Archive for the ‘Health’ Category
Thursday, June 26th, 2008
What is depression?
Many people describe depression (also known as major depressive disorder) as typical “sadness.” But clinical and non-clinical, depression can also refer to a combination of more than one feeling.
Depression is one of the most common psychological problems and people are tired of not finding right solutions to it. On ...
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Thursday, June 26th, 2008
Herbalism is a medical practice which is based on the use of plants. It is also known as alternative medical or alternative medicine treatment. Herbalist medical practices have been used for long, long years. The first Chinese herb book dates back to 2700 B.C. It is estimated that 80 percent ...
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Tuesday, June 24th, 2008
What is Green Tea and is Green Tea healthy?
Green tea is a tea type that is made with the leaves of camellia sinensis. We get green tea and black tea from the same plant; what makes the difference between them is the processing step. Black tea leaves are processed more ...
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Monday, June 23rd, 2008
PatientsLikeMe: Social Solidarity and Support
You can find lots of information about diseases and their cures on the internet. One of them is PatientsLikeMe”. There is an interesting story about the foundation of this site; a young boy named Stephen Heywood caught an illness and his family tried to find information ...
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Friday, June 20th, 2008
Infomation about Blood Battery
We all know that batteries are useful and helpful inventions but if our subject area is health it will need some improvements, won’t it?
A scientist team studying in Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has been working on this research recently and they claim that it will gain a paramount ...
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Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
The nutritional and medicinal value of grapes has been known for thousand of years. In ancient time, it was used to treat many health problems such as cancer, cholera, skin, eye infections.
Grapes are the source of vitamin A, B, B6. It also contains minerals like magnesium, iron, selenium, potassium, calcium. ...
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Monday, June 16th, 2008
What is Cholesterol?
Cholesterol is a lipid which is found in the cell membranes of all animal tissues. It is a soft, fat-like waxy substance in the bloodstream and in our body’s cells. All people have cholesterol. It is very important for our body as it is used for producing cell ...
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Saturday, June 14th, 2008
Keeping your body fit depends on your own personal goals. First of all you have to be determined. A person who is on a weight loss program will have different dietary need. Fitness is related directly with your health. In order to get fit all the time, one should follow ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
Chocolate is one of the foods that people, who are concerned about their physique, try to shun. However, studies on chocolate reveal that there is no need to avoid reasonable amounts, as they have proven that it provides many health benefits. As scientists conduct further studies on the everyday foods ...
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