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Vitamin D is a nutrient every human needs on a daily basis to maintain healthy bones. Although we have plenty of sources of vitamin D, it cannot equalize the benefits we get from the rising sun every day. However, the winters are the hardest. It becomes difficult to see the
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With the holiday season nearing, do you feel a bit awry or disturbed? Are you loaded with turmoil and despair, and is ‘suicide’ or ‘self-harm’ one of your far-stretched solutions for all the grief? If you have been having occasional, frequent, or random thoughts about suicide or self-harm, then this
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Recently there have been a lot of talks – big and small, on how women can ditch pills, IUDs (intrauterine devices), and latex to prevent pregnancy by natural methods. But what are natural methods anyway, and do they even work? If you are equally curious, then hold on; just read a
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As if we do not already have enough to worry about with COVID-19 making a comeback, flu season is at its ferocious start. The severity of the flu season from 2020 to 2021 was among the lowest ever, thanks to people’s efforts to prevent COVID-19, such as mask use
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With this news going around, you might have heard about it too: we are facing the resurgence of measles worldwide! Yes, sadly, it is happening all over again for real, and this time’s count is the greatest since its elimination in 2000. The next question that pops would be:
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AIDS, or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, is a life-threatening disease, sure enough. But the fear-mongerers do like building a good mountain out of a molehill until the truth is buried under hearsay and theories. The fear of AIDS is even more dangerous than the actual disease. Blinding lack of awareness and
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Rising to the blaring of the clock early in the morning, some of us like to follow those annoying wake-up calls with a dose of natural breeze by walking a mile or until sunrise. Walking offers great health benefits to all age groups. However, there is walking, and then there
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With all life’s stress, the hustle-bustle, and melancholy, we often forget to honor and shower love and affection on our skin. Skin, the largest organ of our body, does need some TLC from time to time. November marks national skin health month, and you could begin your skincare journey
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That time of the year is rolling around again for those celebrating the festival, which gives you an excuse to not buy gifts. Instead, all you are required to do is be thankful. And also gorge on turkey. It is interesting how all considerations of personal beliefs and ancestry are
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Need a reason not to throw a party? For the introvert in you, we have the best excuse. All you have to do is tell people you cannot, in all good conscience, set out the charcuterie board. Those Listeria outbreaks got too serious too soon. So cold-cut deli meats and
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Just as things started getting back to normal with the non-mandates of masks and social distancing, reopening schools and offices, experts fear a “tripledemic” is on the way. Now, what is that? you may ask. The trio viral threat of our old acquaintances RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), flu (influenza), and
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Media sets the trend, for which people come up with new ideas, try their best to give view-worthy content, and it goes viral. Hard work sure goes into it; not complaining. But, in a million views a trend gets, not all eyes can perceive it in the same thought process
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It is that time of the year again! With both No-Shave November and Movember kicking into high gear this month, things should obviously get hairy. Men all over the country participate in No-Shave November or Movember by abstaining from shaving for the entire month. Sounds fun, right? But it is
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We have got some news, people! Adderall, the silver bullet in treating Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), is in short supply and may remain so for the foreseeable future, says the higher-ups. Though shortages were first reported over the summer, and the news has been going around for quite some time
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As the COVID pandemic continues to surge, a new but fairly known villain is on the streets. Yes, you heard it right; RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) cases show an unusual summer uptick across the United States. RSV is a common infection that usually sets in from late December to mid-February
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The last few years have been difficult for all of us, particularly with the impact of COVID-19 and everything that comes with it, including vaccinations, isolation, working from home, thrown-off schedules, and the lack of social interaction. And one closely-related impact that keeps garnering media attention is the shifting focus