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A good friend tells you what you need to hear, not just what you want to hear. A good friend loves you when you don't even love yourself.’ - Cathi Collier Hullen (FB member)

'Running can improve your child's self-esteem and memory": Says fitness experts.

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10 Superfoods You Should Already Be Eating

7. Nuts

Walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, and pistachios all have their own nutritional impact and all make for a great on-the-go snack – Business Insider provides a good rundown explaining why. Walnuts have high levels of serotonin, the chemical in our brain that makes us happy; almonds are a source of the good fats our body needs; pine nuts have high levels of a a variety of vitamins and minerals; and pistachios help lower LDL cholesterol. Throw them all together and you have yourself a superfood-packed snack. You could also add goji berries, oats, and honey for a homemade granola. Read on

Women spend 10 days a year in a grumpy mood (but men say it seems rather more than that!)

• Half of women admitted being moody ‘a lot’ and one in seven said they spend longer in a huff than they do happy
• One in 5 women said shopping was best pick-me-up and 22% said exercise
• One in 10 turned to chocolate to cheer themselves up and nearly two fifths drank a glass of wine
• 68% admitted they zone out when their wife or girlfriend is feeling low.
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I wouldn't buy them' Scientists blast 'waste of money' probiotics that do NOTHING

BRITONS are wasting millions of pounds a year on probiotic drinks and supplements that probably have no health benefits, experts said yesterday.

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Food for Thought

When you choose to forgive those who have hurt you, you take away their power. ~ Unknown

United Kingdom survives! Scotland says NO to independence after historic referendum night

THE United Kingdom has survived after the people of Scotland voted to keep the 307-year union intact in a landmark referendum that brought Britain to the brink. Turnout: 84.6%.  Yes:1,617,989  No:  2,001,926.Express