Health

How Air Filters Work – A Real Breathe of Fresh Air!

Human flesh is the most common form of dust in the air, and makes up the bulk of what’s known as “indoor air pollution”. So far, over 350 different types of indoor air pollution have been identified. Some common ones include pet dander, viruses, moulds, pollen, cleaning chemicals, and solvents from furniture, construction, and clothes. [ View Article ] [ Reprints ]

How the Atkins Diet Works – And How It’ll Work for You!

So you’re looking for a diet plan that really works? Of course, they all say they “really work”. So what makes the Atkins Diet different? Well, how about longevity? The Atkins Diet was created way back in 1972, after years of research by Robert C. Atkins. Dr. Atkins majored in medicine throughout college and university and ran his own successful private practice until his death in April, 2003. (And he was healthy when he died – he died from a fall and a subsequent hit on the head.) [ View Article ] [ Reprints ]

How Dieting Works – A Key to Healthy Living

Okay then, let’s think about dieting. It is an important topic in today’s western world. Our modern lifestyles are leading to an increasing number of people with weight problems, and this is not mere body fascism from those smug racing snakes out there. Being overweight can lead to health problems, both mild and severe. [ View Article ] [ Reprints ]

How Magnetic Therapy Works – A Natural Pain Reliever

First let us ask does it work at all? The answer to that may well depend on who is receiving the question. Alternative therapies such as using vitamin & herb remedies, and of which magnet therapy is one, certainly all have their detractors. [ View Article ] [ Reprints ]

How Vitamins Work – Working For Us

Vitamins are vital for our health and well being, which is beyond doubt, having been proved on many occasions. A look at vitamins in the history of the world, and unfortunately still today in developing third world countries, has led and is leading to many people suffering from preventable killer diseases and other general complaints of ill health. So don’t groan when your mom checks if you’re taking your vitamins! [ View Article ] [ Reprints ]

How Water Filters Work – An Explanation of Good Taste

Ah, that wonderful refreshing taste of a tall cold glass of water. Cooling, soothing and pure. But is it pure? What about all those invisible microbes and bacteria? What about all those pesticides and herbicides you don’t see? It’s enough to spoil that thirst-quenching moment. [ View Article ] [ Reprints ]

How the West Nile Virus Works – Working against our Health

The West Nile Virus is something that the United States media never used to bother about much, not that it didn’t exist or anything, it’s just that it existed somewhere else. The somewhat abstract concept of “elsewhere”, however, which might mean just down the road to some folks or half a world away to others, changed in the summer of 1999 when it was Americans who started to die from its effects. [ View Article ] [ Reprints ]

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