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TOO MUCH COFFEE SHRINKS YOUR BOOBS?

A new study shows that there is a relationship between the amount of coffee and the size of a woman’s breast. According to a study published in the British Journal of Cancer, that questioned 300 women about how much coffee they drank per day, women who drank three or more cups of coffee [...]

2Nov2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Sniffles! Sniffles!

Germs survived, let’s say in hotel rooms, a day after guests left, waiting to be picked up by the next person checking in. Watch out for the refrigerator handle, the closed circuit TV remote, touching germy surfaces as opposed to say, shaking a sick person’s hand, for this may give you [...]

2Nov2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Stone Indulgences

Ganbanyoku stone sauna is the newest health trend today emerging from Japan. The word meaning “stone bath” or “stone sauna”, it is a large piece of granite, black and white silica and tourmaline laid into an elevated floor, like bedrock, heated up to 40 degrees Centigrade or 105 degrees Fahrenheit. If [...]

22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Cure: Old and New

Scientists have it that there are still millions of diseases to be discovered. A never-ending search and development of antibiotics and cure drugs has been their main goal and eighty years after the discovery of penicillin, researchers say they are on the verge of developing a new class of antibiotics. First [...]

22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Drink and Shrink

While certain amount of brain shrinkage is normal in age, greater amounts in some parts of the brain have been linked to dementia. But what’s good for the heart may not be good for the brain. People drinking alcohols, in moderate amounts that help prevent heart disease; have smaller brain volume [...]

22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Liver Food

In this modern age of toxic living, it is wise to constantly replenish our antioxidant defenses and help our liver perform its task to perfection. One such antioxidant is Glutathione – the Master Antioxidant – keeps our liver healthy by constantly supplying it with antioxidant nutrients. There are toxins (not distinguished [...]

22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Bladder Cancer

Chemicals that cause bladder cancer are present in cigarette smoke. It is thought that these chemicals get into the bloodstream and end up in the urine after being filtered by the kidneys. They then damage the cells which line the inside of the bladder. It is said, however, that it [...]

22Oct2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Lump Check

The majority of women recognized that lumps could be a possible sign of breast cancer but only a small percentage of women check their breasts for signs of cancer and a much smaller percentage of those who seldom or never do. Some may check their breast regularly but do not know how [...]

15Sep2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Get Jolted

Whether you are running miles, swimming laps, leaping over hurdles, rising up the corporate ladder or juggling men, you need a boost of extra energy to keep you going. Power drinks are packed with energy-yielding compounds and specific electrolytes that will ensure that you live out your fun, fabulous life. So, [...]

13Sep2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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Physical Therapy for Kids

Kids with broken limbs undergo physical therapy including those who from birth suffered a certain illness called cerebral palsy (CP), a disease resulting from damage to the brain before or during birth. Most of CP patients have problem with movement, including stiffness and weakness of muscles. Physical therapy enable these children [...]

12Sep2008 | blogger | 0 comments | Continued
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