Spiritual means Healthier, Researcher Says

I have experienced the power of prayer uncountable times in my life, a new perspective of it was uncovered before my eyes the moment one of my doctors recomendend to pray 20 minutes everyday for healing reasons, to...

LightAir Continues to Successfully Expand Into New Markets

In a short time LightAir has managed to establish presence in a great variety of markets world wide and keeps on demonstrating a steady growth rate. LightAir is striving to improve indoor air quality and create...

Couch Potato and the asthma risk

Research shows that children who watch five hours of TV a day increases their chance of developing asthma. Reason being that by sitting for hours leads to shallow breathing by the kids.   " ...

Ban bread as bird food - it does more harm than good

Apparently spending a lazy afternoon in the park feeding the birds and lying on the grass is not a great way to spend the day. Bread should be banned as a bird food because it is unhealthy and dangerous and can...

Supercarrot to the rescue!

It's a root veggie...it's a tuber...no, it's supercarrot! That's right--US scientists have apparently engineered a high-calcium carrot that could fortify your bones without fattening up your butt. "Someone eating...

Sex lessons for 'cranky' miners

The Australians must have a unique sense of humour. However, this is a good policy, worthy of emulation."Australian coal miners are being given lessons in foreplay and the menopause in an attempt to boost...

Feminists are Hot

It turns out that strong womyn are babes:"Busting stereotypes that peg feminists as ugly lesbians, a new study shows that having a feminist partner is linked with healthier, more romantic heterosexual relationships. The study, published online this week in the journal Sex...

I tripped over a dead rat in kits yesterday.....

I am not especially squeamish, but seeing a foot long rat dead on side walk on my leisurely little stroll between the beach and 4th Avenue the other night definitely startled me in the little bubble I live...

Hockney Disagrees With Smoking Ban

"Artist David Hockney has hit out at the smoking ban, calling it an "infringement of democracy". The 69-year-old, who is originally from Bradford, said the needs of both smokers and non-smokers should be catered for in a democratic country. The ban on smoking in enclosed...

Chefs seek healthy balance between kitchen and waistlines

"MESA, Ariz. -- It's 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday, and Stephen Stromberg is carefully arranging his gear _ goggles, black swim cap and running shoes. Wearing a tri suit, Stromberg sucks down a Power Gel for fuel for the 750-meter swim and 3K run that lie ahead, then trots over to...

Organic kiwis healthier than non-organic?

"The nutritional profile of kiwi fruit grown organically is healthier than conventionally grown fruit, American researchers have reported.  The research, published in the Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, compared kiwi fruit grown on the same soil type and...

McDonald's to Ditch Transfats in Fries

Perhaps they got sick of the super-size-me jokes, perhaps they want a healthier product, or maybe they just don't want to get sued. Either way, Mickey D's is ditching the use of transfats in its french fries, and,...

Can Dogs Make You Healthier?

"Scientists claimed on Monday that owning a dog is good for your mental and physical health, more so even than cats. Writing in the British Journal of Health Psychology, Dr. Deborah Wells, a senior lecturer at the Canine Behaviour Centre of Queens University, Belfast, found...

Chips with everything!

"FISH and chip shops are Northamptonshire's most popular businesses, according to a new report. The business transfer agent, SBS Commercial, said chippies had emerged as the type of business people most want to own, after the firm compiled a list of the region's top-selling...

Wallaby 'waiting to cross village road'

"A MOTORIST was caught on the hop when he spotted a wallaby beside a Northamptonshire country road. The man, who asked not to be named, was driving on a road near Maidford, a village close to Towcester, when he saw a pair of eyes. Thinking he had spotted a fox, the driver...

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