Raisins. Most of us seem to enjoy it in our cakes and cookies. Raisin is one of the most common and popular dried fruits available today. It has a very sweet and distinctive taste, with a little tanginess that makes it a perfect addition to desserts and many other dishes. But did you know raisins are packed with health benefits too? Yes. And here are
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Everyone dreams about success. No matter what kind of industry we’re in in or path you we are taking, we all have the same goal: to reach the top. And every day, thousands of people decide to make that dream happen. However, along the course of our journey, we can get side-tracked. We can face many challenges, and get into situations that we neve
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. It is believed to be caused by an absence of dystrophin, a protein that helps keep muscle cells intact. Symptoms of this disease usually start in early childhood, between ages 3 and 5. It affects primarily boys but girls may still incur the diseas
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Stressed out and feeling helpless that you can’t do anything about it at this very moment? There’s no need to go out from the office, call your boss for a ‘sick leave’, or sleep it out when you can’t. There are quick stress-relieving strategies that you may find very helpful especially if you’re the oh-so-busy type of pers
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It is really surprising to know how technology makes our life so much easier. We no longer have to depend on candles to light up a room, wait for the postman to deliver our mails and communicate with our friends and loved ones overseas, and most especially - spend a whole lot of time cooking and preparing our meal. But as they say, even the good things can
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You know that olive oil, sunflower and canola oil are good for you as they contain healthy fats that benefit your overall health. What about coconut oil? This particular oil is widely used for cooking, especially in Asian countries. It is also a common natural skincare remedy. Like the healthy oils we know, coconut oil is also packed with several heal
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Feeling blue? No need to go the extra mile to cheer yourself up. Just snack on plain low-fat yoghurt, scientists suggest. A group of researchers from Wageningen UR Food & Biobased Research in the Netherlands, the University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Austria and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, found mood-enhancing benefits
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Foot massage isn’t something we usually go for whenever we visit a salon. But this simple and less time-consuming therapy can actually benefit not just our feet, but our overall health! There are a number of pressure points in the feet that connect to other parts of our body. Massaging them can help ease those tensions and symptoms you may be dealing w
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In the world where most people dream about eating healthy, there’s a place where clean and nutritious diet is actually a way of life. Yes, you are right. We are talking about Greece. Their cuisine, Mediterranean diet, which is globally known to be very healthy and flavourful, features more greens, a little of lean meat and fish, loads of herbs and spic
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Diets high in meat and low in fruits and vegetables have long been linked to many health problems, including heart disease and obesity. Now, new research reinforces the need to cut down on meat consumption as it can also raise the risk of a person developing kidney cancer. Meat consumption raises cancer risk due to the carcinogenic compounds created b
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