Category : Healthy Living : Health & Medical

How to Practice Listening Meditation

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Meditation is an age-old practice in mindfulness. Many spiritualists use it as a tool for personal development, but taken away from any religion or sect, it remains an exercise with a multitude of benefits, as much rooted in science as in mysticism. In a listening meditation, the goal is to keep you

Medical Uses of Plants

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Plants and plant substances have been the original medicines for humanity for most of human history. Most cultures on earth have evolved rich systems of medicine focused on using plants to alleviate medical conditions from time immemorial. Modern science has recently focused on studying medical use

Dry Hair Home Remedy

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Hair can easily become dried out from the use of blow dryers, flat irons, crimping and curling irons, color treatments, and overuse of hair gels, creams, and sprays. And going to a salon to fix it can be very expensive, especially when almost everything you need to repair dry hair is available at h

Projects on Rainwater Harvesting

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Collecting precipitated water for domestic use, or rainwater harvesting, is not a new concept; it was practiced by indigenous cultures for thousands of years. With global water scarcity due current water system problems, several projects designed to examine and improve existing methods for rainwater

Non Ketogenic Low Carbohydrate Diets

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Contrary to popular opinion, a low-carbohydrate diet can be very effective even if your body never reaches a state of ketosis, in which the body begins using fat as its primary fuel source. In order to reach ketosis, you must keep your daily carbohydrate intake to roughly 30 grams or less for weeks

How to Use Progest

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Progest will be prescribed to you by your doctor if she feels that you have a severe imbalance of the amount of progesterone in your body. There are several forms of this drug, and your dosage and administration method will be based upon your specific needs. Be sure to talk to your doctor about taki

Soy Protein Powder Health Effects

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In 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided to review its recommendation that soy is good for heart health. More recent studies have shown that while taking soy protein may be good for you it may not be as beneficial as once thought. In fact, in some cases taking soy may be...

How to Stay Warm

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Body heat keeps us warm. It is like a fire that burns inside us at a constant 98 degrees Farenheit. Like a campfire, a body requires oxygen and fuel to generate heat and stay warm. Without oxygen and food, the body can't produce enough heat, and that's when we feel cold. Whether you are camping, tra

What Can Quinine Cure?

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Quinine sulfate is an antimalarial drug derived from the bark of the cinchona tree, which grows in Ecuador and Peru. Because of numerous severe side effects, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2007 banned nearly all prescription-strength quinine products, and reiterated that quinine is only to