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Feeling Stressed? Try These 5 Tips
Our lives are so busy, sometimes it can feel hard to breathe. We spend our days running around multi-tasking, doing endless errands, cooking and cleaning, working, and taking care of our families and the household. What Can Stress Cause? Doing all the things all the time without a break in sight can take a toll on both your mental well-being. You may find yourself more emotional, irritable, or depressed and you may struggle to stay focused. Health-wise, stress can trigger chemical reactions in your body and constant stress can lead to inflammation and a weakened immune system. This can ultimately lead to illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. Learning…
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Recipe: Sunny Side Pepper Eggs
Eggs are an absolute wonder. They’re incredibly nutritious – in fact, they’re one of the most nutritious foods on the planet. The protein in eggs has just the right mix of essential amino acids needed to build tissue fiber. Yup, that’s why Sylvester Stallone ate raw eggs in the movie Rocky. As a rule, who likes to drink raw eggs in the morning? Not me. Not to mention, I am not the biggest egg fan. However, there are times when fresh eggs have the right complementary ingredients and I can make an exception. Like with this recipe for sunny side pepper eggs. Make a Better Dish Using Fresh Eggs Made…
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Ways to Increase Positivity in Your Life
As you know, I love posts about positive thinking! In this post, I include some reading options to enhance your positive vibes! On to the Post… It’s not always easy to be positive. Let’s face it, we live in a stressful world. We face plenty of challenges and have numerous obligations. It’s no wonder it can be hard to put on a smile and think optimistically sometimes. But a positive outlook can do wonders for you. It can relieve stress, ward off illness, help you live longer, and even attract other positive people to you. Positive thinking can generally make your life much better, so making an effort to bring…
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Honey Ginger Grilled Salmon
Do you plank? No, not the exercise kind of plank. I mean planking as in plank grilling. It’s a method of cooking where you place food on a wood board on a grill, leaving your food with a deep, wood-smoked flavor, similar to the flavor you get using wood chips, but so much better. Salmon’s Many Benefits One of my husband’s favorite foods to eat is salmon — especially plank grilled salmon. That subtle smoky flavor is mouth-watering. And although I am allergic to seafood, you know I will still mention the health benefits of salmon. In addition, this powerhouse fish has been linked to a decreased risk of developing…
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How Positive Thinking Can Improve Your Life
Are you a glass half full or a glass half empty kind of thinker? The answer you choose can make a difference in the quality and length of your life. Seeing the glass as half-full means you tend to have a more positive outlook, and positive thinking can enable you to live a better life than average. That’s because a sunny outlook can improve your life in many small ways. For example, being able to see the light at the end of the tunnel and knowing that a difficult period will eventually end can help get you through a rough day, week or year. Here are some other ways positive…
