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  • L-Arginine: A Non-Essential Amino Acid with Essential Health Benefits
    The article is about the health benefits of l-arginine, a kind of amino acid. This is primarily used to enhance the production of nitric oxide in the body. Like other medication, a doctor's approval should be sought before trying this medication. In addition, instructions about dosages and frequency should be followed carefully to avoid overdose.
  • A Simple Act of Hand Washing Can Go a Long, Long Way!
    Hand washing is the single most important means of preventing the spread of infection and disease such as pneumonia. Pneumonia is the leading killer of children under age 5 worldwide, hence, hand washing is recommended in avoiding this deadly disease. With this simple act, and if to be practiced properly, hand washing has a lot of remarkable benefits.
  • Surviving The Serpent's Kiss
    Snakes are a common species of reptile, easily found in nearly every environment that humans can survive in. While not all snakes are venomous, it is generally accepted that any snake that bites has some measure of venom. The effects of various snake venoms differ, but the standard procedure for dealing with them always involves attempting to minimize the damage before help arrives.
  • The Science Behind The Torment
    According to a recently completed study, the old myth that women are better suited to handle pain may not entirely be true. The researchers have gathered data that implies that women have a lower pain tolerance than men. It also implied that hormonal levels, particularly estrogen, seemed to have an effect on just how much pain a person feels.
  • A Battle of Great Proportions: The Fight Against Obesity
    This article is about obesity. It briefly discusses some recent statistical figures connected to obesity. It also discusses about factors that contribute to obesity. These factors include energy imbalance, calorie consumption, calorie use, environment, genetics, disease and medication. Obesity, if left untreated, may lead to a spectrum of complications including: diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and stroke. There are a lot of ways to lose weight safely. Dieting and exercise helps lose weight gradually and naturally. For severe cases where dieting and exercise take too long to produce results, weight-loss surgery is the answer.
  • Suicide Rate on V.A. Care vs. Civilians
    The Department of Veterans Affairs and University of Michigan revealed in a recent study that veterans receiving treatment for depression are no more likely to take their own lives than civilian patients.
  • The Positive Side of Stress
    Stress, like fear and rage, are always taken in a negative light by most people.However, after being analyzed rationally, stress can be used as a way to help someone prioritize tasks and keep someone from slacking off. Like fear and rage, moderate levels of stress can actually be used to direct someone positively.
  • The Science Behind the Terror
    Despite the fact that fear is among the few truly universal aspects of the human psyche, there is very little that we understand about how it works biologically. Research is currently underway to determine the chemical and genetic factors behind fear, with the hope of gaining a better understanding of it and how to help people struggling with phobias.
  • To Eat or Not To Eat: Exclusion Diets for the Migraine Sufferer
    Migraines are extremely painful headaches, and one of the possible triggers for this condition are certain foods. This is why doctors sometimes recommend migraine patients to undergo an exclusion or elimination diet to find out which foods specifically trigger their migraine attacks.
  • It’s Hard To Say Goodbye: Quitting Smoking
    This article is about smoking and how difficult it is to quit smoking. Smoking has been used since the ancient times, mostly for religious rituals. It wasn’t until the era of the European conquests that smoking was introduced as a social activity to the civilized masses. Smoking is difficult to quit because of the addicting quality of nicotine to the body. Gradually lessening the nicotine intake may help start the quitting process. However, if natural methods fail, there are stop-smoking products available in the market like: nicotine patches and gums that help supply for the body’s nicotine fits without using cigarettes.
  • High-Level and Demanding Sports Detrimental To Youth
    High-level tennis and the demand of modern sports can be detrimental to the spine of young people. Serious abnormalities were found to afflict 85% of young people who were part of a study conducted by researchers regarding the effects of these sports during the growth spurt.
  • Is “Daddy” Ready for His Own Pill?
