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The most damaging culprit is the tobacco. Tobacco smoke contains many chemicals harmful to both smokers and nonsmokers. Breathing even a little tobacco smoke can be harmful. Among the 250 known harmful chemicals in tobacco smoke, at least 69 can cause cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.
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A gluten-free diet has been all the rage in recent years – despite little evidence as to its benefit in the general population. Unfortunately, the fad diet has somewhat shadowed
Kinds of pasta that are wheat-based – the majority of people love pasta, but one of the main ingredients that are used are grains that contain gluten. There are healthier
What’s on your plate can help maintain your cardiac capacity. “Heart-healthy foods contain nutrients that have been shown to benefit the cardiovascular system or reduce the risk of developing heart
Hypnosis can be used to treat anxiety, because during your session, the therapist can induce you in a “posthypnotic suggestion” while you’re in a state of trance – your mind
What causes muscle pain? You know that playing football all weekend will leave you sore on Monday or that putting in that extra tough workout in the gym is going
You shun sunlight “The body produces vitamin D when exposed to sunlight, which in turn helps it absorb the calcium needed for bone health,” says Sneath. “In the winter months,
Get your blood sugar tested About 8 million people in the United States have diabetes and about 77 million have prediabetes, but they don’t know it. So, maybe it’s time
Bloating None of us asked for this magic trick. Bloating adds pounds and inches, and it can come and go without warning. Nanette Santoro, M.D., a reproductive endocrinologist, tells Shape
Oranges British researchers who analyzed the diets of 25,000 people found that those who ate foods with a chemical common in oranges and other orange-colored fruits, like apricots and nectarines,
Snoring affects 90 million Americans and the majority of these people “are unaware of why they snore or what snoring could indicate about their overall health,” according to Jagdeep Bijwadia,
8. Looking at Death In the U.S., there are around 135 suicides per day with men dying from suicide 3.53x more often than women. Depression can lead to suicide, so
When looking at the various ways people attempt to cope with exposure to one or a series of traumatic events, it’s important to recognize the ways that they may manifest,
Lycopene Why you need it: This chemical pigment, found in red fruits and vegetables, appears to have antioxidant properties. Some studies suggest that lycopene may help guard against a range
Your brain takes a beating when anxiety gets out of hand. Here’s how stress affects your brain—and how to calm back down again. Effects of stress: Your brain doesn’t learn
From stopping belly bloat to warding off diseases, getting enough water is one of the most important things you can do, because your body depends upon water to function properly.
Move throughout the day By now you’ve likely heard that a sedentary lifestyle is bad for your health. Sitting too much has been shown to increase your risk of developing
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