Resources For Health-conscious Consumers

It is estimated that 52 million Americans consult the Internet for health and medical research and the number of Internet surfers keeps on growing. Many argue, however, that it is difficult to identify credible information among the many resources the Internet has to offer. Fortunately, when looking for information on vitamins and nutraceuticals, there is a one-stop reliable solution. Information-seeking consumers can rely on the Vitamin Nutraceutical Information Service VNIS at www.VNIS.org, which offers in-depth information on all 13 vitamins and a host of important nutrients including carotenoids: lycopene, lutein and zeaxanthin; omega-3 fatty acids; probiotics; soy isoflavones; green tea extract also known as EGCG ; and co-enzyme Q10. Since 1979, the VNIS has been disseminating credible, science-based...

How To Take The Sting Out Of An Insect Allergy

An insect allergy is an allergic reaction to a sting or bite from an insect that has an irritant or toxin in its saliva or venom. In most cases a person bitten or stung by an insect will experience a swelling, redness and mild pain, but in some people a potentially life-threatening allergic reaction may be experienced. As is quite evident, it is not possible to control when a person is stung by an insect, so if a person has a serious insect allergy it is important that treatment and preventative measures are followed. As insect allergies cannot be predicted, the best course of treatment is prevention. - Stay away from areas known to have large numbers of insects. - Remove nests around the home by contacting trained experts. - Check the house and garden regularly for the signs of insects and their nests. - Keep away...

Habit Addiction?

The oxford dictionary defines habit as a settled or regular tendency or practice or alternatively an addiction to drugs. Ok that was what the books told us, but lets see what I understood of the word habit, Habit is word or tendency such that when I remove the starting letter from it i.e. A , I am still left with bit , when I remove the next letter from that, I am left with it , I still keeping having it , now in my desperate attempt I remove the next letter from that i.e. tea or coffee whatever you prefer. So habit is one such word so well defined in the English literature that it doesn t make you feel like an addict nor does it sound insulting, an extremely polite way of saying, Yes, I am addicted to something . Many people, including my clients keep asking me, How can I differentiate between a habit and an...