Forty years and counting……

Pierre Van ZylAging, gratitude, parenting, TheUnluckyPath

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Random ponderings on turning forty……..There is genuine sadness and mourning when a favorite piece of makeup is discontinued…….it has taken me years to perfect the “easy, 5-minute, naked-faceâ€� look. Now I have to start that one piece over ag…

10 Travel Influencers to follow to spark Wanderlust

Pierre Van Zylbloggers, Escape, getaway, influencers, inspiration, instagram, Travel, vacation, wanderlust, weekend

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Hands up who loves travelling?? In the last few years I’ve become a total gypsy (is that a mid-life crisis?) trying to travel at least once a month. In fact, I have a world map stuck to my bedroom wall covered in post-it notes with dates and routes. When I am not city hopping I love checking…

Weekend Reading, 7.29.18

Pierre Van ZylNutrition and Wellness, weekend reading

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Spontaneity has never been my strong suit. I’ve always admired it from afar, nodding my head approvingly at the idea of carpe diem, going with the flow, and all of that. But acknowledging its value and actually welcoming it into my life are two very different things. I know that my resistance to spontaneity has…

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Why Did God Create Grandmas? Boy’s Answer Has Everyone Cracking Up

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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“Well, God made grandmothers to love and care about’cha that’s all I know…” This adorable little boy’s answer for Why Did God Create Grandmothers? is cracking everyone up. This literally might be the cutest 30-second video ever, and the internet seems to agree. In fact, I wouldn’t mind if this little guy sat down to…

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These 6 Zodiac Signs Will Be Most Affected by Mercury Retrograde

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries, Personal Growth + Development

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If your life seems to have been falling apart all of a sudden, one planet in particular might be part of the problem. From tension in your love life to miscommunication and confusion to chaos, Mercury will be retrograding between July 26 until August 19, 2018. Certain people are definitely affected more than others and…

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109-Year-Old Woman Said Secret to Long Life Is Avoiding Men

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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When it comes to knowing the secret to a long life, who better to talk to than a centenarian? Some say it all comes down to eating healthy or exercising daily and others say they’ve juts been blessed with good genes. There was even one woman named Susannah Mushatt Jones who claimed eating bacon was…

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Cycling the Golden Gate Bridge

Pierre Van Zyl

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San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge and its hills, the latter making for a killer cycling workout.
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My Everyday Winter Porridge

Pierre Van ZylHealth + Nutrition

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  There’s something deliciously nourishing about porridge. I have it literally every morning in winter after my morning workout. It’s filling and warming, packed with healthy whole grain oats that keeps me full until mid-morning. It can go sweet or savoury too, which is perfect because I’m usually torn on that morning dilemma. This recipe…

How to Burpee

Pierre Van Zyl

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Burpees seem to be everyone’s favorite exercise to hate. We can’t promise you’ll hate them less after watching this, but let’s at least learn the proper form.
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How to Back Squat

Pierre Van Zyl

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Squats are one of the best exercises for strengthening your legs, glutes, core and more. Without proper form, however, you’re missing out on all the benefits.
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8 Foods Linked to Ongoing Outbreaks That Might Make You Sick

Pierre Van Zyleat, Heal, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries, Pain Management

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We’re not exactly sure why, but there have been in alarming number of dangerous food outbreaks over the last year or so. Cases of food contamination are becoming more commonplace and stealing headlines, which is why everyone needs to know how to keep themselves and their families safe. Remember the nationwide listeria outbreak in October…

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Scorpions Hiding in Homes for Relief from Texas Heat (Where to Find Them)

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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No one likes having pests in their home… from ants to cockroaches and earwigs to spiders – ugh – it’s never nice waking up to the little creepy crawlers in the place you find comfort. But compared to what we’re going to talk about in a few seconds, some silly insects seem like child’s play!…

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10 Dressing Rules That Everyone Should Learn Once and for All

Pierre Van ZylLearn, Personal Growth + Development

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We’ve all heard the concept of dressing for your body type. However, when you really think about it, dressing for your body type feeds into the belief that looking slim and fitting into societal ideals is more important than wearing clothes you personally like, connect with, and have fun with. Dressing for your body type…

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Mantra Meditation

Pierre Van Zyl

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Om. The word is only two letters and one syllable, but can be incredibly powerful when used as part of your meditation practice. Om.
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Racecation Tips and Tricks { Just Run }

Angeladestination race, racecation, Races, Running

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It’s another edition of Just Run, where each month a group of my running blogger friends gather with their tips, tricks and thoughts on all things running. In case you missed the previous editions: Tips for the New Runner Instagram Tips and Tricks My Worst Race Ever My Best Race Ever 5 Things I’d Hate […]

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116-Year-Old Giuseppina Projetto’s Long Life Can Be Attributed To One Super Food

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Healthy Aging + General Wellness

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Living to be 116-years-old is incredible feat that only a few select individuals get to experience. One of those individuals was Giuseppina Projetto, who was known as the oldest person in Europe until she passed away on July 6th (1). She lived an incredible life well into her second century and it’s something to be…

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World-famous cardiologist: saturated fats DO NOT cause heart disease, are not necessarily bad for you

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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Is saturated fat really the health hazard it’s been made out to be? Dr. Aseem Malhotra is an interventional cardiologist consultant in London, U.K., who gained quite a bit of publicity after the publication of his peer-reviewed editorial1 in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in 2013. In it, he seriously challenges the conventional view on saturated…

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Chuck Norris Sues Multiple Pharma Companies for Wife’s Poisoning- One of Them Fights Back

