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How to Clean Backyard Ponds

When visitors to your home enjoy the beauty of your backyard pond, most don’t realize the work that goes into maintaining that beauty. Algae growth, fish and turtle waste, and falling debris can make keeping a backyard pond clean a constant chore. Besides doing a big cleanup of the pond, there are steps you can take to help keep your pond clean throughout the year.

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Healthy Green Home Cleaning

The trend toward greener household products has caused a green explosion in the cleaning aisle of the supermarket. People, concerned about their health, their children’s safety and the environment, want to clean their homes with products that are less toxic, not only to their families, but also to their world. Manufacturers have responded with products labeled “green” and “eco-friendly.” Green products–even those that truly are green–are only one facet of healthy, green home cleaning.

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What Are the Secrets to the Master Cleanse?

Stanley Burroughs originally developed the Master Cleanse, or lemonade diet, as a way to rid the body of toxins, according to Kathleen M. Zelman, R.D., director of nutrition at the WebMD website. The diet has since gained popularity as a weight loss tool as well as a method for toxin removal. The Master Cleanse involves limiting calorie intake to a lemonade drink recipe for 10 days.