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During the European “Copper Age” five thousand years ago, a man of high ranking status fled his home valley of Val Venosta, Italy, across an Alpine glacier. But his enemies caught up with him. An arrow penetrated his subclavian artery, which soon bled him to death. In 1991, two unsuspecting tourists came upon his mummified remains. On the body of “Oetzi the Iceman” were found pouches with two medicinal mushroom species, the oldest known example of mushrooms used medicinally. Click here to continue reading...

There are dozens of devices available out there that promise miraculous results in the area of physical fitness. If you doubt that just turn on any infomercial TV channel for a while. You’re sure to see several ads touting the latest and greatest miracle of engineering design. Some famous people have even lent their names and reputations to some of these devices. If these gadgets work so well, why do you see so many turning up at garage sales? Why, because most of them are not what’s advertised. The exception is the core exercise ball, which may be the most effective piece of fitness equipment on the market. Click here to continue reading...

As children we tend to be very creative and develop concentration skills that allow us to focus on one thing at a time. Sadly, as we become adults though we tend to become more reserved in our efforts. We don’t make time to draw or to paint for the most part and we definitely don’t want others to criticize our work when we do. Click here to continue reading...

Part of your intestinal tract is the colon. It removes the final amount of salts and water, which your body uses, from the waste. Further down the colon lives bacteria that break down the waste further until you have the product which you ultimately expel in the bathroom from your body. But sometimes old waste can build up in the pipes, so to speak. Click here to continue reading...

What are your health care career goals? Thinking about getting just a job in medicine is not beneficial to you. If you find that you have interest in the medical field, think of it as a career. There are so many career options available in the medical field. There is always room to move up the career ladder. Starting out as a medical assistant or even a caring person who helps people with health care assistance, gives you experience from the ground floor. Click here to continue reading...

So many people are worried about their looks. The older someone gets, the more concerned they are about it. As a person ages, our body starts to degenerate at a slow pace and it ultimately changes the way we look. We all would like to stop time but that is just not realistic. However we are in a time that developing and maintaining healthy skin is possible. Click here to continue reading...

Honey really is the “bee’s knees” when it comes to looking good and is no longer just a delicious, syrupy concoction that you spread on toast or drizzle in your tea. Consumers spend hundreds of millions of dollars every year on beauty products. Hair care, skin care, anti aging, acne treatments, etc. all contribute to the sales. If you’retired of dishing out the bucks for products that may or may not work, why not try nature’s all natural beauty product, honey. It’s cheap, it’s safe and it has hundreds of uses. Here are a few of the most popular beauty related uses of honey. Click here to continue reading...

It is often challenging to think about loosing weight in the tummy area. But with some proven techniques it is possible to feel stomach weight loss. For some reason the body tends to keep fat stored in the stomach area, and it can be really hard to get rid of it. But it can happen, with some tricks and lots of hard work, it is a realistic goal to have. Click here to continue reading...

You do not have to break the bank in order to look more youthful. You can go for a non-surgical option that produces real results. Microdermabrasion is a non-surgical cosmetic procedure, often referred to as an instant face lift. During this procedure the dead upper most layer of skin, called the stratum corneum is partly or completely removed using the process of abrasion. Click here to continue reading...

Though you might not specifically remember getting your first pimple, you surely remember the general feeling – and embarrassment. For many people, that first pimple was soon followed by another, then another, then hundreds more throughout the course of their teens year. Fortunately, for most people, that acne inflamed skin was simply the result of adolescent hormones running rampant and wreaking havoc on their bodies. Eventually their skin cleared up and the acne battles of their teen years were soon forgotten. Years later, when all seemed well, many of these people have awakened to find the familiar, unwelcome signs of a coming acne breakout. For many people in their 30s or 40s, this seems like a cruel nightmare from their past. Click here to continue reading...