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Friday, 10 February 2012 19:01 |
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In general, children and adults might benefit from taking one multiple vitamin per day
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Friday, 10 February 2012 14:29 |
 Jim Hunter was recently contacted by the Director of Hogar Chindia in Valle de San Lorenzo. Hogar Chindia is managed by the Council of Arona. Hogar I is a home for about seven children of ages varying from 10 to 16 years. These children have been taken away from their parents, whom the Social Services consider incapable of looking after their own children.
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Sunday, 05 February 2012 09:45 |
 If you are worried about catching ’flu, you are right to be cautious but the common cold could be the problem in the Canary Islands over the next few months Health experts say the incidence of ’flu in the archipelago is significantly down on this time last year because we have experienced a mild winter and many people have had the ’flu jab.
The good news is that you are less likely to be struck down by the virus which affected thousands of people last winter. The bad news is that the common cold lives on and the warmer winter will still be generating germs!
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Saturday, 28 January 2012 17:04 |
 The NHS definition of binge drinking is drinking heavily in a short space of time to get drunk or feel the effects of alcohol. The amount of alcohol someone needs to drink in a session for it to be classed as ‘bingeing’ is less clearly defined but the marker used by the NHS and National Office of Statistics is drinking more than double the daily recommended units of alcohol in one session.
The Government guidelines state that men should not regularly drink more than three to four units a day, and women should not regularly exceed more than two to three units daily.
Binge drinking for men, therefore, is drinking more than eight units of alcohol – or about three pints of strong beer. For women, it’s drinking more than six units of alcohol, equivalent to two large glasses of wine.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 09:53 |
Do we laugh enough or should we learn to laugh more? Joyful, good-natured, ‘mirthful’ laughter is a tonic for our body, mind, emotions, and spirit. Whether we use it as a distraction, to cheer ourselves up, or as a practice to energise and enthuse us, laughing impacts every part of us. In many ways it is the ultimate drug, with no harmful side-effects.
On a physical level, laughter stimulates our cardiovascular and pulmonary systems by giving our hearts and lungs a vigorous workout. It stimulates blood flow, oxygenates our blood and energises our whole physical system even if we’re hospitalised. The US doctor Patch Adams has been using it professionally for years.
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Wednesday, 25 January 2012 08:42 |
 Homeopathy is a system of medicine which is based on treating the individual with highly diluted substances given in mainly tablet form, which triggers the body’s natural system of healing. Based on their experience of their symptoms, a homeopath will match the most appropriate medicine to the patient.
It works on the principle of “like cures like” - that is, a substance that would cause symptoms in a healthy person is used to cure those same symptoms in illness. For example, one remedy which might be used in a person suffering from insomnia is coffea, a remedy made from coffee.
Scientifically it can not yet be explained precisely how homeopathy works but new theories in quantum physics are going some way towards shedding light on the process. What we do know is that a carefully selected homeopathic remedy acts as a trigger to the body’s healing processes.
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Monday, 23 January 2012 22:14 |
 A national TV and radio advertising campaign has been launched in the UK to encourage smokers to quit. Smokers can pick up a new and improved NHS Quit Kit from thousands of pharmacies across England to help them stop smoking.
The campaign aims to increase the number of quit attempts by smokers and to help make them more successful. It will run until March 31st, 2012.
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 21:22 |
 Travel or motion sickness is a condition some people get when travelling where they feel sick, vomit or feel dizzy. It can happen during any form of transport but common examples include car or sea travel. You can also get it on train journeys and air travel as well as on fairground rides and swings. Travel sickness is also a problem for astronauts, who can get it on missions.
Symptoms get better when the motion stops. They also tend to get better or go away completely on long trips, such as on a ship as you’re likely to adapt to the motion and gradually recover.
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Monday, 09 January 2012 18:53 |
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Do you like olives? Either the black or green variety?
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