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1. | The Truth about High Cholesterol being a Risk Factor of Heart Disease Over the years, people tend to associate high blood cholesterol to be a cause of heart disease. However, most people do not know the following fact. Total blood cholesterol, which includes both HDL (good) and LDL (bad) cholesterol, is a very inaccurate indicator of heart disease risk.
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[Added: 10 Feb 2007 Hits: 1039 Words: 418]
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2. | 7 Tips You Can Use to Increase Your Energy Levels Many people suffer from a lack of energy, due to hectic lifestyles and increased stress levels at home and work. Stress causes the body to become less efficient at generating energy. Here are 7 simple, easy to ...
[Added: 21 Jan 2007 Hits: 801 Words: 590]
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3. | 6 ways to Prevent Osteoporosis Osteoporosis is a bone disease that develops slowly. Osteoporosis causes your bones to become fragile and more likely to break. Here is a summary of 6 preventive measures you can take to prevent osteoporosis.
1. Do regular weight-bearing exercise
Muscle pulling on bone builds bone, ...
[Added: 16 Jan 2007 Hits: 872 Words: 534]
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4. | Manage Crohn's Disease with Natural Remedy Crohn's disease is a chronic disease that causes inflammation of the digestive tract, also known as the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Crohn's disease can affect any area of the digestive tract, from the mouth to the anus, but it most ...
[Added: 25 Dec 2006 Hits: 553 Words: 378]
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5. | 7 Ways to Use Coconut Oil to Stay Healthy and Look Attractive Coconut oil has been labeled as the healthiest oil in the world. It has provided many health benefits to the tropical people for generations who are known for their physical beauty. Here's a summary of the 7 ...
[Added: 24 Dec 2006 Hits: 1124 Words: 802]
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6. | 5 Tips to Improve Athletic Performance How can you improve your performance at your next tennis game or soccer match? Taking care of your body and mind might be the key. Here are 5 tips for improving your physical and athletic performance.
1. Take a balanced diet for optimal performance
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[Added: 23 Dec 2006 Hits: 1554 Words: 602]
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7. | What a Diabetic Needs to Know about Insulin Insulin is a hormone secreted by groups of cells within the pancreas called islet cells. The pancreas is an organ that sits behind the stomach and has many functions in addition to insulin production.
Sugars and carbohydrates are ...
[Added: 12 Dec 2006 Hits: 763 Words: 343]
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8. | Instant Relief for Mouth Ulcers A mouth ulcer is like an open wound, the same as you might get if you cut yourself. As a result, tender nerve endings are exposed. The exposed nerve endings of mouth ulcers are often irritated, causing extreme pain for the person. Mouth ulcers make it ...
[Added: 09 Dec 2006 Hits: 726 Words: 474]
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9. | Health Functions of Calcium Unknown to Most People Calcium plays an important role in building healthy teeth and bones. What many people do not know is that calcium is vital to every cell of the body for muscle function, nerve transmission, blood clotting and many other uses. Calcium is indeed a very important nutrient ...
[Added: 07 Dec 2006 Hits: 622 Words: 524]
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10. | How to Choose a Good Coconut Oil Coconut oil comes in two main types. The first type is refined, bleached and deodorized (RBD). The second type is virgin coconut oil. The term virgin means that the oil has been subjected to less intense refining.
The RBD ...
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11. | Acid Alkaline Balance is Critical for your Health Have you ever wondered if many of the diseases raging through our society have a common cause? Many doctors, herbalists and nutritionists believe that the explanation may come down to three words which is acid alkaline imbalance.
Over acidity of ...
[Added: 30 Nov 2006 Hits: 606 Words: 534]
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12. | Take Fibre-Rich Oil to Lose Weight Easily The craze about low-fat diets and foods has given dietary fibre a back seat. Although people may pay less attention to fibre, its health benefits are not to be ignored. Fibre remains an essential nutrient and a vital part of healthy eating ...
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13. | Avoid Trans Fat at All Cost Trans fat is created by modern technology and is foreign to the human body. Basically, trans fat, also known as trans fatty acid, is made when manufacturers add hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils to make the oils more solid ...
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14. | Defend against Digestive Parasites with Coconut Oil Parasites infect the intestines of both humans and animals and can cause a great deal of intestinal distress. Even when the parasites are diagnosed and treated, they can damage the intestinal lining, causing chronic health problems that persist for years. We often ...
[Added: 28 Nov 2006 Hits: 1288 Words: 400]
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15. | Relieve Chronic Fatigue Syndrome with Natural Remedy Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), once considered to be an imaginary ailment, is now recognized as a bona fide illness. While its cause is still pretty much a mystery, it has become a problem of growing concern. It is ...
[Added: 27 Nov 2006 Hits: 319 Words: 481]
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16. | Take Lauric Acid for a Strong Immune System Many health experts have promoted breastfeeding instead of feeding milk formula to babies. Today, many people know that mother's milk is more beneficial to babies and children than any other milk.
However, many people do not know the following two astonishing ...
[Added: 21 Nov 2006 Hits: 644 Words: 504]
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17. | The Truth about Saturated Fats The perception that all saturated fats are bad, lingers in many people today. As a result, one of nature's most amazing resources, tropical oils, and especially coconut oil with all its functional, nutritional and pharmaceutical possibilities, has been lost ...
[Added: 15 Nov 2006 Hits: 350 Words: 492]
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18. | Restore Damaged Skin with Natural Remedy Filipinos are well-known for their youthful appearance and soft, wrinkle-free skin, even though they live in a climate that exposes them to the sun's rays year round. Since coconut oil is their main dietary oil, and is also the main ingredient in their skin care products, one must take ...
[Added: 14 Nov 2006 Hits: 307 Words: 411]
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19. | Choose the Right Oil to Fight Thyroid Disease The thyroid gland is one of the larger endocrine glands in the body. It is a double-lobed structure located in the neck and produces hormones, principally thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3). These hormones regulate the rate of metabolism and affect the growth and rate of ...
[Added: 12 Nov 2006 Hits: 414 Words: 331]
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20. | Heal Digestive Conditions with Coconut Oil People from many diverse cultures, languages, religions, and races scattered around the globe have revered the coconut as a valuable source of both food and medicine. Wherever the coconut palm grows, the local people have learned ...
[Added: 11 Nov 2006 Hits: 329 Words: 359]
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21. | The Only Oil for Diabetics? In this article, we learn about the coconut oil health benefit to diabetics. One of the many plagues of modern society is diabetes. The incidence has risen from almost nothing a century ago to a level of major concern today. It is now one of the ...
[Added: 12 Oct 2006 Hits: 658 Words: 435]
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