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Avoid Tanning through a Window as it Will Increase Your Skin Cancer Risk
Because the UVA has a longer wavelength, it penetrates materials more easily, such as the earth’s atmosphere and window glass which will effectively filter out the majority of UVB radiation, but only minimally filters out UVAs. What’s the significance of that, you ask?
Tips to Decrease Stress
So what are some simple and effective tips you can start doing today to help alleviate stress? Below are suggestions for helping physical, mental and environmental stress in your life. Nutrition: Eat healthy and eat often to control blood sugar levels. When you wait long periods between meals, you have a spike of a hormone [...]
Preventing Neck Pain
When it comes to neck pain, many people seek relief and ways to make sure they do not have to endure it ever again. This is where prevention comes in. Often times, it is age-related, left untreated, wear and tear that is responsible for many aches and pains in the neck area, but there are [...]
Neck Pain: Chiropractors, Exercise Better Than Medication, Study Says
When it comes to neck pain the best medicine is no medicine at all according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health, tracked 272 patients with recent-onset neck pain who were treated using three different methods: Medication Exercise A Chiropractor
4 Vitamins You Can’t Do Without
Vitamin A plays an important role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, and cell division. Adequate amounts of vitamin A help to regulate the immune system and protect against infections by producing the white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria and viruses. Dietary sources: Carrots, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, eggs, milk. Vitamin C: As you probably already know, [...]
Natural Allergy Treatments: Dietary Friends and Foes
About one-third of seasonal allergy sufferers have something called “oral allergy syndrome,” in which your immune system is triggered by proteins in some foods that are molecularly similar to pollen. Your immune system looks at the protein molecule and says, “Close enough!” and attacks it.
5 Tips on How to Keep a Workout Routine
It’s easy to join the gym, start running, or maybe take a yoga class or two. But as simple as it is to try a new workout routine, it’s just as easy to fall out of that routine as well. Here are some tips from fitness expert Ellen Barrett, creator of the Top Trainers DVD set from [...]
5 Foods You Should Buy Organic
To guide people shopping for produce, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) releases a new list of “dirty dozen” fruits and vegetables each year. Simply put, these are the fruits and vegetables that have the most pesticide contamination
The Amazing Oil That Trims Women’s Waistlines
In a 12-week long study, researchers evaluated the effects of coconut oil and soybean oil on the biochemical profiles and waist circumference on 40 obese women, aged 20-40. Belly fat, known as visceral fat,
Is Tylenol Safe?
Most people don’t think twice about taking a couple of Tylenols when they have a headache or backache, given that this medicine is so widely available over-the-counter. It is in more than 200 products ranging from cold medicine for kids to extra-strength pain relievers and allergy relief for adults. Just because a medication is easy [...]
