DIY Beauty Products, How to Avoid Chemicals in Makeup: Cosmetics contain dozens of chemicals that are not completely “safe” for us. From sunscreens to lipsticks you can find harmful ingredients and unfortunately, regulations are not enough in this category, especially in the United States. For example, 1 in 3 brands of red lipstick tested by […]
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Pistachios are among the most beneficial nuts (Pistachios are high in lutein, beta-carotene, and gamma-tocopherol relative to other nuts). Pistachios have a lot of antioxidants! A study by Penn State University that published last year suggested that a heart-healthy diet (like Mediterranean diets) that includes pistachios contributes to the decrease in the serum oxidized-LDL concentration
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More than 6 in 10 people walk for exercise, transportation or even taking out their dogs. The good news is that the ratio of people who walk at least once per week for 10 minutes or more is increasing (from 56% in 2005 to 62% in 2010). The bad news is that less than half
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September is the Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The sad truth is that childhood cancer is often neglected and even there are not many significant researches for any cure! You may guess the reason! There’s not much “incentives” for drug companies to research and develop new drugs! What you can do is to help to spread
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Stress is a normal psychological response to the threatening events in our environment. In the today’s stressful world, we face hundreds or even thousands of stressful situations every week. But we should learn how to cope with this load of stress. Otherwise, continuous long-term stress may cause serious damage to our physical and mental health.
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September is the World’s Alzheimer’s Month and this is the best opportunity to spread the awareness about Alzheimer’s and dementia. More than 35 million people have Alzheimer’s worldwide and if we add the number of people who haven’t officially diagnosed yet, this number would be much more. So try your best to spread the word
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BY: Lisa Hirsch Last year around the same time my husband and I stopped off to see my mom in Florida before our final destination to Bueno’s Aires, Argentina. Since that trip I have visited my mom several times during the year. Today my husband and I are leaving for Florida to visit mom for
I love personality tests and they are some good tools to learn more about our inner-self. If you like to know more about your personality, bring a piece of paper and a pen and answer couple of questions in this personality test. You may be surprised to learn how others see you!
Asthma is a disorder that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow. The symptoms of asthma include cough, increase in mucus, shortness of breath, wheezing and prolonged expiration, increase in carbon dioxide retention, chest tightness and retractions.
Limb loss is a serious psychological, health and social issue and yet it’s often neglected in the media. Every day more than 500 people are losing a limb only in the United States and this number is much more in some other countries. Sadly, in some war-thorn countries of the world, thousands of children are
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This is the truth: We are a society addicted to sugar, and sugar is addictive as much as cocaine is! Even when you try to quit sugar, you’d have withdrawal symptoms! Sugar consumption is increasing every day and it is mind-blowing! Just take a look at the numbers! “The consumption of sugar will
Breast pain (mastalgia), a common complaint among women, is often described as chronic tenderness, sharp burning or tightness in one or both breasts. It may happen occasionally or the pain may persist during the menstrual cycle. Although the pain mostly happens in younger women, but it may happen in any ages, even in postmenopause.
As we’ve published before, coconut oil has some outstanding benefits in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. In the last couple of years, many of Alzheimer’s patients have started using coconut oil and they got amazing results. This video is an example of one of those experiences with coconut oil from Australia: ” Our story; Alzheimers’ and
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[Last Updated on April 24th 2014] In this video you can find three simple, yet effective ways to “sexiefy” your water. I personally don’t agree with her that “spring water is better than tap water”, and we have posted several times that they’re basically same, but it’s better to use tap water. Anyway, I do
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5 Reasons to Drink Green Tea 1. Contains powerful antioxidants 2. Lessens the risk of cancer 3. Increases rate of fat burned 4. reduces stress 5. It tastes GREAT! To learn more about what tea to drink, click here.
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Aloha Hawaii! Hawaiians had the highest well-being in the U.S for the last three consecutive years. In fact, Hawaii ranked the highest in the nationwide survey in emotional health (how likely a resident smiles or laughs everyday, or if they have a daily stress or worry) and in healthy behaviors (exercising, not smoking and eating
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Consuming 1.5 ounces of unseasoned nuts daily as part of a healthy diet may reduce the risk of heart disease. Many varieties improve artery linings and lower LDL cholesterol and are loaded with healthy facts and other beneficial nutrients. Advertisement:
