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Entries for the 'Your Health' Category
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Winter Colds and Flu
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With winter time upon us now, sooner or later just about everyone comes down with a miserable cold or a case of flu. Both colds and flu are caused by viruses which attach themselves to the lining of the nose or throat.
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Health Tip
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Supplementing your diet with Holistix Calcium Effervescent Tablets assists in maintaining healthy bones and teeth.
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Spring has sprung but so has allergy season.
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Spring is the season of renewal, and for many people that means once again greeting a stuffy nose, sneezing and itchy, watery eyes. As the trees start to bloom and the pollen gets airborne, allergy sufferers begin their annual ritual of sniffling and sneezing.
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OVERWEIGHT KIDS
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With the rise in childhood obesity, preventing childhood obesity is an important goal for all parents. Many kids today consume too many calories and get too little exercise, which can result in some of these growing up to be overweight or obese adults with major medical problems, such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure and cancer.
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PROMOTE LONGEVITY
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To feel better physically and mentally, we need to make good health-promoting lifestyle choices. What you choose to eat, drink or otherwise ingest, how much you sleep and how active you choose to be can significantly impact both your health and longevity.
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AVOIDING CANCER
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In 1997 the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) part of the American Inst. for Cancer Research, published a report called: Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective
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SAFE SUN TIPS
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1. Apply sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 15 or greater 20-30 minutes before sun exposure and then every few hours thereafter. The higher the number, the better. This will provide a broad spectrum protection from both ultraviolet A (UVA) as well as ultraviolet B (UVB) rays.
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FIRST AID KITS
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With the April holidays upon us, most of us are going away for a well deserved break. It is essential especially when travelling with kids to keep a first aid kit with you in case of emergencies. The components of a first aid kit are largely a matter of personal choice but the kit should contain items sufficient for the size of the party and appropriate to the activity undertaken.
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COMMON COLD
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The common cold is a highly contagious, viral infectious disease of the upper respiratory system, primarily caused by picornaviruses or coronaviruses.
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THE WORLDWIDE DIABETES EPIDEMIC
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There is growing worldwide epidemic of disease and death that is almost 100% preventable. It is called Diabetes.
Are you overweight and otherwise healthy and do you suffer from tiredness and lack of energy? Chances are, if you are overweight and otherwise healthy, you may already have some diabetic tendency. This diabetic tendency is making you feel tired and keeping you overweight. This is especially true if you have a history of dieting and attempts at losing weight!
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