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If you’re someone who likes to shred leaves after raking them up, you should consider wearing a respirator! Shredding produces a lot of dust, and while you may think leaf dust is harmless it can do some real damage to your lungs.  You don’t have to fork out a lot of money to buy a respirator. Just use an old t-shirt and make your own! Instructions: Lay out the old shirt flat on a flat surf...

While watching the trees change color during the fall is beautiful, you’re going to have to deal with those leaves when they fall down and clutter up your yard. That means you’ve got to bust out that rake! Working in the yard can lead to all sorts of painful blisters on both your hands and feet. How do you take care of those blisters, or even better, make sure none ever pop up? To help prevent...

Need a little help getting things moving?  Try pumpkin! Pumpkin is packed with fiber which can help you feel fuller and satisfied longer, and it can help clear out those uncomfortable blockages. Just one cup of cooked pumpkin contains 2.7g of fiber and is just 49 calories! That one cup is also high in vitamins A, B, C, and E and other beneficial nutrients, and it can be prepared in so many di...

We’ve all heard carrots improve your eyesight, but did you know the same could be said about pumpkins?  A cup of cooked pumpkin contains more than 200% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A and nearly 20% of the recommended daily intake of Vitamin C! Both vitamins are great for your eyesight! Vitamin A is known to aid in vision and can help improve vision in dim light. It’s essential in...

Pumpkins are good for more than just desserts and coffee! Pumpkins are packed full of beta carotene and carotenoids that are extremely beneficial in improving the tissue health of your liver. These properties also help in detoxifying the liver! You can whip up a delicious pumpkin soup to enjoy this fall that tastes great and can help your body feel great! Ingredients 2 Tablespoons Butter ...

It’s hard to resist that childhood temptation of playing with those slimy guts from inside a pumpkin after you’ve carved a jack-o-lantern. What if we told you those gooey insides are actually great for you skin? You can make them into a great facial right at your home. First, rinse the pumpkin guts and separate the seeds from the rest of the insides. Drain the guts and put them in a bowl. Add ...

Bath and Body Works has busted out their deliciously scented fall candles. If you have a sensitivity to some artificial scents, you can still make your house smell like fall without using artificial chemicals and smells! Here’s what you need: 3 tbs of coconut oil 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice ½ tsp cinnamon Add a ½ teaspoon of cinnamon and 3 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice to 3 tablespoons of ...

Left with a bunch of pumpkin guts after carving jack-o-lanterns with the kids? Don’t just toss them out! You can turn that slimy goop into a tasty and healthy snack.  Pumpkin seeds are packed full of antioxidants, iron, zinc, and many other nutrients. On top of that, an ounce of pumpkin seeds only contains 151 calories! It’s super easy to make your own toasted pumpkin seed snack. Try out this ...

The weather is starting to get cooler, and as Halloween approaches the Harry Potter movies start to pop up on TV more and more. You hear the young wizards talk about drinking pumpkin juice and the curiosity sinks in. You eye the pumpkins you got to decorate your house for fall and you wonder… what does pumpkin juice taste like?   Well, by itself… it’s not great, but you can mix it with other f...

So, what exactly is the difference between the stomach virus, or viral gastroenteritis, and food poisoning? Well, not much. The symptoms are all quite similar, and the viruses associated with the stomach virus are ones linked to food poisoning. While it is often referred to as “stomach flu,” viral gastroenteritis isn’t related to the flu at all. Gastroenteritis is often caused by rotavirus or n...