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<b style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Pineapples </b>are some of the most popular tropical fruits in the world. They are sweet, juicy, and delicious. More importantly, they are very healthy and nutritious. It is no wonder many people who want to have a healthy lifestyle include these fruits in their diets. To know more about them, here are some of the many health benefits of eating pineapples.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">1. Packed with Vitamins and Minerals</strong>Pineapples are loaded with vitamins and minerals including vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, phosphorus, and potassium. It is also rich in fiber and calories. On top of it all, this fruit is low in fat and cholesterol. All the nutrients it contains promote good health.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">2. Prevents Cough and Colds</strong>Since pineapples are rich in vitamin C, it can fight off viruses that cause cough and colds. Even when you are already infected with such ailment, pineapples can help you. These fruits have bromelain, which is effective in suppressing coughs and loosening mucus. Eating pineapples while taking the right medications prescribed by the doctor for your sickness can help you recover more quickly.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">3. Strengthens Bones</strong>Pineapples are also popular for their ability to build and maintain strong bones. This is because these fruits contain manganese, which is a trace mineral that your body needs to build bones and connective tissues. In fact, if you consume a cup of pineapple, you can already get 73 percent of your total body requirement for manganese.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">4. Keeps Gums Healthy</strong>People are always very concerned with their teeth that they sometimes fail to give importance to the gums, which are equally essential since they hold the teeth in place. If a person has unhealthy gums, his/her teeth would be in bad condition, and eventually will fall out. Eating pineapple will strengthen your gums that will help keep your teeth healthy and strong.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">5. Lowers Risk of Macular Degeneration</strong>Pineapples are known to prevent different kinds of ailments. One example is macular degeneration. This disease, which is the primary cause of vision loss in adults, is caused by damage to the retina. Reading, recognizing faces, and doing daily activities can become a lot more difficult because of this problem. Including pineapple in your diet can lower risk of this disease by as much as 36 percent. This is because this fruit contains beta carotene that is good for our sense of sight.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">6. Alleviates Arthritis</strong>Since these fruits have anti-inflammatory qualities, eating pineapples can greatly alleviate the pain of arthritis while at the same time improve the condition by strengthening the bones. Apart from arthritis, it can also improve other similar conditions like carpal tunnel syndrome and gout.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">7. Improves Digestion</strong>Bromelain found in pineapples work to neutralize fluids to ensure that they are not too acidic. It also helps regulate the secretions in the pancreas to aid in digestion. Apart from that, since bromelain has protein-digesting properties, it can keep the digestive track healthy.</div>

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7 Best Foods for Stronger Bones

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<span style="border: 0px none; color: black; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Let me make very clear what the best foods are for the bones — in this order:</span></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">1. Vegetables, especially leafy greens, and also roots and stalks</strong> (for the iron and calcium, and for vitamins K and C, which, together with protein, help deposit the collagen matrix)</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">2. Protein, such as animal foods, beans, and soy foods</strong> (for the collagen matrix)</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">3. Stock </strong>(for the minerals)</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">4. Whole grains</strong> (for the magnesium)</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">5. Foods rich in trace minerals, such as seaweeds, nuts, and seeds</strong></div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">6. Edible bones</strong> (for the calcium and other minerals)</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">7. Healthy fats</strong> (for the fat-soluble vitamins needed for the bones, such as vitamins K and D)</div>
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Let’s take a closer look at these categories and review how each relates to bone health.</div>
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Calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron, and other minerals are found abundantly in the vegetable kingdom, especially in produce that’s organically grown. Of particular value for bone health are all the leafy green vegetables, such as <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">kale</strong>, <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">collard greens</strong>, <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">mustard greens</strong>, <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">arugula</strong>, <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">bok choy</strong>, <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">parsley</strong>, <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">watercress</strong>, and <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">mesclun.</strong> The only exceptions are spinach and Swiss chard, as explained below.</div>
