Posted in Health on July 9th, 2010 No Comments »
I came across a blog post with an interesting stress managing technique I thought I would share. Think of a book, movie or tv show that you are or got really into. Try forgetting yourself and becoming a part of it. Connect with the story but remain aware of yourself. Hold onto the awareness of [...]
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Posted in Health on July 6th, 2010 No Comments »
You may have one or several of these people in your life currently. When you spend time with them it may be emotionally and physically exhausting as they can be negative and have no space for anything or anyone but themselves. These are people who do not have your best interests at heart and can [...]
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Posted in Health on June 23rd, 2010 No Comments »
A Recent report put out by the National Work Group for Safe Markets has documented the contamination of BPA. The report shows that common canned foods can expose consumers to BPA levels that have been shown to cause health problems in lab animals. This was found in foods that are commonly purchased by consumers like [...]
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Posted in Health on June 21st, 2010 No Comments »
New research from Texas Agrilife shows that treatments involving peach and plum extracts killed off breast cancer cells. The two phenolic compounds responsible are chlorogenic and neochlorogenic. These are compounds that are very common in fruits but peaches and plums have the highest concentration levels. Two commercial varieties were used in the study, the “Rich [...]
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Posted in Health on June 9th, 2010 No Comments »
You may have these herbs in your own garden that can help fight against cancer. Rosemary is commonly used in cooking and contains a naturally occurring fatty acid called terpenses that encourages cancer cells in tumors to stop reproducing and die off. Parsley most commonly known for use as a garnish contains apigenine, a natural [...]
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