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How to Treat Mildew on Apple Trees

Treating Mildew on Young Apple Trees! Powdery mildew is a constant threat to apple trees. While it won’t kill its host, it will cause severe damage to all component parts of the plant, including buds, blossoms, leaves and the fruit itself. If left untended, you run the risk of producing no fruit at all, so how do you combat this

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Psychological Benefits in Developing Daily Loving Kindness

Loving Kindness is an energy that can cure and heal the body and mind! Loving kindness meditation is used to improve your well-being and reduce your stress levels. If you practice it on a daily basis, in time you can expect to increase your capacity to forgive, your ability to connect with others, come to accept yourself for who you

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Risks of Drinking Fluoride

Beware of what you are drinking from your tap water! A more balanced view – both ways! Fluoride is a natural mineral found in water in various amounts, depending on whereabouts in the UK you live. It is said to be useful in helping to prevent tooth decay and fortify your bones, hence its presence in many brands of toothpaste

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Ten Common Dog Behavioural Problems & Solutions

Common Dog Problems and their Solutions! Where would us dog owners be without our canine companions? They are not merely our pets. They are our friends and family too. They are for life and not just for birthdays of Christmases. But just like every human friend or family member we have they don’t always behave in the way we would

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Health Benefits of Taking Turmeric Daily

Daily Benefits of Taking Turmeric Turmeric is perhaps not a word you come across in your everyday life. In spite of this, it’s very likely you have already encountered it. It’s what provides mustard and curry with that deep and rich colour. While it is most commonly used to give foods that much-needed colouring, it also provides several health benefits,

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Arguments for and Against Euthanasia in the UK

The word euthanasia means a gentle and easy death. In practice, it is the deliberate ending of a human life for compassionate reasons. At present, it is illegal in the UK and carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Assisted suicide is perhaps the most well-known and controversial form of euthanasia, in which the patient takes the fatal overdose

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