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Air Purifiers Are They Worth It?

Definitely yes would be the answer. There are a lot of reasons and they all have to do with the fact that the problem of people who suffer from asthma, allergies and other respiratory conditions. These people may be discomforted by the particles of dust or pollen. For them air purifiers are necessary, as a main form of protection of indoor air pollution. Air purifiers are great useful tools in…

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#air purifiers #airpurifier #allergies #allergy #clean air #health #Healthy Body

Adult Acne

You breezed through your teenage years with a zit or two and never thought about it. Now you look into the mirror in horror. What happened? How is it possible to develop acne in your mid 30’s, isn’t this supposed to happen to teenagers? You find yourself embarrassed and confused.

For some, it may be the simple act of buying a new pillow to sleep on with a clean pillow slip every week so that the…

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#acne #bacterial infection #face infection #Healthy Body #pimples

10 tips for fresh breath

Keep your tongue clean Gently brush it with a soft nylon toothbrush after you brush your teeth. Drink More Water! The drier your mouth, the worse your breath gets Keep Calm Stress makes your breath worse! Avoid breath mints and/or gum that contain sugar These actually make your breath worse Don’t try to kill the odor of bad breath with another odor This is what most of the ‘Big Name’ oral care…

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The Courage to be Healthy

Health is the basis for every human achievement, even when it is poor, in which case it provides a lot less vitality and longevity than when it is good. We should do everything possible to be healthy and to maximize our potential to live and love. In fact, health is not just a matter of vitality and longevity; it is also a matter of sanity. A sound mind is a complement to a sound body.…

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what About Whey?

When considering protein body supplements, it makes good sense to be cautions about using different nutritional supplements as a part of your body building efforts. Whey protein has been lauded as a safe, natural and simple supplement. It’s use has become popular for those genuinely interested in good health through physical fitness and body building. The importance of adequate protein levels…

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Are You What You Eat? Dear Doctor Mom, GMOs are scary ....

#contaminated food #food industry #GMO #health risks #healthy family

How to Recognize a Dangerous Scorpion Look at the tail and pincers.

#creepy crawly #dangerous insects #scorpions #stings #stung

Grow Your Own Herbs

Herbs are no doubt among the easiest plants to grow in your garden. Many of them are fairly drought tolerant and have a blooming period albeit short. In addition, herbs lend a delicious fragrance to the garden. While most herbs are easily grown in containers which is a major plus, if you have space, consider planting an entire herb garden. It needn’t take that much space. A plot of land measuring…

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Plan Ahead for a Great Garden

Every year spring comes and I get so excited to get outside and plant my garden. I can just taste those fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, beans, and all the other wonderful produce that I will grow this summer. I stop at all the seed displays and see if there is anything new that I want to try and grow this year and take pleasure in my anticipation to dig in the dirt. I watch the weather and am careful…

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#gardening #grow your own food

Eye Catching Windowboxes

I just happen to love window boxes and miss seeing them in the more modern neighborhoods these days. My neighbors who lived across the street from us had just painted their older rather plain, small house a medium gray with white trim. Clean, but boring I thought. With two large windows on each side of the front door, I had visions of painting the front door red and adding 2 red window boxes…

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#beautiful home #gardens #green #small gardens #window box gardening

Kids Love Gardening

Apparently, we can see how nature is treated these days. It is a sad thing to know that people do not pay attention so much anymore to the environmental problems. What can we do about this? It’s as simple as starting with the children. It is good to see the children’s involvement with environment-friendly activities. One such nature-loving activity that children could easily get their hands…

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