Vegan Sweet Cherry Bars and 20 Reasons to Eat Sweet Cherries in 2020

Pierre Van Zylbaking, Bars, Breakfast, cherries, Gluten-free, Recipes, Snacks, Soy-free, Sweets, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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We all know that this season—the transition of one calendar year to another—can be loaded with messages about food and diet that are anything but wholesome. I don’t like to enter into a new year with any intentions of restriction, elimination, or deprivation. But I do greet January as a time to consider how my…

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Wingardium Leviosa

Pierre Van ZylFeatured, Featured Posts

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The second half of this year was a blessing disguised as a curse. Sometimes I can’t even believe I was strong enough to get through it—and not just get through it, but grow from it, rise from it, go into 2020 as the baddest expression of myself thus f…

A School Has Replaced Homework With Acts Of Kindness All Through December

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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The Christmas season is a busy time of year. There’s parties to attend, shopping to be done, and meals to be made. Amid all of the hustle and bustle it’s easy to forget the true meaning of the holiday season. Christmas is a time of giving, of celebrating togetherness and community. It is a time…

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These Self-Sufficient Island Cabins Have All the Comforts of Home

Pierre Van Zylholiday, Move, Travel

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Do you ever think while flying through another busy day, walking down your noisy street, or cleaning up the rooms in your home that you rarely use: “Wouldn’t it be great if life were a little simpler, quieter, and serene?” While for most of us this is …

Florida’s First Outdoor Snow Park Is Expected To Open In 2020

Pierre Van ZylPlanet

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Florida is synonymous with sunshine, beaches, and everlasting summer, the dream of everyone enduring this cold and snowy winter. After all, it’s dubbed the Sunshine State, and is the envy of all who trudge through slush to get to their cars before scraping ice off of their windshield.  That is not to say that winter…

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Antidepressants Make it Harder to Empathize, Harder to Climax, and Harder to Cry

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Mental Health

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Women are often sensitive and moody — and that’s a good thing, according to Dr. Julie Holland. Yet many women choose to medicate themselves to get rid of their moodiness, because they are told it’s an issue that must be fixed. However, overprescribed medications create many consequences for its users in matters of sleep, sex,…

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Study: Horses Are Able To Understand Human Emotions

Pierre Van ZylPlanet

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Horses were first domesticated 6,000 years ago in the grasslands of Russia, Ukraine, and Kazakhstan [1] and have played a huge role in human history. For countless centuries, horses were the quickest way for humans to get from point A to point B. Today…

2-year-olds aren’t terrible—they’re just learning how to be human

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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As a young parent you’ve probably heard the warnings- “they’re perfect now, but wait till they turn two!”. Maybe you haven’t gotten to that stage yet, or maybe you’re already in the thick of it, wondering how you’re sweet, cooing baby turned into this irrational little monster seemingly overnight. Even if you’re not a parent,…

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This New Camper Triples in Size With the Push of a Button

Pierre Van ZylHome + Garden, Make

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Have you ever dreamed of packing up the essentials, hopping in a van and driving across the country? Of replacing the noise and the traffic of the city with open roads and epic views? Of going to bed or waking up in a new location every day? If that so…

Podcast 212 | Community

Pierre Van ZylMinimalism, Podcast

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By Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus · Follow: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram

Joshua and Ryan discuss the internal conflicts many people experience when it comes to community and individualism, reason and spirituality, and religion and atheism with mathematical physicist, economist, and podcaster Eric Weinstein, and they answer the following questions…

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Moroccan Sweet Potatoes

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, Holidays, Main Dishes, Recipes, Soy-free, Tree Nut Free, Vegan

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Holiday lesson #1: Things (often) don’t go to plan. I watch a lot of reruns of The Great British Baking Show, and in many episodes there’s a moment when a baker presents something that’s falling apart, or sinking in the middle, or only halfway decorated. One of the judges will smile sympathetically, and say “looks…

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You Wished For This

Pierre Van ZylFeatured Posts

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Last night I was talking with two of my other single friends about how our romantic lives are a total fucking dumpster fire but, like, everything else is a dream come true. Professionally, spiritually, artistically, energetically—I’m more aligned than…

