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The Benefits of Dandelion Tea

The humble dandelion is much more than a weed that invades your backyard every spring. Drinking tea from its roots and leaves has some major health benefits.

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A cup of nettle tea with fresh and dry nettles in the background

Nettle Tea Benefits and Warnings

In one of those strange-but-true twists of nature, it turns out that the plant that can cause you so much harm could be the very solution to treating your problems.

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How to Be More Creative in 9 Easy Steps

Job plus family plus social life plus chores and errands equal a very busy you. How do you find ways to make time for creativity? “It’s doing the work that matters,” says Noah Scalin, artist and author of “365: A Daily Creativity Journal.” If you want to make art but don’t know where to begin, you’re not alone.

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8 Cool Things You Can Do With Avocados

Avocados are one of the few foods that dieters of all kinds can agree on: Their uber-healthy reputation comes from the many vitamins, minerals and healthy fats found in its delicious pulp. "Avocados are a nutrient-packed food, with nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients,"

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10 Ways to Reduce Your Use of Plastic

Whether it is molded into a different shape, sitting in a landfill or destroying a natural habitat, virtually all of the plastic we have ever used is somewhere on the planet. And the environmental effects are disastrous.

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It's possible to ingest the seed -- but should you?

How to Eat Avocado Seeds for Nutrition

Avocados are having a moment. Of course, they are a wonderfully nutrient-dense food. But there's more to them than just the delicious pulp we all know and love.

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