{Last Updated: November 21st 2012] I was reading an article about cardiovascular health when I saw this poster. According to a study at Ohio State University eating an apple a day for four weeks significantly reduced the amount of LDL in the bloodstream. Apples are ripe, fresh, beautiful, and delicious this time of year. Use […]
Fear and ignorance. Everyone of us been there. Never more so than in the face of AIDS. Accurate knowledge will simplify decision making and dispel fears. About 20 years ago, I had completed an AIDS volunteer course then enrolled in a Hot Rap Safer Sex course with the AIDS Committee of London. I wouldn’t say
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Everyone would eat healthy if it tasted good right? The best way to achieve that goal is to use fresh herbs and fresh ingredients whenever possible. This great poster shows us what to do with all those lovely fresh herbs we see in the supermarket, and the taste may inspire many of you to grow
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It’s rather funny, I have worked hard my whole life, I was never rich, but I had enough. It’s amazing how many little luxuries you have that you don’t even realize are luxuries, but in most countries they are. Even when I felt my budget was stretched to the limit I had enough money to
Fitness personal trainer Drew Manning gained 70 pounds on purpose in 6 months, then lost it all before a year was up. Watch why he did that and learn more about his weight gain and weight loss journey in this video:
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I just love fall, it’s my favorite season. Usually the days are still nice and the nights are cool and crisp, I can start pulling out my favorite sweaters, I love sweaters. It makes me think of tailgate parties, bonfires, beautiful rich colors, and fun. As a kid I loved back to school time so
I am a multi-tasker by nature… I often watch TV while doing a puzzle, reading a book, crocheting, or playing on the computer. I cook while sweeping or washing dishes, talking on the phone, or folding laundry. Right now I am working on this, playing a game, texting a friend, and planning my afternoon. While
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I have always heard the saying “You can’t go home again,” but I think there is something about the Black Hills, that once you have lived here, you can never really be happy anyplace else. I moved to Minnesota in January 1996 and back here finally in January 2009. I wanted to come back for
Wisdom of The Soul: 1. No one can ruin your day without Your permission. 2. Most people will be about as happy, as they decide to be. 3. Others can stop you temporarily, but only you can do it permanently. 4. Whatever you are willing to put up with, is exactly what you will
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Katie is a beautiful sweet girl, but she’s gone through so many hardships in her short journey. Watch this heartwarming video, shared by one of our fans in Facebook, to see her journey and she’ll touch your heart too. Last week it was Katie’s 1st birthday and here is her birthday’s photo! Happy Birthday Katie!
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Today is the best day I have been alive so far, I am so impressed with what the day has brought so far. If you don’t stop growing, you die, or parts of you do, and I am not ready for that! I don’t expect life to be better in leaps and bounds, but my
First of all I think “falling in love” is a silly thing to say. You can fall into mud, or a puddle, or a lake, or hay, or leaves, love is not that easy, nor that soft. I think it’s more of a lifting up process, because you feel it in your heart, your head,
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6-year-old Diamond Marshall, who was diagnosed with stage 4 cancer last year and lost her mother to the disease when she was 18-months-old, met Kate Middleton in Calgary with help from the Children’s Wish Foundation after she wrote this letter: “Dear Princess Kate. My name is Diamond Ann. I am six. I was named
I grew up in a town 13 miles away from one of the biggest motorcycle rallies in the U.S., I’m sure that’s part of why I am so drawn to bikers, but I think some of it just comes naturally. I am very drawn to bikers, the big burly hairy ones, the long lean ones,
Kelly Bruno is a 28 years old, world-record holding amputee track runner and athlete. She is an accomplished triathlete who happened to be born with only one leg. She was also a contestant on the 21st season of the television show Survivor. In the following two videos you’d learn more about her personal life and
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September is the World’s Alzheimer’s Month and this is the best opportunity to spread the awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. More than 35 million people have Alzheimer’s worldwide and if we add the number of people who haven’t officially diagnosed yet, this number would be much more. So try your best to spread the word
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BY: Lisa Hirsch Last year around the same time my husband and I stopped off to see my mom in Florida before our final destination to Bueno’s Aires, Argentina. Since that trip I have visited my mom several times during the year. Today my husband and I are leaving for Florida to visit mom for
I think I am a chronic mover, I don’t know if I have some gypsy in my soul, if I like fresh starts, or if I am chronically unstable. Whatever the cause, I just am finishing my 10th move in 10 years. We moved a lot when I was a kid, mostly back and forth
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