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Archive for August, 2008

A new diet pill? -

Losing 10 kilos by taking a pill daily for 24 weeks? It happened to 200 test subjects who participated in a test on a substance called tesofensine. Tesofensine works on a part of the brain that controls appetite in a way that makes you feel full very quickly. It has some very strong side-effects though. […]

Popularity: 6% [?]

Watermelons against prostate cancer -

Although a watermelon consists of water for 92%, it also contains a large quantity of the antioxidant lycopene. Lycopene is an antioxidant that helps to protect the heart, prostate and skin. A large wedge of watermelon contains as much lycopene as four tomatoes and reduces your risk of prostate cancer by 34%. Adult males with […]

Popularity: 9% [?]

Incense good against depression and stress -

The burning of incense is an important part of many religious ceremonies. The rising smoke symbolizes worship, God and it is supposed to be good for the soul. Biologists at the American Johns Hopkins University and the Israeli Hebrew University have now discovered that it is also good for your brain. They looked at the […]

Popularity: 12% [?]

Lower your cholesterol with macadamia nuts -

Macadamia nuts are not only tasty, they also have health benefits. This is reported by the American Journal of Nutrition. A daily portion of 40 grams of macadamia nuts improved the lipid levels in the blood of people who suffered from high cholesterol within 5 weeks. The levels of total and ldl-cholesterol were lowered after […]

Popularity: 28% [?]