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If you’re like me, you’ve looked a lot of places trying to find answers to the swine flu epidemic that’s making its way around the world. When I couldn’t find the unbiased answers I was seeking, I employed my journalistic investigative skills and sought out my own credible sources. In the process, I uncovered some [...]
Your attitude affects your health blueprint; it is who you are and it is always showing up. It is how you think, speak, and ultimately act. Attitude is defined in the Oxford Dictionary as: “A person’s way of interpreting or reacting to his or her world.” Your attitude is like the set of your sail. [...]
“The old notion that physical prowess was inseparable from a dull intelligence is completely exploded, and happily so, seeing that it was about the most harmful notion which has ever been entertained by man.” - George Hackenschmidt – The Way to Live The Western world did not completely ignore the body for the two or so [...]
“Physical culture has become my life’s work, and it is my ambition to see every person who comes under my care molded as physically perfect as myself.” - Don Athaldo - Health, Strength and Muscular Power Due to these new technologies of travel and industrial production, in the mid- to late-19th century in Europe and America we [...]
Staying hydrated is extremely important but the choice of what to drink is fairly wide giving consumers an excellent variety to choose from. Water and soft drinks are a very good choice but energy drinks are becoming the main choice for many people and for a whole host of reasons. Some people like the taste [...]
What causes painful sores on the head and scalp? Well there are actually quite a few possible causes. Some of the most common are: Folliculitis- An infection of the hair follicle Impetigo- An infection of the skin Virus- Shingles or Chickenpox Acne Contact Dermatitis Cyst When the scalp becomes irritated or inflamed from an outside irritant it [...]
Dandruff is an embarrassing and itchy condition. Once it starts it can be hard to control. Dandruff arises when the scalps normal cell rejuventation process is not working properly. In a healthy scalp, skin cell regularly die and are sloughed away then replaced by new cells. This process takes about a month. In a scalp with dandruff, the cells are [...]
The healthcare and pharmaceutical market research company Manhattan Research, has established that three out of four nurses recommend health websites to the patients they tend to. The study focused on the nurses’ preferred technologies, how they are implementing them now, and how they plan to continue utilizing them in the future. This study was conducted online [...]
Oral thrush yeast infection can cause pain and discomfort and a lot of embarrassment. Here, you’ll learn the symptoms of oral thrush yeast infection, its causes, and treatment. Oral thrush yeast infection symptoms are:- raised creamy / white spots on tongue and soft tissues, a thick white coating over the tongue, cracks / fissures under [...]
Have you ever wondered why you sweat and what purpose it serves for your body? The body sweats in an effort to cool down due to factors such as exercise, exposure to heat, stress, and nervousness. Although some people think sweating is disgusting, it is a necessary bodily function. For nearly two percent of the [...]