Sarah Biren
Founder of The Creative Palate
Being a mother is without a doubt the toughest job you’ll ever have. The highs can be the best moments of your life, but the lows are ruthless. If you aren’t fighting with your teenager or wrestling to get your baby to stop crying, you’re worried about everything from their social life to their diet, to […]
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Alcohol is known to cause liver damage, and in particular, alcoholic fatty liver disease. However, this disease can also arise unrelated to alcohol consumption. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a term describing many conditions caused by fat buildup in the liver. Severe or aggressive cases of NAFLD may be diagnosed as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). […]
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Witnessing their baby choking on food is every parents nightmare. The combined feelings of confusion, panic and terror have often overwhelmed many parents in this situation. In fact, the amount of parents who admit that they would not know what to do in this type of situation is frightening. St. John Ambulance is an organization […]
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Taking care of your home can sometimes be a job in and of itself. Between clogged drains, loose screws, and fixing screen doors, home repairs can seem daunting for people who are short on time and even shorter on repair skills. The good news is you don’t need to be an expert repairman or carpenter to […]
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Ginger is a flowering plant loaded with nutrients and bioactive compounds that hold incredible benefits for your physical and mental health. Its medicinal use dates back thousands of years to ancient China. The rhizome of the plant is the root that is typically used in cooking and medicine. (1) Using natural remedies for common ailments […]
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Does your nighttime routine involve tossing and turning and counting sheep? If yes, then you are not alone. According to a survey conducted by the National Geographic Channel, more than half of the American population is not getting healthy or enough sleep. The network polled 1,033 Americans over 18 years of age, and findings revealed […]
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Water is Mother Nature’s elixir of health and beauty. Drinking plenty of water can help you get healthy, lose weight, get a better complexion and feel more energized throughout the day. Many people don’t realize how important staying hydrated is to your overall health and to your weight loss efforts. According to a survey, majority of […]
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Although rice is the most widely eaten food in the world, it also contributes the most arsenic to the human diet. Cooking and rinsing rice does help to eliminate some of its natural arsenic, but according to a recent study, preparing rice in a coffee maker is an even more effective way of getting the toxin […]
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Reports show growing new tick populations are spreading to new areas due to a changing climate. Humid conditions in the Northeast have led to ticks popping up in New York and New Jersey. It is not surprising then, that the number of new cases has skyrocketed to over 300,000 a year. A terrifying statistic when […]
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According to the National Institutes of Health’s, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, there are more than 400 types of anemia. Anemia is generally diagnosed by your doctor through family history, physical exam and lab tests. Anemia is a common blood condition that develops when your blood has a lower than normal number of healthy red blood cells. […]
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It’s no surprise that we damage our hair on a near-daily basis. Even if you don’t use a ton of products or heat, hair can be damaged from exposure to sunlight, and chemicals that we come into contact with like chlorine in pools. Unfortunately, hair damage is often unavoidable, especially if you need to employ […]
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According to several studies, essential oils may help with seasonal allergies. Also called “hay fever” or seasonal allergic rhinitis, allergies can flare up during certain times of the year, namely when plants begin to release pollen particles into the air. Symptoms often include sneezing, a stuffy nose, watery eyes, and itchiness, depending on the person. […]
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