From the monthly archives:
A lot of people who suffer from sinusitis say that the condition is a huge pain in the…nose. It hurts. It reduces your energy. It can cause mental fog. It interferes with sleep. It can dull your senses, make you hoarse, give you bad breath. It can do a lot of things, actually, except give [...]
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2. Therapeutic Massage
You might be thinking what does getting a massage do for my health other than to make me feel good. Actually, therapeutic massage has many benefits. For example, it can help alleviate pain, reduce stress, and promote good health.
When a person gets a therapeutic massage, they are actually getting [...]
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It’s a continuing puzzle even for scientists why people who eat lots of fruit and vegetables are less likely to develop diseases like cancer and heart disease. Sure, fresh fruits are generally low in fat and high in fiber, but it’s much more than that.
Recent studies have shown that part of the benefit from eating [...]
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A Man’s Embarrassing Question: What Do I Do about Impotence?
A man’s inability to perform a sexual act can be debilitating to his mental health. It is also one of the most commonly experienced health concerns by a man. Almost every man, at some point in time in his life will complain of this health ailment, [...]
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All women at some point in their life will have to have a cervical smear as a part of a health checkup. But do you know exactly what a cervical smear is, and how it can affect, diagnose or treat women’s ailments? Read on for more information about this common procedure.
Women’s Health: What is [...]
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Chinese herbal teas are technically called Tisanes. These are recognized as infusions made herbs and not tea from the Camelia Sinensis plant. The essence of the herb is extracted when the tea is steeped in hot water.
Traditionally, the Chinese herbal teas are used for their medicinal and healing properties. However, there are [...]
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Ever wondered how you get all those wrinkles? Those annoying crow’s feet at the corners of your eyes? Or those laugh lines around your mouth? Sure, these things are but part of the normal aging process. But what causes aging anyway? And is there anyway to retard it?
In biological systems, the normal processes of oxidation [...]
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Hi… I’m starting a new category called 101 ways and every few days I will add one more way to get in better shape and stay in the best shape you can.
More than any other time in history, people are all vying to have the best, healthiest body possible. The health and fitness industries [...]
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Ingredients:
1 cup tomato sauce
3 T Worcestershire sauce
1 T vinegar
1 t liquid smoke
3 pkts Splenda
Combine all ingredients and cook over low heat for 10 min.
Total: 23 carbs (20 NET carbs)
Makes 16 T (1 cup) @ 1.2 carbs ea.
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Ingredients:
1 T maple flavor
2 cups water
24 pkgs sweet n’ low
24 pkgs Splenda
1/2 t guar gum (thickening agent, found in health food store)
Heat water with sweeteners and extract until boiling. Take off heat and stir in guar gum to thicken. Cool and store in refrigerator.
Total: 24 carb
Makes 32 T @ .8 carbs each
Guar gum clumps easily. [...]
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We must remember that in the past 50 years there has been a considerable reduction in energy expenditure, because of a more mechanized way of life. People today don’t have to go out to the barn and hitch up a horse or team when they are ready to go somewhere. They merely step into their [...]
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It is remarkable to find how many people eat out of boredom, sheer habit, or to the accompaniment of a newspaper, a book, or a heated business discussion. Many succumb to the habit of eating at a “minute” diner or lunch counter, gulping their food and running a “hoof and mouth” race with Father Time. [...]
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Unfortunately, people are intensely human and, to give a new twist to an old maxim, the spirit is willing but the flesh is strong. The result has been a widespread practice of “stop-and-go” dieting aimed not at improved health, but at a more fashionable silhouette.
Nothing could be worse than that kind of up-and-down-the-scales program. In [...]
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Some nutritionists and scientists believe that a small amount of fatty acids or components of certain fats are essential to human nutrition. This has never been demonstrated for humans, although apparently it is true in rats. There is the incontrovertible fact that countless millions of human beings in Asia, Africa, South America and elsewhere do [...]
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Technically, snoring is defined as any resonant noise from the respiratory tract that emerges during sleep.
Biologically, snoring refers to a vibration in the airway connecting the nose and the mouth; a vibration that can emerge through the mouth, the nose, or (as some non-snorers are painfully aware), it can emerge through both! [...]
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When your overweight or obese, you are at risk for disease, illness and conditions associated with this obesity.
We talked a little about this before, but let’s take the time to go into more detail here. If you need more incentive to get on track, consider the short-term and long-term health risks associated [...]
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More than five years ago, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) published ‘Guidelines for School and Community Programs’ to promote physical activity in children and teenagers, in hopes of helping them develop lifelong exercise and physical fitness regimens.
If you, as a parent, understand and embrace these guidelines, you can work with your school [...]
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In the diet arena and in today’s society there are so many kinds of diets to select from. There are the low-fat diets, low-carbohydrate diets, reduced-calories diets, and low-protein diets, only to name but a few. It is indeed true that the selection of meal plans has never been wider for most of [...]
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Acupuncture for acne, psoriasis, allergies and other related conditions is the current interest of several study groups, aiming to investigate and validate the preliminary studies on the effects of acupuncture as a therapy for these conditions. The first study on acupuncture for acne, psoriasis, allergies was done in 1992 and focused on acupuncture as a [...]
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Chinese teas have long been considered great for dieters. In fact, many companies have manufactured and distributed these products labeled “Chinese diet tea” for those who wish to lose weight. Perhaps the main reason for this production is that many believed that tea by itself carries only 4 calories per serving, and the [...]
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Often times stress will manifest when we carry over yesterday’s concerns into our present day concerns. An accumulation will almost always end up in a high stress level. Therefore, we must be able to “dump” all of our concerns from the previous day or days and concentrate wholly on our today.
Stress Busting Tip [...]
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If you want to lose weight, talk to your doctor. He or she can help you develop a weight loss plan that is safe and effective. The following are some tips that apply to any healthy weight loss plan:
Eat breakfast every day and don’t skip meals.
Breakfast is the most important meal of the day and [...]
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Don’t let us tell you which is good and which is not, you can see for yourself. To determine if a diet is a fad diet all you have to do is, ask your-self these questions:
Does the diet promise quick weight loss?
Use your common sense with this one. You know better than every one [...]
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Unique Health Salad Ingredients:
Cucumber finely chopped – 1 no
Tomato finely chopped – 1 no
Onion finely chopped – 1 no
Carrot finely grated – 1 no
Coriander leaves finely chopped – 1 tbsp
Pepper to taste
Sugar powdered – ½ tsp
Lemon juice – ½ tbsp
Cumin seeds powdered – ½ tsp
Preparation:
Blend all ingredients and chill it for about half [...]
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