How to Be a Kidney Donor

Can you save lives? One of the noblest and most selfless act a person can do is to donate a body part. Sometimes, though, a person has the initiative and willingness to help but lacks guidance on how to go about it. If you’re thinking of being a kidney donor, here’s your […]

Coffee Health Bits

You get one cup first thing in the morning, one just before lunch, another one at 3PM, and another cup after dinner. Don’t you think you’re drinking way too much coffee? Perhaps no drink has ever been more popular lately than coffee. Starbucks and other coffee geniuses have made coffee addicts out of everyone. And […]

Worried your children may not be getting good nutrition when they’re in school? As much as you want to trust the school cafeteria, it’s inevitable that sometimes the food choices in the menu are less than ideal. The only way you can be sure your child eats right is to pack his lunch yourself.

To sleep like a baby… that’s a dream for most of us. Remember when you were a kid and you used to take all those naps on lazy afternoons? It must’ve been a long time since you last experienced something like that, huh? The fact is, as people grow older, their sleep tends to become […]

You never thought you’d be so lucky to find the person you’re going to share your whole life with. Everything is perfect, the wedding was grand, and everyone agrees that you two are made for each other…that is, before you discover s/he snores. Is snoring really so bad? Well aside from the fact that […]

How to Get Rid of a Boil

Ever had a boil? Those red, pus-filled lumps that are tender and can be painful. Fortunately for me, I haven’t had the nasty experience. These nasty things are skin infections caused by bacteria. The bacteria gets into a hair follicle and this makes the area fill with pus. Eew? Just in case you get one, […]

A cat or a rose? Perhaps the bigger question is whether or not you should have one. Dermal pigmentation or tattoo, dates back to the Neolithic times. Perhaps this is quite relevant because given some bouts of drunken ignorance, you decide to tattoo the name of the girl you’re with this Valentine’s night and never […]

It’s the middle of February so the halls are decked with something else. Here and there you have decorations of red hearts made of cardboard. You even like those heart balloons. What this season is telling you is not just to look for love, but to love that one body part which does all the […]

Iced tea is great, there are more types of teas that you can be hooked on. Various scientific researches have supported the good health effects of tea. It is incredibly medicinal and therapeutic. Because of such studies on tea, we now know that its value to our health is priceless.

Menopause is a biological process among women. But what about menopause among men? Did you ever think it’s possible? Well, it’s true! Men actually suffer from symptoms of menopause. Andropause or male menopause happens when the production of testosterone gradually declines. This usually occurs to men between the ages of 40 to 60. Part […]

A word of warning to those who’d want to keep their skin wrinkle-free. Popular anti-wrinkle drug, Botox is now being flagged by the US FDA for its possible side effects. While Botox has been used to treat wrinkles, it is also used to treat muscle spasms in children. And there have been fatality cases in […]

Living a very busy lifestyle can often take its toll on you. It’s very easy to fall prey to stress in this fast-paced world we live in, and we end up looking harassed and older than we actually are. In fact, our bodies sometimes even feel old. If you’re getting back pains poor skin tone, […]

Protein shakes and other muscle-making concoctions that you buy from fitness stores that have some ugly person’s mug plastered all over the canister. Yes, that’s the world of fitness drinks all right. Never mind if they taste like crap. So how about going natural again and just revisit good old Mother Nature’s produce. And some […]

Speaking of wellness, BBC posted an article about caffeine contents of coffee and tea can do people suffering from type 2 diabetes harm as it increases blood sugar levels. Four cups of joe (or their equivalent in caffeine content) can raise blood sugar levels by 8%.
This effect was shown to be strong after meals rising […]

What does the word beautiful suggest? The word beauty has been used and often misused to refer to changing one’s nose, pumping up bra size, or sucking a ton out a bubble butt. It seems decades ago when lipstick and mascara are enough to do the trick. Whenever I get to do some DVD marathons […]