Sweet Potato Brownies

Pierre Van Zyl

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Gluten free and with no added sugar, these 83-calorie brownies are sure to satisfy your sweet tooth without exceeding your calorie goals.
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My Dear Firstborn, You’ll Never Know: How Motherhood Changes You

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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Life is full of defining moments. Moments that leave an imprint on your memory and change you forever. Few moments are as life-altering, though, as the moment you become a mother for the first time. Seemingly overnight, your life is completely turned u…

Vegan Dark Chocolate Granola Bark

Pierre Van ZylGluten-free, Holidays, Quick & Easy, Recipes, Soy-free, Sweets, Vegan

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I’ve been enjoying my holiday baking this year, but it’s nice to whip up a sweet treat that not only doesn’t involve baking, but also doesn’t involve cleaning my food processor or blender. This recipe for vegan dark chocolate granola bark is so easy, not to mention festive, fun, and adaptable.  The star of the…

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Guest Post from Australia

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The 5th of December 2019, a beautiful sunny Thursday and a day I will never forget. I woke up with a feeling of I-cannot-be-bothered to go to work. I was 34+1 weeks pregnant, and although the pregnancy was textbook perfect, I just felt tired that day a…

Guest Post from Australia

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The 5th of December 2019, a beautiful sunny Thursday and a day I will never forget. I woke up with a feeling of I-cannot-be-bothered to go to work. I was 34+1 weeks pregnant, and although the pregnancy was textbook perfect, I just felt tired that day a…

Bilingual Babies are Smarter

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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For years, people worried that speaking to babies in more than one language would cause confusion and a delay in language development. Now we know that couldn’t be further from the truth: babies raised in two (or more!) languages have a higher rate of …

How I Get By: A Week in the Life of a McDonald’s Cashier

Pierre Van ZylLearn

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The average worker in a fast-food restaurant in the United States gets paid $9.36 per hour. For a full-time employee, that adds up to less than $350 per week, less than $1500 per month, and barely $15 thousand per year [1]. In contrast, the CEO of McDonald’s makes over 23 million dollars in a year….

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“I Wouldn’t Feed This Stuff to a Dying Animal” – Terminal Hospice Patient Exposes Truth About Ensure Nutrition Drinks

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Learn

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We all know the importance of proper nutrition. Without adequate nutrients in our diet, our bodies don’t function the way they should. Good nutrition is essential for a healthy individual, and becomes even more paramount in the presence of illness and disease. For that reason, you would expect that hospitals would provide the best-quality nutrition…

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Flu-Fighting Ginger and Garlic Soup

Pierre Van ZylDIY Remedies & Green Beauty, eat, Health Awareness, Lunch + Dinner

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Winter is here and that means the flu season is on the rise. With the drop in temperature and the cold air spreading germs, many of us are already feeling run down. Maybe some of us are sniffling while others have a sore throat. Oftentimes, these symptoms are not strong enough for us to miss…

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World’s First Community of 3D Printed Homes is Set to House Mexico’s Poorest Families

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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Homelessness is a heart-wrenching epidemic that’s rising in the U.S. Over 550,000 Americans are homeless on an average night, and about 1.4 million people spend time in a shelter every year. [1] It’s a complicated issue that many people have tried to solve, but this plan has got to be the cheekiest: Why don’t we…

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Cider-Braised Chicken & Mushrooms

Pierre Van Zyl

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The name might sound fancy, but you’ll be pleasantly surprised at the easy prep and awesome flavor of this chicken and mushroom dish.
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Sweet Spice-Roasted Butternut Squash Oatmeal

Pierre Van Zyl

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Start your day with this sweet & simple butternut squash oatmeal.
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I’m 30 Years Old, and My Mom Still Pretends Santa Is Real

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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While most kids discover and accept the “Santa Secret” by the age of eight or nine, Caitlin Galllagher didn’t reach this pivotal moment that happens in every child’s life until age thirteen [1]. Sure, she heard her friends talk about it- tell stories at lunch time of how they found out it was actually their…

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Welcome to My . . . Bodyweight Workout

Pierre Van Zyl

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All you need is your body and an empty space to do this quick and effective bodyweight workout from personal trainer Sydney Torabi.
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