Our body is a complex system that is tightly regulated by countless numbers of smaller but no less important subsystems to maintain balance and well-being. In the Traditional Chinese Medicine, it's called the balance between the ying and the yang, while in the western medical world, it's called homeostasis.
The closely connected web of
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Posted on 11 March, 2010 | Add Your Comment
Have you been wanting to upgrade your skill or enhance your knowledge on a certain subject but don't know where to start? How about beginning with some free learning resources available online? Do you know that there are tones of full-fledged courseware just waiting for you to use them at absolutely no cost?
Many of these resources, which may
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Posted on 3 March, 2010 | Add Your Comment
In the last few decades, there has been a lot of interest in probiotic supplements and foods, thanks to studies suggesting that friendly bacteria could help to treat or prevent an array of ailments: from indigestion and diarrhea to irritable bowel syndrome and chronic inflammation -- the root cause of diabetes, heart disease and cancer.
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Posted on 26 February, 2010 | 3 Comments
To keep things simple, I did not elaborate on the hand position in the How to Meditate for Beginners guide. But, as you become more familiar with this ancient art, you may want to consider adopting certain hand gestures, or mudras, in your meditation.
According to a brain research published in the National Academy of Sciences in November 2009,
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Posted on 10 February, 2010 | 2 Comments
Ancient healers have been using pure essential oils derived from plants and trees to treat a wide range of inflammatory diseases for thousands of years.
Now, scientists have finally proven the anti-inflammatory properties of six essential oils which work the same way as NSAIDs in inhibiting enzymes called cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) that promote
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Posted on 29 January, 2010 | 2 Comments
Regardless of whether you're a full-time student in school, or a working adult pursuing a professional qualification on a part-time basis, you share a common desire with all the other students out there. And that is to get the best results out of the efforts you've invested into the learning process.
In this post, I'll offer you learning
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Posted on 15 January, 2010 | 6 Comments
Before we even talk about how to develop lifelong learning habits or how to improve the way we learn, if learning itself is perceived as a dreary task, then there will be little reason to continue. It'd be like trying to drive a car with flat tires -- you can drag the car for some distance, but it's not going to go far.
Most of us who are
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Posted on 6 January, 2010 | 1 Comment
Is your career going nowhere? Do you feel insecure about your job? Have you stopped learning after leaving school? Is learning new things a drag for you?
If you answer 'yes' to any of the questions above, then you may be in danger of being engulfed by the tsunami waves of change that has gathered even greater force in the last financial
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Posted on 30 December, 2009 | 2 Comments
Repeating a question over and over again, having problem spelling commonly used words and losing control over one's behaviors and emotions are some dementia symptoms that slowly destroy the life of the victim as well as the lives of those around him.
Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia in people aged 65 and older.
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Posted on 28 December, 2009 | 7 Comments
