Tag: Health
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Stay Fit With Jada Pinkett Smith’s Workout Planks
When it comes to staying as fit as celebrities like Jada Pinkett Smith, sometimes this journey can be hindered due to a few obstacles. Firstly, most of us are unable to hire personal trainers that will help ensure we stay in tip top shape. There’s also the factor of not finding enough time to travel to…
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Briana Chandler: Fitness Icon And Business Woman
Dressed in black yoga pants and a matching top, along with sleek runners and wearing black headphones around her neck, Briana Chandler fits in seamlessly with the Camps Bay crowd – until you hear her Minnesota accent. Her sculpted shoulders were framed with shiny ebony locks hanging loose down her back. Wearing no make-up, she…
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Heat Styling And Your Hair: Protect Properly
It’s a problem that all women face today: heat styling and hair damage. The trouble is, unfortunately, that heat styling will to some extent damage your natural hair. In saying this, it doesn’t have to be serious and it can definitely be controlled. Here’s how… 1. Turn down the heat when you’re drying your hair If…
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How Addiction Affects The Aging Process: Now And Later
We don’t hear enough about how drug and alcohol addiction affects the aging process. Currently, many alcohol rehabilitation centres are full of people who have been abusing their bodies for many years. So says clinical psychologist Dr. Sandrina Haeck, who explains how they affect our brains, skin, organs, nutrition, and sleep. According to Haeck, alcohol…
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The Ultimate Diet For Men: What Should You Be Eating?
What should men be eating? This is a great question and one that often causes confusion. Between banting, carbo-loading, calorie-counting and plain old meat and potatoes, it’s hard for guys to navigate the domain of diets. Longevity asked experts about the latest dietary research. 1. Fathoming fats For 50 years, we were told fats are…
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Fashion Revolution: Slowing Down Fast Fashion
Fashion Revolution Week 2018 will mark the fifth year of Fashion Revolution, the world’s largest fashion activism movement founded to radically change the way our clothes are sourced, produced, and purchased. It also marks five years since the Rana Plaza garment factory collapsed in Bangladesh, where 1,138 people were killed and many more injured on…
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Brominated Vegetable Oil (BVO): Ingredient Watch
What is brominated vegetable oil (BVO)? Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is a complex mixture of plant-derived triglycerides (the main constituent of an human, animal and plant fat) that contain atoms of the element bromine bonded to the molecules. It is derived from soybean or corn, and is primarily used to help to emulsify citrus- flavored…
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Should You Be Taking Codeine When Breastfeeding?
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Exercises To Sculpt Your Waist, Abs And Thighs
Strong, toned muscles will always be a coveted element of health, and for good reason. They cannot be bought, inherited, or exchanged, which means that anyone who has them had to put in the work to build them through different, hard exercises and a good diet. Here are the best exercises for sculpting the areas…
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Stretching It Out: Top 5 Benefits Of Loosening Up
There’s always been a strong emphasis on making stretching part of your exercise regimen, but including it as part of your daily routine is just as important to your health. That early morning stretch is often equivalent to a cup of coffee – it wakes you up, and it just feels so good. However, when…