Health and Beauty Articles for Women

HONEY, a most assimilable carbohydrate compound, is a singularly acceptable, practical and most effective aliment to generate heat, create and replace energy, and furthermore, to form certain tissues. Honey, besides, supplies the organism with substances for the formation of enzymes and other biological ferments to promote oxidation. It has distinct germicidal properties and in this respect greatly differs from milk which is an exceptionally good breeding-ground for bacteria. Honey is a most valuable food, which today is not sufficiently appreciated. Its frequent if not daily use is vitally important.

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Camomile (or chamomile) takes its name from the Greek words for “ground” and “apple,” because it grows close to the ground and its strong aroma is reminiscent of apples. It is one of the most loved teas in Greece and is regularly gathered in the wild, washed thoroughly, and laid out to dry at home.

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Aspirin, that old standard in everyone’s medicine chest, can really pack a wallop. So much so that the American Heart Association has long recommended aspirin therapy for people who’ve had a Heart Attack, stroke caused by blood clot, unstable angina, or “ministrokes.” The AHA also notes that even people who have not experienced such an event but who are at increased risk because of family history, say, may also stand to gain from aspirin therapy.

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A new study published in the Oct 24, 2008 issue of the journal Science suggests that eating lots of sulfur rich vegetables such as garlic and onions may help protect against high blood pressure or hypertension.

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The Rice Diet Solution: What It Is

The Rice Diet Solution is an extremely rigid approach to reverse disease and cause weight loss. The detailed food plan severely limits salt, sugar, fat, and processed foods and causes rapid weight loss. Dieters are promised fast weight loss of 20-30 pounds the first week followed by 2.5-3.5 pounds per week in the later phases.  Add the recommended exercise and you can lose even more weight.

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Depression in pregnancy not only causes mom to suffer; it can also pose health risks to the baby. Research published today in the journal Human Reproduction found that women with symptoms of depression were more likely to experience a preterm birth. The greater the severity of depression symptoms, the greater the likelihood of early delivery. This research adds “strong evidence that depression during pregnancy is bad for the fetus,” says lead study author De-Kun Li, reproductive and perinatal epidemiologist at Kaiser Permanente’s Division of Research in Oakland, Calif., “This should not be dismissed anymore.” Preterm birth, write the study authors, is the leading cause of infant mortality and medical expenditures for newborns.

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What Is Bipolar Disorder?

Bipolar disorder used to be known as manic depressive disorder or manic depression. It’s a serious mental illness, one that can lead to risky behavior, damaged relationship and careers, and even suicidal tendencies — if it’s not treated.

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Many women experience occasional periods of the “winter blues.” However, when the “winter blues” are more than occasional and seem to happen over and over again during the Fall and Winter and not in the Spring or Summer, you may have seasonal affective disorder or SAD. This disorder affects an estimated 35 million Americans to varying degrees. Of these, at least 10 million experience a serious disruption in their lives due to seasonal affective disorder. Did you know that those most likely to be affected by SAD include children, adolescents, and women? In fact, 75 to 80 percent of those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder are women; the majority of women affected by SAD are over age 30.

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When you’ve just finished making love, and you’re in that pleasant dream-like state when you go to the bathroom and discover that you are bleeding. Nothing can bring you back to reality faster than vaginal bleeding after sex. Post-coital bleeding can occur for a number of reasons, and is nothing to take lightly. Here’s a look at the top 10 causes of vaginal bleeding after sex:

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A new study published in the journal Science has revealed that brain signals may explain why obese people eat so much food.

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