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The Truth Behind Some of Those Health Warnings on The Internet
You might believe these messages because they seem to be well-researched. But for sure, unconsciously, you might also be wondering about the veracity of such reports. Here are some examples of those widely circulated emails that have been (and still are) going around.
Can Anti-Perspirants Really Cause Breast Cancer?
This is perhaps, the oldest and most widely [...]
You might believe these messages because they seem to be well-researched. But for sure, unconsciously, you might also be wondering about the veracity of such reports. Here are some examples of those widely circulated emails that have been (and still are) going around.
Can Anti-Perspirants Really Cause Breast Cancer?
This is perhaps, the oldest and most widely circulated hoaxes in the internet. According to the email messages going around the net, the use of anti-perspirants could lead to breast cancer by preventing the lymph system from purging the toxins through sweating. The email says that these toxins do not “just magically” disappear and instead deposit themselves in the lymph nodes below the arms. This causes a high concentration of toxins to remain in the body, and that leads to cell mutations: a.k.a. cancer.
Screening Method for Cervical Cancer
Acetic Acid Wash is another cervical cancer management and screening method that can detect abnormal cellular changes in the cervix much earlier and can thus help prevent cervical cancer from developing further. Pre-cancerous cells detected at this early stage are still 100% curable.
According to the doctors, if every woman often undergoes cervical examination or check-up [...]
Acetic Acid Wash is another cervical cancer management and screening method that can detect abnormal cellular changes in the cervix much earlier and can thus help prevent cervical cancer from developing further. Pre-cancerous cells detected at this early stage are still 100% curable.
According to the doctors, if every woman often undergoes cervical examination or check-up even once in their lifetime or, even better, every 5 years, then they can expect 84% protection from cervical cancer.
In Acetic Acid Wash Detection Method, a large cotton swab is immersed into 3% to 5% acetic acid and is placed on the cervix for about 2 minutes. The cotton swab is then removed. Visual inspection of the cervix follows.
Why Am I Always Tired?
Caloric intake is really important when you are going to do any activity that is exerting. On Saturday mornings, I usually wake up early to accomplish at least one item from my home to do list. In an effort to get as much as I can accomplished, I frequently forget, or purposefully ignore, having breakfast. [...]
Caloric intake is really important when you are going to do any activity that is exerting. On Saturday mornings, I usually wake up early to accomplish at least one item from my home to do list. In an effort to get as much as I can accomplished, I frequently forget, or purposefully ignore, having breakfast. Whether I am mowing the lawn, working as a carpenter or moving furniture, I am not working as efficiently as I could.
Without the benefit of breakfast, I am working hard with only the previous day’s caloric intake as a power source, some of which I was burning off while sleeping! After the first few truly exerting moments, I am more tired than I would have been had I begun the day with breakfast. The more exerting work, the larger breakfast I should have. Heavy lifting requires many more calories than just pushing a lawn mower.
Help for Obese Children
Help for Obese Children
In America today 20 percent of all children ages 2 to 19 are obese, and a whopping 40 percent of African American and Hispanic children. These kids are more likely to have heart disease, including hypertension, high cholesterol and sleep apnea, as well as diabetes, early puberty, emotional difficulties and [...]
Help for Obese Children
In America today 20 percent of all children ages 2 to 19 are obese, and a whopping 40 percent of African American and Hispanic children. These kids are more likely to have heart disease, including hypertension, high cholesterol and sleep apnea, as well as diabetes, early puberty, emotional difficulties and low self esteem. What’s worse is that 80 percent of kids who are obese as children are obese 25 years later. The sad news is that obese children in the United States has more than doubled in 30 years.
What can you as a parent do to help your obese child? The answer is, get the whole family on a healthy eating plan and get them moving, walk, jump rope, play ball. Don’t single your child out. He or she feels bad enough as it is, and usually the whole family will benefit from a food overhaul and exercise.
Will You Gain Weight If You Take Antihistamines?
Taking antihistamines may relieve allergy symptoms, but these commonly used medications can also make it harder to fasten your belt. A new study carried out at Yale University shows that people who take antihistamines are more likely to be obese or overweight than those who don’t.
Antihistamines and Weight Gain
When Yale researchers looked at the body [...]
