Remedy

No, it’s not your imagination.  It’s definitely getting hotter.  However, staying cool this summer doesn’t necessarily mean you have to spend a fortune keeping the air conditioner running day and night.  Here are 10 tips, most costing less than $25, that will keep you comfortable and cut your cooling bill in half. Any air...
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Does the seasonal change into spring and fall send your allergies into a spin?  Sneezing, wheezing, runny nose, and itchy, watery, red eyes — these are just some of the symptoms that more than 35 million Americans face each year as the pollen from trees, grass, flowers, and plants makes it way into the...
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With the sun high in the sky, ultraviolet light is intense.  Your skin is also at its lightest color because its melanin, the brown protective pigment in your skin, is at its lowest level right now.  In other words, you will ABSOLUTELY fry in the sun without protection! Sun burn results from too much...
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Women have between 350 and 500 periods in a lifetime. If your monthly period is five days long, each year you spend 60 days menstruating. You spend one or more years out of every ten years of your life bleeding. If you bleed from the time you are twelve years old until 52 years...
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Omega-3 fatty acids are considered essential fatty acids: they are necessary for human health, but the body cannot make them.  You have to get them through food and supplements.  Omega-3 fatty acids can be found in fish, such as salmon, tuna, and halibut, other seafood including algae and krill, some plants, and nut oils. ...
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We all know kids who can’t sit still, who never seem to listen, who don’t follow instructions no matter how clearly you present them, or who blurt out inappropriate comments at inappropriate times. Sometimes these children are labeled as troublemakers, or criticized for being lazy and undisciplined. However, they may have ADD/ADHD. Attention deficit...
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Receiving nutrients our bodies need is essential to our health.  Most of the important vitamins and minerals we need are available in food, but not everyone gets the right amount from the food they eat.  A multivitamin is a preparation intended to supplement the human diet with vitamins, daily minerals and other nutritional elements. ...
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Although it is normal to feel anxious from time to time, if you feel anxious without reason and if the worries persist to the point of affecting your day-to-day life, you may have generalized anxiety disorder.  Symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder may include restlessness, feeling tense or on edge, irritability, impatience, or poor concentration. ...
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Immune system supplements support our bodies resistance power, as well as have some specific functions.  Holistic medicine to support your immune system is one of the most important ingredients necessary for good health.  For boosting the immune system and enhancing the body’s natural defense system, colloidal silver has been used for around 100 years....
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When you think of licorice, do you think of that delicious black candy that we all love so much? Well, it is a candy…and it IS delicious.  However, true licorice is an herb…and it has quite a few qualities that makes it REALLY good for us. Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) is a flavorful herb that...
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So, everyone tells you that you should take it, but what exactly can fish oil do for you?  Well, let me tell you… Fish oil is made from the tissue of oily fish, such as salmon, tuna, mackerel, herring, and lake trout.  Fish oil contains important omega-3 fatty acids, most notably EPA and DHA. ...
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To be at risk means that there is a possibility, based on certain factors known to contribute to the disease, that you may develop arthritis or a related condition. Answer the following five questions as best as you can to determine if you have any of the factors that may put you at increased...
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Aloe Vera is one of the only known natural vegetarian sources of the vitamin B12.  Numerous studies have shown that aloe vera is a general tonic for the immune system, helping to fight all kinds of illness.  The juice is said to soothe digestive tract irritations such as colitis, ulcers and irritable bowel syndrome. ...
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“To Do No Evil; To Cultivate Good; To Purify One’s Mind: This is the teaching of the Buddhas.” ~The Dhammapada Those clever Buddhist monks of long ago knew that ordinary, everyday tasks, like washing dishes, contained the spiritual quality that is the basis of Buddha’s teachings if done with full awareness.  They also knew...
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So, you know smoking causes lung cancer, emphysema and heart disease.  If those were not strong enough reasons to get you to kick the habit, here are a few more… Alzheimer’s Disease:  Smoking speeds up mental decline.  The rate of mental decline is up to five times faster in smokers than in non-smokers.  There...
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