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Other vegetables especially helpful to the bones include <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">broccoli, cabbage, carrots, zucchini, and acorn or butternut squash</strong>. In fact, the food that provides the most calcium per calorie is bok choy, at 790 mg per 100 calories when cooked.</div>
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Other vegetables with a high calcium content include cooked mustard greens, with 495 mg calcium per 100 calories; raw celery, with 250 mg calcium per 100 calories; and steamed broccoli, with 164 mg calcium per 100 calories.</div>
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For comparison, skim milk provides 351 mg of calcium per 100 calories, so the veggies are quite within the ballpark.</div>
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Some vegetables, most notably spinach and Swiss chard, contain a relative abundance of calcium but also contain oxalates, substances that may interfere with calcium absorption in some cases. However, people on low calcium diets (300 to 400 mg per day) are more efficient at overriding the effect of oxalates and absorbing calcium than people on diets high in calcium-rich dairy products.</div>
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As explained earlier, protein is essential for giving bones the flexibility that helps prevent fractures. There is controversy as to whether protein from animal or vegetable sources is better. For quite some time, the popular assumption was that a diet high in animal protein could contribute to osteoporosis. This assumption has been shown to be incorrect.</div>
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Some people object to the consumption of animal foods for a variety of reasons. My viewpoint has always been that the choice to be vegetarian or not is a very personal one, and that either can be very healthful as long as the diet is balanced and the foods consumed are fresh, natural, and unrefined — and hopefully organic.</div>
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Cooking with stock is a very traditional way of increasing the nutritional value of dishes made with added liquid, such as soups, stews, grains, beans, and sauces.</div>
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By cooking bones and vegetables for a long time over low heat, many of the minerals are leached out into the cooking water, making the stock highly nutritious and also alkalizing, especially if something sour has been added such as vinegar or wine.</div>
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In modern times, the primary grains that most cultures rely on for sustenance — rice and wheat — are usually stripped of their bran and germ and thereby made deficient in nutrients.</div>
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Whole grains, such as <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">brown rice, whole wheat, barley, oats, rye, millet, cornmeal, amaranth, quinoa, teff, and buckwheat</strong>, are excellent sources of complex carbohydrates, fiber, and B vitamins, and they’re very satisfying to boot. Consuming sufficient amounts of whole grains (about a handful of cooked whole grain per meal) also means you need to consume less animal protein due to a concept known as protein sparing.</div>
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When grains (or fats) provide more calories, this diminishes the body’s need to metabolize proteins for energy. This conserves muscle tissue, and whatever is good for the muscles is good for the bones.</div>
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In addition, whole grains are a good source of magnesium, which helps increase absorption of calcium from the blood into the bones.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Seaweeds, nuts, and seeds</strong> are some of the foods richest in trace minerals. Trace minerals play an important role in bone health. Remember, less important than how much calcium you eat is the balance of minerals (and other nutrients). Eating food rich in trace minerals will go a long way toward providing mineral balance.</div>
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Seaweeds, which are most commonly used in Japanese cuisine are rich in minerals, making them an excellent addition to healthful cooking. In fact, a study of osteoporosis in Taiwan found that those who include seaweed in their diet two or more times per week showed a slightly higher protection against osteoporosis (Shaw 1993).</div>
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Seaweeds are also valuable for being especially high in iodine, which is necessary for good thyroid function. As discussed in chapter 3, the thyroid and parathyroid glands play an important role in bone health.</div>
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Nuts and seeds have the advantage of also being a great source of bone-healthy essential fatty acids, as well as plant protein. A handful of nuts or seeds a day is a good source of trace minerals, such as iron, boron, selenium, phosphorus, and magnesium.</div>
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Perhaps your initial response to the idea of eating bones is… <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"><em style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">WHAT?!</em></strong> But bones can be eaten when prepared in certain ways, and if you think about it, what better source of natural minerals for our bones than bones themselves?</div>
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Good-quality fats are essential for bone health. As we apply the “three-bears rule,” too much is no good, but too little is no good, as well. You need to eat enough of these important nutrients, even if that means unlearning a fat phobia.</div>
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The average postmenopausal woman needs about 65 grams of fat daily. That means you need approximately 2 or 3 tablespoons of good quality fat per day in an eating regime based on vegetables, beans, grains, nuts, and seeds, or about 1 or 2 tablespoons if your diet also includes animal products.</div>
