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In large serving bowl, mix salad greens, onion, cheese and thawed raspberries. Toss, adding only enough dressing to evenly coat ingredients. Arrange greens mixture on individual plates. Place chicken evenly over greens. 

In the bottom of the crockpot, whisk together the coconut milk, green curry paste and garlic.

Add in the chicken, vegetables, baby corn, and onion. Note: If you want your vegetables crunchier, just add the onion at this step and add the remaining vegetables in step four.

Place chicken, tomatoes, enchilada sauce, onion, banana peppers, and garlic into slow cooker. Pour in water and chicken broth. Season with cumin, chili powder, salt, ground pepper, and bay leaf. Stir in corn and cilantro. Cover and cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours, or on High for 3 to 4 hours.

Almonds are high in Vitamin E and magnesium, both of which have been linked to improvements in memory, learning and cognition.  A study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association suggests that consuming almonds increases vitamin E levels in the plasma and red blood cells, and also lowers cholesterol levels.

Moringa is a plant that was initially discovered for its beneficial properties thousands of years ago, only recently has moringa (sometimes called the Ben oil tree or the Tree of Life) become known as one of the most impressive herbal supplements.

In fact, in 2008 the National Institute of Health called moringa (moringa oleifera) the “plant of the year,” acknowledging that “perhaps like no other single species, this plant has the potential to help reverse multiple major environmental problems and provide for many unmet human needs.”⁽¹⁾

Many people use aloe gel as a remedy for skin conditions, including burns, sunburn, frostbite, psoriasis and cold sores, but there is a host of other Aloe Vera benefits.  Aloe gel is used for treating osteoarthritis, bowel diseases, fever, itching and inflammation.

In addition, Aloe is used as a natural remedy for asthma, stomach ulcers, and diabetes and for soothing side effects of radiation treatment. Aloe latex is used to naturally treat depression

Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is an infectious disease caused by a bacterium named Borrelia spread by ticks, spiders, and mosquitoes.⁽²⁾ The most common sign of infection is an expanding area of redness on the skin, known aserythema migrans, that appears at the site of the tick bite about a week after it occurred.⁽¹⁾ 

There are a number of a surprising health benefits from using bergamot essential oil as a natural remedy. Bergamot oil has antibacterial, anti-infectious, anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties. It can be used to improve the health of your skin, while also aiding digestion, improving your mood and killing bacteria.

These compounds make cinnamon one of the most beneficial spices on earth, giving it antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, anti-microbial, immunity-boosting and potential cancer and heart disease-protecting abilities.

Recipe: CoconutOil Deodorant

With that in mind, the following is an all natural (free from harmful and toxic ingredients and chemicals) underarm deodorant recipe featuring coconut oil.