Lifestyle
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Benefits of a morning routineJan 28, 2024 9:57 am - Having a set morning routine that works for you will make not only your day go more smoothly but free up your brainpower for your projects.
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Experts urge innovation to lower risk of heart disease, strokeJan 28, 2024 9:57 am - We've learned a lot about what causes heart disease and strokes, but data suggests a need to increase efforts to help those at risk, said an author of last week's report in Circulation.
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‘We think it’s a big deal’: Rare dual emergence of cicadas has some people buzzingJan 28, 2024 6:00 am - The main event is a few months away, but ecologists, educators and others in northern Illinois are busy preparing for their own big game of sorts — the pending emergence of billions of 17-year periodical cicadas.
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Good News Sunday: 100-year-old Suburban Ghost Army vet to receive Congressional Gold MedalJan 28, 2024 5:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published by the Daily Herald during the previous week: Hoffman Estates resident ...
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Grief: Changing cooking habits for a new life stageJan 27, 2024 8:30 am - Lately I have been feeling guilty about wasting food. This really started nagging me after the recent holidays. I threw away lots of food. Just cooked too much to eat.
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Stress can age your brain, but it’s not irreversibleJan 27, 2024 7:30 am - A recent study showed that, although severe stress events can trigger an increase in biological age, biological age can return to the pre-stress level if the stress is short-lived.
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Which vegetables to plant come spring? Depends on your taste — and your grocery billJan 27, 2024 6:00 am - “What should I plant?” is a question new vegetable gardeners tend to ask me over winter, when planning their first gardens. In the past, I’ve always advised them to plant...
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Learn how to spot the spotted lanternfly pest with garden club Feb. 20Jan 27, 2024 12:19 am - TheBatavia Plain Dirt Gardeners will host a presentation on “New Invaders Watch: Spotted Lanternfly, Illinois Most Unwanted Invasive Species” on Tuesday, Feb. 20. It will...
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Woodland Middle School’s Drake named Lake Region Middle School Principal of the YearJan 26, 2024 4:52 pm - Tiffany Drake, principal at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee, has been selected Lake Region Middle School principal of the year and is now a nominee for statewide recognition.
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Paperwhite narcissus bulbs can be grown indoorsJan 26, 2024 6:37 am - You can grow paperwhite narcissus from bulbs. Place them in a pot that has growing medium designed especially for container plants. Be sure the container has a drainage ...