Healthy Health List
Even if you think you know everything there is to know about cholesterol, there may be a few more surprises in store. Check out these common myths about high cholesterol; find out who’s most likely to have it, what types of food can cause it, and why—sometimes—cholesterol isn’t a bad word.
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Sauna or sweat baths have been around for ages. But recently, it has been quite popular for its relaxing and soothing effects. Sauna baths can be a very healthy alternative to those who are looking into a spending a releasing afternoon. Here are some benefits you can get out of a sauna session.
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It can be a challenge to get as much of a nutrient as you need in a day. Knowing which foods contain the most amount of that nutrient can make the task easier. The Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for iron is 18 mg for adult women, and 8 mg for men. Here are the top 10 food sources of iron, according to the USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans. It’s worth noting that vitamin C helps your body absorb iron from food.
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With Congress ready to spend $700 billion to prop up the U.S. economy, enacting health-care reform may seem about as likely as the Dow hitting 10,000 again before the end of the year. But it may be more doable than you think, provided we dispel a few myths about how health care works and how much reform Americans are willing to stomach.
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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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Welcome to next, 5 edition of Healthy Lists Blog Carnival! The number of submissions is growing, but number of boring submissions too. I still check every link, almost read posts and select only interesting and useful for you. Let’s begin…
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Sometimes, when I was working I can’t eat anything at work. For me it was not so comfortable. But I know I need to eat. And there isn’t way to eat at work also well as at home, if you don’t work in restaurant…
Welcome to the busy working lifestyle - where the combination of poor nutrition and high stress make for a sick and tired person - and most probably overweight as well.
Do you think you know the life? Do you think you know what is better for your health and what isn’t? Find out how this man will explain everything about common health misconceptions. Please don’t laugh so loud, save your neighbor’s nerves.
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Here is the third edition of Health Lists Blog Carnival. Nice to see more good posts with interesting health related lists.
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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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I am frequent computer user. Of course it’s interesting to know how danger for my health computer can be. Working with computer for whole day is not rare nowadays. If it’s an aspect of our work or if we use computers just for fun, there are certain risks involved with prolonged computer use.
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