Health & Fitness
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Giving A New Meaning to Natural Beauty
The best beauty products come from nature. Use these all-natural homemade products to give your hair, skin, and nails a well needed boost in health. And the best part about these homemade mixes? Most of the items you can find sitting in your pantry. Or at least easily available in your nearest produce store. So…
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Get Educated About Colorectal Cancer
This March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Throughout the United States there are more than 200,000 cases each year. This cancer appears in both men and women and is the third most commonly diagnosed cancer with a third of cases leading to death. Colorectal cancer is majorly preventable, and can be easily detected by getting…
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Just Breath: Meditation for Beginners
Do you have 2 minutes? That’s all the time you need to start your path to meditation. Meditation is a mental exercise where you spend time in quiet thought for contemplation, relaxation, and reflection. It is a way to understand your mind, help you overcome stress, and find inner peace and balance. There are multiple…
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Eat More Chocolate!
Most of us don’t need a reason to make ourselves eat chocolate. The tasty treat itself is enough to make us reach for a second helping. Although we may stray away from eating too much chocolate, eating it consistently does have some amazing health benefits. These health benefits are limited to certain kinds of chocolate.…
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The Ultimate Workout for Your Brain
Do you ever find yourself straining to remember simple things? Like someone’s name that you’ve met several times. Or forgetting the item you popped into the grocery store for? Well, don’t be alarmed. Many people experience difficulty with short-term memory. The hippocampus, the part of our brain responsible for short-term memory, is vulnerable to aging and shrinks yearly after the age of 40.
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Will you be my workout buddy?
What’s more important than having a valentine during this time of year? Having a workout buddy. It may not seem that important, but there are more bonuses than you know. Studies have shown that working out with someone not only increases your accountability, but keeps your spirits high and leads to better results. Here are some ways to get fit with your special someone.
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To FitBit or Not FitBit? That’s The Question
Wearable technology is on the rise, everything from Google Glass to Apple Watch, but perhaps the most popular is fitness equipment. You’ve probably seen the commercials. What amounts to a high-tech, stylish pedometer, averages in price around $120 from companies like Jawbone, Apple, and Garmin. So perhaps the price the alone isn’t worth it. After…
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This is a Germ’s World
Germs and bacteria can sometimes seem like an abstract and distant threat. Although we know they can make us sick, many of us tend to go about our day without giving our constant contact with them a second thought. We touch multiple surfaces and then proceed to frequently touch our own faces and other people. Here are some of the dirtiest places around, and how to combat the germs and health risks within them.
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How To Take the Perfect Nap
Getting back to work after the holidays can be challenging and cause you to drag a bit more than usual. Especially when it comes to that dreaded after lunch haze that can slow you down. The solution: taking the perfect mid-day snooze. Naps have been known to counter the effects of sleep deprivation and enhance your productivity and energy levels. Before you grab your pillow and head under your desk, find the best ways to utilize your nap times.
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Avoiding Resolution Roadblocks
Trying to keep your stride with the new year resolution to slim down? Here are 3 simple roadblocks to avoid as you work towards your goal of a healthier lifestyle in 2016. Be sure to check out our Pinterest page to find even more tips on staying focused on your weight loss goal.