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  Find Friendly Fungi The medicinal mushroom cordyceps has traditionally been used to promote lung strength, and some studies show that it may improve symptoms of respiratory conditions such as asthma and bronchitis. Look for capsules or tinctures of cordyceps; follow package directions. Break Out the Duct Tape Stick it to warts with this unusual remedy. Some research found that applying the tape over problem areas for about a week helped clear up warts as well as conventional treatment. Duct tape may work by irritating the skin, triggering an immune reaction that fights the infection typically responsible for warts.   Wash Up To fend off colds, washing your hands well and often is the best step you can take. Use plain soap and water and scrub for as long as it takes to sing "Happy Birthday to Y...

Try Acupressure Calm a queasy stomach with this quick acupressure trick: Use your index and middle fingers to press down on the groove between the tendons that run from the base of your palm to your wrist. Wristbands that apply pressure to this spot are available at drugstores and online. Watch Your Carbs Trying to reduce belly fat? Pay attention to your carbohydrate intake and avoid artificial sweeteners. Sugary snacks and other refined carbs spike blood sugar and cause pounds to settle in your midsection. Choose whole grains, beans, and vegetables instead. Use Calendula Products To ease acne, forgo benzoyl peroxide for lotion or soap made from calendula flowers, which may have antiseptic effects. Cayenne Pepper To warm up cold feet, sprinkle a bit of cayenne pepper into your socks. This folk remedy may help warm your toes by increasing circulation and improving blood flow. Use Licorice Treat canker sores, painful spots on the inside of the mouth, wi...

Invest in a Neti Pot Plagued with sinus problems? Rinse your nasal passages twice a day to flush out pollen and other irritants. Put saline solution (a 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1 cup warm water) in a plastic squirt bottle or a nasal irrigator, a spouted container that allows you to pour water directly into your nose. The solution should fill your nasal cavity and spill out the other nostril. Gently blow your nose afterward. Try Triphala Avoid constipation and stay regular with Triphala, an Ayurvedic blend of three fruits that is believed to help tone the gastrointestinal tract. Look for capsules of Triphala and follow package directions. Make Small Talk Engaging in casual conversation with others may help keep you as sharp as doing a word puzzle, according to some studies. Just 10 minutes of daily chatter appears to improve mental function and preserve memo...

Benefit From Bilberry Studies are mixed, but some have found that bilberry, a relative of the blueberry, may improve night vision. During World War II, fighter pilots reported better night vision after eating bilberry jam. Take 25 to 50 milligrams of bilberry extract; expect best results within the first few hours. Eat Bananas People whose diets are rich in potassium may be less prone to high blood pressure. Besides reducing sodium and taking other heart-healthy steps, eat potassium-packed picks such as bananas, cantaloupe, and oranges. Love Lavender To ease stress and prepare for bed, soak in a hot bath spiked with a few drops of lavender essential oil. Play soothing music while you bathe to unwind further. Keep Capsaicin Cream on Hand For sore muscles and joints, apply a cream or ointment that contains capsaicin, the active ingredient in chile peppers, two or three times a day. The heat...

Get a Good Pair of Sneakers Is your energy lagging? Though it may be the last thing you feel like doing when you're tired, exercise -- even a brisk walk -- can be more effective than a nap or cup of coffee at fighting fatigue. Sniff Rosemary According to some research, catching a whiff of this aromatic herb may increase alertness and improve memory. To stay sharp, try smelling fresh rosemary or inhaling the scent of rosemary essential oil before a test or meeting. Embrace Bitters Combat a yen for sugar by following a Chinese medicine approach: Eat foods such as endive, radicchio, cooked greens, and olives. Go Fish If you suffer from dry eyes, up your seafood intake. Salmon, sardines, and mackerel contain omega-3 fatty acids, which the body uses to produce tears, among other things....

Go Herbal For varicose veins, try horse chestnut, an herbal extract that's been shown in studies to strengthen veins and reduce swelling. The herb is also available in topical creams, though there's not as much evidence for these. Sip Oolong Tea Research suggests that people with mild eczema who drink oolong tea three times a day may show improvement in itching and other symptoms. Compounds in the tea called polyphenols appear to be responsible. Rub Your Temples Tame tension headaches by rubbing peppermint oil, Tiger Balm, or white flower oil into your temples. All three remedies contain menthol, which has analgesic properties. Enjoy Ginger The volatile oils in ginger have long made it a useful herbal remedy for nasal and chest congestion. Pour 2 cups of boiling water over a 1-inch piece of peeled, grated ginger; steep for 10 minutes; and strain. Add a pinch or two of cayenne pepper to the w...

