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12 JAN

Tired of Being Tired?

Randi Rossman battled fatigue for more than 15 years without ever suspecting its cause. “It was bad–there was probably a day or two a week that I just lost, where I could not move out of bed. Then if I actually moved out of bed, I’d have `brain fog,'” says Rossman, 40. Although she had asked doctors about her continual tiredness before, she says she eventually gave up because so many attributed her symptoms to stress or suggested that she seek counseling. “I lived with it for so long, and was told for so long that it was stress or me being crazy, that I didn’t let many people know that I was dealing with it,” she explains.
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12 JAN

Why Exercise is the Best Medicine

Between 50 and 70 million Americans suffer from headaches each year. Many of those headache sufferers often turn to medication or retire to a dark room waiting for the pain to go away. However, other headache sufferers are finding relief by taking a proactive approach. Before headaches strike, they engage in aerobic exercise.

Their results are impressive: people who engage in aerobic exercise get fewer headaches, their headaches are less severe, and they have less of a need for serious drug-therapy programs. “People who regularly walk briskly or jog have reported dramatic improvements in their headaches,” declare Dr. Alan M. Rapoport and Dr. Fred D. Sheftell, founders and directors of the New England Center for Headache in Stamford, Connect-icut, and authors of several books about headaches.
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01 JAN

Fruit Soup

Ingredients: 46 oz. can pineapple juice 1/2 c. tapioca 16 oz. can peaches (diced), drained 15 oz. can pears (diced, drained) 21 oz. can blueberry pie filling 1 c. blueberries (frozen) 15-1/4 oz. can pineapple (crushed) 6 oz. can grape juice (frozen) Directions: Bring 1/2 of juice to a boil; stir in tapioca and boil […]

01 JAN

Garlic

Garlic (Allium sativum), a member of the lily family, is possibly the most popular herb in world cuisines. While it originated in central Asia, garlic has been cultivated worldwide for millennia. Garlic has been used throughout the centuries for both food and medicine. Garlic owes much of its popularity in Europe to the Benedictine monks who grew garlic in their monastery gardens.

The Greek historian Herodotus reported that large amounts of garlic, radishes, and onions were consumed by construction workers of the Egyptian pyramids. He claimed that the large amounts of garlic were necessary to protect the builders from illnesses. In the ancient Codex Ebers, an Egyptian medical papyrus, no less than 22 of the medicinal formulations contained garlic.
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12 NOV

Eight Tips for Raising Healthy Kids

Eight Tips for Raising Healthy KidsEvery day Jose looks forward to coming home. At 3:00 p.m. school is out, and he and his friend Michael can play computer games for at least three hours before Mom gets home from work.

Every day Jose’s mom dreads coming home. With feelings of frustration and even a little guilt, she arrives to find her son has wasted yet another afternoon in front of his PlayStation.

Seem familiar? As parents struggle to balance busy work schedules, their children are often being shaped by a number of less-than-ideal influences. Children are constantly exposed to advertising, media, and peers; and the consequential sedentary lifestyle has resulted in children struggling with adult medical problems, including obesity,
diabetes, and heart disease.

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01 NOV

Spinach with Browned Pine Nuts

Ingredients: 2½ pounds fresh baby spinach, cut into strips 1 large onion, julienned 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped ½ cup pine nuts ½ cup olive oil 1 teaspoon salt Directions: Sauté onion, garlic, and pine nuts in olive oil for 3 minutes or until pine nuts are golden. Gradually add baby spinach. Add salt. Sauté […]

01 NOV

Dried Fig Appetizers

Ingredients: 1 ¼ cups chopped dried mission figs (approximately 9 ounces) ¼ cup superfine sugar 1/3 cup orange sections, coarsely chopped 1 teaspoon orange rind, grated 1/3 cup fresh orange juice (approximately 1 orange) ½ teaspoon fresh rosemary, chopped 40 (½-inch-thick) slices French bread baguettes, toasted 1 ¼ cups finely crumbled extra firm tofu 5 […]

01 NOV

Citrus Cheesecake With Mango Sauce

Citrus CheesecakeIngredients:

Crust
2½ cups crushed graham crackers
½ cup toasted almond meal
6 tablespoons vegan margarine, melted

Filling

1⁄4 cup pitted, chopped dates
4 tablespoons lemon juice
1 tablespoon each lemon zest and orange zest
3 tablespoons water
1 12-ounce package extra-firm tofu
2⁄3 cup apple juice
1 banana, mashed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 mango, peeled and chopped
Fresh currants and/or small berries, optional
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01 NOV

Live With Purpose

Successful people—and companies—throughout time have been led by mission statements.

Get inspired tow rite your own mission statement by reading some of the best mission statements of famous people and corporations.

Mission Statements of Famous People

Nelson Mandela: “To end apartheid.”
Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Social equality for all.”
Walt Disney: “To make people happy.”
Mother Teresa: “To show mercy and compassion to the dying.”

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