| Pucker Up! |
| Posted by Phuong on Dec 21st, 2008 |
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Have you ever stared into your lover's eyes, that moment right before you kiss... only to realize that you have bad breath? Or worse: your lover realizes it before you? How embarrassing! Oh, but you have a mint, you say? That will only mask the odor and actually feed the bacteria that causes your halitosis (bad breath) and yes, worsen your odor! The sugar in those mints are feeding your stinky mouth!
Most other treatments will only tempora... |
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| Skip the Milk |
| Posted by Phuong on Dec 14th, 2008 |
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Stop adding milk to your tea!
Polyphenols called catechins are the antioxidant compounds found in tea that make it such a healthy drink!
If you add milk to your tea, the milk protein, casein, binds to catechins, making them unavailable to the body. Therefore, milk counteracts against the antioxidants in tea!
Lower quality black teas are usually small, broken leaves, tea dusts or fannings. The smaller the leaf, the quicker the tea w... |
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| Calling All Super Moms |
| Posted by Phuong on Dec 9th, 2008 |
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Did you know that YOU, working mothers, are the largest demographic dealing with chronic tiredness and fatigue? Do you find yourself pulling a "second shift" at home after a long day of work? Are you depending on high-caffeinated energy drinks, soft drinks, or coffee just "to get through your day?" A study by an independent nonprofit research group, The National Sleep Foundation, found that more than 65 percent of moms drink caffeinated beverages... |
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| A Beautiful and Healthy Mind |
| Posted by Phuong on Dec 3rd, 2008 |
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Black, Green Tea May Slow Alzheimer's Disease -
This past Thanksgiving, I visited a good family friend who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It is absolutely heartbreaking to watch your loved one's mind deteriorate, even forgetting moments recently shared. I talked to my grandmother, who is in her 80s, about how she stays so mentally sharp. She credits her healthy brain to having companions, keeping hobbies, and drinking her tea daily. Th... |
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