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Red Root: All you Need to Know About this Amazing Herb

Red Root (Ceanothus americanus), also known as Redshank and Snow Brush, is a plant with clusters of white, cream, pink, and purple flowers, that grows in North America. The beautiful shrub is named after...
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7 Amazing Health Benefits of Birch Leaf

Birch leaf, for so many years, have been used in traditional medicine mainly for its analgesic properties. However, the herb also contains astringent, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, and antiseptic properties. The plant is also popular for its...

How Do Condoms Work?

What are condoms? How do they work? Why do we even need them? What happens if we do not use them? These are a few questions my friends and I spent time brainstorming on...

What is Hirsutism?

Ever heard of hirsutism? Well, possibly not. However, I'm sure you've come across women that are just as hairy as men (or even hairier). I have seen a couple of extremely hairy women. I...
vitamin b2

Why Vitamin B2?

What is Vitamin B2? Vitamin B2, also known as riboflavin, is an essential vitamin that serves as an antioxidant. It's a water-soluble vitamin just like all B vitamins, hence it should be obtained from...
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Cheap Ways to Keep a Teeth Healthy

Cheap Ways to Maintain Healthy Teeth Do you find it challenging to smile in the public because your teeth are bad? Are you ashamed of the color of your teeth? Do you suffer from constant...
Vitamin D

Vitamin D: Providing All The Sunshine You Need

It’s pretty much a fact of contemporary life: Like most working Americans, you most likely sit in an air-conditioned and fluorescent-lit work-space for around 8-10 hours every day, with little hope of seeing a...
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Health Effects of Tattoos and Piercings

Are Tattoos and Piercings Safe? To do tattoos, artists insert ink into the dermis, one of the skin`s layers through a needle. This alters the skin’s pigment and creates a visible image. Piercing is another...
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How Healthy Can We Be with Banana Milk?

Why You Need Banana Milk With increasing rates of food allergies (including dairy milk), many milk lovers seek an alternative that can give the creaminess of milk with no potential for allergy. At your local...
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Biotin: The Vitamin That Guarantees Long, Voluminous Lashes

What woman wouldn’t want long, thick, and beautiful eyelashes? Sadly, though, not all of us can be eyelash models; some women naturally have sparse and thin lashes.  According to Dr. Beth Ann Ditkoff, our...
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Your Daily Activities and Your Health

How to Make Each Day Count A day does not go by that you won’t get hooked into at least an activity. Activities keep your mind busy and make your day interesting, but what matters...
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Heart Disease and Female Mortality Rate

Is Heart Disease a Top Cause of Death Among Women? Did you know that heart disease is the top cause of death among women in the United States? About 1 in every 5 female deaths...
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Are there any Good Bacteria?

You must have heard about the common organisms called Bacteria, and all the havoc they`ve caused in human history. And as much as this may sound ridiculous, believe me, there are good bacteria and...

The Greatness of Peas!

Peas belong to the Fabaceae family. They are edible and are consumed all over the world. Sugar peas and snow peas are mostly consumed in the Asian continent. They could either be eaten raw...
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12 Causes of Your Lethargic Feeling

What Exactly Does it Mean to Feel Lethargic? Lethargy is the state of feeling listless and unenergetic, drowsy and dull, or indifferent and indolent; apathetic or slothful inactivity. Lethargy causes you to feel heavy-eyed or...

4 Excellent Reasons To Take Ashwagandha

Unless you’re some health buff, sticking to healthy lifestyle ideals is 100 percent impossible. Yes, we’ll gladly have fruit salads for breakfast, but no, we won’t be completely doing away with our favorite alcohol or caffeine brand. An...
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Colorectal Cancer; What Does It Mean?

Causes, Symptoms, and Management of Colorectal Cancer Cancer is one of the preeminent causes of death in the world. Being a dangerous and life-threatening illness that it is, research has still not been able to...
herbs

Ever Heard of Quinoa?

Origin, Health Benefits, and Nutritional Value of Quinoa Quinoa, pronounced "keen-wah," is an ancient grain that was first discovered in South America but was later ignored for a long time. However, recent research brought it...
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Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment of Overactive Bladder

How to Identify an Overactive Bladder Overactive bladder is the urgent urge to urinate, that if care is not taken, you can urinate on yourself. According to research, overactive bladder is more common in women...
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Rheumatoid Arthritis: Causes & Treatment

What Is Rheumatoid Arthritis? Rheumatoid Arthritis is an autoimmune disease that causes joint pain and damage throughout the body. It occurs when a person’s immune system mistakes the body’s healthy tissues for foreign invaders. It...