When you desperately need to recharge, which is better? A cup of coffee or a nap? How about both? Sleep expert  Michael Breus, PhD, suggests drinking a small cup of coffee and then taking a 25-minute nap. Toward the end of the nap, the caffeine will start to kick in so you'll wake extra-refreshed and ready to tackle the rest of the day.

For more on why everyone should nap and what might really be making you tired...

• How to Get the Nap You Need
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• What’s Really Behind Chronic Fatigue?

As you go through your house tidying up for spring, get rid of six things. It can be clothing, an old appliance or anything else that you haven't used in years. Why just six? Because most of us can easily get rid of six things—and six can make a real difference. You'll feel liberated by the space it frees up. If you donate those things to Goodwill or the Salvation Army, you'll know that you’re helping to provide jobs and access to low-cost clothing and household items to people in your community. A win all around!

For more easy cleaning tricks:

• The Queen of Clean’s Amazing Stain-Removal Tricks: For Counters, Carpets, Furniture, More
• A Trick for Spring Cleaning (and Fixing…and Organizing)
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Here's another reason to indulge in some delicious dark chocolate: It helps you lose weight. Yes, that's right—lose weight. A study found that people who ate chocolate five times a week were up to seven pounds lighter than those who abstained. Researchers think that chocolate's high antioxidant content might help to keep those pounds from piling on.

For more good news about chocolate:

• The Healthiest Chocolates of All
• Harness the Power of Cocoa
• Creative Design With Chocolate
• Health-Boosting Hot Cocoa Recipes

If you come down with a cold this spring, you can clear nasal congestion by relaxing in a warm herbal bath. Place one-half cup of crushed rosemary leaves in the toe of hosiery and put it in the tub. Soak in the tub for 20 minutes, inhaling deeply. You'll breathe freely again!

Or try thyme. Pour three cups of boiling water over two tablespoons of crushed thyme leaves in a bowl. Let the water cool just a bit so you're not burned by the steam, then cover your head with a towel and lean over the bowl. Close your eyes, and breath deeply for eight to 10 minutes.

For more herbal cold remedies and other herbal concoctions with healing powers:

• 7 Must-Have Healing Herbs
• 6 Herbal Teas With Healing Powers
• Energy In a Cup of Herbal Tea