10 Tips

Saturday, May 19th, 2012 | Health

Tip #1: The *Brazilian move*. The good thing about this move is that you don't need to go a gym to do it, you don't even need to find time in your day. Why? Because you will do this move while you brush your teeth! How does it work: Standing straight in your bathroom, bend your knees slightly. Tilt your hips forward while contracting them, then pull them back. Remember to make a very strong squeeze when you finish the forward move. As you brush your teeth a minimum of twice a day, that's 6 ...
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Oh, no! I Have Backne! The continuing mystery behind back acne.

Friday, May 18th, 2012 | Health

'Backne' is street slang for back acne. And while the contraction's definite origin is unknown, it can be said that it comes from the fact that nearly everyone in the world has, at one point in his or her life, experienced having back acne. Indeed, back acne is universal enough to merit its own term. Back acne knows no specific target. It afflicts people from ages ten to forty; sometimes even years after that. A lot of theories have been introduced as to why back acne happens. Sadly, however, ...
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Importance of Amino Acids

Thursday, May 17th, 2012 | Health

Amino Acids: I have recently started on a naturopathy programme (www.onlinenaturopath.net). I was drawn to the site by a friend who had said that she had been on the programme, which involves taking a drink that you mix up at certain times of the day, as the body has an internal clock and certain functions happen at certain times. Anyway you mix up the drink which is mainly Amino Acids, Herbs, Mineals and Vitamins. I wanted to come off Depo Provera, a contraceptive drug given to those who ...
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Diabetes 101 what you need to know about

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012 | Health

One of the leading causes of death in the US is diabetes. It affects the way the body uses food after digestion, for growth and energy, known as metabolic disorder. If proper treatment and medication is not administered, at times aggressively, it can lead to fatal complications and can also be seriously disabling. However, proper treatment and preventive measures allow people with diabetes to lead a relatively healthy and normal life, in most cases. Knowing Diabetes Most of the food we eat is ...
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Acne Prevention Tips

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012 | Health

Have you experienced disappointments while staring at a mirror? Certainly because you do not want what you are seeing for you might have your greatest nightmare' of having a pimple! Commonly from sweet 16 to fabulous 40 and so on, acne occurs much. Acne is a condition that affects almost everyone at some time of their lives. And obviously they do not like having it. Who wants it anyway? The National Institutes of Health said that almost 85% of the adolescents and young ladies ages from 12-24 ...
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5 Tips To Cure Your Acne

Saturday, May 12th, 2012 | Health

Reports show that over 90 percent of all adolescents and almost 25 percent of all adults are acne sufferers. And although acne affects about 50 percent of all adult women, acne does affect males and females worldwide, regardless of nationality. Here are 5 tips to help with acne prevention and treatment and skin maintenance. They are listed in no particular order of importance. 1. Get plenty of fresh air and sunshine for vitamin D, ingredients for healthy skin. Not only will your skin ...
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After Christmas Letdown?

Friday, May 11th, 2012 | Health

'You gotta pay the price,' one of my clients is always telling me. She's referring to what is a law of physics, and also the way things work ' what goes up must come down. The higher your Christmas, the more exciting, chaotic and tumultuous, the more likely you'll be tumbling down just as far. Why? According to psychneuroimmunologist (big word meaning the effect of brain and emotions on health, i.e., immunology), Paul Pearsall, Ph.D., our smart bodies want to establish equilibrium. Picture a ...
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A Cure for Cancer

Thursday, May 10th, 2012 | Health

In my wildest imagination, I never dreamed of helping someone kick cancer over the phone! One evening in 1985, the telephone rang. It was my brother John who lived in Washington, D.C. A call from my elder sibling was highly unusual. A year my senior, John hadn't connected with me for several years. It wasn't that we disliked each other; we loved one another. We simply didn't have much in common and, therefore, little to talk about. He was a big city, government lawyer, married with a family. I ...
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The Ayurvedic Approach to Menopause and Natural Hormone

Wednesday, May 9th, 2012 | Health

MENOPAUSE: IT'S ABOUT BALANCE The medical community is quickly evolving its understanding of menopause. Following the abrupt, early halt to the HRT portion of the Women's Health Initiative last July, due to findings that Hormone Replacement Therapy's risks outweighed its benefits, headlines now read "Menopause is not a disease, but a normal part of life." Hormone "replacement" therapy (HRT) has become simply hormone "therapy" (HT) in recognition of the fact that replacing estrogen is not ...
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STAY HEALTHY AND YOUNG

Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 | Health

Yes, it is possible for the people of all ages to keep themselves healthy, physically fit and young looking throughout their whole lives. Just take the following three steps and enjoy a healthy, happy and a long life. 1. Eat Balanced Food It's OK to eat for taste or for fun and eat whatever you like most but only occasionally. Remember, if you develop bad eating habits then you would have to pay its price in the shape of bad health and illness. Hope you are wise enough not to play with your ...
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