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How to Get Rid of a Crick in the Neck | If you're looking for remedies for a crick in the neck, this post has you covered! While neck and shoulder pain caused by a crick usually goes away on its own in a few days, there are stretches, exercises, and other natural remedies you can try for fast relief. And if you want to know how to sleep with a crick in the neck, we're sharing tons of tips and tricks to help reduce inflammation and relax your muscles for a good night of restorative sleep.

How to Get Rid of a Crick in the Neck: 12 Tips and Remedies

9 Natural Colic Remedies | If you're a breast-feeding or bottle-feeding mama looking for tips, tricks, and remedies to help you and your newborn survive colic, this post has lots of helpful information, including the signs, symptoms, and causes of colic. From holding and swaddling, to dietary and formula changes, to movement and noise, we're sharing the best ideas to try for quick relief, allowing you and your babe to return to a place of calm asap.

Surviving Colic: 9 Natural Colic Remedies that Actually Work

7 Natural Nose Bleed Remedies That Work | If you want to know how to stop nose bleeding at home naturally, we've got tips and tricks to help! We're sharing lots of helpful information, including what causes nose bleeds, how to prevent nose bleeds, and our best home remedies to stop a nose bleed fast. Whether you're looking for tips to stop nose bleeds in kids or adults, we've got you covered!

Fast and Effective: 7 Natural Nose Bleed Remedies That Work

7 Natural Remedies for Shingles | If you're looking for natural treatments to manage the itching and pain of shingles, this post is for you! We're sharing some background information (what is shingles? what causes shingles? how can I prevent shingles?) as well as the best homemade DIY shingles relief treatments to help you feel better sooner. Whether you have shingles on the side of your torso or on your forehead, face, or neck, these tips work!

Natural Remedies for Shingles: 7 Home Treatments that Help

21 Eggless Cake Recipes | If you and/or your kids are allergic to eggs like I am, and you're on the hunt for simple and easy homemade egg free cake recipes, this post is just what you need! We've curated the best of the best, including a range of different types of cakes for every palate and dietary need. Whether you prefer something simple like vanilla or chocolate cake, or want something extravagant like red velvet, banana, or mango cake, these recipes are healthy, easy, moist, and delicious!

21 Delicious Eggless Cake Recipes You’ll Wish You Tried Sooner

How to Stop Boredom Eating | If you want to know how to overcome unhealthy eating habits, like boredom eating, stress eating, or any other type of emotional eating patterns, this post has tons of helpful tips to teach you how to control your mindset, how to beat cravings, and how to avoid eating your feelings. These clean eating strategies will help you figure how to control cravings before they start, allowing you to plan ahead and learn how to stop making unhealthy choices in the moment.

Emotional Eater? 9 Ways to Stop Boredom Eating One and For All

44 Gluten Free Cookies | If you're on the hunt for gluten-free cookie recipes to bake, this collection of ideas will not disappoint! We've curated the best of the best, including a range of options to suit your dietary needs and palate. From healthy, sugar-free, and vegan recipes, to easy no bake cookies and simple cookie bars, this post has it all. Grab your almond flour and coconut flour and learn how to make chewy chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter cookies, and so much more!

44 Flourless and Fabulous Gluten-Free Cookies You’ll Love

How to Stop Feeling Guilty | If you're looking for the best ways to stop feeling guilty about the past, for saying no, for setting boundaries, for breaking up with someone, for ending a friendship, or for something you said or did to someone you love, this post is just what you need! We're sharing XX simple tips to make dealing with guilt and feelings of regret in your relationships with yourself and others a little easier. Say goodbye to guilt trips and hello to a life of peace and happiness!

How to Stop Feeling Guilty: 8 Tips to Help You Let Go

5 Upper Back Pain Relief Tips & Exercises | If you're looking for upper back pain remedies for fast relief, this post is a great place to start! We're sharing common causes of back pain, along with pain relief tips, stretching exercises, yoga poses, sleeping hacks, and massage techniques to help reduce neck and upper back pain. Whether you have a stiff neck from hunching over a computer all day, upper back pain due to poor posture, or you've strained a muscle, these tips work!

10 Upper and Lower Back Pain Relief Tips and Exercises That Work

21 Plant Based Desserts that Satisfy | If you're looking for easy plant-based recipes that are equal parts healthy and delicious, this post is for you! We've curated tons of easy to make treats made from whole foods to support your dietary needs and clean eating goals. These vegan-inspired desserts are flour, oil, and sugar free and made with plant-based protein to keep you feeling full and satiated while also satisfying your sweet tooth! These desserts are great for weight loss too!

Healthy & Delicious: 21 Easy Plant-Based Desserts that Satisfy

How to Stop Drinking Alcohol | Trying to quit alcohol? Whether your booze of choice is wine, beer, or hard liquor, this post has tons of simple tips and ideas to keep you motivated and help you push through alcohol cravings like a boss. Removing alcohol from your diet is a very effective way to lose weight, and there are many other health benefits of eliminating alcohol from your diet. Learn how to cope with FOMO at home and while socializing with friends while you kick bad habits to the curb!

