Jasmine absolute oil is extracted from different jasmine species. These belong to the Oleaceae family and have more than 200 species under its genus. The oil comes from the white flowers of the plant and bears dark green leaves, usually blossoming at night and grows from summer until fall. It has a powerful fragrance and […]
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Are you a lurker? Well, every month about 1.65 billion people are actively using the social media site Facebook. Each user is spending about 50 minutes using the site each day, which is really more time than you realize and more than on any other leisure activity except for TV watching. On the average the […]
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Priority should be taken over timing to ensure that patients are healthy enough for surgery and have access to specialists. Even though delaying surgery after a diagnosis of uterine cancer can increase a woman’s risk of death, operating too soon can be just as detrimental for some. The Penn Medicine physicians report this information in […]
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When you commit to holistic care you are treating the whole person through mind, body and spirit. A combination of traditional, and what your doctor might call complementary medicine, is the definition of holistic care. An example might be treating cancer with chemotherapy and acupuncture. Chemo and radiation are proven to fight the disease, but […]
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Over the past 35 years the consumption of olive oil has increased more than 10-fold in the U.S. It has gone from 29 metric tons (MT) in 1980 to 327 MT in 2015. Oil became more widely used with the popularity of the Mediterranean diet and made the oil a $16 billion a year industry. […]
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An oil that is packed with benefits that may greatly uplift your body and mind is Amyris oil. It isn’t as valuable as sandalwood, but it offers amazing health perks that will make you want more of this herbal oil. The Amyris derives from the Rutaceae botanical family and known as West Indian/Indies sandalwood. […]
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Robert Preidt, a HealthDay Reporter, wrote an interesting article on bagged salads. Researchers have found that prepackaged salads may promote the growth of salmonella bacteria. If you find even slight damage to leaves in the salad bags, they can release juices that encourage the spread of salmonella. The juices also […]
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Apple cider vinegar (ACV) has many amazing curative powers for a huge number of ills. It has an ability to balance your pH, increase good gut bacteria and help to control your weight, among many other uses. A really sensational ability is to balance the blood sugar, according to a study completed at the Arizona […]
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Have you ever experienced vertigo? That spinning and dizziness sensation can certainly limit your activities and can even make you sick. It sometimes makes it difficult to walk without losing your balance and you feel like things are spinning around the room. Some simple maneuvers can be done at home for relief, but you have […]
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New research suggests that those children who drink whole milk are leaner and have higher vitamin D levels than those who drink low-fat or skim milk. Those who drank whole milk with a 3.25% fat content had a body mass index score that was 0.72 units lower than those […]
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