Learn how to create good growing soil when growing a garden in this free gardening video.. Expert: Tia Pinney Bio: Tia Pinney is a Teacher Naturalist and Adult Program Coordinator at Mass Audubons Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary in Lincoln, Massachusetts. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

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This is the VOA Special English Health Report, from voaspecialenglish.com Some people’s ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose. Experts say it protects and cleans the ear. It traps dirt and other matter and keeps insects out. Doctors think it might also help protect against infections. And the waxy oil keeps ears from getting too dry. So earwax is good. It even has a medical name cerumen. And there are two kinds. Most people of European or African ancestry have the “wet” kind: thick and sticky. East Asians commonly have “dry” earwax. But you can have too much of a good thing. The glands in the ear canal that produce the wax make too much in some people. Earwax is normally expelled; it falls out of the ear or gets washed away. But extra wax can harden and form a blockage that interferes with sound waves and reduces hearing. People can also cause a blockage when they try to clean out their ears, but only push the wax deeper inside. Earwax removal is sometimes necessary. But you have to use a safe method or you could do a lot of damage. Experts at NIH, the National Institutes of Health, suggest some ways to treat excessive earwax yourself. They say the wax can be softened with mineral oil, glycerin or ear drops. They say hydrogen peroxide or carbamide peroxide may also help. Another way to remove wax is known as irrigation. With the head upright, take hold of the outer part of the ear. Gently …

Healthy Smoothie Recipes / Fruit Smoothie Recipe / Raw Food Diet / Raw Food Recipes ❤ Glorious Green Banana Smoothie !! ❤ INGREDIENTS: Collard Greens (a few leaves) Fresh Plantain* (no more than 3 blades) Fresh Lamb’s Quarters* (a few leaves) 2 YOUNG Coconuts** (water & meat) 1 Mango 2 Bananas *or other fresh herbs of your choice **young coconuts can be found only at places like Whole Foods and other natural food stores, as well as Chinese markets– they are NOT the brown, hairy coconuts you may find in regular supermarkets…those are OLD coconuts, not young ones. The young ones appear white, just as you see them in my videos…in their natural state, they are actually pale GREEN on the outside, but they are chopped down in size before being exported to America. PREPARATION: 1) Blend all ingredients above in your Vita-Mix, or other high-powered blender of your choice. Visit bit.ly or bit.ly for Vita-Mix info. 2) Garnish with fresh edible flowers from your garden, or wherever you can hopefully find some.. ;-) 3) ENJOY!! PEACE, DAN =) .

First Lady Michelle Obama talks to school children about the importance of exercise and nutrition at the Healthy Kids Fair on the South Lawn at the White House. October 21, 2009 (Public Domain)