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Archive for November, 2008

The short aloe vera guide -

Aloe vera has been used throughout the world for thousands of years due to it favorable effects on the health. The Egyptians discovered the secret of this special plant more than 6000 years ago. Cleopatra used the juice of the aloe vera to care of her skin. It is even said that she owed her […]

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Fiber reduces chance of heart attack -

Males older than 40 who eat a lot of fiber have less chance of getting a heart attack. Every 10 grams of extra fiber consumed reduces the chance of a heart attack by 17 percent.
This is the result of a study done at the University of Wageningen and the Dutch Institute for Public Health and […]

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Tai Chi helps against arthritis pain -

The traditional Chinese art of movement and meditation Tai Chi can reduce arthritic pain in the knee. Researchers from Boston think that Tai Chi can give a huge increase in quality of life for arthritis patients. Not only can the movements reduce the pain caused by arthritis, there was also less signs of depression among […]

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Healthy food: Yale’s Overall Nutritional Quality Index -

What is healthy and what is not? To get a clearer and easier overview, scientists at Yale University have developed an index with which consumers can quickly see how healthy or unhealthy a certain food is.
The Overall Nutritional Quality Index (ONQI) contains dozens of foods who got a rating between 1 and 100. Healthy products […]

Popularity: 25% [?]