Posted on June 29, 2011 in:
Health
Thyme is a culinary and medicinal herb, it grows in most Mediterranean countries, like Lebanon, Palestine, Spain, Morocco and several other countries.
Thyme is widely used in cooking for its flavor, it has also many medicinal benefits including:
1. Antiseptic, very effective against germs, bacteria and fungal infections.
2. Remover of colic, and intestinal cramps, tonic for the body.
3. Prevents fermentation in the stomach.
4. Thyme is very good for respiratory infections like cough, bronchitis, and asthma and treats Pertussis (whooping cough) and shortness of breath.
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Posted on October 7, 2009 in:
General stuff,
Health
1. If your throat tickles, scratch your ear!
“When the nerves in the ear are stimulated, it creates a reflex in the throat that can cause a muscle spasm,” says Scott Schaffer, M.D., president of an ear, nose, and throat specialty center in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. “This spasm relieves the tickle.”
2. Experience supersonic hearing!
If you’re stuck chatting up a mumbler at a ~censored~ party, lean in with your right ear. It’s better than your left at following the rapid rhythms of speech, according to researchers at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. If, on the other hand, you’re trying to identify that song playing softly in the elevator, turn your left ear toward the sound. The left ear is better at picking up music tones.
3. Overcome your most primal urge!
Need to pee? No bathroom nearby? You are male? Then fantasize…
Thinking about sex preoccupies your brain, so you won’t feel as much discomfort, says Larry Lipshultz, M.D., chief of male reproductive medicine at the Baylor College of Medicine.
4. Feel no pain!
German researchers have discovered that coughing during an injection can lessen the pain of the needle stick. According to Taras Usichenko, author of a study on the phenomenon, the trick causes a sudden, temporary rise in pressure in the chest and spinal canal, inhibiting the painconducting structures of the spinal cord.
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Posted on November 20, 2007 in:
Health,
Ebooks
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Learn how to normalize your weight without ever going hungry whilst enhancing your overall health! This is maybe the most important point to keep in mind while surfing for magic weight loss tools or methods.
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Posted on November 13, 2007 in:
Health,
Ebooks
Description:
This ebook contains a collection of natural home remedies for acne and treatments for acne scars.
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