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House plants can have amazing health benefits. They add color to the room, as well as a sort of a positive attitude – who feels bad in nature? Plants can make us feel connected to nature and bring some peace into our minds when we’re nervous. They filter the air in your home and make it fresher and more pleasant …

Brushing your teeth and flossing regularly will surely contribute to your teeth being healthier and help you get rid of the bacteria built up due to residual food particles. However, what you eat also directly affects the health of your teeth, and some foods can affect the health of your gums and teeth. For instance, if you consume many sugary …

Beauty products exist so they would improve our looks, but not every ingredient is ‘pretty’. Namely, one in every eight ingredients used in makeup is harmful and they are either chemicals, pesticides, toxins, hormone disruptors or carcinogens.  Many of those ingredients are used to make the products softer, more water resistant or to prolong their ‘shelf life’.  Some of these …

Stress is a prevalent cause of major diseases affecting people worldwide. It is so common that people have begun an earnest search on the best and easiest ways to reduce stress. Stress is our body’s reaction to difficult situations around us. It is the coping mechanism of our body. Being under constant stress leaves our body overly active from within, …

Many food products these days contain so much sugar it’s alarming. No doubt you’ve seen at least one of the many write-ups and news reports detailing just how many spoonfuls of sugar is in your favorite soda and cup of coffee. Because of all the fear about the damage sugar is doing to our bodies, sugar substitutes became more popular …

Sometimes you feel hunger pangs just when it’s time for bed. Okay, if we’re really honest, it happens far more often, and to more people, than we care to admit. It’s really not so bad to grab a small snack before going to bed, and it’s definitely better than going 8 to 12 hours hungry. Remember, your body still burns …

When you have been running for a time and have begun to feel that it’s repetitive and boring, it might be high time you introduced something new to your training routine and add some spice in your running career. This is the only way you would be able to continue running because once you lose interest in it, you’ll soon …

The habit of smoking is one of the biggest health issues in the world today. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (http://www.hhs.gov/), smoking causes more than 470,000 deaths per year in the United States. Even the imposition of higher taxes on it has not stopped many people from buying them and inhaling the poisonous smoke that …

If you believe in the power of herbs, then aloe vera is all you need to get lustrous and healthy hair. You don’t need expensive medicine to drive away your cold. Just get some Echinacea. Need to improve your memory? Ginkgo will do the trick. Flaxseed is the answer to your high cholesterol concerns and cranberry will kick your urinary …

If you are conscious of your weight and are trying to lose a few excess pounds, then you’ve probably done your research about the many diet plans out there. Lord knows you only need to Google “diet plan” and a whole bunch of them will come up. One of the most popular options at the moment is called the Hourglass …