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Seven Tips For A Happy Summer

Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. Albert Einstein Summer is here. Lush green days lie ahead, simple pleasures, wildflowers, picnics, a walk in the park. Are these the things that make us happy? Yes. According to a growing body of scientific research, nature makes us happy. Our brains and bodies are hardwired for the great outdoors. Nature strengthens the immune system, lifts depression, increases anti-cancer white blood cells, and contributes …

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Tips For Road Trips With Kids

Summer is upon us and vacations are being planned as we speak! The meaning of a summer vacation is quite different now that I have kids. When I was younger, I would envision my summer vacations to look something like an MTV music video. Now the resemblance is more like a National Lampoon's Vacation movie.…

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Dr. Jim Sears Shares Healthy Back to School Tips

Backpacks are packed with shiny and sparkly new school supplies (they can put glitter on ANYTHING these days) and your kids are bouncing off the walls with glee. School is starting soon! And because youre a fabulous mommy, the number one thing youre worried about it how to keep your kids healthy now that youre sending them off to spend their days in a building full of strange germs and “mystery meat” school lunches.

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Beauty Benefits of Green Tea

Of the three main varieties of tea–green, black and oolong–green tea provides the most antioxidants because you make it from unfermented leaves. People in India, Thailand, China and Japan have been drinking green tea for centuries. Along with the health benefits you can gain with green tea, you may gain beauty benefits both by drinking green tea and by applying it topically using lotions that contain it. Not only is green tea good for your health, it can help with weight loss and with reducing the effects of aging skin.