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Nutritionist Udo Erasmus cautions against using any one type of fat exclusively because it won’t contain a full profile of fatty acids and therefore might create an imbalance (Erasmus 1993). We need both omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. However, a diet high in polyunsaturated vegetable oils is skewed too much in favor of the latter.</div>

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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">1) </strong><strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Limit the work load on the kidney:</strong> You can action this by making certain changes in the diet to lower harmful toxins. This ensures that the kidney eliminates the harmful, waste ingredients from the blood as well as expels it out from the body through urination. In the course of your day, the entire blood in the body gets strained more than 20-25 times. For this reason, it’s crucial that you decrease the amount of work on the kidney.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">2) Drink plenty of fluids:</strong> Do you wonder why is it essential to have 8-10 glasses of water per day? Imagine a reservoir with low water levels. It may look dry, dusty, or shallow, with many objects bobbing on the surface that otherwise might be carried off downstream. This grim image is a picture of your bloodstream and kidneys when you don’t drink enough fluids. Although the kidneys act as more of a filter than a reservoir, toxins can build up if there isn’t enough water pressure to push them through to the urinary tract for excretion.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">3)</strong> <strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Eat cleansing foods: </strong>Fruits and vegetables help the kidneys remove excess acid from the body and excrete it in urine. Foods that contain antioxidants can help prevent damage to cells caused by free-radicals in the body.</div>
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a. Egg whites provide protein, addition to being the highest quality of protein with all the essential amino acids with less phosphorus than other protein sources such as egg yolk or meats.</div>
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b. Cabbage- High in vitamin K, vitamin C and fiber, cabbage is also a good source of vitamin B6 and folic acid. Low in potassium and low in cost, it’s an affordable addition to the kidney diet.</div>
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c. Red bell peppers- Red bell peppers are low in potassium. This tasty vegetable is also an excellent source of lycopene, vitamin C and vitamin A, as well as vitamin B6, folic acid and fiber.</div>
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d. Grapes – are an excellent choice for detoxifying the kidneys as they help to flush out excess uric acid from the system.</div>
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e. Cranberries -contain an essential nutrient and antioxidant called proanthocyanidin. They are also rich in quinine, which converts to a substance called hippuric acid that helps to eliminate toxins from the body.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">4) Magnesium Intake:</strong> Due to high blood pressure and toxic overload when magnesium is deficient, kidney function can be largely affected. To ensure that your body is getting enough magnesium, which keeps the kidneys functioning well, make sure you eat as many dark green vegetables, seeds, nuts and whole grains.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">5) Cut the Sodium, salt and protein:</strong> The body spends a lot of energy eliminating unnecessary things like excess protein, salt and even water. The kidneys being the body’s filter in removing waste will have to work harder if any of these are consumed in excess. Sodium is essential in maintaining fluid balance, but if it is consumed in excess and then not properly filtered out in someone with a kidney disease, it can cause high blood pressure and may lead to heart attack and stroke. Kidney malfunction may also occur if it has to handle excess protein (more than 1 gm. / kg of body weight), as they have to work harder to remove the blood urea nitrogen from the body. Drinking too much water when it’s not needed also puts extra stress on kidneys and can lead to renal damage.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">6) Calcium mineral supplements:</strong> The Kidney performs a crucial role in calcium supplement supply in the body. Up on reduced calcium intake, a hormone is actually released. This hormone in conjunction with vitamin D encourages release of calcium through bones which is soaked up from the intestine. However though, kidney is actually actively involved in staying away from osteoporosis, excess calcium supplement in kidney stones. As a result it is essential to have an organic diet that is full of calcium and to steer clear of supplements unless informed to do so by a competent physician.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Ingredients-</strong><br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />1 cup grated carrots<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />2 cups grated cabbage<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />2 cups  french beans, chopped<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />1/4 teaspoon salt<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />1 teaspoon cumin powder<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />1 teaspoon red chili powder<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />1/2 cup all-purpose white flour<br style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;" />4  brown bread slices</div>
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When cool, add spices, flour and bread slices (soaked in water and drained by squeezing between the palms), coriander leaves and the lime juice.</div>
