February 5, 2012

Water is good

Water is good

Water is the most overlooked “performance enhancing” supplement out there. As many as 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. Dehydration can limit your physical and mental capacity. Because water is paramount in cooling your body during times of increased heat or stress, as you attempt to ramp up your exercise intensity, dehydration will cause limitations [...]

Celery in your diet

Celery in your diet

Celery is from the same family with parsley and fennel, the Umbelliferae family. It can grow to the height of up to 16 inches. The white celery is grown shaded from direct sunlight, thus has less chlorophyll, compared to its greener counterparts. The ribs of celery are crunchy and are often used to make soup [...]

A drug that causes pregnancy defects is alarming

A drug that causes pregnancy defects should be banned

The advent of drugs that can cure epilepsy has been remarkable. Many pharmaceutical laboratories across the country has been spending million of dollars to develop better drug that can somehow reduce seizure cause mainly by epilepsy. But recently many specialists have claimed that a brand called Topamax use to treat epileptic attacks is linked to [...]

Coconut water

Coconut water

Coconut water is as good as mineral water or energy drink in hydrating our body after physical activity. Ninety five percent of coconut water is pure water, which is essential in regulating body temperature. Other than pure water, coconut water provides the body with important electrolytes such as calcium, chloride, and potassium. These electrolytes keep [...]

Plums

Plums

The plum belongs to the Prunus family. It is believed that plums were first grown in Asia before they began to be cultivated all across the world. Plums grow well in temperate climate and plum color can be purple, green, yellow, orange or red. The plum season is from June through September and is at [...]