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Antidepressants - Take it or Leave it 2007-04-04 06:21:00 Nowadays, most people when depressed take over the counter antidepressants. Media is one f the factor why these medicines become so popular. They advertise about the benefits of antidepressants here and there. But did you know that antidepressants are not necessary and that they have no significant benefits to your health?Surveys have been made in America about early 90’s where the participants are those people that are having mood problems. 25% of the patients were incorrectly diagnosed with depression. This is because those people are only reacting to those normal stressful events like death of a family member, losing a job, and relationship breakups. These events are normal and just part of our lives; we get really depressed by these events so there’s no use of taking antidepressants. It is also advised that only those people who are diagnosed to have clinical depression should take the antidepressants.Here are some general side effects of taking antidepressants:AnxietyWeight ga Read more:Leave
The Birth Of Healthy Soda 2007-04-02 11:11:00 Soft drink, also known as soda is a drink that does not contain alcohol. The term soft drink originally referred to carbonated drinks. Nowadays, soft drinks or sodas are very popular all over the world. Actually, big soda companies like PepsiCo and Coca-Cola came up to introduce their new carbonated drinks that are fortified with vitamins and minerals. Companies prefer not to call them soft drinks but rather as “sparkling beverages”. The reason for this is because the traditional soda or soft drink has been linked to obesity. Sparkling juices, green tea drinks and bottled water have become more popular in United States. It was in 2005 when the amount of soda sold drastically dropped and even the diet soda businesses were affected. Marketing those artificially sweetened soft drinks as healthy beverages is actually “a joke” said by Tom Pirko, president of a food and beverage consulting firm. ‘‘Putting something synthetic and not natural into their bodies when they consu
The Bright Side of Dark Chocolates 2007-03-26 09:22:00 Chocolates are known to be high in calories and high in fats. That’s why eating too much chocolate can raise blood cholesterol level and makes you gain weight. And the fact that chocolates contain insufficient fiber, you won’t feel full.Dark chocolates are known to have less fat than milk chocolates and are also known to have antioxidant properties. Antioxidants polish off free radicals – unstable compound that can damage healthy cells. If you have high blood pressure, a daily bar-sized serving of flavonol-rich dark chocolate might lower your blood pressure and improve insulin resistance, researchers report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. According to some researches, adding milk to chocolate can decrease or eliminate its antioxidant properties. "Our findings indicate that milk may interfere with the absorption of antioxidants from chocolate ... and may therefore negate the potential health benefits that can be derived from eating moderate amounts Read more:Bright
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The New Trend - Free Cervical Cancer Vaccine in New Hampshire 2007-04-24 11:35:00 New Hampshire
is offering a free cervical cancer vaccine to girls ages 9 -18. The normal cost of this vaccine is about $360 for 3 shots over 6 months, according to AP. It is said that it is a response to the high demand for free vaccine that’s why medical practices have created a list of patients with ranks according to priority. Read more about CervicalCancer
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Virginia Tech Massacre – Gunman Cho Seung-Hui may be under the Influence of Psychiatric Drugs 2007-04-23 09:08:00 According to the investigators at Virginia
Tech, Cho may be under the influence of depression drugs which may cause suicidal behavior, psychosis and homicidal ideation. Some people couldn’t help thinking about the Columbine High School rampage happened almost 8 years ago and wondered if antidepressants were involved. It is not possible that antidepressants are involved on these issues. It is very common story and most attacks are committed by those people under antidepressant medications. I wonder what the FDA would do next. Read more:Seung
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COFFEE Isn’t So Bad to your Health at All 2007-05-02 07:39:00 Coffee can be good for your health despite of its known bad effects to our health. Health
researches have been conducting studies/ research about coffee and they’ve found out that it can be also good to our health. According to researches, coffee can help avoid the type 2 diabetes and may even help fend off certain cancers. As of now, researchers have been conducting clinical research to point out and to have a clear answer on the diabetes-preventing effects of coffee.
The Best Diet of All 2007-05-08 07:44:00 You probably heard this and that diet plans. Eat this type of food, avoid that kind of food, don’t take this and that… I myself have been looking for the best diet; I keep on reading and reading until I found myself lost. I’ve been struggling to be slim, and to be healthy. But one day I just realized that the best diet is SELF DISCPLINE. You can’t do all the diet plans written on the Internet or other media types if you don’t have self discipline. You can’t do the exercise thing if you are so lazy and keeping yourself just to be the way you are. You have to change your inner self first. Your attitude towards dieting is a big factor. In addition, if you would summarize all the listings about diet, you’ll just come up to a conclusion: to have a successful diet you have to be in moderation, eat the right food and do exercise to burn calories.
