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- The Best Skin Care Allows The Skin To Heal Itself - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2008 from Gloria MacTaggartThe skin, like other parts of the body, is designed to heal itself. Despite this, or, perhaps because people aren't aware of it, we're constantly in search of more effective topical solutions for dry skin, eczema, acne, rashes, and so on. Rarely do we find a product that works for long and it's ...
Views: 2107 - Medically Speaking - Your Pills Could Be Causing Your Weight Gain! - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2008 from Audrey & Dick FrederickIn my day I have blamed many things for creating excess weight gain. Of course, it never was the extra dish of ice cream or that wonderful pepperoni and cheese pizza or even my lack of exercising. But, never did I ever think of blaming any medication I was on at the time. And now, because of ...
Views: 2228 - Apathy About Healthy Living Has Created Massive Crises - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2008 from David RobinsonIn today's society, being grossly overweight to obese and living an unhealthy lifestyle has become status quo. It's almost acceptable, with most people generally apathetic about it. But if people don't change their unhealthy lifestyles, the consequences will cause them to pay dearly for it in ...
Views: 992 - Tools To Optimize Your Health And Well Being - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2008 from John JohnDo you want to lose weight and feel better about yourself? The first step towards weight loss and a healthy lifestyle is to develop a plan of action. Start by evaluating your goals. Do you want to fit into your old jeans or keep up with your younger friends in a pickup basketball game? Maybe ...
Views: 432 - Inappropriate Priorities Lead To Triple-Edged Health Crisis - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2008 from David RobinsonIn today’s society, being grossly overweight to obese and living an unhealthy lifestyle has become status quo. It’s almost acceptable, with most people generally apathetic about it. But if people don’t change their unhealthy lifestyles, the consequences will cause them to pay dearly for it in ...
Views: 805 - Diabetes The Sweet Poison - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2008 from Rachelydream RachelIf you have a family history of diabetes then chances are that you will have it to. Proper care with diet, exercise, and discipline in life could keep diabetes at bay. The cooking styles should be changed because the tongue is the culprit, which always craves for sweet things. There are ...
Views: 578 - A Solution For Refractive Surgery Overcorrection - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2008 from Jay StockmanThe refractive surgical procedure, PRK involves debrading, or scraping the top layer of the cornea, thereby exposing the inner layers which are then treated with a laser. In doing so, the cornea can be reshaped, and this will improve the vision of the patient. Ideally, the patient will wear a ...
Views: 1017 - Health And Healing 101 - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2008 from Kevin HintonThe lecturer walked into the amphitheatre, took his position behind the podium, and coughed once as the noise in the room subsided. "Good morning - this is 'Health and Healing 101' - the basic course on offer for all you aspiring health practitioners," he intoned. "Before we begin, put your ...
Views: 781 - What Every Man Should Know About Prostate - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2008 from Julian SaganNowadays we are overexposed to issues like leukemia, breast cancer, AIDS, cervical cancer and so on. There are breast cancer awareness months, various stickers you can put on your car to raise awareness about cancer, multiple research studies conducted to find the cure for AIDS, and yet it is ...
Views: 919 - Seal Out Tooth Decay - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Sharon BellProper brushing and flossing together with the use of fluoride can greatly reduce the incidence of cavities in children as well as adults. However, fluoride cannot reach the chewing surfaces of back teeth. This is most evident in young people. But there is a simple way to solve that problem and ...
Views: 979 - Oral Cancer Deaths On The Rise - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Sharon BellOral cancer is a killer. In the United States alone, there are over 22,000 cases every year and over 5,000 deaths yearly, according to the US National Cancer Institute. The emergence of oral cancer does not happen overnight. The slow but sure process is common in people between the ages of 60 ...
Views: 1048 - Q & A On Dental Implant Surgery - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2008 from Sharon BellWHO CAN AVAIL OF DENTAL IMPLANTS? Although dental implants are currently used by over a million people worldwide, not everyone can avail of them. Only a professional implantologist can decide whether you’re an ideal candidate for dental implants after a thorough evaluation of your physical ...
