Creative self-help ideas for depression & anxiety

Taking back power over your own health is perhaps your most effective route to recovery, or, if you live with a chronic condition, greater control over your own wellbeing. This goes for mental health as well as physical, especially if you’re living with anxiety or depression. Small acts, like sticking the depression helpline number somewhere [...]

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Odd beauty treatments from around the world

It’s easy to marvel at the strange things we do to ourselves in the name of beauty; sitting with our feet in a fishtank, smearing clay all over our faces… ripping out our hair with tweezers or wax. Most of us think this is pretty normal behaviour, but what about these strange skincare rituals from [...]

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The benefits of Spa Treatments

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The term spa is an abbreviation from the Latin ‘Sanus Per Acqua’ which means ‘Health through Water’.

From Roman times, hot springs were used for the relief of soldiers’ strained muscles and the healing of their wounds.  Some of today’s most famous Spa resorts were actually discovered in Greek and Roman times. In England, [...]

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Swearing is a great healer

New health research shows that swearing after an injury may be beneficial to your health. Keele University scientists in northern England say that letting out a foray of foul language can have a pain reducing affect. In order to test the theory students swore repeatedly while placing their hands into a bucket of ice.

This was [...]

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How to Prevent and Treat Hair Loss

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Hair loss can be extremely distressing for both men and women, and there are many causes behind it. The good news is that there are ways that hair loss can, in some cases, be prevented.

Even when hair loss has already occurred, it can often be successfully treated.

Hair laser therapy is one such baldness treatment. [...]

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The Yin and Yang of Hayfever

Following the concept of Yin and Yang, two new products called the Qu-Chi acupressure band and the pollen barrier balm (made by HayMax)  are made to be used simultaneously for the relief of Hayfever.  Yin and Yang believers subscribe to the principle that complementary forces naturally exist in the universe of positive and negative and [...]

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The elements of acupuncture

The study of BenShen is very complex and requires a thorough understanding of Chinese medical physiology, psychology and traditional Chinese. To fully grasp these concepts, it is recommended to read books like those by Jerry Alan Johnson.  Here is a very brief overview.

They can be classified into five elements: Wood; Roun (Houn) Fire; Chen (Shen); Earth, [...]

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Is acupuncture real medicine

Because of scientific advances, it is quite difficult to construct a modern theory of this traditional practice based on sound evidence.  However, it is possible to prove that supplying attention is on the general condition of the person, even if it is not really a medical procedure. The appropriateness of the traditional theory can also be [...]

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Change Your Diet to become Migraine Free

2011 is fast approaching and so it is time to start making your New Year’s resolutions. For many top of the list is to eat healthier to help lose weight, but what if a change in diet could also put an end to your headaches and migraines? Well recent studies have shown doing just that [...]

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Selectif Pro for unwanted hair

For those that are tired of trying to pluck hair, the Selectif Pro may come in handy as the ultrasonic probe is able to make use of ultrasound energy to grip it precisely by its tweezer.  The ultrasound energy is then radiated down the hair root where it turns into hat and stops hair from [...]

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