I hate the way TV adverts encourage children to eat rubbish as if in some way it will help them in life, make them more popular with their friends you know the kind of thing and yet I have to say that I was delighted with the latest advert from that burger company, the one with the clown (the effects of too much junk food) they hit the nail right on the head with their latest.

Two teams of children playing football. One side looses and the others receive the Trophy for winning. The other team ...
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These nuts are brilliant in any manner, however, try this!

2oz butter
1 oz sugar
1/2 tspn cayenne pepper
12 oz pecan nuts

Heat your oven to gas mark 4 or 180C
Mix together the butter, sugar and cayenne and then throw in the pecans and mix it all up.
Line a baking sheet with parchment or tin foil and spread the nuts out in a single layer.

Cook in the oven for 5 mins, take out and mix around and put back for another 5 mins or until crispy.

Remove and leave to cool. You can store these for up to three da...
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Here’s a look at six common mistakes parents make when feeding their children.


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Two bananas a day can help control high blood pressure, offering a cheap alternative to expensive drugs, according to scientists.

The finding supports earlier research that potassium-rich food such as bananas could play a role in controlling blood pressure.

A 1997 study suggested people would have to eat five bananas a day to have half the effect of a blood pressure-controlling pill.

Now researchers in India have reported that blood pressure fell by 10% in people who ate two bananas dai...

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We all remember sugared almonds, those incredibly hard sweets that seemed designed to keep the dentists in business in January after the Christmas festivities, and we know that eating a handful of almonds a day is a great way towards reducing the risks of cancer and yet there is one aspect of almonds that is often neglected. The oil.

People spend an absolute fortune on conditioning hair products, looking for that bottle of chemically produced liquid to turn their hair into the look of a superm...

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As a strong fan of Dr Phil and his ability to get the message across to us all in a clear and concise way, I wanted to share something with you from his web site. http://www.drphil.com

I wanted you to read this as I hear so many people talking about how they tried to make changes, maybe a relocation, a new business or a new partner and yet, the people they thought would offer them support seem to be reacting in the complete opposite way.


My belief is if you have the tools, you can overcome an...
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I read with interest yesterday how a ´team´had created a purple tomato. They had managed to pull genes from other plants and bring them all together to create this new wonder tomato.
It is hailed as the new fruit that can help slow down the growth of cancer, or at least within mice, and yet still the world of science seems to miss the point.
If you eat a healthy diet, take care of yourself and avoid ´man made´products you probably will not get cancer in the first place.
Trying to heal your...
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