Tag: Longevity
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Why Kiwis Should Be On Your Grocery List
Kiwis used to be known as the Chinese Gooseberry – as it originally comes from the north of China and grew in the Yangtze River valley – but started to be known as the kiwi fruit after it was started being grown in New Zealand. Apparently, the name change took place in order to minimize…
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Little Italy On The East African Coast Of Kenya
Little Italy is what I like to call the small town situated on the coast of Kenya, called Watamu. Then, just before you reach Watamu you will find the neighboring city known as Malindi. These areas are both adored for their pearly white, pristine, and golden sandy beaches. Not only are these areas beautiful, but…
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7 Science-Proven Ways Exercise Can Alleviate Anxiety
Stress is inevitable and, over the last forty years, anxiety has spread much like an epidemic. Ever since 1980, when Generalized Anxiety Disorder first appeared as a diagnostic category in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder, nearly everyone seems to have “caught” the disease. In fact, anxiety disorders are the most common mental…
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How Being Bilingual Rewires Your Brain
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Having the ability to speak more than one language is probably one of the…
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Make Your Own Hair & Scalp Massage Stimulator Oil
For most people, our hair is a feature to which we are willing to donate a fair amount of time, energy, and money in order to keep it in shape – one’s hair is one’s crown, after all. But how often do we even give a thought to our scalp – or the role it…
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Leisure Sickness: How Does It Work & How To Avoid It?
If over the past holidays you realized that sometimes you felt a little under the weather – perhaps more so than before you went off work – you are definitely not alone, and there is a reason for this feeling. Getting sick just as you go on a long-awaited holiday happens to be a medical…
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Make Your Own Tomato Chutney: Fresh And Flavorful
When talking about authentic, truly South African dishes, what naturally comes to mind is rooibos tea, Cape Malay-style curry, biltong, bunny chow, freshly baked rusks, and milk tart – these are elements that will simply not be found in the same manner anywhere else in the world. One item that is usually used to complement…
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Elderly Fitness: What Are The Best Exercises To Do?
Elderly fitness is a vital component to living longer and feeling stronger well into your old age. And in almost all studies, exercise proves to improve your cardiovascular health, stamina, and bone density. At the same time, exercise also reduces the risk of chronic diseases like diabetes and obesity. All of these health benefits are…
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Menopausal Weight Gain Is Avoidable With These Tips
Menopausal weight gain is not inevitable and can be avoided with the necessary lifestyle adjustments, dietary habits, and physical exercise. Menopause might be a really good thing. It can motivate you to make long-term dietary and lifestyle changes. Not only will these make menopause easier, but they’ll also benefit your health for the rest of…
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Tropical Food And A Simple Life Is The Change We Need
Tropical food, spices and flavors are used regularly, if not daily, in most of your drinks and meals. However, not all of us know much about them and how they can transform your quality of life. I think that having permanent easy access to anything you want is not always a good thing. A human being is…