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Ending To The Blame Game

How often have you heard a group of women each bashing their significant other (co-signing each others' complaints) in some way, sounding as if they’re already one foot out the door of the relationship? “He’s a liar! He’s a cheater!” Well, what about you? It can’t always be the man’s fault. Ladies....let’s stop playing The Blame Game and take a little responsibility for our own actions. Why is it that we don’t like to look within to pinpoint some of our own faults? Maybe we all have

Healthy Recipe: Cucumber Slaw

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Makes four 1-cup servings

INGREDIENTS:
  1. 4 cups shredded cucumber
  2. 1 cup shredded red cabbage
  3. 1/2 cup shredded carrots
  4. 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  5. 2 tablespoons sugar
  6. 1 teaspoon celery seeds
A. Put cucumber and cabbage through a food processor to shred. Add carrots and place vegetables in a colander over an empty bowl to allow excess fluid to drain (for about an hour).

B. In measuring cup, combine vinegar, sugar and celery seed; set aside.

C. Discard drained fluid from vegetables, then transfer the cucumbers, cabbage and carrots into the empty bowl. Add vinegar mixture (B) and stir. All done! Chill before serving and enjoy.

Per Serving:
  • 70 calories
  • 1 gram fat
  • ZERO grams saturated fat
  • ZERO grams cholesterol
  • 15 mg sodium
  • 17 grams carbohydrate
  • 3 grams fiber
  • 2 grams protein


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Top 10 Foods for Healthy Hair - Part 2

Welcome to Part 2 of the Series, "Top 10 Foods for Healthy Hair". Let's get right to it....

Human hair grows about 1/4 to 1/2 inch every month, and the foundation of all of our new hair, skin, and nail growth are the nutrients we eat. If you eat a healthy diet, you will grow stronger and healthier cells throughout your entire body -- inside and out.

Top 10 Foods for Healthy Hair - Part I

When it comes to healthy hair, it’s not just what you put ON your hair that count -- it’s what you put IN your body, too.

"Lather, rinse, repeat" may be standard advice, but shampoo and conditioner alone won't give us the healthy hair we all crave. For a healthy head of hair, you'll need to

Two Easy Tips for Healthy Relaxed Hair

Relaxed hair, by its definition, undergoes controlled damage in order to straighten it, but maintaining this hair in a healthy fashion is possible with some simple steps. All hair should be pampered, but relaxed hair requires even more special treatment due to its processed nature. Here are 2 easy tips that will keep relaxed hair healthy.

#1. Don't over-process. If you relax your hair more often than every 8 weeks, most likely you are over-processing your hair. It is best to relax every eight to ten weeks; if you can go a little longer without experiencing breakage--go for it. Over-processing your hair will definitely result in damage and will ultimately lead to breakage, even with the best hair practices. You CAN have healthy hair with a relaxer but remember:

Magic of The Blue

March of this year marked my 3-year anniversary of no chemicals in my hair. While I'm very happy with the results, it's been a long road to glory, let me tell you!

My hair has always been very thick, and my coiled curls gave dear Mama a pure fit. She would work on my head for 30 minutes from start to finish, except on "time-to-wash-your-hair" days, when it took about an hour....with me pouting and fidgeting the whole time.

There were no wide-tooth combs of today in our house....we had one Ace-brand comb that I tried to break for years. When I was 11, it "mysteriously" disappeared in the Tuesday morning trash pickup. Mom seemed to grieve for that comb. I was smug and happy for a whole day.....until she purchased a new one.

Get That Paper!

It's not about the money. It's not about picking up a newspaper, either. It's all about knowledge. Once you get it, no one can take it away. This young lady really gets "IT". Enjoy the video....






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