Health & Fitness

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Contact Lens Users - Be Careful

A 21 year old guy, he used to wear a pair of contact lenses, during a barbecue party.
While, barbecuing he stared at the fire charcoals continuously for 2-3 minutes. After a few minutes,
he started to scream for help and moved rapidly, jumping up and down. No one in the
party knew why he was doing this ? Then he admitted into the Hospital, the doctor
said he'll be blind permanently because of the contact lenses that he had worn.
Contact lenses are made by plastics, and the heat from the charcoal melted his contact lenses.

sujata's picture

Food allergy vs. food intolerance

Food allergy: An allergic reaction to a food triggered by the immune system. It can cause serious health problems and even death. Note: If you have a food allergy and emergency epinephrine (adrenalin) is recommended by your doctor, keep it with you at all times. Wear a medical alert bracelet or carry information that identifies your food allergies.

Food intolerance: An adverse reaction to a food that leads to unpleasant, but not life-threatening, symptoms. It does not involve an immune system reaction.

-Mayo Clinic-

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Break your fast – By a healthy BREAKFAST

“Breakfast” the word itself helps us understand what it stands for .It is breaking the fast of 7 – 8 hrs after your night sleep. Breakfast is the first thing one has in the morning and breaks the night long fast. Therefore breakfast is one meal that one should never skip.

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Break your fast – By a healthy BREAKFAST

“Breakfast” the word itself helps us understand what it stands for .It is breaking the fast of 7 – 8 hrs after your night sleep. Breakfast is the first thing one has in the morning and breaks the night long fast. Therefore breakfast is one meal that one should never skip.

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Know your sunscreen for a healthy skin.

Preventing skin cancer is better than treating it. An SPF (sun protection factor) rating 15 – filters 93 percent of UBV (Short-wave rays) SPF- 30 filters 97 percent of UBV and SPF- 50 filters 98 percent of UBV. Also when choosing sunscreen, look for protection against UBV and long-wave UVA rays (there is no SPF-type measurement for UVA protection). Look for sunscreens with avobenzone, oxybenzone, mexoryl, zinc oxide or titanium oxidide as an active ingredient.

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HEALTHY JUICES

Here are some healthy tip for your smartness & physical fitness.

Prevention is better than cure.

*Carrot + Ginger + Apple - Boost and cleanse our system.

*Apple + Cucumber + Celery - Prevent cancer, reduce cholesterol, and eliminate stomach upset and headache.

*Tomato + Carrot + Apple - Improve skin complexion and eliminate bad breath.

*Bitter gou rd + Apple + Milk - Avoid bad breath and reduce internal body heat.

*Orange + Ginger + Cucumber - Improve Skin texture and moisture and reduce body heat.

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Banana

A professor at CCNY for a physiological psych class told his class about bananas. He said the expression 'going bananas' is from the effects of bananas on the brain. Read on:

Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy

Special Schedule

for INDIA

"Navigating the Maze of Nutritional Therapy"

9:30 pm (India Time)

Thursday, July 10, 2008
Presented by:

Lori Knowles(NBN General Manager)

Promoted by
AKhil Autism Foundation

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DRINK WATER ON EMPTY STOMACH

Good Mnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg PUNE

It is popular in Japan today to drink water immediately after waking up every morning. Furthermore, scientific tests have proven its value. We publish below a description of use of water for our readers. For old and serious diseases as well as modern illnesses the water treatment had been found successful by a Japanese medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases:

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7 Reasons Women Lose Their Hair...!!!

1] Low iron levels: -----Iron deficiency, with or without anemia, can lead to hair loss. Do not simply start taking an iron supplement without having your iron checked by a physician because too much iron can also lead to health problems.

2] Thyroid disorders: -----Both an overactive and an underactive thyroid can lead to hair loss.

3] Low estrogen levels: -----Many women experience hair loss during and after menopause, when estrogen levels begin to drop. Other hormonal changes -- changes in oral contraceptive use, for example -- can also trigger hair loss.