The Popular Fitness Vibration Plates – To Be or Not To Be? 2007-05-31 01:04:00 Have you heard about the popular fitness vibration plates? This fitness machine have become popular in the U.S. It’s more popular to celebrities who are toning their body and even NASA tested this machine. The machine works by using vibrating your body to tone your muscles and make it easier for you to become fit and sexy. Advertisers of this machine also say that the equipment helps you improve your flexibility and strength and can also prevent osteoporosis. The machine costs about $3,000 to $10,500 and weighs about 264 to 500 pounds and usually has handles to hang onto. “You don’t really feel like you’re working that hard, but then you get that sweat going and once the vibration stops, you can really feel it in your legs or upper body,” - Michaela Zakheim, 45, a vibration plate user. Fitness trainers love to use them but some users said that they don’t like the fact that they can’t watch tv or even read while working on the machine. However, researche Read more:Plates
The Perfect Food For ALL 2007-05-31 05:06:00 Achieving optimal health requires eating a balanced diet rich in vegetables and some fruits. But, if you're like an estimated 91% of Americans, you don't even come close to the recommended daily amounts of 5-9 servings. Perfect
Food® Super Green Formula Powder: Contains spirulina to support healthy immune function.* Is packed with live probiotic cells to promote digestive health.*Possesses more greens per serving than other leading green food formulasContains algae and cereal grasses that provide a natural source of alkalizing minerals.Contains natural vitamin A in the form of beta-carotene and natural vitamin C, too.
Green Blood! Not Only on Cartoons but for Real!!! 2007-06-17 21:49:00 While reading for health news and health information updates, I came across to Dr. Mercola’s health blog. I was looking for some great articles and I’m caught by this title: Man with GreenBlood
Shocks Surgeons. I was thinking if this is for real or such a joke but when I read the article, I also got shocked! Man with Green Blood Shocks Surgeons Read more:Cartoons
Procrastination – The Worst Traitor of All! 2007-08-29 00:53:00 When I’m alone and all by myself, I’m thinking of things that I should do and those things that I MUST do… thinking that certain things should be done. But when I’m about to do it, there’s something inside me that wasn’t able to make things up. So I always end up to thinking and thinking and thinking ‘til it’s over and I didn’t do the task I should do. This thing is what we all know as the procrastination. It’s a traitor! A virus in oneself, no one can cure it except you. I’m so tired with this thing that kept things undone. And when it’s the end of the line, you can’t do anything more because you let the time passed by without doing anything. I’m doing this article because I’d like to do the necessary. I want to share my experience to other people who are also experiencing this procrastination thing. I’m the most chronic procrastinator I know. I’m always thinking of things but I don’t act to finish it. I’m stagnant to thinking and I don’t Read more:Procrastination
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Lagundi - Herbal Medicine from the Philippines 2007-11-23 01:21:00 Lagundi is a medicinal plant, actually a shrub that grows in the Philippines
. Its scientific name is Vitex Negundo and comes from the family of Verbenaceae.This medicinal plant normally grows wild in many places or along watercourses and other humid spaces and mixed open forest like Mt. Banahaw in the Philippines.You can usually see it as a small tree about 8 meters tall with a pale reddish brown bark. Lagundi's distinctive features are the pointed leaves with five leaflets set like a hand.The parts of this plant that is widely used are the leaves and the flowering tops. The roots along with the leaves of lagundi are used for pain, expectorant and also a diuretic. Also, the root is used in a great variety of diseases: dyspepsia, colic, rheumatism, worms, boils, and leprosy. In Indo-China a decoction of the root is prescribed for intermittent fevers (30 grams of roots in 1 liter of water). The saps from the crushed leaves are used for colds and sore throat. Leaf decoction of lagundi ar Read more:Herbal
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Sambong – Herbal Medicine for Kidney Stones 2007-11-26 03:52:00 Sambong is a remarkable medicinal plant that is commonly found in the Philippines, from Luzon to Mindanao. It usually grows in open grasslands.Sambong are half-woody plant with soft hairs on its leaves. It has a strong aromatic smell and grows up to 3 centimeters in diameter.Sambong is known for its remarkable treatment for kidney stones or nephrolithiases, urolithiases, a diuretic and other diseases. It can also be used for heart diseases and hypertension. Leaves of sambong can be infused and used as a substitute for tea and also used for colds. It is also high in essential oils and contains considerable amounts of camphor oil.Sambong is commonly used in the Philippines and it is actually one of the top 10 medicinal herbs that have been approved by the Department of Health. Sambong products are now available tablet form in the Philippines.When I have a kidney stone before, my doctors prescribed me this sambong forte. And I can say that it’s effective. My grandma told me to boil the Read more:Herbal