The arrival of a new baby within a family oftentimes brings about many changes and challenges. For an older sibling, these changes can be difficult to handle. It’s not uncommon for them to feel jealousy toward the newborn or act out in an effort to receive more attention. But this six-year-old seems to have things figured out. When this big brother meets baby brother, something beautiful happens. Whether his parents prepared him for the addition of his newborn baby brother or not, we have a feeling this kid is going to be one awesome big brother ! And he has the voice of an angel. Watch the video above. More Like This:  Friendships & Personal Relationships , Relationships , Videos  

If you constantly feel exhausted, experience headaches for no obvious reason or have high blood pressure, it could be the result of snoring. More than a simple annoyance, snoring is also the most common symptom of a potentially serious health problem—obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Over 18 million Americans snore, and it’s related to OSA. People who suffer from OSA repeatedly and unknowingly stop breathing during the night due to a complete or partial obstruction of their airway.  It occurs when the jaw, throat, and tongue muscles relax, blocking the airway used to breathe.  The resulting lack of oxygen can last for a minute or longer, and occur hundreds of times each night. OSA has been linked to: Acid reflux Frequent nighttime urination Memory loss Stroke Depression Diabetes Heart attack People over 35 are at higher risk. OSA can be expensive to diagnosis and treat — up to $5,000 — and those treatments can sometimes be quite painful. Plus, they're ...

1. Cold showers give you attractive hair and skin According to Life Hack, hot water has the tendency to dry the skin out, while cold water tightens its cuticles and pores. As a result, the skin can become less clogged by dirt, resulting in acne-free skin. Contribute to this Story Send us a tip Send us a photo or video Suggest a correction Similar to skin cuticles, cold water can also tighten hair cuticles. Less dirt is gathered and taken in by the scalp due to the closed hair cuticles, resulting in clean shiny hair. 2. Cold showers can brighten up your mood Several studies have found that cold temperatures can help with stress and depression. According to one study the cold can decrease uric acid levels in the body, which can help the body deal with stress easier, states Care 2. In another study, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers discovered that ...

If you only do 5 things to boost health, what should you do? By Jeanie Lerche Davis WebMD Feature Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD WebMD Feature Archive Unhealthy lifestyle. It's a common contributor of our biggest health problems: stroke , heart disease , diabetes , cancer . What do the nation's top physicians recommend to keep your heart , mind, and body in optimally good health? For the secrets to a long healthy life, WebMD turned to Richard A. Lange, MD, chief of cardiology at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. His advice: 1. Daily exercise. You brush your teeth every day; exercise is equally important for your daily routine. Turn off the TV or computer, and get at least 30 minutes of exercise every day. To work your heart, it's got to be aerobic exercise . Yo...

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Curb your sweet tooth by Leslie Barrie From Health magazine Got a late-night sugar craving that just won't quit? "To satisfy your sweet tooth without pushing yourself over the calorie edge, even in the late night hours, think 'fruit first,'" says Jackie Newgent, RD, author of The Big Green Cookbook . So resist that chocolate cake siren, and instead enjoy a sliced apple with a tablespoon of nut butter (like peanut or almond) or fresh fig halves spread with ricotta. Then sleep sweet, knowing you're still on the right, healthy track.

Fifth-grader Clara noted, “There’s no better feeling than knowing you’re helping the community.”   Local students from Sikoro joined the AISB students to learn about the selected health issues from Mali Health staff before showing their AISB friends around their neighborhoods. “It was so exciting because I got to have new friends and learn about a new culture,” commented Aida, a fourth-grade AISB student.  There are relatively few opportunities for students from AISB to cross paths with children and youth from Bamako. We do have a number of service learning projects that include local students visiting our school, but otherwise, our paths would most likely never cross in our day-to-day lives.  A day later, the local students visited AISB. Students from both schools worked together to develop a plot, storyboard and illustration ideas for the novel. The challenge for them was creating a story that is engaging for kids while providing important he...

