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One-Pot Tomato Basil Pasta

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This one-pot pasta with tangy tomato-basil sauce is a simple, fast and easy weeknight dinner. All your ingredients go into one pot, and with a bit of stirring and about 25 minutes of coo...

 

​ Antioxidant supplement improves cognition and memory

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Certain compounds in foods, known as antioxidants, are capable of neutralizing oxygen-free radicals. Consuming antioxidant-rich foods is known to reduce cell damage and slow down age...

 

​ Exercises to Put a Little Spring in Your Step

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Whether you are an exercise pro or just looking to add a little more activity to your life this spring, here are two exercises recommended by trainers. Lying Hip Rotations Your hips provide ...

 

Fox Plaza Outdoor Market

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Come out & enjoy the BIGGEST and BEST outdoor market in the Great Southwest Texas, and New Mexico. The GREAT FOX PLAZA MERCADO offers a giant variety of items ranging from clothi...

 

​ Breaking the Pickle Mindset

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The world is a constantly changing place, and with it, our emotions and thoughts can become overwhelming and cloud our judgment. We often fall into a “pickle mindset,” feeling trapped and u...

 

​ Learn how to make a ‘quick pickle’

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Quick Pickles, sometimes called “fresh pickles” are easy to make. The basic method is to pack your fresh produce & any other spices into sterilized canning jars, pour a vinegar-based picklin...

 

​ Decrease muscle cramps with pickle juice!

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When you return home after a long run or a bike ride, you might have a glass of water and take a shower. However, you may want to add a few sips of pickle juice to your post-workout routine....

 

Health benefits of pickles

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With pickleball growing as a popular sport among middle-aged people, it might be time to look at what pickles – the food- can do for our bodies. More than a garnish on your hamburger or ...

 

Pickleball anyone?

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Pickleball is a fun, low-impact game that keeps people healthy and active. Here are the top five health benefits of playing pickleball. 1. Improves balance, hand-eye coordination and fl...

 

Promising drug combination for multiple myeloma treatment

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RCSI research has found that Venetoclax, a medication currently approved for leukemia, has benefits for patients with multiple myeloma when used in combination with another drug. This di...

 

​ Play Easter ‘Family Feud’ Game

1 min read

Stir up some fun and maybe some old family rivalries with this instant downloadable Family Feud Game designed to keep families laughing and learning something new about each other. Download ...

 

Spring as a time for emotional renewal

1 min read

Spring is a commonly seen as a time for renewal, growth, and expansion. It is a great time to dream up new possibilities, and to use our creative gifts to reach new levels of achievement...

 

​ National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day

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National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day honors all small business owners each year on March 29th. Small businesses are a vital part of the United States economy, and the critical role they ...

 

​ Licorice root tea for allergy relief

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Sweet, delicious, stomach soothing, mood lifting and great for allergies too – licorice roots are all that and much more. Studies suggest that glycyrrhizic acid, an important active ingredie...

 

​ Serve ‘Spring Chicken’ for Easter Dinner

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With grocery stores tempting shoppers with convenient, pre-roasted rotisserie chickens, it seems like no one is roasting whole chickens at home anymore. But you can wow your Easter guests wi...

 

Jumping exercises? Hop to it!

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Experts say exercises that are based on jumping are a great way to help you stay fit, active and in good shape. Jumping is regarded as a type of anaerobic exercise because it involves qu...

 

Time-restricted eating linked to higher risk of cardiovascular death

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An analysis of over 20,000 U.S. adults found that people who limited their eating across less than 8 hours per day, a time-restricted eating plan, were more likely to die from cardiovasc...

 

Borderland Roller Derby March Maddess: 2024 Season Opener

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Join Borderland Roller Derby on Sunday, March 24th at The El Paso County Coliseum - Judging Arena (4100 E Paisano) as the league’s mischievous furry friends on eight wheels try to hold a...

 

Sleep and moods

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Think about how one bad night’s sleep, or not enough sleep, makes you feel the next day. For many of us, we’re grumpy and irritable, we find it difficult to concentrate, and we have no e...

 

​ National Goof Off Day

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National Goof Off Day on March 22nd each year gives everyone the opportunity to have a little extra fun. It is a day to relax, enjoy and just goof off. Do something fun today and leave the w...

 

​ How Can CBD Benefit Sleep?

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CBD is the second most abundant compound in the cannabis sativa plant, and many studies suggest it may indirectly benefit sleep. In fact, CBD—which doesn’t cause the intoxicatingly psychoact...

 

​ Diet and Sleep: Understanding the connection

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With as many as 35% of American adults suffering from symptoms of insomnia, it’s understandable that there’s a strong desire to take advantage of food and drinks for better sleep. But sleep ...

 

Exercising improves sleep

2 min read

Studies have found that proper exercise can alleviate sleep-related problems and help you get an adequate amount of rest. Recent research also suggests insufficient or poor-quality sl...

 

Distinct sleep types impact long-term health

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Poor sleep habits are strongly associated with long-term chronic health conditions, according to decades of research. To better understand this relationship, a team led by researchers in...

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