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Friday, 30 October 2015

See The Full List Of 116 Things That Cause Cancer

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From contraceptive pills, to alcohol and cigarette smoke, this is the list of things which the World Health Organisation (WHO) researchers and experts say are the causes of cancer. If you recall, there was general outrage some days back when WHO said we should stop eating suya because it also triggers cancer.
After going through the list, I wonder if there is anything remaining that does NOT cause cancer.
See full list below:

1. Tobacco smoking
2. Sunlamps and sunbeds
3. Aluminium production
4. Arsenic in drinking water
5. Auramine production
6. Boot and shoe manufacture and repair
7. Chimney sweeping
8. Coal gasification
9. Coal tar distillation
10. Coke (fuel) production
11. Furniture and cabinet making
12. Haematite mining (underground) with exposure to radon
13. Secondhand smoke
14. Iron and steel founding
15. Isopropanol manufacture (strong-acid process)
16. Magenta dye manufacturing
17. Occupational exposure as a painter
18. Paving and roofing with coal-tar pitch
19. Rubber industry
20. Occupational exposure of strong inorganic acid mists containing sulphuric acid

Saturday, 5 September 2015

Is breast milk an effective facial? Well, Dencia thinks so (photo)

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The entertainer and Whitenicious boss revealed hours ago that she will be using her sister's breast milk as facial for a week. She wrote,
"I'm gonna use my sister's breast milk as facials for a whole week and I will see what happens. #BabySkinOnTheWay."
True to her words, she shared a photo of a glass bowl containing breast milk. She captioned the image "Breast milk on fleek...It's so sticky on my face..I tasted it too"

Saturday, 23 May 2015

Relief Your Headache and Stress With Acupressure in 30 Seconds

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Squeeze the fleshy place between your index finger and your thumb, known as the Hoku spot in Chinese medicine. Applying firm pressure there for just 30 secs can reduce stress and tension and works wonder for Headache.Press and hold the point until pain subsides and you feel the muscles relax.


RELIEVE YOUR HEADACHE AND STRESS WITH ACUPRESSURE IN 30 SECONDS

Squeeze the fleshy place between your index finger and your thumb, known as the Hoku spot in Chinese medicine. Applying firm pressure there for just 30 secs can reduce stress and tension and works wonder for Headache.Press and hold the point until pain subsides and you feel the muscles relax
RELIEVE YOUR HEADACHE AND STRESS WITH ACUPRESSURE IN 30 SECONDS
Squeeze the fleshy place between your index finger and your thumb, known as the Hoku spot in Chinese medicine. Applying firm pressure there for just 30 secs can reduce stress and tension and works wonder for Headache.Press and hold the point until pain subsides and you feel the muscles relax.
RELIEVE YOUR HEADACHE AND STRESS WITH ACUPRESSURE IN 30 SECONDS
Squeeze the fleshy place between your index finger and your thumb, known as the Hoku spot in Chinese medicine. Applying firm pressure there for just 30 secs can reduce stress and tension and works wonder for Headache.Press and hold the point until pain subsides and you feel the muscles relax.

How To Delay Menstruation With Home Remedies

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How To Delay Menstruation With Home Remedies

Having your periods during a crucial swimming competition, romantic holiday, honeymoon or an important social event can be a real dampener.  Many women are exploring this option of delaying their periods during crucial events, as it becomes an unwanted hassle.
 While it is best to not disrupt the natural hormonal cycle of the body, there are some simple and natural ways of delaying your menstruation with home remedies.

Ways To Delay Menstruation With Home Remedies

Birth Control Pills

The hormone progesterone is said to support menstruation. Keeping the progesterone levels high in your body will prevent menstruation from occurring.
Progesterone tricks the brain into thinking that the body is pregnant and menstruation does not occur. Make sure you take a progesterone only mini pill to prevent your menses from occurring. Discuss the various possibilities with your doctor who can help you out.

Tampons

While the use of tampons does not prevent menstruation from occurring, they are more hygienic and less messy to use especially if you are on your honeymoon or are participating in a swimming competition. In fact, many swimmers use tampons during swimming competitions as it is less messy and does not hinder with their ability to swim.

