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Balance

Every time I turn around these days I am hearing something about keeping your body pH balanced. I did my own research to why this is, and it makes sense to me, it’s a healthier way of eating. Every meal should contain both alkaline and acidic foods, less acidic than alkaline in proportions. Alkaline is […]

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An Apple a Day

{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

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One Extra Chromosome, Many Extra Gifts

October is a lot of things… the first month of autumn, the month of All Hallow’s Eve, or All Saint’s Day, whichever you prefer, Halloween, homecoming games, the start of football, the end of baseball, Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Down’s Syndrome Awareness Month. Down’s syndrome begins with an extra chromosone, this extra chromosone makes

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I’ve Always Wanted My Own Herb Garden…

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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Health benefits of olives and olive oil

It’s been known for a while that the “Mediterranean Diet” is one of the healthiest diets in the world: it combines very healthy and simple ingredients with a touch of olive oil and a variety of wines. Many researches have been shown that traditional Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of heart diseases, such as stroke.

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Acupressure Points for the Hands

[Last Updated on March 1st 2014] Western “Acupressure” is coming from the Japanese techniques of Jin Shin Do. In china a similar form of acupressure is developed from a combination of martial art techniques. It involves applying pressure to acu-pressure points through pointing, poking, pinching, knocking, patting and pounding by hand. In China pointing therapy

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