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Make 12 balls and flatten each into a patty (the size of a small burger).</div>
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Heat a saucepan over medium heat. Add the oil and place patties in the saucepan, two or three at a time without crowding.</div>
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Flip patties over when cooked, about 2-3 minutes on each side. Serve hot.</div>

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Aloe Vera is really quite an incredible plant. It is a succulent plant and part of the lily family (Liliaceae), the same family that garlic and onions belong to.</div>
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Different parts of the plant are used for different effects on the body and Aloe Vera has both internal and external applications.</div>
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I love to juice the inner gel of the aloe plant and I even add it to my smoothies to gain some of the benefits of this incredible plant. Be sure to read the last section about over-use of this plant as well as dose recommendations.</div>
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Aloe Vera contains over 200 active components including vitamins, minerals, amino acids, enzymes, polysaccharide, and fatty acids- no wonder it’s used for such a wide range of remedies. The bulk of the Aloe Vera leaf is filled with a clear gel-like substance, which is approximately 99% water.</div>
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Man has used aloe therapeutically for over 5000 years. The list of benefits and effects for this miraculous plant are many.</div>
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Here is a list of the<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> Top 12 Benefits and Medicinal Uses for Aloe Vera:</strong></div>
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Aloe Vera contains many vitamins including A, C, E, folic acid, choline, B1, B2, B3 (niacin), B6. Aloe Vera is also one of the few plants that contains vitamin B12.</div>
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Some of the 20 minerals found in Aloe Vera include: calcium, magnesium, zinc, chromium, selenium, sodium, iron, potassium, copper, manganese.</div>
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Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. There are about 22 amino acids that are necessary for the human body and it is said that 8 of these are essential. Estimates of the amino acids found in aloe range from 18-20 amino acids, with all 8 essential amino acids.</div>
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Alove Vera also includes quite an impressive range of fatty acids. Aloe contains three plant sterols, which are important fatty acids- HCL cholesterol (which lowers fats in the blood), campesterol, and B-sitosterol. All are helpful in reducing symptoms of allergies and acid indigestion. Other fatty acids include linoleic, linolenic, myristic, caprylic, oleic, palmitic, and  stearic.</div>
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Aloe Vera is a well-known adaptogen. An adaptogen is something that boosts the body’s natural ability to adapt to external changes and resist illness. It is thought that aloe’s power as an adaptogen balances the body’s system, stimulating the defense and adaptive mechanisms of the body. This allows you an increased ability to cope with stress (physical, emotional and environmental stress like pollution)</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">4. Aloe Helps with Digestion</strong></h3>
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Poor digestion is related to many diseases. A properly functioning digestive tract is one of the keys and foundations of health. Aloe is known to soothe and cleanse the digestive tract and help improve digestion. The interesting thing about taking aloe internally is that, because it is an adaptogen, it helps with either constipation or diarrhea, helping to regulate your elimination cycles in whatever way you need.  It’s been a great remedy for people with problems such as irritable bowel syndrome as well as acid reflux. Aloe also helps to decrease the amount of unfriendly bacteria and in our gut keeping your healthy intestinal flora in balance. Aloe is also a vermifuge, which means it helps to rid the body of intestinal worms.</div>
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Aloe Vera is a gelatinous plant food, just like seaweeds and chia. The main benefit to consuming gelatinous plant foods in your diet is that these gels move through the intestinal tract absorbing toxins along the way and get eliminated through the colon. This will help the proper elimination of waste from your body and help the detoxification of your body.</div>
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Disease cannot manifest in an alkaline environment. Most people are living and subsisting on mostly acidic foods. For great health, remember the 80/20 rule – 80% alkaline forming foods and 20% acidic. Aloe vera is an alkaline forming food. It alkalizes the body, helping to balance overly acidic dietary habits</div>
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There hasn’t been a lot of studies conducted in this but there has been some research to show that Aloe Vera extract injected into the blood, greatly multiplies the oxygen transportation and diffusion capabilities of the red blood cells.</div>
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According to a study published in the 2000 issue of the British Medical Journal, beta sitosterol helps to lower cholesterol. By regulating blood pressure, improving circulation and oxidation of the blood, lowering cholesterol, and making blood less sticky, Aloe Vera juice may be able to help lower the risk of heart disease.</div>
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<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">8. Aloe Helps Boost the Immune System</strong></h3>
