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Healthy Eats, Recipe -

Gluten-Free, Sugar-Free Muffin Recipe Have you heard of The Whole Life Challenge? it is "a 6-week, habit-changing, community-building game that is designed to help you live a happier, healthier life". You play for points with friends and family and you are challenged to make small daily changes. Players are asked to include seven daily habits into their lives. They include exercise, hydration, mobility, supplementation, lifestyle practices, and reflection. Well, I have decided to participate in this challenge and the best way to stay compliant is to prepare most of my meals. That way you know exactly what you are ingesting....

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Biophilic -

What is biophilia?

Biophilia means "love of life or living systems."  It is a hypothesis that suggests that humans possess an innate tendency to seek connections with nature and other forms of life. 

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Garden, Inspiration -

 Pinks - the flower (Dianthus) Ok, maybe I should have said 18 things I did not know about the color pink. Last week I went for a nature walk through my neighborhood and, although this is something I have done several times before, I had not noticed the large variety of pink floral blooms before. I immediately became curious about the color pink :) Pink gets its name from the flowers called pinks. They are flowering plants that are members of the genus Dianthus. Pink is a pale red color - I know, you knew that:) Pink is positively associated with love,...

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