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No! Don’t take that shoe off! Going barefoot outside when playing is fairly common among kids, and sometimes even those who are kids at heart whenever the need arises (like when fishing or gardening). Going barefoot may be fun when playing or when going outside, but beware, you might get more than what you bargained for–you might catch the Creeping Eruption disease! Pretty unusual name for a disease, huh? Also known as Cutaneous Larva Migrans […] [Read More]

What would gravies, sauces, French fries, potato chips or junk food and even your breakfast cereal be without salt? Pretty bland, wouldn’t it? Generally, salt adds up flavor to almost all the food that we eat everday, making the taste better, especially the processed foods available in the market nowadays. When asked to cut down on our salt intake, most of us would turn a deaf ear, only to regret later when we start feeling […] [Read More]

Have you ever experienced that time of the month where everything/everyone seems to tick you off and trigger your temper? When you suddenly snap at your friends or your family without even provocation from them? When you feel like craving for something sweet or munching up an extra slice of pizza? Well, girls and women are all too familiar with this, especially a few days before “THAT” time of the month–a girl’s period. And those […] [Read More]

Check your legs.  If you see bluish or purplish  veins protruding down your legs, it’s possible that you have varicose veins which is more prevalent among older individuals than teenagers or young adults. Varicose veins are those swollen and enlarged veins which are usually blue or dark purple in color; are lumpy, bulging or twisted in appearance and often times  occur in the legs.  Other than its appearance, varicose veins’ tell-tale signs usually include muscle […] [Read More]

Ok.  It’s circulating on the net.  I’ve heard it from friends, too.  That heart shaped  and sometimes oblong-shaped soursop or guyabano has invaded emails as a cancer cell killer.  Now it is making the rounds again, but this time due to its leaves for its multi uses; specifically as guyabano tea leaves. Research shows that the fruit has been used as herbal medicine in several regions globally and has been considered to be: – antispasmodic […] [Read More]

By Lillian Latham You might think that eating peanut butter, which contains 180-210 calories per serving, is no way to lose belly fat and that it has cannot be part of a weight loss diet. Surprisingly, it turns out that it is one of the healthiest foods around with the added advantage that for many of us it is also a comfort food. One serving of will give you 8 grams of protein and 2 […] [Read More]