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One of the Best Cancer Preventions is Free: Walking
Walking every day may have profound health benefits.
As winter sets in, most of us are probably not as active as we usually are during warmer months. Winter is a time of stillness, reflection and rest. However, we still need to exercise, even if it’s at a slower pace. Walking offers us a chance to move our bodies, keeping our systems running smoothly without the over exertion of other high powered activities such as jogging or competitive sports. And this calmer rhythm found in walking, especially walking in nature, is a true blessing in supporting the overall health of our bodies, minds and spirits.
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Raw Food for Weight Loss
A raw food diet is an effective way to lose weight, as it provides the body with essential nutrients and reduces the toxic build-up that comes from cooked or processed foods.
Cooking food destroys nutrition and enzymes, while chemically changing the food from healthy substances to free radicals that can potentially harm the body’s systems. A raw food diet consists of nutritionally-dense, organic, uncooked and unprocessed foods that optimize health, thus promoting healthy body weight.
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Slow the Aging Process and Relieve Pain: How to Recharge Your Body with Sex
Sex and Anti-Aging
Now let’s look at how sex slows the aging process and helps you look younger longer. First of all, sex is the ideal aerobic exercise. While it may not completely replace regular trips to the gym, it will help burn calories and tone the body. Consider this: 30 minutes of sex burns about 150 calories, which is more calories burned than if you were to spend the same amount of time on a stair climber or in Yoga class. An even more significant translation: if you have sex for 30 minutes three times a week for one year, you are going to burn more calories than if you had run 75 miles!
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Your Garden’s Hidden Pharmacy
When you’re feeling ill, try stepping into your backyard before running to the drugstore.
Many common health conditions can be remedied with a healthy lifestyle that is accompanied by the use of certain herbal remedies. While Western Medicine relies heavily on the use of prescription drugs, most practitioners of Eastern Medicine, as well as traditional naturopathic doctors and herbalists, consider natural herbs and plants to be much healthier choices.
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It takes more than just a good looking body. You’ve got to have the heart and soul to go with it. ~ Epictetus
Clay Baths - The Safe Method for Detoxing Your System
“Detoxing” – the myriad and sundry ways of removing metals, toxins, and other nasties from the body - is becoming increasingly popular in alternative and natural medicine, and appears to be inching its way into the more traditional medical arenas as well. The beneficial health results produced by these procedures cannot be ignored. As a result, it seems that everywhere you turn, there are companies claiming to have the best product for detoxing your system. “Clay and water…those two lifelines are all you will often need to return your body to a state of optimal health,” states Perry A~, author of Living Clay, Nature’s Own Miracle Cure.
Choose your clay …
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Bring on the Holidays! Family and Social Gatherings Can Improve Health
They say that family is an important part of your life, but just how important is it? With the upcoming holidays arriving closer with each passing day, you may be thinking about family a LOT! Actually, regular family reunions and social gatherings, as well as more personal relationships, can have a significant and beneficial impact on your overall health and wellbeing! ♥
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The Truth about Germs and Kisses: Just How Safe is a Smooch?
Perhaps the most universal sign of enamored affection is the kiss. Young adolescent girls dream of their first kiss; newly married couples seal their commitment with a kiss; and steamy make-out sessions on the big screen usually signify at least some level of affection. But aside from the obvious pleasures, what else can a kiss deliver?
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Avoid Toxic Beauty: The Natural Alternative to the Cosmetic Counter
Next time you’re tempted to spend a fortune at a department store beauty counter, take a look in your kitchen cabinet first. You may be surprised what’s in store for you.
In addition to the foods you eat for a healthy body, you probably have a lot of natural foods that are great for beautifying your skin and hair, too. And if you’re concerned about the toxic chemicals you may be putting on your face with over the counter cosmetics, what’s in your pantry could put your mind at ease.
Add these 7 foods to your beauty routine…
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Pau D’arco
Various related species of pau d’arco trees grow in rain forests throughout Latin America. The bark is used for medical purposes.
Native peoples in Central and South America reportedly use pau d’arco bark to treat cancer, lupus, infectious diseases, wounds, and many other health conditions. Caribbean folk healers use the leaf of this tree in addition to the bark for the treatment of backache, toothache, sexually transmitted diseases, and as an aphrodisiac.
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Can Your iTunes Playlist Cure Depression?
Do you have an iPod, MP3 player or smartphone? If you enjoy music, you probably have at least one of these devices filled with some of your favorite tunes. You probably also crank the music during slow days at work to help you get through the day faster. Or at the gym to keep your mind busy, and your body motivated to move with the rhythm. Or on the drive home while singing along to the newest hit single from your favorite artist. However, it seems as though your tunes don’t just serve as a good way to pass time; a new study suggests that music can actually help treat and prevent depression.
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An Orgasm a Day Keeps the Doctor Away
In an age when it seems everything we enjoy will either kill you outright or destroy the planet, scientists have finally discovered a pearl amidst all the do’s and don’ts. According to Dr. Oz, having 200 orgasms a year will reduce your physiologic age by six years. In other words, orgasms are not one of life’s pleasures; they actually help you live longer.
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Is Drinking Wine Really Good For Your Health? The Verdict Is In.
For many people relaxing with a nice glass of wine is one of life’s simple pleasures. Recently, it’s become even more enjoyable as the benefits of wine have made headlines i
n the media. It’s not everyday something you enjoy is also good for you, too.
So what’s the real scoop?
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The Great Cafeteria Debate: Is the School Lunch Program Improving?
In recent years, individuals and federal agencies alike have been examining our public lunch programs, calling into question the efficacy of this long-established convention. While it’s widely accepted that lunch— and nutrition in general— is crucial to healthy adolescent development, many wonder whether school menus provide more of a help or a hindrance.
We take a look at the program from soup to nuts.
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Zinc
Zinc - Can help : Acne, Childhood intelligence (for deficiency), Common cold/sore throat (as lozenges), Infertility (male), Night blindness (for deficiency), Wilson’s disease, and Wound healing (oral and topical).
Where is it found?
Good sources of zinc include oysters, meat, eggs, seafood, black-eyed peas, tofu, and wheat germ.
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