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Eating disorders are among those modern conditions which aren't always taken seriously by the wider population, but which can have very serious effects for its victims. Indeed, far from being a minor problem which sufferers can solve simply by 'pulling themselves together', many of the eating...

• Date Added: 4/24/2007
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Exercise is good for you – there's simply no doubt about it! However, I still meet clients on a daily basis who've vowed to dedicate themselves to an exercise program, only to quit after a month. Let's face it, North Americans start and stop their fitness programs more frequently than they change...

• Date Added: 2/23/2006
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Cosmetic dentistry helps many people get a confident smile, and also corrects many dental anomalies. Six of the most common cosmetic dental procedures are:

Dental bonding: This is carried out to fill gaps in the teeth and cover stains and chips. The process involves the application of a...

• Date Added: 3/18/2006
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What is Atrial Fibrillation?

The heart is a muscle divided into four chambers: two atria at the top, and two ventricles at the bottom. Electrical impulses from the sino-atrial node in the right atrium cause the sequential contraction of atria then ventricles in order to squeeze blood...

• Date Added: 9/20/2005
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Psoriasis is a skin disease that is constant and never ending. It can be recognized by red patches of skin that are covered with white scales. People with Psoriasis usually have this red scaling looking rash on various parts of their body including the genitals, ears, elbows, knees, bell button,...

• Date Added: 9/20/2005
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There are a growing number of people drawn to the health benefits of yoga. For good reasons. The deep breathing exercises taught in some schools of yoga cater to the healthy living of every cell in our bodies. Many people don't realize that every cell in our bodies requires oxygen on a continual...

• Date Added: 12/7/2005
• Views: 609

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Heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in most developed countries around the world, and the number of cases is rising constantly as a result of both modern lifestyles and increased overall longevity. While developing the condition can have a devastating impact on the sufferer's life,...

• Date Added: 4/24/2007
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Balancing calcium with magnesium is an essential part of the effort to build and maintain strong and healthy bones.

Although 99% of calcium is found in your bones, the other 1%, which circulates throughout you bloodstream, is equally important to maintaining good health. Every cell in the...

• Date Added: 8/5/2005
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With the New Year now upon us, it's important to give pause and consider making some positive changes regarding the state of your health. As they say, there's no time like the present. People the world over often make resolutions to do something to better themselves in the coming year. In 2006,...

• Date Added: 7/10/2006
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The B5 vitamin is also known as Pantothenic Acid. The B5 vitamin is the most prolific of all the vitamins and is found in every type of food. In fact, it is impossible for a person to consume less B5 vitamin than they need. That means that there is no little possibility that a person can have a B5...

• Date Added: 12/13/2005
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The word "organic" may appear on packages of meat, cartons of milk or eggs, cheese and other single-ingredient foods. Certified organic requires the rejection of synthetic agrochemicals, irradiation and genetically engineered foods or ingredients. Literally, of course, the term is a redundancy:...

• Date Added: 5/10/2006
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If you look at beverage-related news, you'll frequently see questions arising about the rising use of energy drinks, particularly by children and teenagers. Given that the energy drink market has increased by over 75 percent in the past year, and the non-energy carbonated drink market has actually...

• Date Added: 7/10/2006
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At one time, Pilates was a specialized form of exercise limited to a handful of professional practitioners.  In recent times, Pilates has become one of the biggest exercise fads in America.  Almost every town and city across this great country has a professional Pilates studio, staffed by...

• Date Added: 4/18/2006
• Views: 587

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Do you take analgesics (pain pills) for your chronic headaches? If you do you are not alone, but you may be surprised to learn that the pain-killers you're taking may actually be promoting your chronic tension or migraine headaches.

What should you do when you have a tension or a migraine...

• Date Added: 1/4/2006
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Patients with migraine headaches seek over-the-counter pain pills by the multimillions. But are these migraine headache sufferers actually helping themselves or are they taking dangerous risks that they are unaware of?

All drugs are dangerous. Before a person suffering with a migraine...

• Date Added: 12/24/2005
• Views: 577

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Not many of us know about something that is common between Evil Kenivel and Naomi judd along with thousands of other lesser, known mortals. Well the answer is Hepatitis. Both stars have or had the virus, in particular the hepatitis c. there are basically three types that infect people every year....

• Date Added: 9/13/2005
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There are many people who are unhappy with their appearance in the world today. Some peoples' teeth may have been unattractive for their entire lives, whereas others' teeth may have aged and slowly become unattractive. For these reasons, many people decide to look into cosmetic dentistry. Cosmetic...

• Date Added: 12/14/2005
• Views: 572

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Weight loss if difficult. There is no disputing that fact. There are thousands of methods of weight loss that claim to be the most effective on the market.

Everywhere you turn, everything you read, and everything you watch has an ad for some type of weight loss program, product or...

• Date Added: 8/12/2006
• Views: 572

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Essential Massage Facts
A massage is a traditional form of therapy in which muscles and other soft tissues of the body are manipulated to improve health and well-being. Variants of massage range from tissues to deeper manual techniques. Massage was practiced as a healing therapy for...

• Date Added: 4/29/2006
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When it comes to skin care, many people don't think about it until they start to see the first signs of wrinkles, usually some time in their thirties. Although paying attention to skin care is beneficial at any age, it is important to learn the basics of good skin care as early as possible, and...

• Date Added: 7/9/2006
• Views: 562