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From Fridge to Face

DIY Beauty Tips from Your Kitchen

Have you ever eaten a particularly delicious and saucy dish only to find yourself wanting to bathe in all its glory? I’ve been there too, but put down the guac-KALE-mole (not recommended for bathing, trust me) and try nourishing your body from the outside with these DIY treatments that use ingredients from your kitchen:… Read more »

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5 Foods to Perk You Up

At the beginning of every year, many people vow to cut out various things in their lives, from toxic substances and unhealthy foods to toxic people and unhealthy habits. One resolution a lot of people make is to reduce their reliance on stimulating substances, which can include caffeine. Why do people want to reduce their dependence… Read more »

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Sip on This: The Coffee Tonic

Coffee has been around for hundreds of years. You would think by now civilization had figured out every possible combination of how to enjoy it. Dripped, pressed, infused, on ice cream, with condensed milk, doused in pumpkin spices—we thought we’d seen everything. But human ingenuity related to ingesting caffeine knows no bounds, and another fresh take on coffee is popping up on menus wherever creative coffee-lovers live. In other words, everywhere.
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5 Foods That Help You Sleep

Do you have trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. In fact, just a year ago, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) published an article calling insufficient sleep a public health epidemic, with as many as 70 million US adults experiencing sleep difficulties.… Read more »

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Make Your Own Kimchi

Kimchi is one of my favorite things to eat. I look forward to going to the farmer’s market every Saturday to grab some sweet daikon radish kimchi handmade by a local artisan. I’m lucky if the jar lasts me until the next farmer’s market. Now you know about one of my most guilty pleasures. Actually… scratch that­–I don’t believe in guilty pleasures. There’s stuff you like, and stuff you don’t like, and if anyone objects to your preferences, you tell them where to go, ok?

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5 Ways To Chill Out

People often tell me that I’m a really calm individual. It takes a lot to get me riled up or stressed out. I like to I think it’s because I hail from the land of chill dudes. That’s certainly part of it, but I think that a lot of the time, being chill is a state of mind. I’m no expert in chilling, and I wasn’t always this chill. I used to get paranoid and stressed out about things a lot. So what changed? As I grew older, I realized that a lot of our daily stresses are a result of things that we can control (mainly our attitudes), and when they’re not, we aren’t doing ourselves any favors by dwelling on them.

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