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Himalayan Salt Lamps and Their Health Benefits

Himalayan Salt Crystal Lamps are beneficial to your health at the same time being an unusual focal point for your home. Salt Crystal Lamps helps those that suffer respiratory problems, arthritis and reduces stress.

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The Importance of Medicinal Plants and A Brief History of Pharmaceutical Medicine

Throughout history, medicinal plants have been paramount in the treatment of disease, for all people – from the commoners to those in power. Medicinal plants have been written about by scholars, in the Bible, and in ancient manuscripts, and are still as important to health care today as they were thousands of years ago.

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Castration

A look at castration through the centuries.

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On The Trail of a Killer Disease: The Unlikely Source of Cholera

In the preceding few days hundreds of people in Soho had died from the ravages of cholera, one of the most devastating and least understood diseases of the age. The yellow flags were a traditional plague warning, the lime chloride a desperate attempt at disinfection. Having made an effort to arrest the disease, most of Soho’s terrified inhabitants had fled. Local hospitals were over flowing with the dying. At the height of the epidemic, 143 deaths were recorded in a single day. Corpses were so numerous; they were unceremoniously piled on carts and taken away for burial.

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But a Dream: Why Doesn’t The United States Have Universal Health Care?

Most industrialized, even developing countries have at least some measure of health care coverage that is paid for by the state. The EU, UK, Canada and Australia are Western(ized), liberal democracies much like the U.S.; so why not them too?

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Flowers That May Improve Your Health – Amazing Inventions

…1920’s a middle aged physician, Edward Bach..several decades later his gentle flower remedies are still used by devoted followers all over the world…Bach abandoned London in favor of the countryside, where he began to observe his surroundings in detail. The result of his travels was the beginning of the Bach Flower Remedies – 38 tinctures derived from wildflowers.

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A Short History Relating to Quarantines

There is a lot of talk these days concerning the government placing quarantines on its citizens in the event of a major pandemic. The concept behind the quarantines is not a new idea, but rather it has been around for hundreds of years. Our federal authorities have not been the initial creator of quarantines although they have used them in the past and will likely use them in the future as well.

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Swine Flu

This describes the horror of the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.

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Questions and Answers on Hypnosis, Self-Hypnosis and Psychosomatic Illness

Self-hypnosis is useful for almost anything and is especially useful for combating stress and increasing the energy of the mind.

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Sports Psychology: Getting Into the Zone Using Self-Hypnosis

The zone is basically a heightened state of awareness, where concentration is total and is uninhibited by internal or external distraction. In the zone, a feeling of time distortion can occur in the mind, slowing down reality enough to anticipate what’s coming next, helping you to plan your moves ahead of time. The boxer will see gaps in his opponents defences where he can get through, and the goalkeeper can jump in the right direction as the player is striking the ball. When the mind has grown accoustomed to being in the zone, it will then seek and manifest the same experience everytime you play your game, providing you want, believe and expect it to happen.