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Pre foreclosures are properties that have reached the final stages before they get repossessed or taken back by the lender or bank. The owner is still in complete control of the property or home, although the bank or lender will repossess the home if the owner doesn’t attempt to rectify the situation. Normally, if the owner makes things right with payment, the pre foreclosure will settle and things will go back to normal.            

Avoid the temptation to be a breakfast skipper by following these quick tips from USDA's Human Nutrition Information Service:

• No time? Build a breakfast around foods that are ready to eat or take little preparation time. There are plenty that qualify: fresh and canned fruits, milk, yogurt, cheese, cottage cheese, ready-to-eat cold cereals and instant breakfast mixes.
  
  
• Take it to go... Try celery stuffed with peanut butter or a meat or cheese spread, dried fruits or vegetable juices.
  
  
• Perk up cereals...Top cereals with fruit or stir chopped nuts such as peanuts, pecans and walnuts into cooked cereal.
  
  
• Not hungry yet? Drink juice. Something is better than nothing. Have some bread or crackers later in the morning, then drink some milk and eat some cheese, an egg or peanut butter.
  
  
• Don't skip if you're on a diet. There's no evidence that skipping meals will help you lose weight. In fact, studies show that most people who skip breakfast tend to eat more later in the day. Some even select more calorically-dense foods than those who eat breakfast.
  
  

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Reprinted from the International Food Information Council Foundation

• Eat Right - The right amount of calories is vital to our daily functioning—it’s only when we take in more calories than we burn that we run into trouble.
• Sleep Well - Sleep experts say most adults need between seven and nine hours of sleep each night for optimum performance and health.
• Stay Active - Many of us get very little physical activity and hold a tremendous amount of tension in our bodies—all of which can be exhausting.” Although it may seem contradictory, expending energy can actually increase your energy. How? According to James S. Gordon, MD, the founder and director of the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, DC, and a clinical professor in the departments of psychiatry and family medicine at Georgetown University school of medicine.