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I think given the stresses of our daily lives, every one can use a boost to their immune systems. The polysaccharides in aloe vera juice stimulate macrophages, which are the white blood cells of your immune system that fight against viruses.</div>
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Aloe is also an immune enhancer because of its high level of anti-oxidants, which help combat the unstable compounds known as free-radicals, contributing to the aging process. (Free radicals are a bi-product of life itself, it is a naturally occurring process but we can overload ourselves with unnecessary free-radicals by living an unhealthy lifestyle) Aloe is also an antipyretic<strong style="border: 0px none; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;"> </strong>which means it used to reduce or prevent fever.</div>
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Because of aloe’s well-known healing properties for the skin, aloe is one of the primary compounds used in the cosmetic industry. It is a known vulnerary, (meaning it helps heal wounds) and is great for applying topically to burns, abrasions, psoriasis and even to bug bites. Aloe acts as an analgesic, acting to help relieve pain of wounds. It’s feels especially good to cut a stem of aloe, place it in the fridge and rub it on sun burnt skin – the immediate soothing effect feels like an absolute lifesaver. Aloe is also an antipruritic: A substance that relieves or prevents itching. Aloe Vera is an astringent: which causes the contraction of body tissues, typically used to reduce bleeding from minor abrasions.</div>
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Due to aloe’s high water content (over 99% water) it is a great way to hydrate, moisturize and rejuvenate the skin and fits within my general guideline: “Don’t put anything on your skin that you wouldn’t eat!” Aloe increases the elasticity of the skin making it more flexible through collagen and elastin repair. Aloe is an emollient, helping to soften and soothe the skin. It helps supply oxygen to the skin cells, increasing the strength and synthesis of skin tissue and induces improved blood flow to the skin through capillary dilation.</div>
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Wow, I think that covers all anti- bases. Okay, I admit, that was just a sneaky way to add in another 8 good reasons why you should keep Aloe Vera handy and incorporate it into your lifestyle. Aloe Vera’s active ingredients are sulphur, lupeol, salicylic acid, cinnamic acid, urea nitrogen and phenol which are substances that prevent the growth of disease-causing microorganisms and act as a team to provide antimicrobial activity thus eliminating many internal and external infections, also active against bacteria. It also helps to treat fungal and viral infections.</div>
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Aloe Vera contains 12 substances, including B-sisterole, which can help to slow down or inhibit inflammation.  This may be able to help with painful joints due to stiffness and help improve joint flexibility.</div>
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Improving your digestion, and detoxifying your will have a secondary effect in promoting weight loss because when we start to improve our digestion we naturally eliminate more efficiently, which is a primary way they we detoxify – through our bowels. This will lighten our toxic load on the body and will give us more energy.</div>
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This plant is incredibly medicinal, yet there are some cautions against long-term use. Just because a little is beneficial, doesn’t mean that a lot is more beneficial. This is an incredibly potent herb and should be used with a level of respect for its potency. Long-term use can lead to loss of electrolytes, especially potassium.</div>
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Avoid taking aloe internally during pregnancy, menstruation, if you have hemorrhoids or degeneration of the liver and gall bladder.</div>
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Many people are trying to sell their aloe vera juice products. Like I always say “fresh is best”. Aloe plants can grow pretty much anywhere. When I was living in Canada, I used to have several indoor aloe plants and they did really well. Now that I live in Hawaii, aloe grows everywhere, so I don’t need to buy the juice, I just make it myself. Some companies selling Aloe juice recommend that we should take it ‘regularly’ but I don’t necessarily agree. We need to treat this plant as the medicine that it is and by tuning into our bodies we can really start to notice if we’re pulled to this plant for some level of healing. Would we take medicine unnecessarily without our bodies really needing it? Probably not, and that’s the same with plant medicines. If you’re experiencing one of these digestive ailments use it for a short period of time for it’s course in treatment (1-2 weeks) and then stop and wait at least a month before starting again.</div>

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Tips for Healthy Lungs

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Having healthy lungs is everyone’s dream. The lungs are one of the organs that have a vital function in supporting life. For that condition must be maintained in order to stay healthy and strong. Some bad habits can damage the lungs. Here are tips you can do to get healthy lungs and strong:</div>
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1. Doing exercise</h3>
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The better cardiorespiratory fitness, it will be easier for the lungs to keep the heart and muscles that supply oxygen. Besides regular exercise is very important and helpful for people with chronic lung disease</div>
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2. Do not smoke any kind</h3>
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Dr. Edelman said there is no safe limit when a person smokes, and the more often he smoked the risk of becomes damaged lungs will be even greater. It is not only limited to cigarettes, but also includes a cigar or marijuana can harm the lungs.</div>
