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A Hidden Happiness Hack: Spices
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A Hidden Happiness Hack: Spices

Spices are wonderful, natural, and have a few hidden superpowers that you may not be thinking of when making that crockpot chicken recipe. Here is the thing: Spices are powerful. Spices can do things to your moods. The fact that spices are able to affect your moods, means that some of these beautiful gifts from our earth are also able to make you happy.

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Your Not So Typical "Self-Love" Advice
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Your Not So Typical "Self-Love" Advice

February… the month of love. Why? Well, because February 14th is Valentine's Day. “Ourselves - me me me!!” is typically not the first thing, or sometimes even a thing, that comes to mind when thinking about love. And when the action of “falling in love” is looked to be achieved, are you thinking about falling in love with yourself? Maybe, but most likely you are yearning for that love from another individual.

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The thirst is real: What really happens when you hydrate? 

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The thirst is real: What really happens when you hydrate? 


Staying hydrated is HARD these days. Really. You’ve heard of those Apps that track & reward good hydration habits, like drinking water. You may have even downloaded one, and then promptly forgotten about it a week later. But it’s not entirely your fault (thus far). In an era saturated with alternatives, the original remedies have become harder to incorporate. Everyone drinks ‘enough’ water…. to stay alive. What we don’t realize is how underwhelming the bare minimum really is, when it comes to hydration and health.

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How To Use Essential Oils Throughout Your Home
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How To Use Essential Oils Throughout Your Home

Essential oils may be great for aromatherapy, but can they really be used to help clean your home? In fact, lemon, tea tree, rosemary, lavender, and peppermint essential oils are all naturally antibacterial, whereas many more, like orange, pine, and eucalyptus, are often major ingredients in less-natural cleaning products. For me, the initial purchase of a bunch of essential oils was absolutely worth it; only a few drops are ever used at once, and they have plenty of uses around the home. Here are just a few of the ways you can clean and freshen your house with them.

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The Scoop on Poop – What Bowel Movements Reveal About Your Gut-Health
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The Scoop on Poop – What Bowel Movements Reveal About Your Gut-Health

Everybody does it. Whether you call it stool, poop, excrement, feces, #2 - whatever makes you feel a little less ‘icky’ – the fact is that it’s a biological process, allowing for the disposal of waste, that is integral to the survival of every known species of animal! While we generally tend to avoid the topic altogether, opting out of any casual conversations about our personal excrement experiences, it’s also common that many of us never give pooping a second thought…unless something is seriously wrong.

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5 ways to incorporate oil into your skin care routine
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5 ways to incorporate oil into your skin care routine

Whether you’re removing or adding makeup, applying moisturizer, or using it as a night cream, oil acts as a moisture retainer and sealer. Many oils also provide your body with healthy vitamins and nutrients that will improve your overall wellness. And moisture is something every skin type needs a lot of. Get started using oils with our O-Live Leaf Extract. The O-Live Leaf Extract does exactly what a good oil should. It exfoliates the skin, promotes optimal skin health, boosts skin moisture, and acts as a powerful antioxidant. Here’s the nutrient breakdown:

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