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Archive for August, 2007

Ginkgo biloba and ginseng improve brain power -

Herbal extracts ginkgo biloba and ginseng have long been used in China to boost energy and performance. Now scientists at the University of Northumbria have found that taking the two together daily can greatly enhance brain power. Ginseng to sharpen the memory and ginkgo to improve concentration. These two herbs synergise in a remarkable way!
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Chewing for weightloss -

Researchers at the Glasgow Caledonian University have found that people who chewed sugarless gum for 15 minutes after eating desired sweets less that those who didn’t take any chewing gum. Researcher Marion Hetherington says that this is due to your taste buds being exposed to sweetness in turn reducing hunger. But chew over 20 minutes […]

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Tea helps to strengthen bones -

A study of more than a 1000 men and women by the University Hospital of Tainan in Taiwan showed that those who habitually drank tea for more than 10 years had a higher bone density than those who didn’t. The benefit has nothing to do with calcium in milk, because all the test subjects […]

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A bit of sun might reduce risk of skin cancer -

Researchers at the University of New Mexico have discovered that catching some sun could actually help reduce the risk of skin cancer. They found that patients with melanoma (malignant skin cancer) who caught a few rays of sun per day had a 15% better survival rate than those who stayed out of the sun all […]

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