Taking antihistamines may relieve allergy symptoms, but these commonly used medications can also make it harder to fasten your belt. A new study carried out at Yale University shows that people who take antihistamines are more likely to be obese or overweight than those who don’t.
Antihistamines and Weight Gain
When Yale researchers looked at the body weight of 268 prescription antihistamine users, they made an interesting observation. Forty-five percent of antihistamine users were overweight compared to thirty percent of the general population. All in all, taking antihistamines was associated with a fifty-five percent greater risk of being overweight or obese.
Why Do People Take Antihistamines and Why Do They Cause Weight Gain?
Chew This Flavor of Gum to Reduce Nicotine Cravings
Kicking the smoking habit is a challenge for many people – but one that’s well worth the effort. After only five years away from cigarettes, a smoker’s lung cancer risk drops by half. Quitting smoking also reduces the risk of other diseases including heart disease, cancer of the oral cavity, cancer of the bladder or [...]
Kicking the smoking habit is a challenge for many people – but one that’s well worth the effort. After only five years away from cigarettes, a smoker’s lung cancer risk drops by half. Quitting smoking also reduces the risk of other diseases including heart disease, cancer of the oral cavity, cancer of the bladder or kidney, pancreatic cancer, and stroke.
One unpleasant side effect of smoking cessation that most smokers have to contend with is nicotine withdrawal. Could flavored chewing gum help with this problem? A new study shows that chewing gum not only helps nicotine withdrawal symptoms, but certain chewing gum flavors work better than others.
Heartburn Relief and Prevention
Heartburn Relief and Prevention
A burning in the throat and belching is a symptom of heartburn. When the valve (the lower esophageal sphincter) between the esophagus and stomach malfunctions, it lets stomach acids come up and reroute back through the esophagus. Pain is experienced from the middle of the chest toward the throat. Sometimes the acid [...]
Heartburn Relief and Prevention
A burning in the throat and belching is a symptom of heartburn. When the valve (the lower esophageal sphincter) between the esophagus and stomach malfunctions, it lets stomach acids come up and reroute back through the esophagus. Pain is experienced from the middle of the chest toward the throat. Sometimes the acid will make it all the way into the mouth. Heartburn can be very painful. The good news is that you can prevent it by watching what you eat.
Green Tea Can Prevent Weight Gain
Can making a simple lifestyle change, such as drinking green tea, really help increase the chances of weight loss? How often do you need to sip on green tea to lose weight? Does it really work? Why will it help prevent you keep weight off? Here are some of the things to keep in mind [...]
Can making a simple lifestyle change, such as drinking green tea, really help increase the chances of weight loss? How often do you need to sip on green tea to lose weight? Does it really work? Why will it help prevent you keep weight off? Here are some of the things to keep in mind if you are planning to drink green tea to prevent weight gain.
Does Green Tea Really Prevent Weight Gain?
Homemade Laundry Soap
Homemade Laundry Soap
By Joseph Parish
Are you seeking a practical means of allowing your weekly budget to breathe a little easier? Does it appear that you simply can not save a little extra from one paycheck to another after purchasing all your household necessities? If this is your case then perhaps you can preserve a few [...]
Homemade Laundry Soap
By Joseph Parish
Are you seeking a practical means of allowing your weekly budget to breathe a little easier? Does it appear that you simply can not save a little extra from one paycheck to another after purchasing all your household necessities? If this is your case then perhaps you can preserve a few dollars by way of manufacturing your own laundry soap.
The Easiest Way to Eat More Vegetables
Are you getting five or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day? Most people are not. Only one in ten Americans eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetable daily – and veggies are more likely to be under-consumed than fruit. Needless to say, the plates of most Americans could use some more “green [...]
Are you getting five or more servings of fruits and vegetables each day? Most people are not. Only one in ten Americans eat the recommended amounts of fruits and vegetable daily – and veggies are more likely to be under-consumed than fruit. Needless to say, the plates of most Americans could use some more “green stuff”.
Why is it so hard to eat more vegetables? Fewer Americans are cooking meals at home, and it’s difficult to find a good vegetable selection at most restaurants – and at fast food restaurants it’s almost impossible. Most restaurants focus on “meat” – and aren’t geared towards people who eat a plant-based diet.