How can you take classroom instruction to the next level while engaging students in meaningful community service? It takes a bit of creativity and an openness to the rising academic trend of service learning. Service learning is a method by which students learn required academic standards for their grade level while participating in a service project that benefits the school and/or local community. For the third year in a row, my fourth- and fifth-grade students at the  American International School of Bamako  (AISB) in Mali collaborated with Mali Health – an organization with a mission to reduce maternal and child mortality in resource-poor communities in West Africa – and students from three local schools to create graphic novels on health-related issues. AISB students learned valua ble information in science, literacy, math and art, all within the context of a real-world project that benefited the local community. AISB is a small inte...

Mali Health also assists in building health infrastructure.  In 2010, we helped construct a clinic in Sikoro to improve geographic access to care for the neighborhood’s thousands of residents.  We later added a wall to provide privacy for patients, and in 2013, we helped to construct a dedicated maternity ward, giving women a safe, private space in which to give birth under the supervision of a health professional.  The Sikoro clinic has been fully integrated into the Malian healthcare system and is run by a local health committee so that, despite our continued collaboration, it operates independently of Mali Health, ensuring its sustainability. Since our founding, Mali Health has worked at the health systems level to improve not only access to basic healthcare, but the quality of care itself.  Today, we partner with clinics to improve the capacity and quality of the services they provide to the residents of our partner slum communities. We ut...

Healthy skin everyday In 1869, Robert Chesebrough, a dispensing chemist, discovered something amazing. He discovered a 100% natural product, rich in minerals from deep within the earth yet totally pure, which had remarkable healing properties when applied to cuts, burns and abrasions of the skin. That product was branded Vaseline petroleum jelly. Keeping skin amazing Just as Robert Chesebrough in the 1800s, we continue to be motivated by a passion and curiosity about skin. It's an incredibly complex and miraculous creation of nature. It protects us from adverse climate and from infection. It recreates and regenerates itself through our lives. It stretches, yet retains its form. It is waterproof, yet it can emit water. It is easy to take skin and all of its properties for granted, but Vaseline never has. For over 130 years Vaseline has marvelled at skin, and through our products we share everything we've learnt over all those decades about how skin wo...

Products Women Can and Will Use One of the most important decisions made by microbicide developers is to identify product forms can work for and meet the needs of different women at different times in their lives. It’s about giving women options, because a product that best suits a woman’s needs and preferences is much more likely to be used consistently and correctly. IPM places high importance on formulating products that match women’s needs. Because there will be no single solution to stopping HIV, having multiple prevention options is not simply a best-case scenario, it is the only scenario that can end the epidemic. This is especially true for women, who bear the brunt of the epidemic. IPM has focused on investigating delivery mechanisms that are “coitally independent,” meaning the microbicide could be applied once a day or even less frequently, independent of the time of sex. Our most clinically advanced formulation is a long-acting vaginal ring that slow...

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"A blog about social networking and web design." Health Tips For All, Entertainment, News Is it uncommon to cum multiple times as a guy? This is not measured in a number. Ignore society trying to tell you whatever. If you don't keep track or try to last long (or short), you will last the right amount of time to satisfy you and your girl. The time will change depending on the common mood. Let it happen and live in the moment. Everything else will fall into place. Slightly longer than your partner can last (but only slightly). Ideally both of you should cum at the same time, no matter how long that takes, 5, 10, or 60 minutes. It's taken alot of work, but I've gone from about 5 minutes to around 15 (30 on a good day) during moderately rigorous PIV. This is usually enough to get my SO through one good orgasm, and sometimes into more. As long as he needs to. That doesn't necessarily mean you can't come. But if you do,...

"A blog about social networking and web design." Health Tips For All, Entertainment, News not a guy, but I've known some guys that just don't last long. If you're playing with a partner, just remember you have hands and a mouth. It's totally fine if you don't last long so long as you make sure your partner is happy. 23 M here. I think it's pretty normal. As a teen I used to come within 5 minutes pretty often, but now that almost never happens. I think I generally last for about 15 minuttes, sometimes more and sometimes less. I don't really notice anymore As a teen I, just like you, worried A LOT about how long I lasted. i found that this didn't really change before I learned to relax about it. I have come to the understanding that girls generally prefer 5 minutes of hot and exciting sex over 15 minutes of sex with someone who's holding back and not 100% committed to it. Just go out and have fun, make sure to ...