Here are this weekend's reading diversions. Haven't women been beaten over the head with the benefits of folic acid, folic acid, folic acid - well, it turns out that it may not be a magic bullet and may be a contributor of heightened cancer risk and other problems.
Any way, have a great weekend! Drink lots of water, and always make sure to wash your fruit before you eat them.
Folic Acid: Killer or Cure-All?
The excess folic acid becomes oxidized and promotes free radical production and genetic instability leading to cancer and other disease.
Did you know your nails can reveal clues to your overall health?
What Your Nails Say about Your Health
Dehydration Symptoms, Causes, Prevention, Signs and Effects
Dehydration occurs when the amount of water leaving the body is greater than the amount being taken in. The body is very dynamic and always changing.
What Really Spoils Our Children?
I think spoiling happens when we give our kids junk food that provides short-term pleasure, instead of providing them with real nourishment.
Celery, peaches and strawberries are the most contaminated by pesticides
Pesticides have been linked to a variety of health problems such as cancer, nervous system toxicity and hormone disruption.
What Pets Can Teach Us About Marriage
Do you greet each other with excitement, overlook each other’s flaws and easily forgive bad behavior? If it’s your pet, the answer is probably yes. But your spouse? Probably not.
Recipe for Singapore Laksa Paste
A laksa is essentially a one dish meal of noodles and seafood, variations on a theme abound as fusion cookery took its course but essentially it should be fish and noodles in a cross between a soup and a curry.
Six million men, or seven percent of American men, suffer from depression, and millions more suffer silently because they either don't recognize the symptoms, which can vary from women's, or they are too ashamed to get help for what they see as a woman's disease.
Mending a Relationship Meltdown
There is nothing more miserable than to feel that by some mistake in life you have not amounted to what you might have, and that your misfortunes all hinge on that mistake."
As I make my way through the business world, balancing my work and my personal life is not easy. I've loved. I've sacrificed. I've lost. But I come out of every relationship with a clearer picture of who I am and what I want from a partner.
Teethbrushing link to heart disease
A new study found that people who never or rarely brush their teeth are 70% more likely to suffer heart disease as those who brush twice a day.
What women see (and men don't)
She tries on more shoes, more dresses. And then: the sudden, inexplicable meltdown. Something is horribly wrong. Now the party is out of the question.
Why having babies is better late than never
"Women, as a whole, seem completely unaware that fertility does diminish quite significantly after the age of 35.
What Happens When You Die? Evidence Suggests Time Simply Reboots
The mystery of life and death can't be examined by visiting the Galapagos or looking through a microscope. It lies deeper. It involves our very selves.
Colon Cancer And Polyps: What You Need to Know
Persons with ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease or a personal history of cancer are also at increased risk for colon cancer and need to tailor regular, more frequent colonoscopies.
Can "having it all" undermine the ability to savor common, everyday joys? And if so, does wealth diminish pleasure enough that it trumps the pluses of having plenty of money?
Connecting With Baby Before Birth
Pregnancy is an opportune time for culture to invite women to focus on the developing baby in utero, to slow down and create space for prenatal bonding, reflection and moments of wonderment.
