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Thank you for reading our March edition of the Essex Business and Leisure Magazine, and thank you for your continued support of the small local businesses that we advertise every single month. Thankfully this month Spring will start to show, I know I’m just looking forward to seeing some longer days. I can’t stress enough again how important it is for all the sons and daughters out there not to forget Mother’s Day on the 15th. Every Mum deserves to be spoilt one way or another even if it is just a small bouquet of flowers. This month we have a simple and yummy recipe that would be great to put together with your children or grand children around the easter time so be sure to have a look on page 22 and let us know how you get on! I’d also like to bring your attention to the Danny Green Fund on page 20. They really do some fantastic work and there is a short story about brave little boy that they are doing their utmost to help.
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Chocolate Egg Nests Page 22
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Meet Your Local Businesses Page 28
Calcium is Key Page 30
Let Mediation Help Page 34
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So what went wrong? – Life just got in the way, I guess! Just tonight I stood before the tavern, Nothing seemed the way it used to be. In the glass I saw a strange reflection, Was that lonely person really me? So, how did it turn out, when looking through the wrong end of the telescope? Well, for some of us, by luck or judgment it turned out OK – Good Pension, Mortgage Free Retirement Years- still all to look forward to
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Weight bearing exercise such as walking is also crucial for building and maintaining healthy bones. However, building up to impact exercise is the goal here. I personally like the research that has gone into Crossfit, my personal exercise of choice. The varied movement patterns are excellent and there is also Crossfit Kids, designed to provide strength and conditioning exercises for children of all ages. If children are able to do these movement patterns on a regular basis, you are going to help them from getting bone mineral wasting as they age. In an age where sitting on you back side and either watching TV of computer games are king, it is our job as parents to give our children a healthy future so get them out and exercising as soon as you finish reading this article.
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