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Eat a Raw Food Diet and Look Younger

What is this raw food diet all about and how can it make me look younger? What’s it all about and how can I incorporate it into my life without countless hours of dehydration and food preparation? The raw food lifestyle is rapidly becoming the most talked about diet in America despite a haze of skepticism shrouding the movement. To all the skeptics, I see where you’re coming from: If I only eat raw, will I stop shaving my armpits and join a commune? Will I become that annoying evangelist who never gets invited to a dinner party because I only talk about raw food and how it makes you super human? I offer to you my own life as evidence: my real mom experience with the raw food diet and how I walked away from nine months of being 99% raw to become a total fan of raw food AND someone you still might want to invite to a dinner party. At least I hope!

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At What Age Can My Kid…?

Without fail one of the first questions parents always ask us is: At what age is my child old enough to go into a public restroom alone? Its actually a safe question. Parents often think we will give them a concrete, blanketed answer, like a specific age. We all want to know what the concrete guidelines are that would make our children safe because, quite often, the world can be a scary place. Parents have many questions about talking to their children about their personal safety and this one, the public restroom question, may be benign, but by asking this question, other questions can be answered as well such as: At what age can my child go to play dates without me? Go to a sleepover? Go to overnight camp? Stay home alone?

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Cholesterol-Lowering Heart-Healthy Recipes

Making the right dietary choices keeps your heart healthy and reduces cholesterol, particularly “bad” cholesterol or lipoprotein (LDL). While eating cholesterol-lowering, heart-healthy recipes in and of itself may not be enough to bring numbers to healthy levels, the impact can be profound. Prevent dietary restrictions from becoming drudgery by getting creative with how you get your daily dose.