Pre-Poning The Period

Sometimes it is best to simply prepone the period rather than postpone it. This too can be done with the help of hormonal induction. You will however have to discuss the possibilities with your doctor for the same.

Ginger

Ginger is very potent and is said to produce heat in the body. It is said that drinking strong ginger infused tea is said to accelerate the onset of the menstrual cycle. Often, drinking ginger tea can induce menstrual cramps and start the periods.

Parsley

Parsley leaves are said to induce menstruation though there is no scientific data to back this. Have a few crushed parsley leaves, which have been infused in water or tea in order to induce and start menstruation.

Hot Foods

Ancient science has suggested that consumption of certain hot foods tends to start the periods and can result in painful cramps. These include hot and spicy foods that induce menstruation. Certain foods that produce heat like mangoes and papayas may also induce bleeding.
That is why having these fruits during pregnancy is not usually recommended. Try increasing your intake of spicy food and fruits like papaya for an early start of the menstrual cycle.

Stress and Fasting

Some women are naturally able to delay their menstrual cycles due to extreme stress and fasting. However, this is not recommended as this can also prove to be dangerous to the body in several ways. Fasting can lead to severe malnutrition and extreme stress can take a toll on other health parameters as well.
At times, it is just advisable to not interfere with your natural menstrual cycle but to let it run its own natural course and allow it to occur. Women can plan their events in such a way so that their periods do not overly interfere with their plans and other social commitments.

Friday, 22 May 2015

7 Best Foods For Stronger Bones

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7 Best Foods For Stronger Bones
Strong bones will make you less susceptible to fractures and osteoporosis when you’re older. Here are some foods that will help you build and maintain strong and healthy bones. 
  1. Vegetables

    Green leafy vegetables are rich with minerals that are necessary for bone health and strength. Besides being a great source of calcium, they also supply magnesium, iron, phosphorous, and potassium— all of which promote stronger bones. Therefore, include lots of kale, Brussels sprouts, mustard greens, collard greens, watercress and bok choy in your diet. Although spinach and Swiss chards are rich in calcium and other minerals, they also contain oxalates that may get in the way of proper calcium absorption, like in cases when a person has a diet rich in calcium.
  2. Foods rich with protein

    It is not only important to have rock solid bones, but it is also very important that your bones are flexible in order to prevent injuries. This is why it is important to consume foods that are rich with protein because they are crucial for keeping the skeletal system in an optimum state. Great sources of high quality protein are: chicken and turkey breast, fish, eggs, cheese, tofu, milk, soymilk, pork cuts, lean beef, beans, nuts and seeds.
  3. Stock

    Many soups, stews and sauces call for the use of stock as base. The stock used in whipping these soups contains minerals that have leaked from the bones when they are simmered in water for a long time. And if you add the aforementioned vegetables to these soups, the bone strengthening benefits will increase.
  4. Whole Grains

    Including complex carbohydrates in your diet is important so that the body doesn’t turn to protein for energy. Carbohydrates will give you energy and the proteins will be used for building muscles and strengthening of the bones. Always use healthy sources of complex carbohydrates, such as: brown rice, wild rice, cornmeal, oats, amaranth, buckwheat, quinoa, and whole grain flour products. They all contain magnesium, a mineral that is necessary for proper absorption of calcium.

  1. Foods with Trace Mineral­s

    Proper trace mineral balance in the body is essential for the attainment of healthier and stronger bones. Eating loads of foods rich in calcium is of no use if your body lacks other minerals for proper absorption. Foods that are great sources of trace minerals are fresh fruits and vegetables. Also eat plenty of seaweeds, nuts and seeds.
  2. Edible bones

    Animal bones are one of the best sources of calcium. There are edible bones that you can consume, such as: chicken leg quarters, rabbit bones, ostrich necks, duck wings, whole fish and others.
  3. Healthy Fats

    Healthy fats are crucial for strong and healthy bones. Fish oils like EPA and DHA should be included in your daily diet. Excellent sources of healthy fats that are good for the bones are oily fish such as halibut, mackerel, herring, salmon, tuna, sardines and trout.

