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Powered by Ginseng

Discovered in China thousands of years ago, Ginseng is believe to improve the over all health of a person.  It was taken as a tonic to power the mind and body,  It was also believe to  cure impotence and senility and other illness associated with old age like arthritis, diabetes,  rheumatism, poor blood circulation and other degenerative…

The Magic of Taheebo

Taheebo is one of the most popular health supplement today.  This wonder herb is actually the colored inner bark of  the Red Lamacho tree or Taheebo tree originally found  in the rainforest of South America.    There are several species of taheebo, but only a few of these have health benefits.  It was said that the natives of South America considered the Taheebo…

Germanium Phenomenon

The Germanium is a semi metal element widely used as semiconductors for electronics gadgets. You can also find germanium in the market in the form of bracelets and necklaces which is quite booming lately.  It has no nutritional nor therapeutic  benefits whatsoever.  However, the organic germanium is something more of a miracle wonder medicine, one of the…

The Tai chi System

Tai chi is a calisthenic system based on the principle of relax breathing, flowing rhythmic movements and equal weight distribution.  Originally developed as a means for self defense during the Sung dynasty (960-1279 AD).  But despite its ancient origin, tai chi has been scientifically studied only in recent years.  Researches shows numerous benefits from practicing tai…

Ways To Reduce Stress By Relaxation

Stress is quite a common thing nowadays due to modern life’s hassles.  In a way, stress can make you better by motivating you to perform under pressure. But to much stress can also make you crash and break you into pieces.  Fight off stress with these simple relaxation techniques.    Meditation- just sit in a quiet and…

Headache remedies without medication

Here are some natural remedies you can use for headaches. You don’t have to take in medication in tablet form to get the desired relief from this quite common ailment.  Massage and meditation is for headache that is stress related and can be relieved by practicing body relaxing and stress relieving theraphy such as massaging and meditation. Self massaging your temple will…

What is Taurine?

According to some, Taurine came from the testicles of a bull.   The connection was the latin word Taurus meaning bull.  Originally though, it was derrived from the bile of a cattle.  However, the taurine we have today in products like energy drinks is synthetically made.  Taurine is actually an amino acid that is quite abundant in…

Energy Drinks- How effective?

Energy drinks are soda like beverages that provides energy to improve physical activity to the user.  Usually canned or bottled, they are available in most convenience stores, supermarkets and even in bars.  Most energy drinks contains large amount of caffeine, vitamins and other herbal supplements, designed to increase the drinker’s mental and cognitive performance as well as increased alertness. …

Is Monosodium Glutamate harmful?

Have you ever heard of the so-called Chinese restaurant symptom?  It was later renamed as the MSG symptom.  This is associated with symptoms like headache, dizziness, heart palpitation, nausea, weakness and numbness on the face.  It is said that these symptoms are caused by a reaction from eating foods with MSG or monosodium glutamate. Monosodium glutamate is…

The Second-Hand Smoking

 Second-hand smoke is composed of toxic gases and deadly particles that are harmful to your health. It is a combination of the smoke exhaled by the smoker and the smoke coming from the burning cigarette itself.  It is a complex cocktail of poisonous gases that are produced by the burning toxic materials of a cigarette. Some argue…