MOTHER’S DAY GIFT IDEAS

Published by coolyn on April 29th, 2012 - in Health and Wellness

Let’s take a break from the usual health related posts in order to honor the important women who gave birth to us – our Mothers. With Mother’s Day fast approaching, it is just fitting to come up with a post about brilliant gift items that would surely make our mothers smile.

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  •  Personalized Gifts – While all gifts, big or small is appreciated by mothers, one that is personally made for her (more…)

WARNING SIGNS OF ARTHRITIS

Published by coolyn on April 29th, 2012 - in Health and Wellness, Illnesses
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Arthritis is often an illness acquired by elderly folks. However, age alone is not the only contributing factor. You may be young but an unhealthy lifestyle could give you arthritis prematurely. So how would you know if you are a candidate for it. Well, here are some early warning signs. (more…)

WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN PICKING A GYM

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So you finally decided to hit the gym and resolve to stick to it. But before you sign up on any membership there are a couple of things you would like to make sure is included in the membership. After all, you want to have your money’s worth since gym fees and memberships could be really expensive. (more…)

HOW TO SPEED UP YOUR METABOLISM

A very crucial and important way to lose weight is to get your body to speed up its metabolic rate or in the speed in which one’s body tries to burn off its daily calorie intake. We all know that unused calories end up being stored as body fat.

Fortunately, there are ways to help us increase our metabolic rate and aid us in our desire to lose weight. Here are some of the tips to help anyone in their resolve to speed up their metabolism:

  • Mind your calorie intake, but don’t over do it. A healthy and scientific way to reduce your calorie intake will be to take your current weight and multiply it by 11. So say you are currently 120lbs, your daily calorie intake should around 1320. A drastic reduction of say 1000 calories daily will not help. (more…)

MODERN DAY GADGETS WE CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT

Published by coolyn on April 22nd, 2012 - in non-health

Technology has indeed re-shaped our lives, mostly making things better and convenient for us. In the aspect of food preparation, the tools and utensils now available to us have turned our lives so much better when it comes to making food preparation as well as the actual cooking time saving and easy. Utensils like food processors, blenders, mixers and so many other items are definitely items we can not do with out in the kitchen, especially if you have a large household with lots of mouths to feed. (more…)

EXCESSIVE SODA CONSUMPTION LED TO WOMAN’S DEATH

Published by coolyn on April 22nd, 2012 - in Health and Wellness, Illnesses

A 30-year old woman in New Zealand named Natasha Harris who passed away back in February of 2010 was said to drink large consumption of soda, particularly the Coca-Cola brand on a daily basis. The late Ms. Harris apparently consumes as much as 2.2 gallons or 10 liters of Coca-Cola everyday. (more…)

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE NUTRITION FACTS

Aside from a slice of chocolate cake, nothing else spells pure sweet tooth bliss than a strawberry cheesecake, where sweet and tangy takes a fiery dance in your taste buds, bringing about an explosion of flavor. So what do we know about this delectable desert? (more…)

DHA AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT FOR THE BRAIN

Published by coolyn on April 21st, 2012 - in Health and Wellness

DHA or docosahexaenoic acid is crucial to brain development. It is highly recommended for pregnant and lactating women to drink milk that has high DHA content or eat foods that are rich in DHA. So what makes this acid detrimental to brain development?

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DHA belongs in the family of omega 3 fatty acids. Research shows that DHA is also essential to brain boosting benefits to adults (more…)

PAMPER YOUR PETS

Published by coolyn on April 16th, 2012 - in Health and Wellness, Pet Health
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Pets are endearing creatures, whether you do have a cat or a dog, these fur balls are in people’s care because they protect and love us, and at some point serve us. Lately, more and more pet owners are very much willing to pamper their beloved pets. Aside from regular pet grooming, a lot of pet spa are coming up with different ways for pet owners to pamper their dogs or cats, and part with their cash. Here are some high end services for the very privileged canine and felines. (more…)

SOURSOP – TO FIGHT CANCER

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In the world’s efforts to combat Cancer, being one of the most prevalent illnesses these days, recent medical discoveries pointed to a succulent fruit called Soursop. The said fruit is known to grow in Southern America, parts of Africa and Southeast Asia.  (more…)

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