An Apple A Day ...

Good news for apple-munchers! It looks like an apple a day does more than just keep the doctor away.

Apples are good for the teeth, too!

Mildly acidic with rough fiber-rich flesh and astringent properties, apples act like little toothbrushes that remove plaque and even stubborn stains overtime. After eating an apple, be sure to down it with a glass of water to wash away the sugar, acid, and plaque it may have removed.

So, for a bright, healthy smile, eat an apple everyday!

IF YOU HAVE TO GO, YOU JUST HAVE TO...

It isn’t like anything I’ve felt before. The pain, excruciating and searing, worsens with every step I take. Walking is a big burden, more so if I have to go up and down a flight of stairs.

I suspect another UTI attack, and I couldn’t have guessed better. My urinalysis reveals pus cells of 15-26 with traces of protein. I’ve been diagnosed with UTI before, many, many times, in fact, but I never experienced this kind of pain that lingers even long after I have gone to the BR. In fact, the pain seems not to be going away at all.

What is UTI?

Urinary Tract Infection happens when bacteria enter the opening of the urethra and multiply in the urinary tract. Being prone to UTI, women are advised to drink plenty of water, and avoid using bubble bath and scented feminine products, and resisting the urge to urinate. As the saying goes, if you have to go, you just have to go.

This site offers helpful info about UTI:

http://www.urologychannel.com/uti/index.shtml

Follow the link and learn more…

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HAVE YOU HAD A CUP OF COFFEE TODAY?

I have --- as soon as I woke up this morning, and I’m having my second cup in a little while.

I wasn’t really a coffee drinker until about 8 years ago, when I needed to be awake most of the time to tend to my dad. I didn’t even like the taste, then. It was like I was drinking it solely for the purpose of staying awake and alert for my dad.

But, I’ve learned that more than just an anti-sleeping pill, coffee, is a health drink, containing antioxidants and minerals, which help in glucose metabolism, thus reducing the risk for diabetes. And, not only that. coffee, too, has anti-bacterial properties that may even prevent tooth decay!

With these revelations, and with so many coffee flavors now to choose from, it isn’t very surprising to see quite a lot of the cozy and quaint coffee shops in malls, in town plazas, in practically every nook and corner. They have become the favorite hang-out place of businessmen and yuppies, and even to simple people, like me, who once have sworn off coffee!

So, go ahead, have a cup of your favorite coffee.

THE RIGHT EXERCISE FOR YOU

Okay, so maybe you’re a couch potato. You’d much rather prefer to stay in bed reading a good book (one by Anita Shreve or Melissa De La Cruz) to a glorious day in the sun, sweating out.

Then you look at yourself in the mirror and see a different person staring back at you. Is it really me? You ask yourself, stunned at your own reflection. You’re getting in pretty bad shape and have lost the glow of youth (haha).

Now you’re raring to get off your butt.

But getting into the right exercise program could be tricky. It’s not enough to be in your best shoes at 5 am, running around the oval. First, set your goal. Ask yourself what you want to achieve.

If you want to simply lose weight, a low-impact activity or no-impact aerobic activity may be a good start. If you wish to strengthen your muscles, you might want to invest in weight machines or try calisthenics or other strength-conditioning programs.

So what are you waiting for? Get those muscles revved up for a beautiful, healthier you!

Visit this site for more: http://www.acefitness.org/fitfacts/fitfacts_display.aspx?itemid=50

Ending Split Ends

You have long, dry, brittle hair. Very soon, without realizing it, a protective cuticle has already been stripped from the ends of hair fibers. And now, you have what no woman in her right mind would ever wish for --- split-ends!
What do you do, then? Cut it off. Yes, there’s no treatment for split-ends, except to trim the split end of the damaged fiber. To do this, divide your hair into small sections, and carefully twist them in a gentle downward motion (you will see the split ends sticking out this way). Then snip, snip, snip.
Now that you’ve cut-off the split ends, prevent it from coming back by:
1) avoiding brushing hair when wet;
2) cutting down on hair dryers, hair irons, and the like;
3) using a natural-bristle brush that doesn’t pull on hair
for more of this and other hair tips, visit this site, http://www.ehow.com/how_6177_prevent-split-ends.html

The Wonders of Papaya

My mom has been screaming her lungs out trying to get me to eat papaya because I often have difficulty moving my bowels. I never really liked papaya at all. Sure, I would eat it out of fear and in obedience only, but I wouldn’t care if I never saw one in my life.

Then, I came upon various articles about this wonder fruit, and since then I’ve regarded papaya in an entirely different light.

Papaya aids in digestion (my mom has been overemphasizing that point to me for years!), and because of this, the body is not stripped of the correct nutrients, thereby controlling premature ageing. So, for you who’s totally obsessed about looking young, simply have a daily dose of papaya.

More facts:

Ø papaya contains arginine (essential to male fertility), carpain (believed to be good for the heart)

Ø papaya is an excellent source of vitamin c and carotene

Ø papaya’s skin may be used in the treatment of skin wounds

Aren’t these enough reasons to eat papaya?