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Healthy and Harmful Food for Dogs

Providing a healthy diet for your dog isn’t always so easy. Many foods that we love aren’t so dog-friendly and many of those aren’t that obvious. Most people know common dangers like chocolate and grapes, but did you know that onions & garlic are also toxic to dogs? Also, fat is a healthy part of a dog’s diet but giving them too much at once (like those fat trimmings from your steak) can lead to pancreatitis.

The graphic below provides a great guide to what foods are healthy for your dog and those you probably want to avoid. Some items that appear on the harmful side you may have fed to your dog with no adverse reactions and items on the healthy side can also pose dangers if given in large quantities.
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10 Detox Baths to Cleanse, Relax, and Rejuvenate You

A detox bath is a way to help cleanse the body, relax the mind, and provide extra support to various systems of the body. There are different types of detox baths that you can take, each with their own goal and benefits provided. Some of them are pretty classic, others are baths you might not have heard about before.
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Benefits of Shiatsu Massage Therapy

Shiatsu massage originated in Japan and utilizes the hands and palms--particularly the thumbs--to massage the body at specific points and treat many different conditions and encourage relaxation. Although often referred to as a form of massage, shiatsu is actually a form of energy work that balances the energy pathways in the body. The benefits of shiatsu depend upon the reasons for the visit and the duration of the therapy. Shiatsu practitioners report that people who go for regular treatments reap the most benefits, but that even one session can help relax the client and begin to clear the blocks in the energy.
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The 21-Day Anxiety Challenge: Take Control of Your Nerves

When you're a nervous person, sometimes it's hard to explain or control your anxiety. Nervousness is a healthy emotion, but for many people, it's difficult to manage all your worries on a day-to-day basis. If you suffer from anxiety, know that there are many other people out there who feel the same way. There are lots of methods out there that help to harness your emotions.
Make this the year you push all those worries aside. Take our challenge and try a new method to calm your nerves every day for 21 days. By the end, think about which activities and exercises most effectively helped you to harness your anxiety.
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7 Stress Relieving Asanas

When you’re stressed, it feels like you are trapped or jailed by your own feelings and emotions. You feel terrible and weighed down. This sinking feeling sort of ties you up, and you don’t know how to get out of it.
We’re so muddled up with life and work that we overwork our minds, and end up doing more than our bodies possibly can. This causes stress. An overworked mind doesn’t unwind quickly, which means you fail to relax. And then, you begin to worry, and worry leads to stress. Stress is extremely unhealthy. It makes you sick. It has negative effects on your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. It makes your life miserable. On a side note, when you are stressed, you tend to gain a lot of weight. Hence, it is essential to de-stress if you want to be both productive and happy.
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Ketogenic Diet + Low Carb Key Lime Pie Recipe

A ketogenic diet (keto) is a very low-carb diet, which turns the body into a fat-burning machine. It has many potential benefits for weight loss, health and performance, but also some potential initial side effects.
A ketogenic diet is similar to other strict low-carb diets, like the Atkins diet or LCHF (low carb, high fat). These diets often end up being ketogenic more or less by accident. The main difference between strict LCHF and keto is that protein is restricted in the latter.
A keto diet is designed specifically to result in ketosis. It’s possible to measure and adapt to reach optimal ketone levels for health, weight loss, or for physical and mental performance. Below you can learn how to use keto to achieve your personal goals.
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