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  Warm Spinach, Bean and Bacon salad with a Maple Dressing

  Healthy and delicious, this warm salad is great for the cooler months. Rich in lutein, vitamin A, vitamin E and vitamin C; this salad contains the combination of nutirents you need for eye health.
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  Turmeric: the super spice

  Tumeric has been used for over 2500 years in India and China, where it was most likely first used as a dye. The medicinal properties of this spice have been slowly revealing themselves over the centuries. Long known for its anti-inflammatory properties, recent research has revealed that turmeric is a natural wonder, possibly proving beneficial for many different health conditions from heart disease to Alzheimer's disease.
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  Eye Opening Antioxidants

  If eyes are the windows to the soul then it pays to keep those windows squeaky clean. Good nutrition is important to keep eyes healthy and functioning their best throughout our lifetime. Two very important eye nutrients that may reduce the risk for age-related macular degeneration and cataracts have names you may not be familiar with: lutein and zeaxanthin; both of these antioxidants can be found in Lester’s Oil.
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  For my mother

  When Daniel King’s mother was diagnosed with a serious blood ailment, he decided there was more that he could do than simply be a supportive son. As a scientist he began researching and before long About Health was born...
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  Mother's Day Breakfast

  Start her day right and treat mum to a double omega-3 boost this mother’s day with eggs and salmon on english muffins in this delicious and nutritious eggs benedict recipe. Make it extra special and serve it in bed with a cup of tea and the Sunday paper!
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  It is vital to be a little selfish

  Dr Tamara Hume, a chiropractor and nutritionist at Vital Solutions, suggests that as a mother, this Mother’s Day, you should celebrate the most important person in your life everyday… you! 
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  Age Old Secret.

  While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers. The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life. The question is: Will the average person do it? And is there a natural health alternative?
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  Low vitamin D a pain in the back?

  Known as "the sunshine vitamin" because it is produced in the body when exposed to sun, new evidence shows that vitamin D has an analgesic effect on chronic musculoskeletal pain, functioning as a hormone in various tissues. Women over 65 with vitamin D deficiency are nearly twice as likely to have back pain, however there is no correlation between the two for men. New research shows that older women who aren't getting enough vitamin D appear to be at risk for suffering from back pain.
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  Q&A with personal trainer Alex Flint

  Alex Flint, 34, has been in the fitness industry for 14 years. He leads a busy working and family life often rising at 4am to run a successful personal training business; where he trains busy CEO’s, pro-athletes, mother’s and office workers alike, using the latest technology such as Bio Signature, which calculates the how your hormones are effecting your weight loss. Alex is also a fitness lecturer and often doesn’t get home until after 8pm when he then spends time with his wife and two children.
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  Chocolate Hot Cross Buns

  Whether you eat them on Good Friday or Easter morning, hot cross buns are a welcome treat. These chocolate versions are for those who want an extra chocolate treat at Easter and are often a hit with children.
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