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Save that Avocado Seed for Your Next Cup of Tea

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Growing up on the island of Jamaica, Avocados (called “pear” by most Jamaicans), while in season, were a staple at almost every meal. We were chasing through the brush to bring back the prized Pear to our families or simply sit and eat as friends. Everyone in the district knew where a Pear tree was […]

Microgreens – The Health-giving Shoots Explained

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Many of us germinated cress seeds on a bit of wet tissue at primary school, giving us a first introduction to edible microgreens. Recent interest in more diverse ways of getting flavor and nutrition into the vegetable components of our diets has increased the focus on the potential these crops have to offer. There are […]

An Effective Process to Deal with a Financial Crisis

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Financial Stress can cause you sleepless nights and can be devastating. For dealing with that you need to have a good plan. There are varying degrees of financial stress. For example, consider the stress levels in these statements: Some people are fortunate enough to have never been in the last situation, but many people aren’t […]

Change Your Mindset: Change Your Life

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Mindset Matters. It’s in the news — whether you’re battling a cold, bouncing back after a big blunder, beating the blues, or braving a new and challenging task — mindset matters more than you may think. God has created these marvelous brains of ours with a capacity to improve in function, ability, and attitude with […]

How to Swap Meat for Nutritious Alternatives

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Are you toying with the idea of eating less meat, but unsure whether it’s the right choice nutritionally and how best to do it? If so, you’re not alone. Many people are now looking to eat fewer animal products because of the desire to eat sustainably, and moving towards a plant-based diet is indeed an […]

Depression: The Way Out

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Abraham Lincoln was no stranger to depression. His melancholy tendencies combined with an impoverished childhood, failed businesses, and unfulfilled love seemed to point only to defeat. At one time he expressed, “I am now the most miserable man living. If what I feel were equally distributed to the whole human family, there would be not […]

Stop Hating on Pasta

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New year, new you, new diet. It’s a familiar refrain. One popular dieting technique is to create a food blacklist. Quitting “carbs” or packaged foods is common, which can mean avoiding supermarket staples like pasta. But do we really need to ban pasta to improve our diets? This is what we call a reductionist approach […]

Water Helps to Relief Anxiety

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Many can feel overwhelmed at some stage of their life with feelings of tension, nervousness and fear for the worst. In a 2020 Survey, 62% reported having some degree of anxiety, and around 31% will experience an anxiety disorder in some point in their life. The growing field of nutritional psychiatry focuses on the effects […]

10 Tricks to Deal with High Stress Days

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We all have days that are considerably more challenging and stressful than others. Unfortunately, stress is hard on both the mind and body. If stress passes pretty quickly, we normally recuperate fine. When the high stress days are lining up, then they really start to take its toll. And what’s worse, you could even become […]

Healthy Weight Helps

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Cindy had many challenges in her life. She made a positive choice to quit smoking but then gained 80 pounds. “I felt miserable and had a terrible self-image. I was plagued by headaches and stomach pain. I decided that it was time to change my attitude, my thinking, and my choices to turn my life […]