Views: 1096 - Chronic Sleep Deprivation And The Troubles It Brings - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinTraditionally, sleep has always been considered as a passive condition. But in recent years, scientists continue to unlock secrets which all point to the fact that sleep is an active process vital for both mental and physical health. If there is one thing that can be learned from all the ...
Views: 634 - The Dos And Don'ts Of Preventing Cancer Growths - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinThe big C, or cancer, is a disease that no one ever wants to experience. Aside from being painful and debilitating, cancer can cause death, especially the types that can not be detected early on. Furthermore, scientists up until now still haven't found definitive causes and treatment for this ...
Views: 597 - Cholesterol Levels And Fitness - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2008 from Paul RodgersCholesterol is an essential nutrient for human health that saves lives. It helps to protect against infectious disease and repairs damaged tissue. Cholesterol is naturally present in cell walls or membranes everywhere in the body, including the brain, nerves, muscles, skin, liver, intestines, ...
Views: 556 - Gene Therapy To Restore And Improve Vision - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2008 from Jay StockmanReduced vision, or even blindness my exist for an individual for a number of reasons. Treatment will depend on what the cause is, and how effective the treatment will be. Conventional, non invasive treatment has always been eye glasses, or contact lenses to correct visual problems. Over time, ...
Views: 937 - Effective Ways To Prolong A Healthy Life - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinIf you intend to live a long healthy life, you need to start taking preventive measures even at an early age. The problem, however, is that many individuals love excesses while they are young, thinking that they are invincible. They get used to eating fatty foods, sleeping late, drinking booze ...
Views: 695 - Beware Of The Damaging Sleep Zappers - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinThe things that you do, eat or think about are usually responsible for preventing you to fall asleep or stay asleep. You may not realize that bringing the work home or drinking coffee in the afternoon may be the reason why you feel you are being deprived of your precious snooze time. So the next ...
Views: 638 - Thrombosed Hemorrhoids - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2008 from Honey HankHemorrhoids are quite common with many people suffering from it throughout the world. Though hemorrhoids are generally harmless, it is when the hemroids clot inside the anus to lead to thrombosed hemorrhoids that things become a bit dangerous. Thrombosed hemorrhoids are found as clots in the ...
Views: 10318 - 5 Everyday Habits That Contribute To Your Risk Of Developing Heart Disease - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2008 from Mumtaz PachisaHeart disease or cardiovascular disease (CVD), which is the leading cause of death in many countries including the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, is caused by our daily habits of what we do and what we do not do. Thus, it is very much up to us to improve our habits and our ...
Views: 712 - How To Get Rid Of Acne Quickly And Easily - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2008 from Michael LeeWant to know how to get rid of acne fast? Before I reveal some effective cures in this article, you need to know the cause of acne. Acne is a skin condition where the pores on your skin are blocked and the oil can't get out on the surface. The bacteria and dirt inside these pores will cause ...
Views: 636 - Prozac, A Cure For Lazy Eye? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2008 from Jay StockmanAmblyopia, or lazy eye is reduced vision in one eye as a result of a sustained period of visual neglect in childhood, resulting in neither eye glasses nor medical treatment improving the vision in that Amblyopic eye. During infancy, an infant’s neurological system is very flexible, and can ...
Views: 1319 - What You Ought To Know About Dehydration - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinDid you know that your unexplained headaches, mood changes, lethargy and slow responses may be caused by mild to chronic dehydration? A lot of people know that it is important to drink water added with electrolytes when one is having diarrhea, dysentery, or suffering from an illness that makes ...
Views: 3047 - Scalp Reduction For Hair Loss? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2008 from Sharon BellAnother way to treat baldness is scalp reduction. In this technique, the surgeon cuts a strip of skin from the bald area and sews the edge of the scalp together. The stretched skin moves hair on the sides of the head closer to the top, thereby reducing the bald areas to be covered by a hair ...
Views: 1241 - Hazards Of Hair Weaving - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2008 from Sharon BellThe simplest way to cover up baldness is to wear a wig. Others may opt for more sophisticated techniques like hair weaving, hair implantation, or fiber implants, but all have serious side effects. "In hair weaving, the patient's own hair is used to anchor a woven-on hair piece to the scalp. ...
