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How to Avoid Norovirus While Backpacking

Hiker - Backpacker in the mountains
What is Norovirus and how do you avoid Norovirus while in the backcountry? Norovirus is a nasty, nasty germ that causes severe cramping, vomiting, and diarrhea and is highly contagious. Symptoms tend to present themselves 12-48 hours after exposure and last one to three days; most of the time requiring ...
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Incorporating Sports Drinks Into Your Pre & Post Hike Routine

BODYARMOR Sports Drink
This post is sponsored by BODYARMOR. It is no secret that hiking causes you to sweat which causes you to lose electrolytes which then causes dehydration. That is why it is important to replace those electrolytes as you are hiking, especially if you are hiking in a hot and/or humid climate ...
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Sacred Rest

Sacred Rest Book Review
First, let me say that I was completely ecstatic to be chosen to receive Sacred Rest; Recover Your Life, Renew Your Energy, Restore Your Sanity by Saundra Dalton-Smith, M.D. for free in exchange for my honest review! Do you ever have a book that just speaks to you before you even read ...
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Hiking First Aid Kit

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What kind of hiking first aid kit do you have? Or do you carry one at all? Just like when you are building a camping or RV first aid kit, what goes into a hiking first aid kit will depend on where you will be hiking as well as how ...
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End of the Year Declutter

Clutter
A new year is about to begin, so begin fresh by doing an end of the year declutter not only of your home but electronic life too! Wait?! I thought that is what Spring Cleaning was for? While I also do Spring Cleaning, I save that more for the deep ...
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The Master’s Mind || Book Review

The Master's Mind Book
When I got the chance to review The Master's Mind for free from the publisher I felt it was exactly what I was looking for. While the book is very informative, it wasn’t exactly what I thought it would be. When reading the description for the book, I expected it ...
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Health Benefits of Hiking

Hiking
When most people think of getting in shape they think of running, working out at the gym, counting calories, or going on a diet. Not many think "I want to get in shape, maybe I should start hiking." However, there are several health benefits of hiking. Besides getting your heart ...
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DarnTough

Healthy From the Inside Out

Natures Made Probiotics
Disclaimer: This post was sponsored by Nature Made as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central and all opinions expressed in my post are my own. For me, hiking is key to staying healthy, so is eating right and getting the right amount of vitamins†. I also have digestive ...
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Take Your Life Back Book Review | Self Help & Personal Growth

Take Your Life Back Boo Review
Disclaimer: I was sent a copy of this book for free to review from the publisher for my honest review! I love self-help books especially when it comes to emotional health and personal growth. Take Your Life Back: How to Stop Letting the Past and Other People Control You is ...
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15+ 30-Day Challenges to Change Your Life

30-day challenges to change your life
These 30-day challenges may or may not change your life, but it's always worth a shot, right? Let's face it, there is a competitor in all of us. Whether it's to have the cleanest house, best behaved kids (notice how everyone's kids are saints on Facebook?), smartest kids, newest car, ...
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Gear Trade

I don’t get you! Book Review

I don't get you: A healthy guide to conversations
I don't get you; A guide to healthy conversations by Sherry Graf is a little book full of practical advice on how to have healthy conversations with those around you and how to safeguard your heart and theirs from getting too emotionally attached unintentionally. I received this book for free ...
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The Emotional Edge Book Review

The Emotional Edge Book Review
I was recently sent The Emotional Edge by Crystal Andrus Morissette by Blogging for Books for free to read and give my honest review. I was really intrigued to read this book as on the front cover it says: Discover Your Inner Age, Ignite Your Hidden Strengths, and Reroute Misdirected ...
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The Seven Laws of Love Book Review

The Seven Laws of Love Book Review
The Seven Laws of Love by Dave Willis is a must read book for those that may be struggling with allowing love into your life, or those who want to learn to love more completely and build stronger relationships with all those around you. Mr. Willis takes you through the ...
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Paula’s Choice Skin Perfecting BHA 2% Liquid

Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting BHA 2% Liquid
Paula's Choice Skin Perfecting BHA 2% liquid feels not only amazing going on, but really does improve the overall appearance of your skin and skin tone. It claims to do the following which I believe it has proven that it does (at least for me): Rapidly exfoliates the skin’s surface ...
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Lay it Down Book Review

Lay it down: Living in the freedom of the gospel
In the book Lay it down: living in the freedom of the gospel, the author talks about his own personal burnout and bought of depression while in the ministry. The years of continually having to prove his worth by meeting everyones expectations left him feeling trapped. While I did enjoy ...
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