If you’re concerned about the health of your family, you might want to consider going organic.

Four Reasons to Go Organic

You are supporting sustainable farming, which recycles natural resources rather than depleting them. Unlike intensive farming, which strips the soil of nutrients and applies artificial ones, organic production builds the health and fertility of the [...]

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A lot of people (me included) have their pre-run rituals, where we prepare ourselves for the big race.
RunCoach has some good pre-run tips to take note off. If you want to make your next run a better one, try incorporating some of their tips.
The last couple of days

The main thing here is to get [...]

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You only get one chance to make a good first impression. For most job applicants, your first impression would depend on the design of you resume. LifeClever has come up with a useful tutorial on how to soup it up with MS-Word.
Among the tips they provide in their tutorial is:

Pick a better typeface [...]

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Kathy Sierra of ‘Creating Passionate Users’ has come up with a set of rules you can use for your upcoming presentations. The premise of her piece revolves around the fact that too many people provide too much context espeically at the begining of the presentation, thus killing the mood completely.

Do NOT start at the [...]

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Yoga isn’t just for adults: it can be enormously beneficial to children, helping them to relax, improve their bodies and overall well-being.

Breathing exercises improve concentration as well as energy levels.
Relaxation techniques help clear the mind, aiding better memory retention.
Posture work helps build up a weak immune system and strengthens, stabilizing muscles in the [...]

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If you’re one of those people that thinks laterally, loves mindmaps, stores tons of notes all over the place and would like to get organized, you might consider Tinderbox by the folks at Eastgate if you haven’t done so already.

I’ve been using the application —which is currently only available for Mac but Window’s [...]

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Hummus is a dip made of chickpea paste and tahini (sesame seed paste), with flavorings such as olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, and paprika. It’s often available as an alternative to dairy or meat fillings in a sandwich.

Personally, I love the stuff and make some most weeks. It’s the kind of thing that’s ideal for [...]

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If you’re thinking about placing background music on your site, stop right now. Along with large animated GIFs, this has to be one of the tackiest things you can do with your site. SEOMoz has a list of reasons you can bring to your clients should you ever get asked to do this. [...]

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Being in a robbery is one of the worst situations you can be in. If you do however get caught in one, here are some tips to follow…

Try to stay calm. Don’t make any sudden movements to upset the robber.
Do exactly as you are told. DO NOT RESIST!
Activate your alarm ONLY if you [...]

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When you meet someone for the first time, handshakes will play a crucial role in your introduction. It will affect the first impression you give others, and as you know, you only get ONE chance to make a good FIRST impression. Ask Men has a list of handshake styles to stay away from.
The [...]

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A recent clinical study suggests that touch reduces stress and anxiety: when a subject touched the hand of a loved one, centres of the brain concerned with fear and danger became less active.

At the Touch Research Institute, University of Miami School of Medicine, over 100 studies have shown the positive effects of touch on medical [...]

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Fed up with your regular breakfast cereal? Trying to cut down on those bad carbs or high sugar cereals? Why not start the day with an easy-to-make, delicious muesli.
You’ll need:

a large packet of rolled oats
a small packet of dried apricots
a small packet of dried dates
a third of a packet of desiccated cocoanut (optional)
a small [...]

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Do you get embarrassed every time someone comes to your door because your dog starts barking? Fed up that Fido tries to chew your mother-in-law’s ankle every time she comes around? You need to get control of the stimuli in your dog’s life. What’s more, you might have let it think it’s boss.
Typically, a dog [...]

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lifetrackr has a great post about speeding up your metabolism. As I continue to try to lose some weight, articles like this are a great reminder and support for me.
One of the things lifetrackr says to try is to eat within 30 minutes of waking up from your night of sleep:
This will really [...]

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As business today becomes more mobile, text messaging will play a larger role in the way we communicate. Tom from OpenLoops has some great tips about how best to go about Text Messaging.
Here are 5 of my favourites:

Don’t replace all communication with texts - Know when to communicate in person, by phone, or email.
Don’t [...]

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