Thursday, 21 May 2015

LADIES!!! Here are 6 Tips To Have the Flattest Tummy

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Either our men admit it or not, they absolutely desire flat tummy on their girls.
Speaking from experience, I was a size 14 with the kinda butt Jennifer Lopez is famous for. I had moved up from a size 8 and frankly speaking, I loved my shape till the football rounded tummy started poking up.
Many research till I got the body I could absolutely rock.
P.S I’m a size 10 now and my booty is more of Rihanna’s size now :)
Let’s get down to business and forget the whole storytelling 😉
1. You need to cut your food intake:
Food business is never to be joked with still you don’t have to take food proportions equal to your tummy size.
Limit your daily intake to small but nourishing proportions about four times daily.
Don’t skip breakfast or lunch totally as it makes u consume more during your next meal.

2. Regularly drinking water, especially in the morning, can increase our digestive power and reduce metabolic waste that could have built up in our immune system. Also, bloated stomach can be avoided by drinking water regularly.
Apart from eliminating toxins from the body, water helps to burn fat and calories, so it reduces the feelings of hunger avoiding putting on weight by overeating.
3. Digestion begins in the mouth, and without proper chewing, food is not well-digested. Better-digested food means less gas and bloating.
4. Don’t eat anything for two to three hours before sleep. Your body slows down when you sleep, which will prevent your body from digesting the food in your stomach properly.
You are also much less active in the evenings and at night, which means that your body is more likely to store the calories you consume late at night and somehow this usually ends up on our tummy.
5. Cabbage, carrots, cucumbers, pears, tomatoes, bananas, apples, pineapples and berries are all good foods to eat. They really helped with my flatter tummy challenge.
6. Sit ups ( Abs Crunch)
I’m not a daily exercise fan but I did the sit ups daily. Although, I stopped after seeing results.
To do the sit ups, Lie down on the floor with your hands on your side and you knees bent.Keep your feet on the ground and sit up.Repeat 10 times and increase the amount you do daily.

10 Foods You Should Avoid If You Want To Lose Weight

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10 Foods You Should Avoid If You Want To Lose Weight
Staying away from these fattening foods helps you to lose weight fast.How do we lose weight? When the total amount of calories spent is more than the total amount of calories consumed, your body burns up the stored fats. That is why; you must have a list of foods to stop eating for weight loss. If you consciously avoid these foods, you can cut down on a lot of calories automatically. So keep a list of foods to stop eating in mind so that you can work on losing weight quickly.
These foods you have to quit in order to lose weight have to be stopped completely if you want to shed those extra pounds. This is because they contain raw calories and very little in the form of nutrition. You won’t be missing out on any important nutrients if you stop eating these foods.
1 – Noodles
I have seen some people opt for noodles instead of rice at Chinese takeaways. This is an exercise in futility. Noodles are actually much more fattening than rice because it contains flour and it is also tossed in tons of oil.
2 – Potatoes
This contain starch and loads of carbs. Whether you have potatoes boiled, fried or grilled, they are full of calories and starch.
3 – Rice
White rice is again a very starchy form of carbohydrate. White rice is the worst with the lowest fibre content. Rice gets digested easily and you have to spend very few calories to digest it. Brown rice and other types of lesser polished rice are slightly better in terms of weight gain.
4 – Mangoes
Fruits have natural sugar and that is always healthy but not for people who are trying to lose weight. Mangoes in
particular have very high sugar content and you have to sacrifice this fruit if you want to lose weight.
5 – Butter

Butter has no health benefits for people who are fat. It contains cholesterol and loads of extra fats that will not help you lose weight.
6 – White Bread
Most bread products contain refined white flour in them. The brown bread that you buy is not healthy by virtue of its colour. Flour and yeast are just as bad for weight loss as rice.
7 – Pasta
Pasta is made from white flour. Until and unless you buy whole wheat pasta, you will be consuming raw calories with your pasta.
8 – Red Meat
Red meat contains too much of fats per grams. Even the lean cuts of red meat are fattening. Besides, red meat has loads of bad cholesterol on it as well.
9 – Cheese
There is a debate on whether cheese is healthy or not. Cheese certainly contains calcium and milk proteins. But at the end of the day, cheese has fats and that is not good for weight loss diets.
10 – Beans
Some types of beans like red kidney beans are very starchy. A bowl of cooked rajma is usually gooey and that is due to the starch. Avoid both fresh and dry beans when you are trying to lose weight.

