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Two heads bumped. Clear gray eyes peered into crystal blue ones. A slow, lazy smile spread across Cole’s face as he stared at the clear skinned beauty before him. Getting a grip on himself, he began picking up the mangos that had scattered when they had crashed into each other.

“Here,” he said, “let me help,” and as he placed the exotic fruit in her basket, his eyes once again rested on her flawless skin, then lifted to meet her intriguing gaze. Cole shivered as he spoke the words, “Would you like to go to a movie Friday night?” “Sure,” came her easy reply, “what time?” Getting her name, phone number and address was easy after that. “Wow!” he thought, “A few months ago, I would never have had the courage to ask her out, not with my pimply face, if it had not been for my Mom’s amazing discovery.”
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Members of the cabbage family of vegetables may have great cancer-fighting potential.

Our nutritional focus on The Juice Glass for the week of March 23, 2001 is a group of potential cancer-fighters known as the cruciferous vegetables. The cruciferous vegetables are simply the members of the cabbage family which derive their name from their four-petaled flowers, which look like a crucifix, or cross.
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Diane is a typical working mother. Her day starts at 7:00 a.m., with a flurry of breakfast preparation and getting the kids off to school. Then she rushes to get herself groomed and ready for the office, where her “work day” starts at 9:00.

At 5:00 p.m. she hurries home, to be greeted by a chorus of “What’s for dinner, Mom?” and an “I’m hungry, honey”, from her spouse. Two hours later, dinner is done, dishes washed, and now it’s time to do laundry and ironing. Later that evening, Diane collapses into bed near midnight to sleep a few hours before starting the routine once again. Read the rest of this entry »

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The following quick bread embodies the traditional qualities of a treasured family heirloom recipe, despite the tropical fruits. If dried mango and pineapple are difficult to find, dried apricots and nectarines can be substituted. Most supermarkets carry boxed crystallized ginger in their Oriental Foods section.

Tahitian Quick Bread

Canola oil spray

2 large navel oranges

1/2 cup finely chopped dried mango, preferably unsweetened

1/2 cup finely chopped dried pineapple

1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup whole-wheat flour
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Many holiday baked goods are high in sweeteners and saturated fats but low in nutrients. To celebrate the coming holidays with more healthful yet full-flavored alternatives, the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) has developed quick breads with tender, cake-like qualities that make them perfect for gift-giving as well as family meals.
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St John’s Wort is proving to be a widely popular alternative to common anti-depressant medications. Its side effects are less severe and it does work to ‘lighten the load’ in most cases.

St John’s Wort is proving to be a widely popular alternative to common anti-depressant medications. Its side effects are less severe and it does work to ‘lighten the load’ in most cases. Though contrary to popular belief, it has also been proven to increase sexual performance while relieving depression. This in-depth report explores the benefits of this herbal anti-depressant.
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If you are health conscious, you know there has been a continuous debate about the benefit of choosing margarine over butter. Critics of margarine claim that the trans fats present are just as bad on your heart as saturated fat.

In the recent issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, this myth was dispelled. Forty-six families substituted margarine for butter and then switched back. The adults in this study lowered their cholesterol level by an average of 11 percent by substituting margarine for butter. Read the rest of this entry »

The amount of hair a man has throughout his life is determined at conception, and no new follicles are formed later in life. The delicate balance of hair loss and replacement decreases with age, and although he can lose up to 100 free falling hairs a day, the loss can be altered by changing his diet, drinking herbal infusions and applying active scalp stimulating formulas.
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Imagine, you are snuggling on the couch with your loved one. They pop in the movie and kick off their shoes. They ask you to curl up with them, and you panic! You know that taking off your shoes could very well end your relationship, not to mention, it could kill your loved ones pets and plants.
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I walked into the bright lights of the department store. My eyes danced at the sight of thousands of SALE signs. I could feel the rush of adrenaline pumping through my veins. We women get the same high from shopping that men get from watching Sammy Sosa or Manny Ramirez hit a homerun. (I don’t mean to sound sexist, because truly I am a huge sports fan. Read the rest of this entry »