How Activated Charcoal Might Help You Get Through The Holiday Season
With the holiday season underway most of us will be indulging on lots of good food and drinks. For good health it’s important that we try and keep everything within moderation. However there will be times where moderation will go out the window and that extra pan of cookies or that big punch bowl of egg nog will be calling your name. 🙂 Moderation is something I personally struggle with especially since I’m always trying out and creating new…
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