Archive for Health
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Why Using Hand Sanitizer Helps Keep You Healthy And Risks Of Overuse
For over 100 years, ethel alcohol in a 60% to 90% concentration has been promoted as a hand sanitizer in some form. One of the most widely used agents for sterilization of wounds and hospital areas, and the most cost effective over time, has been the use of alcohol as a cleansing agent. How this fac...
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Is Stevia Safe? Truvia & PureVia as a Natural Sugar Substitute
Stevia is an all natural, zero calorie sweetener derived from the leafy green foliage of the Stevia plant grown in South American rain forests and Asian mountain valleys. I love that this Stevia is sweet, delicious, and doesn’t have a bitter aftertaste. I also love the low-carb aspect. When I was ...
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Figure Out Your BMI Index for Weight Loss Surgery
What is a bmi index calculator? It is a guide that allows you to calculate your body mass using a mathematical equation. This guide helps you answer the question, "How much should I weigh?" The resulting number typically lets you know if you are underweight, normal, overweight, obese, or severely ob...
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Complications From Gastric Bypass Weight Loss Surgery
Gastric bypass complications are a very real part of weight loss surgery for many people. So is it the best way to lose weight? In today's society, so many of us suffer from poor health associated with obesity or morbid obesity. It is even scarier for parents who find out their child is dangerously ...
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How to Stay Healthy in a High Technology Workplace
Computers have changed our world but not without a price. Some of us are getting out of balance. Problems associated with computers are CDT (Cumulative Trauma Disorder), RSI (Repetitive Strain Injury), or the worst SOZS (Spaced Out Zombie Syndrome). My latest tweet showed the food that's provide...
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Gastric Bypass Surgery for my Type 2 Diabetes
What Led Me to Gastric Bypass Surgery 9 Years ago I got married and it was a great day. A great week in my life. One of the things I had to do before the wedding was get a blood test to obtain a marriage license. The Dr that I did this at came back with the results and said "ok you all set ...
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How to Build Muscle to Burn More Fat
OK enough with all the increase fat loss articles, right? How about I talk a little about what exercises to do. Noooo not just cardio and eating right. You gotta build muscle to burn more fat. You by now you know everything you need to know about goal-setting, nutrition and cardio to get as lean ...
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6 Reasons Why You Should Add Good Fats to Your Diet
So back when I learned about how to burn more calories and burn the fat away by eating good fats, I talked about eating more good fats. After receiving a few comments on what eating good fats can do and why not adding good fats is a bad thing, I decided to do some more research and give you reaso...
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How to Increase Fat Loss and Burn More Calories
So we all want to burn more fat and increase the amount of calories we burn. Well here's how to make that adjustment in your diet to do just that... add more fat. That's right! After a long period of me practically eating zero fat diets, I took my results to a higher level with one small change t...
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Child Obesity On The Rise. Are Your Kids Fat?
One in five children is predicted to be obese by the end of the decade. But efforts to turn that tide are unique and underfunded, and the government killed one of the few programs proven to work, specialists said Wednesday. Programs that target youngsters' growing waistlines are sprouting arou...
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Scary Video – How Pepsi Reveals Maggots in Pork
Can someone please explain how Pepsi can bring out maggots in raw pork? As said on the title, it's a 2 min clip of an experiment some couple conducted. They basically tried to draw maggots from store bought pork by pouring diet pepsi on it. I think you will find the outcome very surprising. not ...
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How to Build Muscle and Figure Out How Much Extra Fat You Carry Around
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but let’s face it – muscle looks better fat. Fat fills in all the lines and “cuts” that separate each distinct muscle group. It up the muscles with a thick layer of spongy insulation, obscuring the muscle below and adding a round, soft and doughy qua...
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Are Caffeine Energy Drinks Dangerous to Your Health?
Caffeinated energy drinks that promise super alertness and sometimes imply better sports performance should carry labels that specify their amount of caffeine, says a Johns Hopkins University scientist. Drinks with the highest caffeine content should also warn of potential health dangers, says Ro...
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Whiten Your Teeth The Cheap and Easy Way
Easy teeth whitening products have gained popularity recently as the technology has moved from the dental office to products purchased in a pharmacy or grocery store. You always want to look your best. You spend money on your hair and complexion and clothes. So why would you not want to also inve...
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A Cure for Crohns Disease with Viagra?
Researchers in London have discovered that a weak immune response instigates Crohn's disease, possibly laying to rest the popular belief that an auto-immune condition is to blame. In a recent study, scientists at University College in London found that people with Crohn's disease, a chronic infl...
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Laugh Your Way Through Your Root Canal With Laughing Gas
Nitrous Oxide, more commonly referred to as laughing gas, is a form of inhalation sedation regularly used in dentist offices. If you are in need of a dental procedure such as a root canal I say strap on the mask and let the nitrous oxide do what it is supposed to...get you buzzed. Laughing gas i...
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Blue M&Ms Prevent Paralysis and Reduce Spinal Injury
A new study has revealed that a common food dye that gives M&Ms and Gatorade their blue tint might help in treating spinal cord injury. It has shown promise for preventing the additional – and serious – secondary damage that immediately follows a traumatic injury to the spine. In the new s...
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Treating and Preventing Heat Stroke This Summer
Heat stroke is the most dangerous kind of heat illness. Unlike heat exhaustion and heat cramps, heat stroke is a medical emergency that can become deadly unless it is quickly treated. Normally, the body produces sweat to regulate body temperature. It can dissipate heat through the evaporation of ...
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What is the Healthiest Tea to Drink?
As early as 4,000 years ago, archaeological evidence shows that tea was already being cultivated and drank in China because of its health benefits. These benefits are being rediscovered today. Tea is getting its popularity back, especially in the Western world. Black tea, green teas, and organic tea...
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Do You Have Sleep Apnea? Did You Know It Makes You Tired or Dead
Do you know someone that has been diagnosed with sleep apnea and you did not dare ask what it is exactly? Are you aware that a lot of people are unaware of being affected by this sleep disorder? Could you or someone close to you be suffering from this disorder? Let's find out! What is sleep apnea...
