Healthy Grocery Shopping on a Budget
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American households are rediscovering the art of cooking at home. It’s time to take a look at strategic grocery shopping and healthy meal preparation to better survive the recession and keep you and your family healthy in the process.

Take the Bite Out of Deer Damage

When Bambi invites all his friends to dinner this spring, make sure it’s not in your yard. If you don't protect your landscaping, Bambi and his friends will be crunching tulips like candy and popping peas right off the vine. Here's what you can do at your home.

Don’t Let the Recession Make You Gain Weight

Comfort food and fast-food sales are soaring -- chocolatier Cadbury’s profits soared 30 percent in 2008, and McDonald’s saw a 5 percent increase in U.S. sales this past January. Grocery store comfort foods like boxed macaroni and cheese and canned ham are also staging a comeback. Let's face it, the recession is not good for our health.

Prepare Your Financial Umbrella to Weather the Economic Storm

With job loss at its highest rate in more than two decades and financial systems crumbling, Americans are dealing with the aftermath of a perfect storm of economic events. According to a new survey, one in four people (25 percent) say they’re worried about losing their jobs in 2009, and there is no better time for consumers to batten down their financial hatches to prepare for that possibility.

Ignoring Diabetes is Risky Business

Diabetes affects nearly 24 million children and adults in the United States and another 57 million have pre-diabetes, a condition that places them at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes. If you don’t know the risk factors or symptoms for diabetes, you may very well be risking your life to this silent killer.

Tips to Reconnect with an Old Flame

With a quick search, there are nearly 50 online dating and match-making sites ready to connect you with the person of your dreams. And millions of singles are looking for love in the United States. Romance is in the air, and you wish you had that someone special beside you.

Ways to Go Natural, Healthier this Spring Cleaning Season

A clean home is a healthy home, right? Not necessarily. As you gear up for spring cleaning season, pause to consider the impact chemical-based cleaners and other products can have on your health, your family’s health and your environment.

Top 5 Ways to Save Water at Home

Less than 3 percent of the Earth’s water is fresh water and much of that is inaccessible to people. Additionally, at least 36 states anticipate experiencing water shortages by 2013, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. So, if you could easily save water and save money at the same time, why wouldn’t you?