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04/20/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

14 fruits and vegetables to start planting in April

We’re hitting the middle of Spring! With temperatures rising and your garden soil reaching that “Goldilocks” temperature of not too hot and not too cold, now is the perfect time to plant most of your vegetable seeds. An article published on USFeeds.com lists 14 fruits and vegetables you should start planting now! Beans: Not just […]

03/12/2017 / By Vicki Batts

Want to live longer? Eat spicy food

Many people enjoy spicy foods for a variety of reasons: the flavor, the heat, the rush. But if you’ve got a penchant for hot peppers and all things spicy, it seems that you could be reeling in quite the health benefits along with that punch of heat. Earlier this year, research on the benefits of […]

01/11/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

The spicy, active ingredient in chilies found to kill off cancer cells

A burning, hot sensation in your mouth isn’t the only trick chili peppers have up their sleeve. Rather than spicing up your food, German researchers found that capsaicin, or the active, hot compound in chili peppers, could stop breast cancer in its tracks. Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide, affecting about […]

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