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It’s that time of day again or maybe that time of the month, when your craving for chocolate arises and nothing else will do. But with your New Year’s resolution fresh in the works – what can you do about it?
Although cocoa (a main component in chocolate) is touted as healthy because of its antioxidant [...]

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Dust builds up throughout your home. The dust may contain substances that trigger asthma symptoms, such as wheezing or coughing, or another allergic reaction, such as the rash of atopic dermatitis or stuffy nose of allergic rhinitis. These substances are called allergens. Dust mites are another example of an allergen.
Although there is no strong evidence [...]

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Even if you wear gloves when cleaning the toilet or bathtub, it is a good idea to wash your hands afterward. This eliminates bacteria from water that may get on your hands as you take off the gloves.
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Clean the bathtub at least once weekly with scouring powder or a solution made with one-half cup of [...]

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Leave Pollutants at the Door

Wipe your feet on a doormat or remove your shoes at the door.
Reduce dust and dirt on your floors.

Vacuum at least twice a week using a HEPA filter, and/or mop floors.
Replace wall-to-wall carpeting with washable area rugs.

Breathe Clean Air

Make your home a no-smoking zone.
Ventilate your home often: Open your windows to [...]

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When the homemade stocks were pushed out by the cheap substitutes, an important source of minerals disappeared from the American diet. To enhance the taste and flavour of soups, food processing industry substitutes the real broth that is too expensive to make with cheep artificial meat-like flavours.
In the 1950s, food companies discovered how to induce [...]

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2009 – the year of the Ox – was a hard working year. I think the one word that can be linked to it most strongly would be ‘recession.’
Like many, I didn’t know what this recession would mean for my family, or our business. Assets had to be reevaluated, along with finances and values. Everyone [...]

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Pumpkin Ravioli
The meat and cheese in traditional ravioli can send calorie counts (and saturated fat) through the roof. However, using pumpkin keeps this dish at less than 200 calories per serving. And pumpkin is rich in fiber, which also helps in maintaining a healthy heart.

1 cup canned pumpkin
1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 [...]

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 It’s not grapes have ever lacked purpose. Just about every form they take – fresh, squeezed, squished and fermented, or dried on the vine – offers delectation. Over the past decade, the grape, especially in its red or black variety, has become more than food or libation, more than a source of nutrition and pleasure. [...]

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A guy named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the chilling December night. His 4-year-old daughter, Barbara, sat on his lap quietly sobbing. Bobs wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer. Little Barbara couldn’t understand why her mommy could never come home. Barbara looked up into her dads eyes and [...]

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