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Composting 101

June 11, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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Have you ever noticed how some people have beautiful, vibrant flower gardens or grow large, scrumptious looking vegetables almost with ease? They might have a green thumb, but chances are it better that it's their soil. If you use compost, your soil has a richer composition that is better for your veggies and flowers. This healthy and sturdy soil produces those gorgeous flowers and mouth-watering vegetables we all wish we could have in our own gardens. Guess what? Now you can have them. It just takes … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Green Living Tagged With: Back Yard, Beauties, Compost Bins, Compost Materials, Compost Pile, Food Scraps, Garbage Heap, Gorgeous Flowers, Green Thumb, Inconspicuous Place, Landfill, Mouth Watering, Mulch, Nourishment, Pine Needles, Plant Matter, Storage Unit, Veggies, Vibrant Flower Gardens, Wood Chips

Metabolic Rate and Its Effects on Metabolism

June 9, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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Have you ever asked your self if why your friend's way of losing weight is seems not giving you half of the results she or he enjoys? It has something to do with your metabolic rate. This metabolic rate varies in every person and it means we need varied way of losing weight. Metabolic rate is the rate at which our body burns calories to sustain life. Our body burns endlessly burn calories even if we are sleeping. Our muscles are responsible for burning down calories though we are not performing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Health Tagged With: activity, balance, body, difference, life, lifestyle, management, Metabolic, metabolism, Muscles, weight

Drive Smart, Save Green – 5 Great Tips

June 7, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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Drive smart, save green. It's a great phrase, and if more people took up the challenge, the whole country - no, the whole world - would benefit immensely. How can you make a difference to the environment with your driving? This article provides you with 7 great tips that you can put into action right away. You'll save money and help the environment too. OK, time to drive smart, save green... 1. It has to be said: the very best thing you can do to help the environment with your car is stop driving … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Living, Green Living Tagged With: consumption, drive, environment, green, money, time

Top 10 skin care tips

June 5, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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Healthy skin is really one of the most important ingredients for beauty-enhancement. This article on skin care tips is an effort to bring the 10 best skin care tips to you. The list of skin care tips has been restricted to 10 because anything more that that would not only be difficult to remember, but also shadow the more important skin care tips. So let's see what these top ten skin care tips are: * Knowing your skin type is one of the most important skin care tip. This is important because not … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Health Tagged With: appearance, Cleansing, damage, Good Health, skin, sleep, sunscreen

Vegetable Gardening Tips

June 3, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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With the costs of living rising all the time, it may be possible to save money and increase your family's health at the same time by growing vegetables in your backyard. It's a good idea to choose your favorite vegetables to grow and plan beds for early, middle of the season and late varieties. Most vegetables require at least 6 hours of sunlight per day, some need 8. Some quick growers like lettuce and radish can be grown between the rows of plants that take longer to mature, like beet or … [Read more...]

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You got to take it higher… (Benefits of increasing your metabolism)

June 3, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment
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Did you know that the key to a successful weight loss is by mellowing down your metabolism? Metabolism is the process of burning calories in your body which happens naturally even if you are not exerting any effort- yes including when you are sleeping. Metabolism, if increased, would result in taking much fluid thus weight loss would happen gradually. The recommended weight loss of 1 - 2 pounds per week is really possible... By increasing the metabolism you are giving the body a need to have more … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Good Health Tagged With: exercise, height, metabolism, protein, weight, well-being

Gemini

June 1, 2009 By The Passion Diva Leave a Comment

Know any Twins. Then imagine they’re one person and you’ll have an idea of what makes up the personality of a person born under the sign of Gemini (May 22 – June 21). Geminis can be contradictory, people with dualities to their nature that can perplex their friends, families and lovers. They love versatility and change, but can be flighty and mutable to create interest in their lives. They don’t like routine. Decisionmaking can be difficult for them and they can often change their minds. In … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyles, Resources Tagged With: excitement, Gemini, Geminis, sign
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