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Plant-focused diets range from eating plants only to diets that include some animal meats and products. Here are a few of the many you can follow: Vegan… is at the extreme plants-only end of the spectrum. Vegans eat vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, bean and whole grains. But they exclude all foods of animal origin from …

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If you live in North America and venture beyond your front porch, you’re at risk of contracting poison ivy. Thankfully, by learning to recognize this dangerous plant, you can limit the likelihood of developing a nasty rash. Staying out of parks and forests does not guarantee your safety. Although poison ivy grows in wooded areas …

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Let’s just say you notice that your landscape is not quite as it should be. After you get done with all your planting (of course AFTER you plant,) you notice that some of your trees, for example, simply do not belong where they are. You realize that, to be perfect, they should be moved a …

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There are several benefits to having plants in your freshwater aquarium. Plants add oxygen to your fish tank and also act as biological supplementary filters that assist in keeping your aquarium clean. In turn, fish provide carbon dioxide and nutrients to the plants. Live aquatic plants are good for you too – they look great …

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