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Staying Well During Cold and Flu Season

It is cold and flu season now and this year we get to deal with two different strains of the flu - regular influenza and H1N1 (otherwise known as swine flu). What fun. Unfortunately, many people are not...

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Potatoes Should Not be Scorned

Ever since people started dieting, the potato has been scorned. People blame their weight problems on this starchy vegetable, but in all likelihood that was probably not the cause. The potato is the most...

9 comments    food history vegetable
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Graduating College With Out Student Loan Debt

College has gotten ridiculously expensive over the past decade or so - to the point that very few people seem to be able to graduate from college with out student loan debt. I find this very frustrating,...

8 comments    money education debt
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Small Steps to Improve Your Diet and Health

Eating healthy doesn't have to be hard, but making changes can be. Good news though, there are many small steps that you can easily take to get you on the road to healthier eating. By purchasing different...

6 comments    health diet nutrition
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What is Seasonal Affective Disorder?

When we moved from Colorado to Ohio I started becoming slightly depressed in the winter. It took me awhile to figure out why. Colorado is one of the sunniest states, especially in the winter and Ohio is one...

8 comments    depression mental health sad
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Strapped - Why America's 20- and 30- Somethings Can't Get Ahead

I just finished a very interesting book by Tamara Draut. Strapped - Why America's 20- and 30- Somethings Can't Get Ahead explained in precise detail some of the challenges my family has faced while trying to...

38 comments    money finances book review
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Nutritional Benefits of Pomegranates

For as long as I can remember I have loved pomegranates. Before they became well known for their wonderful health benefits I have loved pomegranates. Pomegranates have been around since before Christ and...

9 comments    food nutrition fruit
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Make the Most of Your Turkey

Did you know that a turkey can provide you with many meals? You can eat for a week on a turkey. November is turkey month, as in that is the best time of year to buy a turkey. The prices (in the United...

5 comments    food cooking thanksgiving
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How Large Should Your Emergency Fund Be?

Whether we have one or not, we all know that we should have an emergency fund. But ask ten people how large that emergency fund should be and you will likely get ten different answers. For a long time the...

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Can Children Suffer From Depression?

Depression effects about 14 million adults each year, or 1 in every 6 or 7 adults at some point in their life. That is a big statistic. What is more shocking is the number of children that suffer from...

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