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by Jessica B. December 13th, 2024Do you feel sad in the winter? Or do you feel SAD? Seasonal affective disorder strikes many people, and the further north you live the higher your risk. While many people might roll their eyes at the idea of SAD being an actual disease, they are probably living somewhere a bit closer to the equator.
Symptoms of SAD:
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by Kimberly Hays December 6th, 2024Most are familiar with the Chia Pet that was introduced in September 1977, and is still popular. In shapes of animals, heads, and other shapes, you spread chia seeds on the container, water, and the seeds will grow into a grass type substance that is used as the hair of the figure. After giving these as gifts for many years, it turns out we should have been eating the chia seeds
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Most people "diet" to lose weight. The diet might involve specific types of foods or beverages, but ultimately what causes someone to effectively lose weight is the reduced calories. However, there's another end of the diet spectrum. Some people don't find it easy to take in the calories that they need. They might become full quickly, have
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by Kimberly Hays November 22nd, 2024Read More
Each year in America, almost two million adults over the age of twenty are diagnosed with diabetes. In children, there are just under 200,000 diagnosed yearly. Sadly, as startling as these statistics are, there are seven million of us who have diabetes and have not been diagnosed. As November is American Diabetes Month, it is a good time to get screened
Is Forgiveness Possible?
by Lori Sciame November 15th, 2024Read More
During our lifetimes, we all experience great joy as well as deep sorrow. Sometimes, the sorrow can be caused when another either intentionally or unintentionally hurts our feelings. This happens not only between spouses, but between parents and children, and between siblings as well. Old hurts, even from years earlier, can cause one's stomach to churn and bubble when revisited in