While loading your shopping cart with a package of meat or bag of produce during your regular grocery store visits, do you consider where these items come from? If you don’t, maybe you should. There was a point in time when everything consumers purchased was fresh from the local farm. Farmers brought fresh fruits, vegetables,
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Stress has become epidemic in today’s world. Over the past decade the technological advances taking place all around us have intensified our personal levels of stress to an unhealthy level. The texture of our lives has become noisier and more frenetic and we regularly encounter a steady stream of interruptions leaving us feeling frustrated and
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I love going into a drugstore and exploring the endless number of products…they have something for almost every ailment now! But with prices soaring and the lack of proven results for most products, are these items really worth it? Chances are that you can find something in your own home to cure your ailment before
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Many companies start employees in lower-level positions, saying they may be “moved up” the ladder eventually. This may be due to not having management openings available, or it may be because work ethic and performance must first be witnessed. Regardless, smart employees who wish to advance should never lose sight of their goal, and be
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What words come to your mind when you think of the word ‘diet’? I’ll bet its not luscious, enjoyable, tasty, or satisfying, is it? More than likely, it’s those dreaded D-words. You know the ones I mean, deprivation, denial, drudgery, difficult, or just plain disgusting. No wonder we look for a quick fix when it
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Not many people can say they love their job, but some can say they tolerate it to the extent that they’re not dreading the thought of getting up and dragging themselves to the office every morning. On the other hand, if you find yourself hating everything about your job right down to the Post-It notes
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Every caring mother wants to be the best mother she can be to her child. As a result, we do whatever it takes to provide opportunities that will open not only the child’s imagination, but hopefully doors to future successes in life. We plan play dates, conference with school teachers, chauffeur to and from practices,
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It’s common for young adults just starting out to go a little crazy with a steady paycheck, especially if their new job is well-paying. Should the person be single and childless, with small (or no) loan or mortgage payments, having more cash than ever before can go to their head. They may indulge in fancy
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Let me first start out by saying that I am not writing this article as a doctor, a physician, or a cardiologist because I am none of those things. I am writing this article the only way I know how – as a runner. Your day at work has just ended. You are exhausted, hungry,
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