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The Greener Option: Natural Beauty Products vs. Synthetic

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The range of beauty products available today is staggering, making it difficult to make the most appropriate choices. Which is greener – natural or synthetic beauty products? . Natural beauty products are biodegradable, which means that they will break down into their basic core ingredients. What Does Natural Mean?

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11 Fast, Cheap Ways to Look Younger

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Since we typically think of younger people as looking better, looking younger may help you earn more. The war will be lost, but the battle may yield temporary victory. Not only will your eyes be less puffy, but your skin will sag less and you may lose those dark circles under your eyes. We all age. So smile away. Walk Faster.

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The Cost of Financial Freedom

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Our daily lives can cause us to fritter away resources, neglect opportunities or loose hope that may have led to our goal of financial freedom. Sure, some may strike it rich by winning the lottery, building an instantly successful enterprise or inheriting a fortune, but most of us won’t. Guard your good health.

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Avoid Toxic Skincare Products In Minutes Flat

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EWG stands for Environmental Working Group , and it is a non-profit group dedicated to protecting human health and the environment. Their Skin Deep database provides safety ratings for a wide range of products and ingredients commonly found on store shelves and takes a look at how each can effect our bodies and health. Now I have.

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An Open Letter to My Children and Grandchildren

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Guard your health above all else. Humans tend to mirror those around them, don’t mirror people just like you or you may never reach your full potential. Humans tend to mirror those around them, don’t mirror people just like you or you may never reach your full potential. Cherish and preserve its beauty and bounty.

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4 Ways to Re-Claim Some Free Time

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While brushing your teeth in the shower may only save two minutes each day, you can use this principle to free up some of your time each day. Outsourcing can be a beautiful thing. Even poor health habits, such as smoking, can be an intrusion on free time. Break any habits that waste your time.

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The Cost of Personal Grooming

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Working with others seems to call for a minimum level of grooming and in fact may even be tied to our ability to keep our jobs or progress up the corporate ladder. We all want to interact with people who don’t smell, keep their hair clean and don’t have food fragments stuck in their teeth. How about you? Go Frugal'

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