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Eat More Sweet Potatoes – and Put Them on Your Face Too

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

I love sweet potatoes; they are a highly nutritious and delicious root vegetable. Known as Ipomoea batatas, sweet potatoes are not only one of the best vitamin A sources, but they are also packed with vitamin B5 niacin, thiamin, and carotenoids. Research has also uncovered a host of therapeutic benefits in sweet potatoes. They contain anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, and anti-diabetic properties. Sweet potatoes are a delicious addition to any meal and can even help keep your skin healthy.

Rough Day? Rub These Plants on Your Temple and Breathe Deeply

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Are you busy at work, busy with kids, busy with school, and just plain busy all the time? If so, you are not alone. Millions of Americans suffer from over-business, which leads to…you got it. Stress. There is nothing fun about being busy and feeling stressed about being busy. Quite simply, this is a recipe for disaster. Although it is important to slow down, on those days when you just can’t seem to catch a break, two easy-to-grow plants come to the rescue.

How Playing in the Dirt Can Make You Happy and Keep You Healthy

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

If young children are left to their own devices, they would happily play in the mud for hours. Dirty hands, feet, and faces don’t seem to bother the young or the young at heart. These people may be on to something. According to research, playing in the dirt could be one of the best prescriptions for happiness.

Feeling Stressed? Try This #1 Stress-Busting Activity

5 min read | Author - Mary Ellen Ellis

For avid gardeners, this will come as no surprise…Gardening is a major stress reliever. Being outdoors, nurturing new growth, creating something with your hands, being productive; these are all ways that growing plants and maintaining a garden reduces stress and promotes relaxation.

Do You Have High Blood Pressure? Try Gardening

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Over one hundred million American adults have high blood pressure, according to the American Heart Association. This is nearly half of all American adults and a staggering statistic for sure. The most common cause of cardiovascular disease-related deaths is high blood pressure, a condition that can be reversed. Two ways that you can lower blood pressure are by reducing stress and engaging in some sort of physical activity daily. If you aren’t much for jogging, why not try gardening your way to lower blood pressure?

How to Turn Your Patio into a Stress Busting Oasis

3 min read | Author - Taylor Ramsey

Aside from the occasional barbeque, do you really embrace your outdoor living space? Yes, your garden may look great, but how often do you actually enjoy it? Whether you have an uninspired simple concrete slab, a toasty deck off your back door, or a tiny apartment balcony, it can be hard to find inspiration to create your dream patio. However, it is possible and not nearly as difficult as you may think. Here are a few ways to ramp up your outdoor living space and take advantage of those warm summer evenings.

This Plant Does More Than Keep Mosquitoes Away

4 min read | Author - Susan Patterson

Lemon balm is often grown in gardens to fight the mosquito menace. The active mosquito-repellant component is citronellal, which gives the herb its pleasant lemony smell. Fortunately, that smell is repulsive to insects.

Eat More Sweet Potatoes – and Put Them on Your Face Too

Rough Day? Rub These Plants on Your Temple and Breathe Deeply

How Playing in the Dirt Can Make You Happy and Keep You Healthy

Feeling Stressed? Try This #1 Stress-Busting Activity

Do You Have High Blood Pressure? Try Gardening

How to Turn Your Patio into a Stress Busting Oasis

This Plant Does More Than Keep Mosquitoes Away

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Eat More Sweet Potatoes – and Put Them on Your Face Too

Rough Day? Rub These Plants on Your Temple and Breathe Deeply

How Playing in the Dirt Can Make You Happy and Keep You Healthy

Feeling Stressed? Try This #1 Stress-Busting Activity

Do You Have High Blood Pressure? Try Gardening

How to Turn Your Patio into a Stress Busting Oasis

This Plant Does More Than Keep Mosquitoes Away

Site Map

Get Social