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Are you getting enough sleep?

{ Posted on Feb 27 2009 by hans }
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Categories : Addiction, Baby & Child Care, Elderly Care, Environment & Health, Heart Ailments, Medical & Dental Health, Top Diseases
In the story Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving. Rip dozes off after bowling with some elf-like folks. He sleeps for 20 years and wakes up an old man. In real-life, just the opposite happens. When we sleep, we grow ...Read More »

Vitamins needed to look 10 years younger

{ Posted on Feb 05 2009 by hans }
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Categories : Elderly Care, Environment & Health, Healthy Diets, Heart Ailments, Medical & Dental Health, Prevention
Fat-soluble vitamins are stored in the body and can be dangerous at high doses. Vitamin A: Necessary for healthy eyes, skin and memory. Essential for fertility and immunity. Found in meat, dairy and fish-liver oil. Vitamin D: Crucial for bone health. Controls ...Read More »

Anti-aging diets

{ Posted on Jan 21 2009 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Baby & Child Care, Elderly Care, Healthy Diets, Heart Ailments, Medical & Dental Health, Treatment
Carotenoids: Recent scientific studies have found that what you eat can help protect your skin from sunburn, wrinkles and cancer. Researchers found that fair-skinned folks who got a lot of carotenoids either from supplements or foods have less severe sunburns. ...Read More »

Supplementary help for Aging and Longevity

{ Posted on Feb 06 2008 by hans }
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Categories : Alternative Med, Alternative Medicine, Cancer, Elderly Care, Heart Ailments, Prevention, Top Diseases, Treatment
Multi-minerals (Zinc, Selenium)  It is suggested to take 6 tablets daily, 2 tablets each meal. Zinc and selenium are important for the immune system. Read More »

Essential oil- Cypress

{ Posted on Jan 20 2008 by hans }
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Categories : A-Z of Essential Oil, Alternative Med, Alternative Medicine, Heart Ailments, Top Diseases
Cupressus sempervirens  Cypress is thought to be beneficial to the urinary system and seems to help in conditions involving a loss of fluid. These include excessive Read More »

Hormone replacement therapy reduces the risk of heart and Alzheimer’s disease

{ Posted on Dec 26 2007 by hans }
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Categories : Heart Ailments, Pregnancy, Prevention, Top Diseases
 Believe it o not, cardiovascular disease is the leading killer of women. And estrogen seems to be a powerful weapon against it. A study found that and estrogen raises HDL (“good” cholesterol) levels Read More »

Sleep apnea may cause early heart disease

{ Posted on Oct 27 2007 by hans }
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Categories : Heart Ailments
 The snoring and constant awakenings of severe sleep apnea could provide an early indication of heart disease, researchers report. Read More »

Hypertension (high blood pressure), Palpitations and its reflexology

{ Posted on May 28 2007 by hans }
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Categories : Heart Ailments
Hypertension (high blood pressure) may be one of several types, the commonest being essential (due to kidney or endocrine disease or an unknown cause and malignant (a serous condition that tends to occur in the younger age groups). In Read More »

Angina, Arteriosclerosis and the benefit of reflexology

{ Posted on May 28 2007 by hans }
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Categories : Heart Ailments
Angina A suffocating, choking pain usually referring to angina pectoris, which is felt in the chest. It occurs when blood supply to the heart muscle is adequate and is brought on by exercise and relieved by rest. The coronary  Read More »

The heart, circulatory system and its reflexology

{ Posted on May 28 2007 by hans }
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Categories : Heart Ailments
The heart is obviously a vital organ. This muscular pump is situated between the lungs and slightly left of the midline. It projects forward and lies beneath the fifth rib. Blood returns from the body via the veins and Read More »
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