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Ginger Herbal Medicine 2007-12-13 23:49:00 Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is widely used in the Philippines as a spice and also an herbal medicine. Ginger has been revered in Indian and Chinese civilizations for over 5000 years for its powerful health imparting properties. In fact, Indian ginger is said to have the most potent medicinal properties. Ginger plants can grow to about 1 meter tall. Ginger rhizomes are the most important part and most widely used for foods and medicine. Although they grow underground, they are swollen stems, not roots like what we are thought to believe. Ginger plants also have flowers which are purple with a cream blemish based. These flowers sprout directly from the rhizomes. Fruits - red in color. Each has three chambers containing several small black seeds. Ginger plants that are cultivated in commercial plantations don't usually bear fruit. When cooking, ginger gives an aromatic and exquisite taste to foods. Most Filipinos drink "salabat" or ginger tea, which has been known to stimulate Read more:Ginger
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Oregano - Not Just Adding Spice, Also a Known Medicinal Plant 2007-12-13 21:01:00 Most people thought that oregano is just a spice that adds tastes to their pasta, pizza and other foods to satisfy their delicate tastes. But for me, it's the other way around. Here in the Philippines, oregano is well known for its herbal powers. It can cure colds, headaches and other illness. It's just this year when I discovered that oregano can be a spice to some foods. In Europe, its most widely used as spice because Europeans love pasta and pizza.Oregano as a spiceA number of species of Oregano are native to the Mediterranean, all of which are traded as spices. Fresh Mediterranean or European oregano is sometimes available in gourmet produce sections of supermarkets and in Italian or Greek markets. Choose bright-green, fresh-looking bunches with no sign of wilting or yellowing.Here in the Philippines, you can buy dried oreganos on the supermarkets at their spices section.Oregano as a medicinal herbOreganos come from a plant family of lamiaceae, a mint family with a scientific Read more:Spice
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High Mercury Level in Canned Tuna 2008-02-22 04:11:00 High Mercury
Level in Canned
Tuna Recently I’ve read a health news article about high mercury level in canned tuna. I was alarmed because I’m always eating canned tuna. I don’t want to eat pork or beef because it may affect my current condition. I’m actually a kidney stone former and the doctor said, if I just have a good diet, there would be a great possibility that I will not form a kidney stone again. The last time I was diagnosed was November 2007 and the kidney stone actually passed out after my shockwave operation. It was so painful while the stone is passing through and I don’t want to experience that pain again. As part of my diet, my doctor told me not to eat fatty foods and those foods with high uric level. He also suggests not eating so much food with high calcium
Health Benefits of Banana 2008-04-22 04:32:00 A friend forwarded this email to me and he told me to eat more bananas because I am sick. After reading this article, you would be amaze on how bananas can help you with your diet. You wouldn’t know unless you read this!Depression:According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana.This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.PMS:Forget the pills - eat a banana.The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.Anemia:High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.Blood Pressure Read more:Health
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Ampalaya (Bitter Melon) Health Benefits 2008-05-28 05:30:00 Bitter melon or bitter gourd is commonly known here in the Philippines as ampalaya. The fruit of this plant is bitter, even the leaves and stem. It is known as the most bitter of vegetables. Here’s a trivia for you guys if you haven’t heard or read; ampalaya is a member of the squash family. The bitterness of this plant comes from the high concentration of quinine, which is used as anti-infla Read more:Bitter
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Living a Healthy Life 2008-06-24 02:54:00 I’ve been disciplining myself and been looking for natural health products to live a healthy life because I was having a problem with my kidney. After 2 months of eating healthy foods and drink lots of water, I come to my doctor and see if there’s any improvement on my kidney. I recently have this .52 cm stone in my left kidney. Fortunately, it’s gone and passed out by itself. I didn’t eve Read more:Living
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