Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a Wonderful and Happy New Year's Eve Celebration Weekend.
All the best to you and your loved ones and wishing you greater prosperity, happiness, and peace in 2012.
6 Ways To Beat Your Post-Christmas Sugar And Junk Food Cravings
"Ginger ale and soy milk are high in tyramine, which can help relieve chocolate cravings. Pekoe tea is high in chocolate's other stimulating ingredient. theobromine."
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Randy Taran: 5 Steps to Happiness
As the autumn leaves fall, consider shedding old habits that no longer serve you. It's a great time to focus on who you are and what practices will grow your happiness. What are the attitudes that will move you along? Here are five ideas that can make a difference:
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Coffee ā The Good and The Bad | Be Well Buzz
Stimulating Breath ā Caffeine dilates and opens up the airways, and is great for those who face breathing difficulties such as asthma/bronchitis. People who have recently undergone a surgery are sometimes treated with caffeine to help stimulate breathing.
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Medicinal Uses of Honey | Be Well Buzz
Today, many people swarm to honey for its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Holistic practitioners consider it one of natureās best all-around remedies.
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A Top Dermatologist's 5 Best Anti-Aging Tips | Caring.com
One word: sunblock. Use a full tablespoon of sunscreen with a sun-protection factor (SPF) of at least 30 on your face, spreading it to your neck and ears. Know that older skin tends to be more vulnerable to the effects of the sun than younger skin.
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5 Things That Probably Won't Help You Live Longer | Caring.com
Your parents' ages. Don't count on repeating long-lived ancestors if you yourself smoke, have high cholesterol, and lead a couch-potato life -- all factors associated with shortening one's lifespan. Lifestyle factors can trump genetics.
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Feel-good mashed potatoes ā with extra... | Chatelaine.com
Like many people, I absolutely love mashed potatoes. I just love them when they are creamy, garlicky, smooth ān chunky, skins and all. Buttery, salty, piled with salsa or ketchup. It is fun to dress them up.
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TUESDAY, Feb. 22 (HealthDay News) ā People with inflammatory bowel disease have double the risk of developing a potentially deadly blood clot (venous thromboembolism) in the legs or lungs as do people in the general public, a new study finds.
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Zucchini Oven Chips - Health.com
Good to Know
Not all chips have to be unhealthy and fat-laden. Zucchinis are more nutritious than potatoes, which are usually used for chips. Baking the zucchini cuts back on fat that is needed for frying.
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Smoking - 12 Surprising Causes of Depression - Health.com
Smoking has long been linked with depression, though it's a chicken-or-egg scenario: People who are depression-prone may be more likely to take up the habit.
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Almond Health Benefits - Southern Living
They lower your risk of heart disease.
Almonds are high in monounsaturated (āgoodā) fats, which help lower cholesterol. By adding almonds to a low-fat diet, you can reduce your chance of heart disease by 30% to 45%. Choose nuts with little or no salt, which can raise blood pressure.
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Easy Health Tweaks That Make a Big Difference - When to Snack - Oprah.com
Caffeine can actually inhibit the growth of cancer cellsāand may lower your risk for the disease. (Click here to learn what your morning brew can do for your brain.)
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3 Foods That Whiten Your Teeth Naturally : Vitamin G: Health & Fitness: glamour.com
USA Today had the scoop on the foods, according to dental experts, that can scrub away stains and keep them sparkling white. The so-called "toothbrush foods" are as follows:
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TLC Cooking "Benefits of Vitamin D"
Topically applied, vitamin D may be helpful for psoriasis by limiting the growth of abnormal skin cells. Topical vitamin D for psoriasis is available only by prescription and can be quite expensive.
Other uses for vitamin D include reducing the symptoms of some forms of arthritis and maybe even helping to reduce the risk for insulin-dependent diabetes in young children.
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The idea of "lining your stomach" before a night on the booze is not just an old wives' tale. Drinking on an empty stomach can cause a build-up of acid and damage the stomach lining. Eating a substantial carb-based meal will help reduce excess acid as well as preventing blood sugar levels dipping during the evening.
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Posts from the Health Category - Walletpop Canada
Mo' Canadian men than ever donated their upper lips to fight prostate cancer this Movember, raising a stash of over $35 million -- the most of any country in the world.
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The 25 Worst Passwords of 2011 - Walletpop Canada
Here's a tip for creating a more secure password: Make it eight characters or more, and use multiple types of characters -- upper- and lower-case letters, numbers and symbols. (For more tips, read DailyFinance's article on how to create safe, memorable passwords.)
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Spicy and sweet nuts - Chatelaine Recipes
Spiced nuts make a great snack during the day. Opt for the healthiest nuts - almonds, walnuts, Brazil nuts, or pistachios are all good choices.
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