Repetitive stress injuries (RSI) plague our workplaces. Risks of getting RSI can be from poor office ergonomics or just plain poor work habits. While we can’t always demand for ergonomic office furniture, we can adjust our work habits to gear towards RSI prevention. Here are 5 quick reminders for you to avoid getting repetitive stress [...]

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If you’re a PB&J fan or simply a peanut butter fan, then you might want to pay attention to this news. CNN reports that there are now 628 cases of salmonella illness reported in 47 states all related to bad peanut butter. The outbreak that started back in February has now risen to 628, a [...]

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I was cleaning some of the old files in my computer and found this little picture I used for one of my reports in an anthropology class back in college. It’s a report on whether our perception of good and bad and what’s safe and not are all constructs. In any case, what I have [...]

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Barbecue is not just an excuse to binge on meat, it’s a lifestyle. Many a lawn is accented by the grill. Some barbecue fanatics even make it the centerpiece of their lawn. However, regardless of what grill you have (if you just have a simple grill or those Rolls Royces of garden grills), you still [...]

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Sometimes we’re driven by these scary health news bits, especially when you six o-clock news delivered it with such passion and intensity that it makes you a hypochondriac. While most of these breakthrough news are important, be sure to be on your guard with these news items. It’s always best to weed out relevant and [...]

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BBC News Health has this hopefully great news for kids. Children who drank apple juice at least once a day were half as likely to suffer from wheezing as those drinking it less than once a month, it found. Emphasis falls on apple juice and not on eating fresh apples since the studies showed that [...]

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If you’ve noticed, whenever we feature recipes here on LifeSpy, they can one of those staple food that you traditionally cook, one of those quick, right off the cupboard or one of those low-fat variations. It’s because we’re somehow trying to promote quick and easy (and healthy) ways to enjoy food without having to fuss [...]

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Sad to say, with all of the highly acidic food stuff that we come to eat, smoking, drinking, and the age-old fear of the dentists, there have been many cases of tooth loss. Since we haven’t really developed the wizardry to make teeth grow back, the least we can have is a set of falsies. [...]

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With today’s very demanding workplace and a much more demanding lifestyles, you can just run out of energy in the middle of whatever you’re doing. The trick to be always on the go is properly manage your energy. Here are a few tips to help you to properly use your juice.

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A lot of hair care products out there. Since today’s marketeers are promoting that all-natural formulations, we find bottles of shampoo and conditioner with all sorts of labels that we would only find in processed food stuff over a decade ago. So if you’re wondering what eggs or silk would do to your hair, read [...]

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I’ve been on a diet. And every dieter knows that to lose weight, you have to stay on top of your calories. You have to burn at least 3500 calories to shed off 1 pound of weight. So if you want to loose weight, you should know whether you’re taking in less or more calories [...]

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Our hearing may be the most under-appreciated sense second only to sight. While technology has made it possible for us to enjoy audio-visual forms of entertainment (with all the new surround sound gadgets out there), you must still take care not to hurt your ears.

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For most of us, any illness brought by food would be termed as food poisoning. But the medical world defines terms rather specifically, pointing at food poisoning as something to do with toxins and while illnesses that are caused by bacteria or parasites to be termed as food poisoning. Since we know that toxins, bacteria, [...]

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We’ve been featuring a few first-aid tricks here on LifeSpy because we believe that everyone should know simple first aid stuff. So here’s one on removing splinters. Splinters are pieces of wood or shards of glass or any piece of materials that gets stuck under your skin. While they may not bleed or hurt that [...]

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Sometimes, the trick to a low-fat diet is substitution. With all the health freaks in the world, manufacturers have made low-fat, lite, or fat-free versions of our favorite treats. if you’re a dieter, you probably would know how it is a big bummer to skip desserts for its sugars and high calorie content. You don’t [...]

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