Tuesday, 19 May 2015

How To Remove Stretch Marks Naturally

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Stretch marks are visible greenish lines on the skin surface, with an off-color hue. Stretch marks are mainly found in the abdominal wall, but can also occur over the thighs, upper arms, buttocks and breasts. Sometimes stretch marks can cover large areas of the body. While pregnancy is the main cause behind stretch marks, other reasons can be sudden gain or loss in weight, rapid growth, heredity factors, stress and changes in physical conditions.
Fortunately, there are several natural ways to reduce the appearance of stretch marks.
1. Potato Juice
Potato juice contains vitamins and minerals that foster growth and restoration of skin cells.
Cut a medium-sized potato into thick slices.Take one of the potato pieces and rub it gently on the stretch marks for a few minutes. Make sure the liquid from the potato covers the affected area.Allow the potato juice to dry for some time and then wash it off with lukewarm water.
2. Sugar
Natural white sugar is one of the best natural remedies to get rid of stretch marks. You can use the sugar to exfoliate your skin.
Mix a tablespoon of raw sugar with some almond oil and a few drops of lemon juice. Mix it well and apply it on the stretch marks and other skin areas.Gently rub the mixture on the skin for at least 10 minutes every day before taking a shower. Do this for a month or so and watch your stretch marks become lighter.

3. Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is effective in the treatment of many skin problems. It has various essential nutrients and active compounds that can be used in the treatment of minor burns, while its healing and soothing properties can be used to get rid of stretch marks. There are a couple of ways to apply it.
You can directly rub aloe vera gel on the affected skin area, leave it on for a few minutes and then rinse the skin with lukewarm water.Another option is to make a mixture with one-fourth cup of aloe vera gel, oil from 10 vitamin E capsules and oil from five vitamin A capsules. Rub this mixture onto the skin until fully absorbed. Repeat this process daily.
4. Water
Keeping your body well hydrated helps protect the skin from many kinds of problems. Well-hydrated skin results in regular detoxification of skin pores and restores elasticity, which will help a lot in getting rid of stretch marks. Try to drink one to two glasses of water several times during a day. Experts say a minimum of 10 glasses of water per day is the best way to keep the body hydrated. It will also make your skin soft and help maintain its elasticity. It is advisable to avoid coffee, tea or soda as they can cause dehydration.
5. Lemon Juice
Another simple ways to lessen stretch marks is to use lemon juice. Lemon juice is naturally acidic which helps heal and reduce stretch marks, skin injuries, acne, and other scars.
Rub fresh lemon juice gently onto the stretch marks using circular motions. Allow the lemon juice to soak into your skin for at least 10 minutes before rinsing it off with warm water.Another option is to mix equal quantities of cucumber juice and lemon juice and apply the mixture on the stretch marks.
6. Olive Oil
Olive oil contains a lot of nutrients and antioxidants that help improve various skin problems including stretch marks.
Massage slightly warm pure olive oil into the affected skin area. This will improve the blood circulation and reduce the stretch marks to a great extent.Leave it for half an hour so that the vitamins A, D and E present in the oil are absorbed by the skin.
You can also mix olive oil with vinegar and water and use it as a night cream. This will keep your skin stay moisturized and also exfoliate the skin.

Friday, 8 May 2015

4 Reasons why you should not Bleach in Africa.

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There has to be something that motivates women in Africa to bleach their skin, and one of the alleged motivating reasons I have heard is that African men prefer “light skinned women.” To that end, I feel compelled to clear some misconceptions that may be motivating our women to bleach their skin.


