Archive for March, 2010

Causes for the Lack of Concentration in Children

Concentration plays a vital role in doing well in studies. A student has to work really hard and concentrate firmly to get the concepts well in mind. However, lack of concentration is said to be one of the major causes of failure in studies these days. There are many factors which may distract concentration in [...]

New Review of Controlled Trials Replacing Saturated fat with Industrial Seed Oils

Readers Stanley and JBG just informed me of a new review paper by Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian and colleagues. Dr. Mozaffarian is one of the Harvard epidemiologists responsible for the Nurse’s Health study. The authors claim that overall, the controlled trials show that replacing saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat from industrial seed oils, but not carbohydrate [...]

PUTTING A STOP TO PREMATURE GREYING (GRAY) HAIR

Do you suffer from hair loss or thinning of hair and looking for ways to hair growth or hair loss remedy/treatment? Some hair loss remedies may promote hair growth/hair regrowth. Hair loss and baldness are problems. Thousands of people are looking for hair loss treatments and solutions. We give home remedy for hair loss and [...]

Avoid Wasting Your Money: 10 Worst Online Money Making Traps

Since the early days of the Internet I have been fascinated with the prospect of making money online.  From the day I received my first check for display ad revenue generated by my Geocities Nintendo video games review website, I was hooked.  My love for online money making ventures has taken me in all sorts [...]

Fatty Liver: It’s not Just for Grown-ups Anymore

The epidemic of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of my favorite topics on this blog, due to the liver’s role as the body’s metabolic “grand central station”, as Dr. Philip Wood puts it. The liver plays a critical part in the regulation of sugar, insulin, and lipid levels in the blood. Many of [...]

The Sour-sweet Tale of Grapefruits

One of the healthiest members of the citrus family, the grapefruit has a wonderful history associated with it. In comparison to some of the other popular fruits, the history of grapefruits is relatively new. Infact, there are a few stories associated with this fruit leading to a little dilemma as to which theory to believe. [...]

Foods That Help Get Rid Of Cellulite – Top 5 Foods to Get Rid of Cellulite Now!

Foods That Help Get Rid Of Cellulite Women are the victims of cellulite deposition. Many of them would most likely go for lotions, creams, pills, and other treatments to get rid of this problem. However, little do most of them know that a well-balanced diet can go a long way in helping solve their problems. [...]

Vitamin D May Prevent Flu and Asthma

The AJCN just published a new controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of vitamin D supplements on flu and asthma (1). Dr. Hiroyuki Ida’s group gave Japanese schoolchildren (10 years average age) 1,200 IU of vitamin D3 or placebo per day from December through March. They found that children taking vitamin D had a significantly lower [...]

How To Improve Short Term Memory

What is short term memory? We use our short term memory every day. For example for – remembering a telephone number before dialling it or writing it down remembering what you have to get when you go shopping holding directions in mind when you are driving remembering that you need to check something in a [...]

Crowdsource Your Website to Perfection

Recently a site called acobay asked if I’d take a look at their service. They take the work out of testing bugs on your site, spotting spelling errors, and usability testing. There’s two options when you land on the homepage, and I think most readers would probably fit both categories; client, and tester. As a [...]