Archive for May, 2009


Aspirin Really Does Upset the Stomach

Apparently the idea that aspirin, as in the real thing (I know we call other things like Advil aspirin and they are of course not truly aspirin) bothers the stomach isn’t really overblown or a wive’s tale.  I had never really taken aspirin before, but I was at the store last week and decided since [...]

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Peppermint Oil Benefits

My dad is an avid user of peppermint oil droplets, and I had never thought about peppermint oil much, besides the fact that I drink peppermint tea to soothe my stomach and aid digestion from time to time, as well as just to have a nice, refreshing tea in the winter and summer, but I [...]

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What Does L-Tyrosine Do?

That’s the question I had when I started reading a few items about how it may help regulate body temperature, and also how some people take it so that they can tan better in the sun instead of constantly burning.  So I decided to look it up and see what exactly L-Tyrosine is supposed to [...]

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Can Gum Chewing Make You Concentrate More?

I’ve long thought that chewing gum helps me to focus and concentrate more on a given task at hand, especially if it’s a normally mundane and routine task, but also if it’s something that requires me to think critically and outside of the box.  I’ve always thought I’ve personally had somewhat of an oral fixation, [...]

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Vitamins and Supplements Important for Thinning Hair

Thinning hair, in both women and men, is a traumatic experience.  Many women, for example, start to see a thinning of their hair by the time they are fifty years old.  Men as well, only men really notice it because they get the receding hair line that comes with it, whereas women experience more of [...]

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