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Leafy Greens salads in Spring is not only healthy but light and refreshing (Easy spring greens recipes via olivemagazine.com)

When the weather gets warmer a salad for lunch is light and refreshing and even my grandmother would tell me to drink a hot drink in the warmer weather. I never believed her until I had a cold in the summer and I drank tea instead of a cold drink. It does cool you down faster than a cold drink! Easy spring greens recipes

20 High Vitamin B12 Foods (700 Calorie Meals) DiTuro Productions LLC

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Signs of B12 deficiency can be the sensations of pins and needles via healthline.com

 If I sit too long in one place and I get up from the seat, I have experienced the sensations of pins and needles in my legs and that may be due to not having enough B12 in my body to overcome this feeling! At healthline.com they point out the signs that indicates a lack of B12 in the body to help a person get through the day. 9 Signs and Symptoms of Vitamin B12 Deficiency

Don't skip the doctor's visits - health.harvard.edu (an annual visit at least to the doctor's isn't a bad idea

 I am that person who hardly go to the doctor as pharmacies have always been the place to get remedies that work. It's not a bad idea to go to the doctor for a general check up every year although surgeries are getting more crowded! Don't skip doctor visits

Reading food labels and understanding what is in our food is helpful but not vital (Do I need to read food labels? bhf.org.uk)

 I know a few like the E food codes - yet I have not had any reaction to food I've eaten in the past and now so although it is useful to know what's in our food, it's not vital unless we have a reaction to certain foods and those with gluten. Out of interest I tried the gluten free shop brand digestive biscuits and they are just as nice as normal digestive biscuits. Do I need to read food labels?

Apples are a good source of vitamins and minerals

 I like the crunchy variety and because I find myself not eating so much when I've eaten apples but I prefer apple pies which has more calories than a raw apple, which fits in your bag or lunch bag easily and is a fruit that stays as fresh in your bag as in a fridge. Apples and Health

Healthy recipes in February include Pistachio Poppyseed Orange Yogurt Bread via ambitiouskitchen.com

I have tried lemon drizzle cake with poppyseed and it is delicious so this bread sounds like a winter cake to make for a snack during the cold, wintry mid mornings.   Pistachio Poppyseed Orange Yogurt Bread Another recipe for those wintry days is grilled and warming recipes like grilled salmon. Recipe: 10-Minute Blackened Salmon