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Kale Chips

I recommend Kale Chips for a nutritious snack. Green Leafy vegetables are a great source of calcium, lutein, iron, and Vitamins A, C, and K. The season is typically in Mid-Winter to Spring but one can find Kale year round. … Continue reading

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Chocolate Pudding

What can be more simple and delicious than chocolate pudding? I am sure we have all had pudding in a cup that you buy at the grocery store. Instead of buying this pudding and wasting all the packaging make your … Continue reading

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Keep it simple

Today I opened a can of salsa. I read the ingredients to see what I was about to ingest; Tomatoes, onions, serrano peppers, iodized salt, and cilantro. Sounds like homemade salsa right? This can’s recipe is super easy. No more … Continue reading

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Reading Food Labels

Today I opened a can of Herdez salsa. Sounds like salsa made from a Mexican family right? I read the ingredients to see what I was about to ingest: tomatoes, onions, serrano peppers, iodized salt, and cilantro. The label on … Continue reading

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Researching Business Space

The first five years I was licensed as a massage therapist I just took what came my way when it came to where I worked. A very free floating sort of hippie way of doing business. I had an initial … Continue reading

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ON-Line Billing services Office Ally….argh!

I recently switched from a billing service to doing my own insurance billing through an on-line billing service called Office Ally. I was informed by a colleague that it was easy and would only take a few minutes each session. … Continue reading

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Brookstone Handheld Massager

This is the best handheld, electronic Massage Tool I have found so far. There are three speeds to cater to your musclular needs and it is light enough to manage an over the shoulder back rub. You don’t need to … Continue reading

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Setting boundaries…simple?

Setting a boundary is easy.  It is the keeping of it that is hard.  Ask any person who is on a diet, starting an exercise regime, quitting smoking or leaving/healing a relationship.  We have all experienced a moment when one … Continue reading

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Why get Massage?

Perhaps you consider massage to be luxurious or too outside of the box to add it to your health regiment.   Adding massage to your regular health regime will not only improve your muscular function but also your mental and emotional … Continue reading

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Sciatica, Sciatica- go away!

What is sciatica?  Many people experience it at some point in their life.  Sciatica is characterized by stabbing pain radiating over the course of the sciatic nerve.  It can feel like achiness running down the outside of the leg, a … Continue reading

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