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8 Easy Steps to Beautiful Hair

Posted by on Dec 13, 2010 in Beauty | 1 comment

We all want beautiful hair that is worthy of a hair model. Do you blame us? Start doing these easy tricks to be on your way to beautiful and sexy hair: 1) Don’t wash your hair every day. We’ve all seen someone with very oily and dirty hair. We so badly want to avoid this situation, and have been advised to wash our hair every day to avoid such a hair disaster. How often should you wash your hair?  Everybody’s hair is different, so there isn’t a single answer for everyone. Your hair has natural oils that are very healthy for your hair. If you over wash your hair, you end up stripping your hair of it’s natural and healthy oils, which your hair needs in order to have a healthy ph balance and moisture. 2) Deep Condition and Moisturize Most...

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Peppermint

Posted by on Dec 9, 2010 in Spices & Herbs | Comments Off on Peppermint

Peppermint is more than just a delicious herb or fresh scent.  Did you know that there are plenty of health benefits and nutrients that come from Peppermint? If you would like to experience the full health benefits of Peppermint, be sure to avoid the Peppermint Candies that are just full of sugar. Sadly, the sugar defeats the purpose of the Peppermint. Good thing there is plenty of ways to enjoy the health benefits of Peppermint without the unnecessary sugar. Benefits • Contains calcium, copper, iron, potassium, manganese, Vitamins C, B2, and A. • Relieves Stress and Anxiety • May lower blood pressure levels • Helps relieve Nausea • Muscle relaxer, which may reduce any Menstrual Pain • Anti-Inflamatory effects • Known to have Antiseptic and Antibacterial properties • Natural Decongestant • Helps aide digestion, including helping  with Irritable Bowl Syndrome...

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How to Burn Extra Calories this Winter

Posted by on Dec 6, 2010 in Fitness, Weight Loss | 1 comment

During the Winter months, too many of us dread the snow and wish we had warmer weather. We also tend to use Winter as an excuse to stay in doors!  Be sure to dress warm, then you should go outside and have fun while you are burning those extra calories! Build a Snowman – When was the last time you built a snowman when it snowed? It’s not just for the kids, and when you are working on building your very own Frosty, you will burn about 240 calories an hour. Ice Skating – This is one of my favorite things to do in the Winter time! You don’t have to be doing triple axel jumps to get a good exercise with Ice Skating. All you need to do is just try to balance yourself and keep moving forward...

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Chicken Kabobs

Posted by on Dec 2, 2010 in Gluten Free, Recipes | Comments Off on Chicken Kabobs

Ingredients: 8 Bamboo Kabob Skewers 2 Chicken breasts 8 Mushrooms 1 Red Pepper 1 Green Pepper 4 small Tomatoes 1 Purple Onion Chicken Seasoning Instructions: Step 1) Preheat grill Step 2) Cut up chicken, red and green pepper, onions, and tomatoes into sizes appropriate for cooking on a kabob (see photo) Step 3) Add ingredients onto the kabob skewer, mixing up the colors and order of ingredients to add variety. Add chicken seasoning to kabobs. Step 4) Cook on grill for 10 minutes, then rotate and cook for another 10 minutes; 20 minutes total, or until chicken is fully cooked.   Notes: You can cook this in the oven, just bake at 350 degrees for about 20 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked. Feel free to follow us, however you...

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