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what is being prosperous

In Chinese culture, being prosperous can mean being ‘overweight’. So if you see a Chinese businessman with a big belly, it can be significant to his business success. We women, however, tend to be more conscious of our bodies and physical outlook. I truly believe that women are the biggest consumer of diet pills and […]

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weight loss tips

Some of my friends often ask me for tips on how to lose weight since I often keep myself abreast with healthy eating and fitness news. Actually many people keep talking about their weight loss goals but they are not willing to make sacrifices or changes to their lifestyle. Personally, I believe that there is […]

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pay attention to your heart health

We used to think that we should only pay attention to our heart health when we reach a ripe old age of 50 or later. But I have heard enough stories of why the human heart should be well looked after in our younger years. A man in his late twenties collapsed from a heart […]

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extreme stress is disastrous

Extreme stress has the same disastrous effect on the capacity to learn as it does on the ability to think. People under severe stress (death of a hallowed one, or other traumatic event, for example) find it far harder to concentrate and learn productively compared to other people in a more relaxed occasion of mind. […]

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taking supplements for a healthy body

Throughout the world, a lot of people have problems with their digestive systems that make it hard to absorb nutrients and break down the food they eat. This is a common problem, one that is usually caused by a poor level of acid in the stomach, toxic in the gut, or a lack of […]

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sick but well again!

The last few days have been agonizing for me. I was fighting with a fever that came and went and my body was aching with alot of discomforts. My body seems to be shouting for a detox and a colon cleanse and I was just not feeling great at all. After all that extra rest […]

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healthy juices

Eating raw foods is good for us on so many levels. It’s satisfying to eat them. They take more time to chew and swallow, so we don’t eat as fast. And we’re getting so much more in the way of nutrition by consuming fruits, vegetables, nuts and sprouts.
It can take time to prepare raw foods, […]

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what exercise can do

As we all know and hear all the time, exercise can do a body good. It can help you to stay trim, tone muscles, and help to boost energy as well. What you probably don’t know, is the fact that exercise can actually help you achieve the complexion that you’ve always wanted.

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how do you manage your stress?

Even writers like me can get stressed even though we’re just using our hands to do the talking, but having to sit for 7 or 8 hours is already stressful enough and have our own way to relieve stress. Whether you’re the mail guy, the CEO, or probably the average working parent, stress is one […]

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beware of these mini lobsters

I got an email from a friend who warned me about eating mini lobsters. Apparently, these mini crustaceans are literally the garbage cleaners in the sewage treatment plants. The “dirtier” the water, the fatter these mini lobsters become. Their lungs are full of worms and their flesh saturated with poisonous metals. Some unscrupulous merchants somehow […]

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