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  • 5 Health Benefits Of Peppermint

    In the midst of all the indulgence and decadence this time of year, it’s comforting to know there are some very real health benefits to some of the most common flavors of the season. Between candy canes and Christmas bark, peppermint is giving cinnamon a run for its money as stand-out spice of the holiday…

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  • Surefire Strategies to Stay Fit From Thanksgiving to New Years

    Between pies and more pies, it can be pretty tough to stay active during the holiday season. A cornucopia of family obligations, work parties, and last-minute shopping means that hitting the gym often gets delayed or crossed off the schedule altogether. Not this year! There are 35 days between Thanksgiving and New Years Day, so…

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  • How To Cure Diabetes Naturally Continued…

    There are two main kinds of diabetes: Type 1 occurs when the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Type 2 occurs when insulin is produced, but the body doesn’t respond to it the right way. What causes Type 1 is often hard to pinpoint. Type 2 diabetes is increasingly common — some have estimated that a third of Americans born…

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  • How To Cure Diabetes Naturally

    The United States has the highest rate of diabetes in the world. That’s more than 30 million Americans. And, no, this is not a goal worth achieving. The UnitedHealth Group anticipates that 50% of Americans could have diabetes or prediabetes by the year 2020. As much as 95% of these cases are predicted to be Type 2…

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  • What So Sweet About Chocolate?

    Maybe the reason it is the favorite flavor of America is because it tastes so good…chocolate, that is. According to the National Day Calendar, the process of chocolate goes something like this: Chocolate comes from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao, which has been cultivated for at least three millennia, is grown…

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  • Cold and Flu-Fighting Breakfast…with a Twist

    Maybe you are not sniffling, as yet, but cold and flu season is upon us. Just over 2 percent of Americans have had the flu so far this season and nearly 7 percent have caught a cold…typical numbers for October, according to Gallup. More like 8 to 10 percent of people will be sniffling come…

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  • 4 Reasons to Celebrate Non-GMO Month

    Did you know that October is officially Non-GMO Month? For almost a decade this month, retail stores nationwide will celebrate the consumer’s right to be informed of foods and products that contain genetically modified organisms, aka GMOs. What exactly are GMOs again? GMOs, or Genetically Modified Organisms, are products of biotechnology (also called genetic engineering,…

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  • Don’t Do Away With the Yolk

    Egg whites and not the yolk, huh!?!? For too long there has been a stigma that the yolk of an egg is high in cholesterol, even though skipping it skimps on the most nutritious part of the egg. The U.S. Department of Agriculture Dietary Guidelines allows eating up to one egg a day, yolk and…

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  • 5 Superfoods To Taste This September

    August is gone, and September brings in the feeling of the last of what summer has to offer. So, get excited for the freshness of fall. The following superfoods below will help you savor refreshing warm-weather flavors and look forward to the comforting tastes of autumn. Sweet Potatoes What Makes Them “super”: These complex carbs with four…

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  • 6 Steps To Reset Your Sleep Patterns For Fall

    While Monday, Labor Day, is known as the unofficial end of summer, many people find it more difficult to adjust their sleep schedule back to what it was before the laid back summertime schedule began. Although it is especially true for children who go back to school in August or September, adults can also suffer…

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