Healthy Halloween pumpkin bread recipe

This healthy Halloween pumpkin bread recipe is great for kids and adults alike. Halloween is just around the corner. We...
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Healthy Halloween pumpkin bread recipe

A daily walk can add 7 years to your life

Walking is the unsung hero when it comes to its health benefits. It is a great way to slow down...
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Pumpkin and honey butter

Thanksgiving and the holidays are here and it often means sugar-laden desserts.. This pumpkin honey butter makes a great spread...
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Pumpkin and honey butter

Banana and pumpkin fall smoothie

Fall is here, which means pumpkins will start showing up in your local supermarkets. Take advantage of these delicious treats...
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Banana and pumpkin fall smoothie

Replace old plants in the fall

Take a green step and consider replacing old plants in your garden in the Fall. Strangely, when it comes to...
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Replace old plants in the fall

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Natural is a word that means different things to everyone. For some, it is a positive and beautiful word. However, due to marketing practices, ‘natural’ has been turned into a deceiving word that disguises products and safe and healthy. As written in an FDA statement: “Because of the changing landscape […]

by November 23, 2015
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What happens when you kick sugar for 10 days?

Excess sugar intake is linked to many health problems. Recent research has shown that high sugar intake can greatly increase heart disease risk, and a new MRI technique even confirmed that cancer cells feed on sugar. New research shows how much benefits 10 days without sugar really can provide. Let’s […]

by November 22, 2015
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by November 21, 2015
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by November 20, 2015
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by November 19, 2015
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by November 16, 2015
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by November 15, 2015
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Sweetened drinks are linked to heart failure

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by November 14, 2015