season? 14 Fruits and Vegetables to Eat This Winter

Winter, spring, summer, and fall each have their fruits and vegetables. Farmers' markets don't occur as frequently in the winter, but that doesn't mean that there isn't in-season produce. Many warmer...
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Take Time for Healing Herbal Tea

This fall, use your tea breaks to bolster immunity! Herbal teas can have a beneficial impact on both acute and chronic health problems. Studies indicate drinking tea may have a profound effect on...
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Protein Curbs Body Fat

A high-protein breakfast reduced daily food intake and feelings of hunger in a group of overweight teens. It also helped stabilize their glucose levels. Prior to the study, participants usually ate...
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Why Sleep Is So Important

Habitually being short on sleep significantly increases the risk of stroke among normal-weight adults. More than 5,000 people with no history of stroke participated in a three-year study. Results...
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Plaid Is the New Black

As the holiday season gets into full swing, we are forced to deal with the stresses of finding our loved ones something unique, special, and affordable. This task may seem daunting at first, but...