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3. Keeping the air clean</h3>
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Clean air will reduce the risk of lung exposed to foreign objects from the outside that could damage it. Therefore, avoid the use of motor vehicles and stop burning wood or trash. Wary of the threat of air pollution from the environment.</div>
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4. Eating the right foods</h3>
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There is evidence that a diet rich in antioxidants is a good source for the lungs. All the vegetables nice, but green leafy vegetables have lots of antioxidants and has a protective effect. This source should come from food rather than supplements.</div>
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5. Using personal protective equipment while working</h3>
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Many jobs that put workers at risk for lung problems, such as construction workers to hairdressers. For that wear personal protective equipment such as a mask to suit the type of work that may hinder the entry of particles into the body.</div>
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6. Using safe products</h3>
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Some household products often emit particles or gases that are harmful to the lungs. Try to avoid oil-based products, products that release volatile organic compounds (volatile organic compounds / VOCs), avoiding the use of ammonia and read labels carefully.</div>
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7. Improving indoor air</h3>
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The air in the room can also affect the health of the lungs, such as carpets were not clean, room fresheners with hazardous chemicals, excessive use of candles or a building construction. For that provide good ventilation for the room and cut resources that affect the lungs.</div>

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Top Exercises to Increase Height

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We all want to grow taller and sometimes just need the correct guidance in order to do so. The basic question in this case that is asked by almost everyone is how you get tall. One more question that is asked by teenagers, especially boys is that what are the exercises to grow taller? Hence if you are really worried about your height and want to increase your height, try doing any of the following exercise to increase height.</div>
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#1 : Stretching is really good for health</h3>
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If you have not done stretching before, here’s how you do it. First of all, you need to stand vertically on your feet. Once done, you will have to lift your body with both your arms facing up. Try and remain in this position as well as try and stretch your body as much as possible. You should remain in this position from 30 to 60 seconds. Repeat this process couple of times and you are done. You can also try out different variations of Stretching like the vertical stretching, the bow down, the bridge and the super stretch.</div>
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#2 : Hanging exercises if done in proper way are good for health</h3>
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Hanging exercises are the exercises that can be considered as universal in nature. This means they can be done by people of all ages. If done correctly this is really helpful to keep you fit as well as help you grow up in height. All you need to do for this is hang on a horizontal bar with your arms and your spine stretched out. You can stay in this position for 10 seconds and can repeat this exercise 5 to 6 times without exerting yourself.</div>
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#3 : Swimming makes it easy for you to grow</h3>
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We all are familiar with swimming. The process is very simple. All you need to do is remain floating on water. However, it is only simple when you know how to swim. So, the first step for you if you do not know how to swim is to learn the procedure from a trainer. Even if you swim for 5 hours a week, you will find that you are feeling more fresh and rejuvenated. Hence, if you are looking for a full body exercise, try out the breast stroke, which provides exercise for each and every part of your body.</div>
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#4 : Inversion tables can be a bit risky</h3>
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Using inversion table without proper expertise and supervision can be considered as a risky affair. But if you know the procedure of the same, it will look very simple. All you need to do is hang upside down from the “inversion table”. This particular exercise is helpful for stretching all the parts of your body, especially your knees, your vertebrae and your thighs.</div>
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#5 : Leg kick is a less known exercise but works better</h3>
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The name of the exercise suggests what you need to do. You need to stand on the floor and then kick your lower legs vigorously without moving your thighs. This helps the cartilage present in your knees to grow in mass and eventually helps in your growth. This is the exercise that is performed regularly by the martial arts fighter.</div>
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#6 : Basketball is a great way to grow up</h3>
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Have you ever heard that basketball helps you grow up? If the answer is no, then it is true in both senses. When you play basketball you can grow in height as well as grow up mentally. Hence it is a great way to grow up as an adult.</div>
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#7 : Cobra pose is a new way of stretching</h3>
