These lifestyle magazine pages include notes and articles about healthy living and the natural world.

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Saffron adopted through ABC's Adopt-an-Herb Program

The American Botanical Council has announced the adoption of saffron (Crocus sativus) through its Adopt-an-Herb program. These are notes about saffron and its traditional medicinal uses that the new sponsor is helping ABC continue to make available online in its HerbMedPro dat...

07 Apr '20 | Herbal Medicine | USA

How to get along when staying at home

Advice to stay at home has caused millions of people to change their daily routines in recent weeks. There are many articles about how to deal with boredom, frustration, worry and the social requirements of getting along with others in a confined area. Here are some brief sugg...

31 Mar '20 | Mental Health | At Home

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Gemstones of the World #Ad

by Walter Schumann

Descriptions of more than 1900 stones, most with super photos. Read about each gemstone's formation and structure, physical properties and characteristics, methods of working, cutting, and polishing. Great reference for those who appreciate beautiful pictures as well as details about crystal structures comments about how to check for genuineness and so on.

This week features books about geology.

Nature Notes for forest walking

There are many shapes and sizes of conifer cones because there are many types of conifers (trees). Examples include fir cones, spruce cones, and pine cones. There are also female (seed) cones and male (pollen) cones.

Many people refer to the larger (seed) cones as pine cones regardless of the type of conifer that produced them.

Read about rose quartz

a natural crystal associated with peace and calm

If it's your birthday today ...

... you were probably* born under the sign of Scorpio, often referred to and depicted as the scorpion, or represented symbolically.

Crystals and gemstones associated with this sign include malachite, moonstone and turquoise.

Scorpios can have a highly competitive nature. They are widely considered to be brave, focused, balanced, yet also ambitious. Many excel as sportspeople and athletes.

Angel Thought for 17th November:

Send special blessings to whoever you see in a hurry today.

An 'Angel Thought' appears here every day.

See also the pages about Angels and Archangels.
There are many names of archangels, some being due to spelling variations.


Today's Study Tip:

If you need a quiet tidy place to concentrate on your studies plan that ahead of time so that everything is ready and no study time wasted.

What else is here?

These pages include articles about healthy living and various approaches to health and well-being. There are also study areas and general interest sections. The content featured here changes frequently.

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Vitamin B7 (Biotin)

Vitamin B7, also known as biotin, coenzyme R and as vitamin H, is particularly associated with digestion and metabolic processes. It also considered important for a healthy immune system and for healthy skin and strong hair and fingernails.

Many different types of foods include vitamin B7, although some only in small amounts. Sources of vitamin B7 include Brewer's yeast, nuts such as walnuts, sesame seeds and saskatoon berries.

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More from the News Section:

Handwashing campaign targets a billion people worldwide - 28 Mar '20

Hand sanitiser plant to be built in 10 days to make 1 million bottles / month - 25 Mar '20

COVID-19 Mental health and social impact study - 23 Mar '20

Latest violence in Tripoli (Libya) shuts 210 schools - 8 Jan '20

Excessive use of antibiotics to treat young children - 16 Dec '19

Packaged food healthiest in the UK, USA, Australia and Canada - 22 Aug '19

Portland area nonprofit groups form social health network - 16 Aug '19

Canadian initiatives against Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - 26 Jul '19

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