1. Bleaching your skin makes you look ugly. 



2. Bleaching your skin makes you stink.



3. Bleaching your skin typically forces you to wear heavy make-up, which makes you look like a caricature.



4. Bleaching your skin wipes away your purity, natural beauty, and youthful exuberance!



Please comment and tell us your take on this advise to Ladies...

Tuesday, 7 April 2015

The 8 Natural Ways to Heal Your Digestion

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Natural Ways to Heal Your Digestion
Are you feeling digestive discomfort? I don’t like to be the bearer of bad news, but it’s a warning sign you should start healing your digestion as quick as possible. It’s always best to visit your doctor any time you have health issues, but you can also keep your digestive system health by following these simple tips:

1. Eat glutamine-rich foods

One of the most essential nutrients that can help to heal your digestion naturally is glutamine. This nutrient helps to reduce inflammation and repair the lining in your gut. Try to incorporate more glutamine-rich foods, such as spinach, eggs, fish, meat, beets, parsley, dairy products and beans, into your eating plan to relieve digestive discomfort. Fresh vegetable juices might be a good choice too.

2. Boost your water intake

Dehydration can cause a great number of serious health problems, including digestive discomfort. You probably know you should drink at least 8 glasses of plain water a day, but are you sure you drink enough water? Watch your water intake to find out how much water you need to drink in order to stay hydrated all day long. People who suffer from dehydration tend to have serious digestive disorders. If you don’t like the taste of plain water, add some lemon or berries to it. Not only will you heal your digestion, you will increase your energy levels as well.

3. Eat whole foods

Busy schedules prevent us from eating whole foods. However, fast foods and processed foods are slowly killing your health, first of all, your digestive system. Avoid eating anything that is high in salt, sugar, artificial flavors and processed oils. Include more healthy foods in your daily diet to improve your overall health. Eating healthy is not as difficult and expensive as you think. A busy schedule is just an excuse to indulge in fast food and other unhealthy fattening foods.

4. Stay away from any diet trends

Nowadays many women are obsessed with various diet trends. Forget about them if you have a digestive disorder or any other health issue. First, because most of those trends are just trends and nothing more – they don’t help to lose weight fast and wreck your metabolism. Second, they can zap your energy and cause eating disorder. Eating whole foods is enough to keep your weight under control and your digestive system healthy.

5. Keep your liver healthy

When your liver works efficiently, your digestion is happy, which is why it’s so crucial to keep your liver healthy. Consider adding some of the best liver-loving foods, such as dandelion, carrots, leafy greens and beetroot, to your meals to detoxify your liver and keep it healthy. Don’t forget to break your bad habits like smoking and drinking.

6. Eat mindfully

Mastering the art of mindful eating leads to big health benefits. When you eat more than you need, it’s no wonder you are constantly suffering from digestive disorders. Learn how to eat slowly, chewing your food well, and listen to your body’s signals. Chewing food slowly makes less work for your digestive system and help you eat less. Try to drink a glass of plain water before and after your meal to recognize hunger. Pay a closer attention to how you feel after your meal and see what you need to do for your digestion. You may eat whole foods and drink enough water each day, but if you don’t eat mindfully, all your efforts may be in vain.

7. Add fermented foods to your meal plan

Fermented foods are among the best new superfoods of 2015. They contain good bacteria that help to improve your digestive health naturally. You don’t have to eat fermented foods all day long, though. Moderation is an important thing too. Snack on kefir with some fresh fruits, or add some sauerkraut to your dinner. You will see and feel amazing results at once.

8. Banish stress to get a good sleep

Stress causes many digestive problems and can lead to a serious disease if you don’t know how to cope with stess in a healthy way. Stress is also one of the major causes of insomnia. In order to heal your digestion naturally, make sure your stress levels are low and you get enough sleep each night. When I wrote “enough” I meant you should sleep at least 7 hours a night.
Your digestive health is as important as your heart health. Don’t skip your breakfast, eat healthy foods, avoid stress and master the art of mindful eating to heal your digestion and prevent any digestive disorders. What are your ways to keep the digestive system healthy? Are you a big fan of healthy eating?

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