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One of the exercises that help you grow up is the cobra pose. In this, you need to lie down on your stomach and keep your upper body still. After that lift your upper body and try and stretch as much you want. This pose resembles the snake cobra and hence is named after it.</div>
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#8 : Ankle weights can serve as a good way</h3>
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One more way to grow up is perhaps using ankle weights. This is done by tying small weights to your ankles and it helps in the growth of your knee cartilages which in turn help in the growth.</div>
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Thus, if you try out the above exercises, you are bound to find an improvement in terms of growth. In addition to this, you must follow a proper balanced diet. So, start your workout routine today and grow up. All the best!</div>
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Now It’s Your Turn</h2>
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Choose two or three exercises above you are interested in and make it a habit to take them <span style="border: 0px none; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">and leave a comment to let me know what are your choices. </span><span style="border: 0px none; line-height: 1.5em; list-style: none; margin: 0px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">After you are taller, remember to share your experience here.</span></div>

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Simple Hair Straightening Tipss

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Many people are afraid to straighten their hair because they think that doing so will damage their hair. It is true that using too much heat on your hair will cause damage, but if you are careful and follow a few simple rules, you can straighten hair without it becoming frizzy and without causing split ends. If you want straight and amazing looking hair, without damaging it, then take a look at our eight hair straightening tips below:</div>
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1. Look after your hair</h3>
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If you are going to straighten your hair, then it is best to start by making sure that your hair is well looked after and well-trimmed. Ensure that your hair is well conditioned and nourished, before you take the flat iron to it, and remember that split ends will look even worse in straight hair, so have a trim before you do it.</div>
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2. Protect your hair from the heat</h3>
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You need the heat to straighten hair, but too much heat will cause damage. You can protect your hair from damage by applying heat protection products first and start with the heat turned down low and see how it goes, before you turn it up, little by little.</div>
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3. Don’t try and straighten damp hair</h3>
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One of the most important hair straightening tips is – never straighten damp hair. Only ever straighten your hair when it is completely dry. Damp hair will only curl again, as it dries out and wet hair is far more fragile than dry hair, so it is easier to break or damage.</div>
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4. Straighten steadily in sections</h3>
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Another one of good hair straightening tips is – straighten your hair steadily in sections. When you are straightening your hair, move the flat iron, in a steady motion, down the shafts of your hair. Keep the pace even and avoid stopping and leaving the iron in the same place for any length of time. It is easier to straighten your hair if you work in small sections. Start at the bottom section of your hair and work your way up, one section at a time, rather than trying to do the whole length of your hair in one go.</div>
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5. Choose the right flat iron</h3>
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It’s worth spending the money on a good, quality flat iron. They do come in different shapes and sizes, so pick one that will suit your length of hair. The professionals recommend the ceramic flat irons, which also have the ionic technology to reduce frizz and static.</div>
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6. Finish with the right product</h3>
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Finishing your hair routine with the right product is another important hair straightening tip. When you have finished the straightening, you can complete your style with a light coating of hair spray or anti-frizz serum. Be careful not to use any products containing water though, or it will bring the curls back to your hair.</div>
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7. Remember your umbrella</h3>
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Don’t forget that any water will make your hair curl and frizz, so take an umbrella in the winter when you go out and, in the summer, wear a headband to keep the sweat from your forehead getting onto your hair.</div>
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8. Keep your tools clean</h3>
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The last thing that you want is your flat iron sticking to your hair the next time you use it, so always clean your iron after use, once it has cooled down. You can use special iron cleaners, or a warm, damp cloth, and it will remove any residue left from hair product on the iron.</div>
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What are your favorite hair straightening tips? Feel free to share them in the comment section below.</div>
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Stay beautiful!</div>

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