I had a blast on Friday and Saturday with my family as we got together for Easter. It was not a traditional celebration, though, as we decided to go around the city this year. There were many sights that some of the children have not seen and we thought that us adults could do with revisiting them as well. Saturday, some of us decided to go shopping and ended up spending almost 10 hours at the mall. As you can imagine, I was dead on my feet by the time I got home. Lucky for me, there is this home massage service available in my area. As I lay there enjoying the kneading motions on my back, I was again reminded of why love massages so much.
Personally, I appreciate how a massage can relax and melt away the ...
Winter may be some people’s favorite season but it sure does bring about some health problems. Though you may not be aware of it, the air inside your house is probably drier than normal during the
winter. This is due to the fact that in the effort to stay warm, the humidity in the air inside the house disappears.
What are the effects of dry air? One of the most obvious effects is chapped skin and flaky skin. Ever wonder why your lips get chapped in the winter? It’s probably the dry air. Another thing that dry air can do is to irritate your nasal passages and your throat. A worst case scenario could be your nose bleeding.
So how do you combat the effects of dry winter air? The best thing to do would ...
I was on the phone with a close friend the other day when she told me that the doctors put her sister on lithium. Needless to say, I was a bit shocked. I have heard of lithium and its use for mental problems, of course, but I didn’t really know much about it. This sister has bipolar disorder and when I met her, she was on a manic episode. I know how uncontrolled she could be, yet I was thinking whether lithium is indeed the solution. So I looked a little bit more into it and here is what I found.
The
NIH describes lithium as:
The medication used most often to treat bipolar disorder is lithium. Lithium evens out mood swings in both directions—from mania to depression, and depression to mania—so it is used not just for manic attacks ...
Here are more recipes that can help you with that hangover. Again, there is no guarantee that they will work but hey, you could try anything you want!
Breakfast in a Glass
INGREDIENTS:
2 tbsp Nescafé
2 eggs
2 measures gin
200ml Guinness
200ml pt milk
200ml pt orange juice
Pregnant women, infants, the elderly and those with a compromised immune system should not eat raw or partially cooked eggs
PREPARATION:
Mix together all the ingredients in a pint glass (be sure to add the orange juice last, to prevent the milk curdling) and drink cold.
Vodka Slush Puppy
INGREDIENTS:
2 measures vodka (use top shelf vodka, mind you)
1 measure grapefruit juice
1 measure lemonade
lots of ice
PREPARATION:
Blend everything together and pour into a half-pint or hi-ball glass.
Morning-after ...
A week or so ago I wrote a post on hangovers and the fact that they have no real scientific cure as of yet. I came across an interesting article in iVillage, though, that talks about different cures for hangovers – basically variations of hair-of-the-dog. I thought I’d share them with you. I don’t know about you but I sure could use something to get rid of this headache…
Buck’s Fizz
INGREDIENTS:
1 measure fresh orange juice, chilled
2 measures champagne, chilled
1 dash grenadine (optional)
Grenadine is a concentrated, blood-red syrup made from pomegranate juice
PREPARATION:
Simply pour the orange juice and champagne into a frosted glass. Add a dash of Grenadine if desired.
Banana Milkshake
INGREDIENTS:
300ml full-fat milk, chilled
1 tbsp clear honey
1 tbsp double cream
1 fresh banana
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There is no better time to get a hangover than during the holidays, am I right? Even though you may not intend to drink too much, you just sort of get caught up in the festivities and before you know it, you have had a drink too many. Of course, that is still fun. The morning after is a different story. So how do you deal with a hangover?
Different people have their own tested and proven cures although science says that there is no conclusive evidence as to how hangovers can be cured. However, there are things that you can do to help alleviate the indicators of a hangover.
I suppose the best thing to do would be to drink moderately. If you can’t help it – I don’t blame you – then here are a few things you ...
People are not always aware of their current state of physical condition by simply looking at the mirror or relying on what they feel at
present. The need to undergo certain medical examinations and physician�s advice are the best ways to go about the overall
assessment of a person�s current health status.
The common belief for some is that unless they feel something strange, they would not go to their physician for medical
evaluation. With the trend today leaning more towards being health conscious, regular physical examinations are slowly becoming a regular practice to safeguard their overall hiatus.
Diseases and illnesses have slowly been spreading and resorting to the possible immunizations brought about by advanced medicine is a good way to avoid illnesses that can make a person�s life dreadful. Physical examinations can be availed of even for ...
People who would normally spend most of their time in front of
computers and not getting enough sleep to recharge their body are bound to reach a point where their 20/20 vision may get affected. Growing eye bags and twitching muscles behind the human eye are indicators of
abused use of the sense of sight, also warning beforehand a person that he should also learn to rest his eyes from time to time.
While people cannot help such need to embark on body abuses relating to
work and pressure stemming from their duties, it is best to adjust the whole body clock to adapt to change temporarily. Everyone will come to a point where they would have to slow down and realize that bodily abuse will catch up with them.
Vitamins and supplements may help in providing preventive
maintenance, but this alone ...
If there is one thing that may become irritating for people today, that is to go to the dentist and have a specific tooth extracted. Mobile tooth stemming from poor gums and roots will be normal. While a lot would depend on the available nutrients in the human body, vices such as
smoking are contributory factors that weaken the said roots and gums.
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Tooth extractions are only one of the many things that the dentists offer among their
services. Regular application of prophylaxis is another service, so with application of tooth fillings. In some scenarios, each service is interconnected with the other. Tooth fillings can show the real story of why extractions are a necessity. Sometimes, impacted teeth may make it hard to apply fillings since the positions may not be ideal for smiling and even biting.
While people are ...
For
athletes and people who engage in strenuous activities that need the extensive use of their legs, encountering cramps would appear at some point. Continuous running or sprinting will surely result in cramps, especially for people who do not do the necessary warm-ups and stretching exercises that athletes should be initially doing.
Leg cramps is usually seen in sports where running is a primary key towards playing the game.
Basketball, swimming, and track and field events would normally be the common sports that would see players encountering cramps. The use of the legs would be the main part of the body that needs to be used in able to play the sport the way it should be.
Muscles would reach a point of hardening when the salt levels of the body would start to
deteriorate from excessive sweating. Hence the proper amount ...
