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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009 |
Flipping through glossy magazines will give you an idea what flawless, porcelain skin looks like. Skin with cellulite looks like a golf ball.
Cellulite is a condition where in the skin of the thighs, abdomen, buttocks and upper arms becomes dimpled or lumpy. It is also called orange peel syndrome, cottage cheese skin, adiposis edematosa, status protrusis cutis and many more. In mild cases, the dimples can only be seen when the skin is pinched while in severe cases of cellulite, the skin shows visible ripples and bumps even when not pinched.
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2009 |
Many of us toss and turn in our bed at night or get up from bed just to answer the call of nature and alas! sleep has left us. When morning comes, we’re groggy and looks drunk. Sleep is the best stress buster that nature has given us. Eight hours of sleep a day guarantees beauty as well as brains. During sleep, our body heals itself and recharge so that we’ll be ready to face another day when we wake up.
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009 |
Aging remains to this day one of the most talked about matter, especially among women. You cannot escape it but you can slow it. The technique is not to fight it but to get there as gracefully as you can.
There are many things that changes as we age. These changes cause our body to weaken and be more vulnerable to diseases and injuries. These are:
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Monday, March 30th, 2009 |
The basal metabolic rate which is the rate at which the body burns up calories decreases by approximately 2% per decade after women reach 18 years of age. It is a known fact that women tend to become less active as they get older and may eat more.
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Sunday, March 29th, 2009 |
Sure, good genes count but easy lifestyle modifications can even be more important if you want to live a longer, healthier life. The following strategies have been proven to ensure good health and longevity:
1. Eat the right protein
Eat more fish and less red meat as well as lots of fruits, vegetables, beans and whole grains. it can lower your risk of premature death by at least 14 % and having Alzheimer’s disease by 68%.
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Saturday, March 28th, 2009 |
Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death. It is often a lifestyle disease and is very much preventable. It is up to us to take the step and live to a ripe old age.
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Tuesday, March 24th, 2009 |
Traveling around the world is a great pleasure and the magnificent and picturesque places as well as the historical sites will make you want to come back soon. On the other hand, getting sick while touring is a whole new story. Thus, it will be wise to know the communicable diseases that are endemic to a place and how to avoid them so that your will have a hassle-free journey.
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Monday, March 23rd, 2009 |
Scalp and hair care always go hand in hand. The best way to have a healthy hair is to have a healthy scalp because the scalp is responsible for delivering valuable nutrient to the hair. Here are some scalp and hair care tips: (more…)
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Friday, March 20th, 2009 |
High blood pressure or hypertension means that your heart has to pump harder in order to circulate blood through your body. This will put your arteries under greater pressure. Uncontrolled high blood pressure is a major risk for stroke, heart disease and kidney disease, especially when combined with obesity, smoking, excessive drinking, high cholesterol or diabetes.
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Thursday, March 19th, 2009 |
In our ever-busy world, we cannot find enough time to sleep, let alone a good night’s rest. What we do not know is that sleep has more effect on our health than we think.
Sleep can make us thinner. The less sleep you get, the higher your body mass index tends to be. Research shows that people who sleep five hours a night were found to have 15 % more ghrelin which is a hormone that increases hunger and 15 % less leptin which is a hormone that suppresses it than those who have eight-hour sleep.
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Sunday, March 8th, 2009 |
Kidney disease is among the top ten leading causes of death. More and more people suffer kidney failure every year and two-thirds of these have undergone dialysis while the other one-third can not afford the treatment.
One of the reasons for the disease’s high mortality rate is that it can go undetected for years with the signs and symptoms emerging only in stage 4 or stage 5. Kidney disease also goes hand in hand with other illness like diabetes, hypertension and anemia.
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