Here are this week's reading diversions for your personal enlightenment. Have a splendid weekend!
10 of the best pets for allergy sufferers: When Fluffy forces you to flee
If you love animals and you are allergic to them, caring for pets can seem like walking an endless tightrope. Given the bottles of allergy medication lining your medicine cabinets, you feel as if youâve half-earned a medical degree in dosages, side effects, and pet dander. âJust one pet and then Iâll wash my handsâ is a phrase common in the mind of an animal allergy sufferer. Then there is the frustration level when dealing with over-eager pet owners who donât understand your allergies.
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10 false facts most people think are true
Living in a time of such dazzling science and technology, we stand firmly behind our beliefs ⌠even if so much of what we think we know to be correct is actually wrong. Here are some of the more common misconceptions, ideas that may have started as wives' tales or that came from a faulty study that was later proven wrong. Whatever the case may be, these facts are false
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This Is Your Body On Stress (INFOGRAPHIC)
Your boss reams you out for a bad presentation -- you break out into a sweat. Your demanding mother-in-law comes for a visit -- your head pounds. Rumors swirl about possible layoffs at work -- you can't sleep. An unexpected expense takes a hit on your bank account -- your stomach aches.
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Longevity Linked To Regular Consumption Of Greek Coffee
What you fill your coffee cup with every morning could be the secret to enjoying a long life, according to new research appearing in an upcoming edition of the journal Vascular Medicine.
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Inflammatory Foods: 9 Of The Worst Picks For Inflammation
While it doesn't exactly make you feel warm and fuzzy, inflammation is the body's totally healthy response to injury and infection, a way of defending ourselves by sending immune cells and key nutrients to the areas that need them most.
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Oil of Oregano Health Benefits
The ancient Greeks were one of the first people to recognize this oil for its health benefits and medicinal qualities. It is known to be a potent antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiparasitic oil that can reduce pain and inflammation and effectively fight off infections.
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Greek Medicine: FACIAL DIAGNOSIS
A particularly well-developed aspect of visual diagnosis in Greek Medicine and other traditional healing systems is facial diagnosis. This is also called the art of physiognomy.
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Sneaking vegetables and fruits into a childâs food isnât a great strategy to overcome this phobia either. Scientists wrote in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior picky eaters are less apt to like food they are unfamiliar with, even if the new food has been snuck into past meals by parents.
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Andropause: A turning point for men: Not the man you used to be?
"Suddenly, I'm not half the man I used to be..." If the words to that Beatles song make a lot more sense to you now than they did when you heard it as a teenager, there may be more to your newfound understanding than the wisdom of years.
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6 Health Benefits of Eating Beets - Good Food Life
If youâre not a beet lover, read on, and you soon will be.
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