Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
You may overdose on potato chips or tortilla chips once in a while, but would you consider yourself to be a food addict? The answer is important, because it could be the key to determining what course of action you need to take in order to lose weight. A number…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
Stress can make even the most focused and hardworking people lose their minds. Stress can ruin your life when you’re always worried about something and scared that you’re going to fail. Many people may not realize how easy it is to relieve stress and live a healthier, happier life. There…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
By Heather DeLuca Think cake will cure your crabbiness? Or baked goods will beat the blues? Probably not. Whether you’re suffering from an irritable mood, a case of the blues, or even full-blown depression, you may benefit from incorporating certain foods into your diet while avoiding others. More information is…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
By Elisabeth Kuhn Maybe this sounds a little overdramatic, but unfortunately the reality is that excessive, untreated stress can actually kill you. When you’re stressed, your body produces the hormone cortisol, which is designed to get your rear in gear as part of the fight-or-flight mechanism. However, this hormone is…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
We live in stressful times, and all that stress can lead to serious bouts of depression. Typically, when we’re depressed, we turn to quick fixes. A tub of ice cream, a candy bar or a box of chocolates. But these only give us a temporary, artificial high, and we…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
If you’re planning a romantic evening with your guy and you’re wondering what you should serve, perhaps you should consider including a few passion-boosting ingredients on the menu. Not a fan of shellfish? Oysters aren’t the only food reputed for their aphrodisiac qualities. You don’t need to go halfway around…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
You say you want a resolution? It’s a new year, which means new promises to yourself. Making the resolutions is simple — sticking to them in the real challenge. Here are a few helpful hints for making your resolutions a reality this year. 1) Assess your current situation and determine…
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Almost everyone has suffered from acne at one time or another in his or her life. It is primarily a disorder of the sebaceous gland (glands in the skin that secrete an oily substance) of the face, the neck and back. When the sebaceous glands become clogged with the oily…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
Sex can be fun, but it should also be safe. Without trying to sound too much like a high school Sex-Ed class, when it comes to safe sex, abstinence is the only real guarantee you have for being 100% safe. There are however, a lot of helpful safe sex tips…
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Diet & Fitness / Mind & Body
There was a time when you and your partner could’ve fried eggs on your bed sheets with all the heat and passion you generated in the bedroom. These days, you’re lucky if you can pencil in a romantic rendezvous between your household chores, work obligations, and the warm glow of…
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