    This article talks about how birth control pills have been used by women throughout the years. These medications allow the woman to have sexual intercourse without the
    worries of getting unwanted pregnancy. Today, several researchers have been studying the use of contraceptives in men.
  • Pain Tolerance and Expectations
    Society has always expected men to be tough in the face of danger. However, sex or gender roles is only one of the factors that influence a person's pain tolerance. Other factors include age, race or ethnicity, motivation to endure pain, past experiences with pain, coping skills, and energy levels.
  • Learning to Breathe Your Way to Health
    The article deals with the importance of proper breathing as a means to get stress relief. The article also discusses how anxiety-ridden modern life is and how important it is to learn a few life skills, such as proper and effective breathing, as a means to maintain mental, emotional, and physical health.
  • Pleasure, Pain, and Psychology
    Pain and pleasure, even outside of the S&M and leather communities, can be very closely tied together. Physical pain can obviously be very disruptive to intimacy,but more often than not, psychological hang-ups and unspoken desires can be even worse for someone's sexual health and experience.
  • Correlation of Sleep Deprivation and Man-Made Accidents
    The articles is about the dangers posed by sleeplessness. Sleep deprivation not only causes physical and emotional disturbances, but can also result to poor judgment, lack of concentration, and reduced reflexes. The slow down of a person's mental acuity and physical movement can cause minor mishaps, fatal accidents, and major disasters.
  • Non-Hormonal Contraceptive On The Horizon
    A new non hormonal contraceptive pill is being developed to avoid the side effects of hormonal birth control methods. The concept of RNA Interference received positive feedback from researchers and scientists. However, the availability of the pill may still be a decade away.
  • Break Free from Drug Addiction
    Drug-addiction is a problem ever since. Statistics of drug addiction are very alarming. However, there are treatments and help an addicted person can go to and find ways to cope with this problem and as such breaking a drug addiction may be difficult, but not impossible.
  • The Dangers of Overeating and Poor Self-Image
    This article talks about how young women react to the concept of beauty and the various ways they act to attain that value or status of being beautiful. Some have already developed serious psychological disorders such as bulimia due to the social pressure to be“beautiful.” This article also explains bulimia, how women suffer from it, and how counseling can help women overcome this disorder.
  • Beware of What You Puff!
    Smoking seems to be a part of our society. It is addicting that too much of it can cause various illnesses and even death. The smoker is not the only one that is at risk on the bad effects of smoking, but the other people who inhale the smoke that they breathe. This article tackles the ill effects of second-hand smoke.
  • The Power Of Emotional Health
    It has always been said that a healthy body cannot be divorced from a healthy mind or a healthy spirit. Neglecting your emotional health can damage your physical health in the process. Emotions are so powerful it has the ability to make us sick, as well as provide healing.
  • Alcoholic Drinks and Health Issues
    Alcohol is a depressant that can act as a sedative drug and may slow down the nervous system. In small doses, alcohol can help reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. Alcohol however may do more harm than good if overused. Extremely high doses of alcohol at one time can cause alcohol poisoning which can lead to coma or death.
  • Steroids : Pumping Up The Issue
    Guys are stereotyped to be tough. Guys who feel that they don't measure up with their peers as far as body image is concerned may feel pressured and may resort to using steroids to speed up the development of their physique without taking into consideration its side effects.
  • Blood & Glory: Do Video Games Make Monsters?
    Video games have been blamed for everything from the Columbine incident to over-aggressive behavior in Marines. However, this is an unfair judgment, as not all games are violent. Also, there are now studies being conducted to determine the use of these games as therapeutic aids.
  • In Your Skin: Some Facts on the Body's Largest Organ
    Importance of skin; parts of the skin; good skin care solutions; skin care treatments; important information on skin care.
  • Burnout? Move On And Rise Up
    Different individuals have varied ways of dealing with stressful situations such as burnout. Taking a much needed vacation may address the problem of exhaustion and boredom but may not be effective in totally eliminating the sense of disillusionment, stress and anxiety.
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