08th February 2006
Why is it that so many women are attracted to the "bad boy" types ... the ones that mothers have long been warning daughters to avoid? "There is just SOMETHING about these guys that draws you in, even as your head tells you to "beware"!" says Toni Coleman...
08th February 2006
Hydrogenation is a chemical reaction -- widely used in the processing of cooking oils and fats -- that turns unsaturated fatty acids into saturated ones. Technically speaking, during this process unsaturated bonds between carbon atoms are reduced by attac...
08th February 2006
On January 30, 2006, a small Cessna 421B plane crashed a mile from Palwaukee airport in Wheeling, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago, killing all 4 aboard. This accident was one of ten fatal crashes and 56 small aircraft accidents in the first weeks of 2006 in...
26th January 2006
If you suffer from frequent abdominal pain, chronic diarrhea, indigestion or gas, you may have celiac disease. People who suffer from celiac disease, also known as celiac sprue or gluten intolerance, cannot tolerate gluten, a protein found especially in w...
25th January 2006
It's well known that obesity and diabetes often go hand-in-hand. Over 60 million Americans are obese, a condition that makes it 20 to 40 times more likely that you'll develop diabetes than someone of a healthy weight, according to the Harvard School of Pu...
25th January 2006
Want an easy and genuinely fun way to feel great and gain real health benefits? Laugh. Laugh until your belly shakes. Laugh until it hurts. Have a good laugh as often as you can. We all know that stress, anger, sadness, guilt and other negative emotions c...
25th January 2006
Magnesium rarely edges out other more talked about nutrients like vitamin E or calcium to make front-page news -- but it should. Magnesium plays a vital role in several hundred of your body's functions, including normal heart function, but the majority of...
25th January 2006
The power of words becomes clear after listening to a powerful speech that leaves you feeling motivated, or when a moving passage from a novel brings tears to your eyes. But when it comes to causing pain, the power of words may still be vastly underestima...
19th January 2006
Preparing a "Last Will and Testament" - commonly known simply as a will -- is not something that anyone enjoys thinking about or doing. But it is something that almost every adult -- especially those with children -- should think about and do. The majorit...
19th January 2006
Every year, there are more than 6 million car accidents in the United States, and knowing what to do if you are involved in one of them is essential to your safety -- both physically and financially. When the Accident Occurs The first thing you should do ...
19th January 2006
Chances are you heard some form of the saying before. Maybe it was "If your right ear itches, someone is speaking well of you and if your left ear itches, someone is speaking ill of you." Or the more popular, shorter version "If your ears are ringing, som...
19th January 2006
About 46 percent of women and 33 percent of men are trying to lose weight, according to a study published in Obesity Research. Whether you are consciously trying to shed some pounds, or are hoping to tone up before warm weather comes, there are certain te...
19th January 2006
It's common for Americans to pay $70 or more for a home phone line, $50 or more for a cell phone, and even more for extra lines, voice mail, long distance and other phone "extras." And, if you don't plan carefully, an extra half-hour spent talking to your...
14th January 2006
Sniffling, sneezing, coughing and blowing your nose probably seem like second nature to you -- and you likely don't put much thought into any of these "natural" occurrences. But maybe you should. It is actually possible to injure yourself from coughing an...
14th January 2006
Potatoes are one of the top crops grown throughout the world, and they're certainly a favorite right here in the United States. In fact, potatoes are America's favorite vegetable, and they are harvested somewhere in the United States during every single m...
