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This is my entry for #flowerpower contest by @flamingirl Geissorhiza splendidissima: make you so happy as they are one of the first harbingers of spring.

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Find healthy ways to relieve stress. image source Stress is unfortunately common to daily life. The combined pressures of family, work, finances and other challenges are sometimes more than individuals

You don't have to shell out megabucks for anti-aging products, or undergo expensive procedures to turn back the clock. You may be able to reverse the ravages of time and make yourself look several years

It's not always easy to get a good night's sleep, but the Division of Sleep Medicine at Harvard Medical School says wearing a sleep mask can help you do just that. Sleep masks can be part of what Harvard's

Despite legislative efforts to curb tobacco use, smoking is still very common---23.1 percent of adult men and 18.3 percent of adult women in the United States smoke, according to the 2018 National Health

Getting a good night's sleep is essential for maintaining one's health. But sleep hours across America have fallen steadily as the "always on" modern society of evening and night shifts, multiple

Growing up with two huge persimmon trees in my parents backyard, I had my fair share of persimmon- in 3 ways. The first was to eat it fresh till my belly could hold no more, the second was to water the

These tacos are perfect for a fiesta. It is also a good vegetarian recipe to add to your collection! Full of fiber and lots of flavor, these tacos will fill you up. I came up with the recipe when I had

With so many conflicting reports about seafood's benefits and harms to people and the environment, navigating a sushi menu is now as treacherous as sailing the open seas. You know that Omega-3 fatty acids

Sure, you think about your own carbon footprint, but have you ever thought about your pet's? Dog waste and cat litter can have harmful environmental impacts, as can the plastics that go into most pet toys.

Have you ever had these feelings? You wake up with a headache or develop one throughout the day, your eyes feel heavy, your nose is congested, your ears feel full, you just feel tired overall and not right.

Dry skin becomes more sensitive and can crack, tear and succumb to bacterial infection, especially if an itchy rash forms. Treatment with moisturizing cosmetic products is essential, but some compounds

For many teens, receiving a driver's license is one of their most exciting and memorable moments. But the sobering fact that nearly 6,000 teenagers are killed in car crashes and about 300,000 are injured

After the autumn harvest, it’s time to prepare for the bounty of winter vegetables. After you’ve picked the last green tomatoes from the shrivelling vines to ripen on a sunny windowsill, and beaten the

Cute fluffy marsupial, or pesky vermin? Ah, the joys of wildlife! I’ve written before about spiders and snakes, about birds and insects and koalas. Sharing a garden with wildlife invariably involves compromise

Living in a high-risk area for bushfires, I've always been mindful of keeping the garden well-watered, and for 20 years the lush leaves of low-flammable plants and green lawn formed the primary protection

Kowhai, the national flower of New Zealand, is as loved by the Kiwis as our indigenous wattle is loved by Aussies. It is interesting that they both flower in spring, both are in the pea family Fabaceae