Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Hormone-based birth control often comes with side effects that can range from slightly annoying to bad enough to make you switch. You may not know what you can tolerate until you’ve given a couple of them a try. But here are some solutions for the most common problems.
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008

The use of herbal treatments for everything from sore throats to cancer has become more and more common with every passing year. We all know about the herbal supplements like St. John’s Wort that can help you with chronic health problems, but did you know that many common edible herbs can provide impressive health benefits?
While you probably already use these herbs in your home, you may not realize that they can do much more than just making your meals tasty and interesting. Here are five common herbs that do double duty as effective herbal treatments.
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Sunday, April 6th, 2008
We always worry about things we think are very bad for our health. We worry and try to set them right, or don’t pay attention. But not all of them need so big worrying. Here are the nine real facts about most common health misconceptions “to stop worrying about right now”.
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Monday, March 31st, 2008
You can recall a case when you had a great pain ever, but you ignored it because of something “more” valuable, such as meeting, dislike for doctors or medical examination or lack of money. I think we should pay attention to the extra pains we have.
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Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
You must admit that smoking is a bad habit both for you and your surroundings. I am sure that you have already read many quit smoking tips and methods and tried to stop smoking, but… you are still smoking. In my opinion first and main option to quit smoking is your will. Once, I asked my friend why he don’t want to stop smoking, he answered: “I like it”.
Don’t even try to quit smoking if you just don’t want to stop. It won’t have effect. Of course, you can have a critical motivation to quit smoking, such as your baby birth or your doctor’s last warning. The best way and chance to quit smoking appear when you have motivation, want and know how to quit smoking.
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Since our bodies are mostly water, we need to keep in good water balance to avoid getting dehydrated. Drinking water can help us stay in good fluid balance. Another bonus is that water has no calories.
The optimum amount of water you should drink depends on your body weight. The fatter you are, the more you need to drink.
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Friday, March 14th, 2008
Sometimes we have a headache and not every time we think about causes. Today I found 10 surprising causes of headaches. Of course, not all of them are really “surprising”, but most of them.
If you’re experiencing the throbbing sensation of a headache you’re not alone. According to the National Headache Foundation, over 45 million Americans have chronic recurring headaches, one in four households has a migraine and seventy percent of migraine sufferers are women. Certain physical or environmental factors may trigger headaches, creating varying intensities.
Even The Radical Blogger wrote about headaches: “We all know that NY causes headaches but I didn’t know it was the center of headaches”.
Here, we uncover the ten most unusual causes.
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