How to Stop Drinking Alcohol: 10 Tips and Tricks to Reduce Cravings

How to Reduce Body Fat | If you want to reduce your body fat percentage fast, this post is for you! We're sharing the best food, diet, and exercise tips and tricks for women to help decrease your body fat naturally. This post includes a body fat percentage chart for women and for men to help you gauge how much you need to lose, and you'll learn which foods to avoid, the best foods and snacks to help you feel full, and fat burning workouts to help you tighten and tone your body!

How to Reduce Body Fat: 9 Tips and Exercises that Help

30-Day Fitness Challenges to Try This Year | Whether you're looking for 30-day full body workout challenges for beginners, or something more specific, like a 30-day arms challenge, 30-day abs challenge, or a 30-day squat challenge for women, this post has tons of ideas to inspire you! While many of us take on weight loss challenges at the beginning of the year, there's no time like the present, and you can start any of these 30-day challenge ideas right here, right now!

33 of The Best 30-Day Fitness Challenges to Try This Year

6 Staycation Ideas for Singles | If you're planning a staycation and on the hunt for a list of things to do to make the most of your time off, this post is for you! While you may have multiple bucket lists that involve traveling to different parts of the world, that doesn't mean you can't still have a fun and relaxing time while vacationing at home. Check out our list of staycation ideas for tips to get the most out of your time off from work or school so you can relax and recharge!

Vacationing At Home: 12 Staycation Ideas for Singles and Couples

8 Home Remedies for Gastritis That Work | If you or someone you loves is suffering from gastritis, this post is a great resource! We're sharing everything you need to know - the signs and symptoms of gastritis, common causes of gastritis, tips to prevent gastritis, and the best natural remedies for gastritis to help you and yours feel better sooner! These natural cures are suitable for adults and for kids, but if your symptoms are severe and/or chronic, be sure to talk to your doctor.

Natural and Effective: 8 Home Remedies for Gastritis That Work

44 Baked Salmon Recipes for Weight Loss | Salmon offers so many health benefits. It's rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamin B, high in protein, and it's a great anti-inflammatory food. If you're looking for a collection of the best healthy salmon recipes to add to your weekly meal plan, we've curated tons of ideas to inspire you. From simple lemon honey garlic, to brown sugar teriyaki, to dill, to pesto and more, you can cook these recipes in the oven, in foil packs, or on the barbeque!

Healthy and Filling: 44 Baked Salmon Recipes for Weight Loss

9 Natural Remedies for Constipation | Can't poop?! Whether you suffer from occasional or chronic constipation, we're sharing everything you need to know - common causes of constipation, when to worry about constipation, high fiber foods for constipation, and home remedies for fast relief! Perfect for kids, women, and men, many of these ideas can be used during pregnancy as well! From foods to eat and avoid, yoga and other exercises that help, and other natural laxatives, this post has it all!

Can’t Poop? 18 Natural Remedies & Foods for Constipation

40 Sandwiches Under 300 Calories | From make ahead breakfast sandwiches, to the best cold and hot sandwiches, to vegetarian sandwiches that satisfy, we've curated the best sandwich recipes for weight loss! Each recipe is 300 calories or less, with tons of make ahead recipes you can meal prep for work or school. There are so many ideas here, including upgrades of your faves, like philly cheesesteak, egg salad, tuna, grilled cheese, meatball, and traditional club sandwiches!

Simple and Filling: 40 Sandwiches Under 300 Calories

8 Natural Remedies for Diarrhea | If you're looking for diarrhea treatment ideas for toddlers, for kids, and/or for adults, this post is a great place to start! We're sharing common causes of diarrhea (did you know teething can be a cause?), what constitutes severe diarrhea and when to worry, as well as our best natural DIY remedies for fast relief. If you want to know how to get rid of diarrhea, this post has everything you need to know, including which food items to consume and avoid!

8 Natural Remedies for Diarrhea to Help You Feel Better Sooner

16 Ways to Look Younger Naturally | If you want to knock 10 years off your look, this post is for you! We're sharing everything from makeup application tips, to skincare essentials, to haircuts and hairstyles, to outfits and fashion hacks, to nutrition and exercise ideas to help you look younger both with makeup and without! Whether you're in your 30s or 40s, or your looking for tips you can use after 50 years of age, this post will teach you important dos and don'ts for a youthful appearance!

Forty and Fabulous! 16 Ways to Look Younger Naturally

60 Pasta Recipes Under 500 Calories | If you're looking for healthy lunch and dinner recipes under 500 calories to help with your weight loss goals, we've curated tons of easy ideas to inspire you! From vegan to vegetarian, chicken to ground beef to shrimp, simple tomato sauce to creamy Alfredo, this post has it all. And as an added bonus, many of these are make ahead recipes that are also freezable, making meal prep a breeze!

Satisfy Your Hunger: 60 Pasta Recipes Under 500 Calories