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5489355563 53dcab8dd7 8 Tips to Get Kids to Eat Healthy Foods

 In a world of high fructose corn syrup, fried food, preservatives and other additives that have addictive qualities, it's very hard to get your kids to eat healthy. After all, why would they want Mom's homemade chicken noodle soup, when all they really want is a hot dog (speaking from experience here)?Getting kids to eat ...

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4011709777 4658a53bea 3 Simple Ways to Eliminate High Fructose Corn Syrup from Your Diet

Photo courtesy of Food Thinkers. The following is a guest post from Robyn Adams of The Couponing Journey. When I set out on a quest a few years ago to feed my family healthier foods, I made a surprising discovery. My son, who suffered from severe eczema for the few short years of his life, suddenly found ...

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4987083177 ba1d5bb3e1 Seven Simple Ways to Live Healthier and Get Fit

I'm probably not going to make any friends with this post. I'm going to say something that you all don't want to hear and it will probably offend you. It's time for those of you that are overweight and obese, to get up and change your life. And I don't say this because I take issue ...

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5646815830 5f6fd3e834 How to Make Aloe Vera Juice

If there was ever an aloe vera plant to engorge and swallow up a living room, this would be it. My mother raised this plant in her home from an infant, and you can see in the photo what it has become. That's a 50 pound bag of potting soil that you can see in ...

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4588586865 85ec49fa5d This One is Difficult to Write

For a month I've struggled with writing this post.  Should I write it, or shouldn't I?  What should I say and how should I say it?  Do I really want to tell everyone what is happening in my personal life on this blog, or do I just keep things private? Ultimately I've decided that I should ...

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honey citrus facial scrub 150x150 Make Your Own Honey Citrus Scrub

If you're into natural and homemade beauty products like I am, there's really not much that beats a homemade facial and body scrub. Giving myself this facial scrub makes me feel pampered, and it does a great job of buffing away dead skin and leaving me feeling refreshed. Ingredients: 1 tsp Honey 1/4 cup light olive oil ...

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spring forward 150x150 7 Positive Ways to Spring Forward

Ask anyone that knows me and they will tell you that I absolutely hate it when we have to "Spring Forward" the time in March.  I know that it's a positive change that actually helps reduce electricity costs, but does it really have to interfere with our sleep and eating schedules? The changing time may put ...

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