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Aging Of The Face

Time and tide waits for no man – and unfortunately the face is the first to reveal the passing of time, even when mutton dresses as lamb! The medical term “intrinsic aging” describes the natural aging process and our genes will dictate when the visible lines start to appear and

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Mood And Food

The human gut (gastrointestinal tract) can be viewed as the petrol tank of the body, supplying the body with fuel (nutrients and energy). Like the rest of the body, your brain is always switched on and needs a constant supply of fuel, which comes from the food  we eat.  The

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Legumes

Legumes make up a large variety of foods and refers to plants which develop their seeds in pods. Legumes come in different varieties, with even peanuts and soybeans forming part of the legume family.  The varieties of legumes which have dry, edible seeds within a pod are known as pulses. 

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Ways To Reduce Salt Intake

The salt you sprinkle on your food is only the tip of the iceberg in terms of your daily intake of sodium, one of the major components of salt. Heart health authorities suggest that more than 70% of our daily intake of sodium is hidden in the packaged and prepared

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Avoid These Dangerously Unhealthy Foods

Research has linked certain foods to a higher risk of developing cancer and incidentally the same foods also poses a higher risk of developing diabetes. It follows that the very same foods would also pose a risk to one’s health in general, and the healthiest option would be to avoid

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Exercise – The Best Drug Around!

The British Medical Journal has published an enormous study, in which 339 000 health records were analyzed, and which found that exercise is every bit as effective as prescription drugs for treating heart disease, stroke and diabetes. Exercise worked just as well as drugs for controlling blood sugar, but the most

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