If you are a Tamilian, most propably your grandmother would have told you to have a நல்லெண்ணெய் bath on atleast Diwali day. நல்லெண்ணெய் in tamil literally means ‘good oil’ and it refers to sesame oil also known as gingelly oil or til oil. And for many Tamilian households atleast a generation back,bi-weekly ‘good oil’...
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Come summer we all love to quench our thirst and go on a liquid diet to keep our body cool. What better way to beat the heat than indulging on watermelons! The subtly crunchy, thirst quenching watermelon are a nature’s gift for summer. When I was kid, the green melons used to be available...
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Ah, didn’t that catch you off-guard? Of course you should! A bath has many health benefits – shall we count the ways? A word about baths vs. showers first. I am basically a “bath” person, but many people would rather go in for a shower. While that is okay (besides the fact you’ll waste...
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Salt is an important item on your kitchen shelf, right? Did you know that it has almost fourteen thousand uses besides adding flavor to food? No? Neither did I, until I did the research. I already knew that salt repels bacteria – this is why it is used as a preservative on most food....
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Do you have the power combo? In this case the power of calcium and vitamin D – the duo that guards your bone health. What you know: you need enough calcium in your diet so that you can prevent bone loss and protect yourself against osteoporosis, which is a condition where bones become weak...
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That is the truth. I started 2012 with the ‘flu and can’t tell you how irritating that is. I am usually not prone to the usual cold and stuff (touch wood, ha ha) so imagine my shock to find I actually developed the ‘flu! Must have been the weather combination of three different cities...
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Happy New Year, folks! As the title of this post says, here are some tips to get you on your way to look better, feel better and live longer. (See how quickly I got to the point?) Here we go! Adopt healthy habits I know your Mom has told you this a billion times....
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When life gives you lemons… Whatchoo gonna do? Besides make lemonade, you can do lots more with lemons – lemon juice and peels included. The next time you make lemonade, don’t throw away the peels. Just thinking about a lemon brings the word “Fresh” to mind, doesn’t it? I love the smell of lemons....
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Great! Because I am about to tell you twenty ways you can use the tea bag. I believe if you can recycle something, you’re doing yourself a favor. So you could have literally knocked my skin-colored toe socks off when I read a longish list of fifty plus uses for tea bags. I don’t...
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I met her today. She was an ordinary woman, not a celebrity not some politician or some fighter, she was just like you and me. Rather, I would say she looked like you and me, but she is not. No, no, this is no sci-fi, action thriller novel preview. This story is true and...
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