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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American martial artist, actor, film producer and screenwriter Chuck Norris, and his wife Gena are making headways as they take on the most prominent healthcare giants of the world. They filed a lawsuit in 2017 with the San Francisco Superior Court, claiming that Gena was poisoned by gadolinium, a metal used for MRI scans to…

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Where to See the Blood Moon, the Longest Lunar Eclipse of This Century

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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It has been less than a year since â€�The Great American Eclipseâ€� back in August 2017. That one was special because it was the first time a total solar eclipse had gone from one American cost to the other in almost 100 years. But on July 27, 2018, the longest lunar eclipse of the century…

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4 Must-Follow Steps If You Want to Lose Your Beer Belly

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Move, Weight Loss

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No one wakes ups randomly one day to discover they have a belly, but after years of beer consumption from weekly bar outings and summer evening parties making keg stands or playing beer pong, your poor stomach has now been replaced with the dreaded beer belly. Each beer you consume is about 150 calories, which…

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Finding Fitness: Dragon Boating

Pierre Van Zyl

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Ever see a long, skinny boat with 20 people, a drummer and a steerer – and wonder what the health? This is dragon boating.
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Rice, Beans, Tofu and Greens

Pierre Van Zylbeans, Gluten-free, greens, Main Dishes, Meals, Power Plates, Quick & Easy, Recipes, rice, tofu, Tree Nut Free, Vegan, weeknight

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Power Plates turns six months old today! It feels like yesterday that NYC was freezing cold and I was celebrating the fact that this book, so long in the making, was finally in print. It’s given me such joy to get messages and pictures and to have the knowledge that the recipes don’t just belong…

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The Ultimate Arms Workout

Pierre Van Zylarms, Fitness, Movement, workout

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With all of the cardio and ab work we do at the gym, sometimes we can forget to give a little love to our arms. I mean leg day was such a big thing that we all forgot to give a little love to arms workout day. And whilst some toned legs are pretty good,…

Architect Turns Old Cement Factory Into His Home, And the Interior Will Take Your Breath Away

Pierre Van ZylHome + Garden, Make

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You’ve probably heard that destroy existing old structures, homes, and buildings are cheaper and much easier than repairing or renovating them. However, that didn’t stop Ricardo Bofill, a Spanish architect, from restoring this abandoned closed down WWI-era pollution machine. Ricardo saw a world of possibility when he discovered the enormous compound of silos and buildings…

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10-Year-Old Boy Looking To Get Out Of Foster Care Says He’ll “Do Anything” For His Dream Family

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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There are thousands of kids in foster care in the US, many of whom can only dream of what living in a stable family home would be like. One boy in particular is keen on fulfilling his dream of having a family and has put his hopes out into the universe. The Fun-Loving Boy Any…

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71-Year-Old Dies from Bacterial Infection, Vibrio vulnificus, in Raw Oysters

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Health Awareness, Learn, News + Discoveries

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On today’s menu, we have freshly shucked oysters over a bed of shaved ice garnished with lemon, horseradish, and Tabasco. On any other day, a refreshing treat like that would sound amazing. But the recent death of a 71-year-old man in Sarasota County, Florida has people thinking twice about the popular seafood dish. On July…

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New Research Says Women With Big Butts Are Healthier And Smarter

Pierre Van ZylHeal, Learn, News + Discoveries, Women’s Health

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There’s an energized focus on body awareness and acceptance these days. People are starting to become comfortable with various body types that differ from the modern beauty standards. Over the ages, different body parts and types were fetishized, depending on the condition and priorities of the civilization. As it turns out, larger butts are indications…

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How One Mother’s Trip To A Rest Stop Nearly Became A Child Abduction Case

Pierre Van Zylparenting

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Children are an important part of our lives and they provide us with an insurmountable amount of laughter, joy, and love. The last thing anyone wants to think about is their child being abducted, but it’s a harsh reality that occurs frequently in the US. In 2016 alone, there were 179 AMBER Alerts issued involving…

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Last Week’s Workouts

AngelaCross Training, Fitness, Running, strength training, Workouts, Yoga

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Last week’s workouts were off. Off as in, not as how I had planned. But that’s life!  So I rolled with the punches and did what I could with what I had.  I didn’t freak out about it.  It felt kind of nice to do something different.  And it actually is probably a blessing in […]

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Archaeologists Actually Opened That Giant Black Sarcophagus. There’s Some Pretty Gruesome Stuff Inside

Pierre Van ZylLearn, News + Discoveries

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Despite – or perhaps in spite of – a wave of recent Twitter paranoia, archaeologists with Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities have opened that giant 2.65-meter (8.7-foot) black sarcophagus unearthed from a depth of 5 meters (16.4 feet) during a construction survey earlier this month. The granite sarcophagus was the largest ever found in the Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria and had everyone scratching…

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Are You Old Enough to Remember What This Is?

Pierre Van ZylLearn, Personal Growth + Development

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Thanks to the digital age, everyday-items from the past have become forgotten or extinct, while others have transformed significantly. However, the great thing about the internet is that it can remind us just how much things have changed! Below we’ve found 5 everyday-items that have either diminished entirely or drastically changed since their time. How many…

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How to Make Key Lime Pound Cake with Dairy-Free Cream Cheese

Pierre Van ZylDesserts, eat

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Nothing is more refreshing than a zesty fresh hit of citrus in the summertime! (Or, if you’re like us, any season.) Some people just love the idea of a slightly acidic dessert that isn’t overly sweet while for others, the flavor of key lime triggers waves of childhood memories. Whatever the case, everyone can enjoy…

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