You Are How You Eat

I grew up in a household where dinner time was and remains to be an integral part of family life. As a young child and through my teenage years all the members of the family would sit down together to eat dinner in the evening after work and school. At weekends, if we were all in, we all ate together... 
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Chocolate Tasting Is Healthy!

Several weeks ago I took a chocolate tasting class taught by my friend, chocolatier and author, Annmarie Kostyk. I didn’t really know what to expect exactly, but I was so pleasantly surprised by how much I actually learned about eating chocolate for good health. I just have to share it here... 
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AIDS Awareness Day (2009)

Today is International AIDS Awareness day. More about World AIDS Day. More about the day here. UNAIDS Website. Wikipedia World AIDS Day page. Positive Muslims. See also our AIDS and Muslims post.  Read More →

Woman with Epilepsy Declines Cure

Ibn ‘Abbas once said to me (’Ata bin Abi Rabah), “Shall I show you a woman of the people of Paradise?” I said, “Yes.” He said, “This black lady came to the Prophet (peace be upon him) and said, ‘I get attacks of epilepsy and my body becomes uncovered; please invoke Allah for me.’ The... 
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You’re a Natural Beauty!

We all are! Embrace it. For clarity sake, i should say that i’ve never been the kind of woman who worries about her looks, i’m a ‘wash my face with water (sometimes soap) and throw my hair in a ponytail (usually brushed)’ kind of woman. However i’ve wanted to focus more... 
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Green Tea Health Benefits

My Migraine Saga I’ve been having daily migraines for 2 years now, they started off less frequent and less severe and got to the point of being daily, i switched to Decaf (coffee) and it helped for a while. Then one day, i started getting them daily again. I’ve had an MRI, nothing sinister... 
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BBC Cancer Guide

One in three of us will be diagnosed with cancer during our life. Some cancer, such as breast, are becoming more common, while new cases of lung cancer fall away due to the drop in the number of smokers. However, while the overall number of new cancers is not falling, the good news is that successful... 
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Epilepsy

I have had epilepsy since 2003. My youngest daughter who is now 5 began having seizures in June 2007. There are many different types of seizures, this is general information so that you all can become familiar with this Neurological Disorder. - Lisa Marie, Emagine Author What is Epilepsy? Epilepsy is... 
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Lung Cancer

About Lung Cancer Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in one or both lungs. These abnormal cells do not carry out the functions of normal cells and do not develop into healthy lung tissue. As they grow, the abnormal cells can form tumors and impede the function of the lung, which... 
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Breast Cancer

What is Breast Cancer? Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells. To better understand breast cancer, it helps to understand how any cancer can develop. Cancer occurs as a result of mutations, or abnormal changes, in the genes responsible for regulating the growth of cells and keeping them... 
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