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What Is Detoxification & When Should You Detox

There has been a lot of talk about detoxification, detox diets and whether they are necessary, healthy, or appropriate for the body. Doctors are split over the controversial issue. Alternative medical professionals recommend a detoxification at least...

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How Does Radiation Therapy Work?

When an individual is diagnosed with cancer, it is appropriate for him or her to discuss possible cancer treatment options as there are a variety of options to consider. There are two aggressive treatments that are commonly used today in the fight ag...

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Dealing With Insomnia Naturally

Sleeping pills, like all other drugs known to man, have known side effects, some of them potentially life-threatening, that very often act as another contributing factor toward the misery of insomnia - this along with other known causes such as stres...

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What You Need to Know Before Buying a Pedometer

Walking is one of the best ways to stay in shape and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Whether you're a fitness enthusiast or just trying to get in more steps during the day, a pedometer can help you keep track of your progress and motivate you to move m...

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Fight Allergies with Vitamin E

Fight Allergies with Vitamin E by: Kimberly Beauchamp Supplementing with vitamin E may help relieve some of the symptoms associated with seasonal allergic rhinitis (hayfever), reports a study in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology (200...

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Air Moisture And Your Health

Air Moisture And Your Health by: Duane Johnson Having clean air to breathe is not just a luxury and many people are learning about the various ways to improve air quality when they are indoors. One of the methods to help improve air quality is t...

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Which to Use When: Ice or Heat?

Which to Use When: Ice or Heat? by: Louise RoachKnee pain after running? Wake up with a backache? Twist an ankle? When aches, pain, strains or swelling take place due to an injury or chronic condition, what is the best course of action: ice or h...

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The Diagnosis Myth

The Diagnosis Myth by: Eric Shapiro Although I risk dissension by doing so, I must say something that I think many of us in the mental health community have acknowledged for quite some time: every single diagnosis of a mental disorder is fallibl...

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September 19 Is Life-Threatening Allergy Day

ember 19 Is Life-Threatening Allergy Day by: News Canada (NC)-If you have a child, or if you yourself have a life-threatening allergy, mark the calendar on Thursday, Sept. 19.Shoppers Drug Mart/Pharmaprix is holding a HealthWatch for Children Da...

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Aromatherapy's Mind-Smell Connection

Why is smell so strongly linked to memory and emotion?It is not fully understood, but this is no surprise as the complexities of brain activity are still far from being unravelled and understood. The brain holds far more secrets than we have discove...

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