Views: 1332 - Quack Cures For Baldness - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2008 from Sharon BellAmerican humorist Will Rogers once said that “the only thing that can stop falling hair is the floor." In spite of his advice, many people with falling hair continue to be misled by products that claim to grow hair. Americans spend more than $100 million yearly on phony baldness remedies. ...
Views: 2936 - Minimize Fibromyalgia Symptoms - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2008 from Jess BaadFibromyalgia sufferers does not get enough sleep. They cannot achieve the regular sleep cycles needed to a complete rest. They tend to wake during the cycle where the body should be repairing itself. What is fibromyalgia? It is a condition where there is pain almost anywhere in the body; ...
Views: 881 - Common Knee Conditions: Patella Tendinitis and Quadriceps Tendinitis - How To Treat Them Effectively - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2008 from Dr. BracePatella tendinitis (also known as jumper's knee), is a common injury due to overuse from repetitive over loading of the extensor mechanisms of the knee. The patellar tendon extending from the knee cap to the shin bone (tibia) can become inflamed in patellar tendinitis. This inflammation begins ...
Views: 696 - Health Problems After Spinal Cord Injury - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2008 from Robert JackYou may come across with the task to write Health thesis and you have completely no ideas about its arrangement, do not be frightened and read our guiding principles where you can discover a lot of appealing information. First of all, you ought to be sure in the name of your Health thesis. It ...
Views: 913 - Trigger Points, Hot Spots, Pain Centers & Fibro - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2008 from Allan BurkeArticle 2 Trigger Points, Hot Spots, Pain Centers and Fibromyalgia By Allan Burke, LMP 6/1/2008 In the first article we talked about various circumstances that can bring on and set pain in different parts of our body. We identified two categories being sudden and ongoing. A third category ...
Views: 1885 - How to brush properly - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2008 from Sharon BellConfused about the kind of toothbrush you should buy? Don’t be! Dentists say it doesn't matter what kind of toothbrush you use as long as you brush properly and feel comfortable with it. No specific toothbrush can claim superiority over others since all are basically the same, according to ...
Views: 1023 - Vegetarian Diet And Its Advantages On Health - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2008 from Archna GuptaEven lacto-ovo-vegetarians,people who eat milk and eggs, live longer (by about three years) than low-meat eaters. For instance, the coronary heart disease mortality among total vegetarians is only 14 per cent. Vegetarians can, of course, have heart attacks, but they occur ...
Views: 512 - What Do You Know About the B Vitamins? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2008 from Emilia KlappIntroduction Despite supplement advertisements that claim otherwise, vitamins do not provide the body with fuel for energy. Only carbohydrate, fat and protein are used for fuel. But because B vitamins help the body use that fuel, it is true that without B vitamins the body would lack ...
Views: 1248(1 vote) - Infection Control And Complementary Therapies - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2008 from Maureen Spencer, RN, M .Ed.Introduction Complementary therapies are now popular in mainstream America. Some involve direct contact, such as acupuncture, others may transmit organisms by indirect contact when touching a client. Droplet and airborne transmission may occur during transformational breathwork and other ...
Views: 1777 - Will The Cost Of Eldercare Bankrupt The U.S.? - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2008 from Robert O'TooleIt sometimes seems that the general public isn’t paying attention to the growing crisis in long-term care for the elderly but we can’t blame the press for not trying to get the message out. It seems that almost very daily newspaper and other national and local media outlet has published articles ...
Views: 1641 - Parasites An Invasion Infestation - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Teresa RossiMost people would be surprised to learn that there are more life forms on the Earth that live as parasites than there are life forms that live otherwise. Parasites feed off of our immune system via the foods we eat, and interfere with our blood supply and lymphatic system. Depriving us of our ...
Views: 568 - Adrenal Fatigue Updated - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Dr. Carolyn PorterSearching for answers For years I have been searching for answers to my health concerns and those of many others who have crossed my path. My journey involved years of not feeling well, an illness that surfaced, over three years to realize the emotional core of all illness including mine, and ...
