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Everyone's been talking about low carb diets. While most people tend to associate it with South Beach or Atkins, there are actually quite a few books that centre on the principle of cutting out the carbs: Sugar Busters, Protein Power, The Zone Diet, Carbohydrates Addict Diet. They differ on how...

• Date Added: 3/1/2006
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Have you been going to the gym regularly for months and haven't been able to put on any serious poundage? If you answered yes to any of these questions, it's time to take a step back and make some plans. Building muscle is not rocket science. There are four key factors that will mean the...

• Date Added: 6/28/2006
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A number of weight loss supplements are available in the market and helped hundreds of thousands of people in their weight loss programs. Supplements are intended to be added to the diet such that to make up for any vitamin mineral deficiencies. When the body receives all the needed nutrients,...

• Date Added: 6/25/2008
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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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Itchy, watery eyes, runny nose and sneezing are all common symptoms which a vast majority of us experience as allergy symptoms at specific times throughout the year. Many individuals do everything in their power to avoid allergies including changing their diets, staying indoors or taking vitamin...

• Date Added: 3/3/2006
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Anxiety disorders are a general term which covers a number of disorders, such as panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, specific phobias, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. All of these medical conditions can lead to even more health problems and emotional problems, so you may need...

• Date Added: 6/25/2008
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Why do we need to eat foods that are found to be naturally high in antioxidants?

What are antioxidants?

Which foods do we need to eat, in order to naturally fight free radicals?

Scientists have found that the body forms unstable oxygen molecules, called free radicals; every...

• Date Added: 2/10/2006
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Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that occurs in response to a particular trigger. Knowing the symptoms of anaphylaxis may save your life or the life of someone you love.

Allergy Triggers

The most commonly documented causes of anaphylaxis are:

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The action of testosterone can be in ways both beneficial and detrimental to the body. On the plus side, this hormone has a direct impact on the growth of muscle tissues, the production of red blood cells and overall well being of the organism. But it may also negatively effect the production of...

• Date Added: 1/23/2007
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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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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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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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Temporomandibular Disorder (TMD), sometimes referred to as myofacial pain dysfunction or temporomandibular joint (TMJ) syndrome, is a condition involving pain in the muscles of the jaw used for chewing (masticatory muscles) and/or the temporomandibular joint, which connects the lower jaw to the...

• Date Added: 6/5/2006
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"You can't judge a book by its cover."

"Beauty's only skin deep."

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

Hackneyed proverbs like these are ingrained in our society just as are ideas of what constitutes "beauty". As women, like it or not, we put a value on how...

• Date Added: 7/21/2008
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Rhinitis is what is described as a condition that can cause swelling, reddening, and irritation of the nose and eyes. This condition can be caused by allergens in the air particularly dust particles, dander from animals, or even pollen due to certain plants if people are allergic to them. You can...

• Date Added: 9/20/2005
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There are very few people who do not enjoy sitting down and relaxing with a bowl of fresh fruit. There are many different reasons why this is the case, but regardless of the reasons the fact remains that fruit is one of the most widely-eaten food groups in the world. Unfortunately, there are many...

• Date Added: 3/17/2006
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A big buzzword that has been associated with the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing has been air quality. It's almost to the point where the poor air quality in Beijing is getting more attention than the Olympic athletes, or the event itself. On a positive note, the Olympics are finally bringing a...

• Date Added: 8/8/2008
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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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Acupuncture - Is it safe for us? Acupuncture happens to be a very popular and profitable form of medicine, since millions of people will use acupuncture to treat all of their health issues. You can use acupuncture to get cured from back pain to headaches to sleeping disorders. There is a lot of...

• Date Added: 6/7/2008
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Among the various diet medicines available today to make people slimmer, acomplia diet tablets are very effective and popular. Acomplia was approved in UK as an appetite suppressant for treatment of obesity. It is one of very widely...

• Date Added: 8/17/2007
• Views: 454