If you’re travelling to Africa, you are probably getting your camera equipment, your cotton clothes and your sunglasses ready for the trip. Are you also looking at health precautions you should take? Africa is not ridden with diseases, but certain major illnesses are prevalent in this continent. We present 45 health tips here to help you...
Forgot an important appointment? Can’t remember where you put your car keys? If you have a poor memory, the causes may surprise you. Poor Diet It may surprise you to know that your gut and brain health and very closely connected. If you eat a diet high in processed foods and fast foods, you’re consuming a...
Medical safety alerts are incredibly important if you suffer from a recurring illness or severe allergy, but it can also be difficult to explain your alert jewelry to friends and coworkers if you don’t want them to realize you’re wearing medical alert jewelry. Luckily, there are plenty of ways that you can discreetly include medical alert...
Dental assistants are very valuable members of the dental care team. They are always helpful to the dentist and their patients. Dental assistants increase the efficiency of the dentist when it comes to their opportunity to deliver quality oral health care. If you have good communication skills, and you have good control on your hands and...
When thinking of going green in the home, many thoughts go through my mind, and it can be overwhelming, especially since there are many areas to consider. It can also be costly to convert a home into an all-green environment. That alone can cause the well-intended to put the project on the back burner. However, a...
Are you feeling uncomfortable or embarrassed with the constant and excessive underarm sweating? If the answer is yes then this article is definitely for you. I’ve been going through that excessive underarm sweating and I’m completely aware of how terrible it is. I remember those odd days when I used to have those sweat stains soaked...
When you or a close family member is dealing with a major health problem, you can experience a great deal of anxiety. There are few things in life as shocking or stressful as being diagnosed with a long-term or potentially fatal illness or disease. During this time you will likely experience a myriad of emotions. Some...
There is nothing as uncomfortable as trying to relax in hot weather. You know how it can be. We have all been there, and the experience is not what we would call, favorable. So how do you keep cool in hot summer weather, naturally? In the following paragraphs, we provide a few tips to help you...
If you have a troublesome back or painful joints, you may be tempted to simply call in sick every time the pain turns up, and spend the day consoling yourself in bed. Doing this might seem to be the only choice when you are in the middle of a pain episode; as recently as a decade...
Every woman wants to have great skin that gets complimented on. Nobody wants to look dull and wrinkled. While there are many factors that can negatively affect your skin, one of them is food. That’s right – the food that you consume can be damaging your skin internally if you’re not careful. In the following article...
Indeed, fruits and vegetables must make up a large portion of our diet. In fact, the recommended daily serving is around 5-9 per day. Nine servings actually translate to about 2 cups of fruit and 2 1/2 cups of vegetables. This can be a bit of a challenge to most people. Perhaps what you didn’t know...
Plenty of popular exercise misconceptions still exist, even in this day of enlightenment. People don’t talk about spot exercising anymore, but still believe in common exercise myths that should have been thrown out a long time ago. Here are a few of them, along with not-so-common facts based on current exercise research. 1. Sustained Low Intensity...
It is a general consensus that substance abuse and addiction are at the fore front of the most prevailing problems in our world today. A recent study of military personnel claims that about 30% of the completed suicide cases, and an estimated 20% of high risk behavior deaths were attributed to alcohol addiction and drug overdose,...
1. No More Than Four Lifting weights 5 or more days a week is unnecessary and can quickly lead to over-training, especially when engaging in other physical activities, like cardio and sports. 2. Limit Workouts to 40-45 Minutes with 15-20 Total Sets Gaining strength and building muscle within this time frame will yield optimal results, as long...
Ultimately the brain is just a computer, both science and mystics have concurred on this one aspect for years, so the more we impress on its ram memory a concept, the more it will feel that concept true. However, the key to any positive affirmation is that you need to help it along, even if you...
Dental hygiene may just be the one health habit that matters the most, out of all self-care habits. Numerous studies show that the oral cavity is a gateway for the entire body, and any issues or infections that encroach here have a significant impact on our overall health. Stressing Out Why Oral Hygiene for Kids Is...