Views: 14829(5 votes) - Oops, Why Did I Eat That? - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Rena GreenbergYou peer out your car window and to your surprise the road sign reads, “Welcome to Maine.” Maine? You were trying to get to Boston! Now what? Do you angrily step on the accelerator and just blow past the sign giving you the bad news? Or do you take in the information, realize ...
Views: 1459 - Over The Counter Medication Complications - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Jay StockmanOver the counter remedies are all thought to be very safe; since a doctor’s prescription is unnecessary. That however, is not true. All medications, whether they are prescribed or not, have side effects, and can react with other pharmacological entities. In some cases, these effects could ...
Views: 863 - RAW FOODS & SKIN HEALTH - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Estelle CombsWhat’s the largest organ in your body? It’s your skin! It provides a protective covering for the other organs of the body. It changes to regulate your internal body temperature. And it’s a good indicator of overall health and well-being. People spend thousands of dollars on ...
Views: 1263 - Thinning Hair - by Submitted on Jun 11, 2008 from Ayush DeoraBoth men and women, of any age, can experience thinning hair problems, and so therefore it is understandably an issue that needs to be taken quite seriously into consideration. Not only can thinning hair be distressing and negatively affect one’s confidence and self-esteem, but as well it ...
Views: 581 - Wellness Prescription For Miraculous Recovery - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Rev. Dr. Jude ArnoldThe focus of this article is the variety of natural health practices that can be used to completely recover after a serious injury requiring emergency medical and surgical intervention. More than ten years ago I wrote my Wellness Prescription. It was a list in response to my client's requests; ...
Views: 2357 - Colon Cleansing & Cellular Detoxification - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Rev. Dr. Jude ArnoldThe focus of this article is the natural health diet practices which apply to the gamut of disease states. There is a lifetime of info here. The colon can be considered the most important organ of the body. There are nerve connections between the colon and every other part of your body. The ...
Views: 3709 - Pros And Cons Of Gold Fillings - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Sharon BellWant to feel like a million bucks? Why not get a gold filling? Dental records taken from the US Civil War-era in the 1800s show that gold was the most popular and most preferred filling material owing to its strength and durability. Although other filling materials like tin and amalgam were ...
Views: 1602 - Qualities Of Good Dental Fillings - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Sharon BellYou have a cavity that needs to be repaired. To do this, your dentist will clean the area and cover it up with a dental filling. But the choices are numerous: teeth can be filled with gold, porcelain or silver amalgam among others. Which one is best for you? Choosing the right dental filling ...
Views: 1146 - Feeling Your Way Through Dental Filling - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Sharon BellDrivers are no strangers to potholes – those circular holes in the road that can make driving an unpleasant experience. These are common during the rainy season and cause slow traffic and bad-tempered drivers. To repair these holes, they’re usually filled with asphalt – a ...
Views: 1036 - Adrenal Fatigue Updated - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Dr. Carolyn PorterSearching for answers For years I have been searching for answers to my health concerns and those of many others who have crossed my path. My journey involved years of not feeling well, an illness that surfaced, over three years to realize the emotional core of all illness including mine, and ...
Views: 1605 - QiGong, Chinese Medicine And Cancer - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Ted CibikSummary: This article is an introduction to how a Medical QiGong or Dao Yin (Energy medicine), a Chinese Health Therapist, or a Zhong Yi (Chinese Doctor/Priest) would compliment oncology (cancer) treatment in the United States. Over the last 20 years, I have sadly watched several of my family ...
Views: 1977 - 10 Tips To Make The Rewarding Career At Colleges - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Christy MyerCollege life is the turning point for any student’s career. The college life is also full of joy, fun and lot more to add on…. But the students who need to made serious effort to make the career are really need to follow the proper guidelines given by the parents, elders and the professors or ...
Views: 899 - Inside Story About Getting Quality Sleep - by Submitted on Oct 10, 2012 from Janet MartinIf you lose sleep every now and then, you may eventually suffer having eye bags or dark circles under the eyes for a day or two. However, if sleep deprivation becomes chronic, it can cause more than just puffy and raccoon eyes. Studies have shown that people who regularly skip sleep or do not ...
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