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Acupuncture: your guide to mental & physical wellbeing

Acupuncture is the ancient chinese practice of prodding some specific points of the body, to reduce pain or to treat some physical conditions. It also helps in alleviating mental conditions.

Even though, for a long time, the treatment was considered shamanistic & thought to have no actual scientific base within the scientific communities, recently some studies have proven the practice to be useful.

What exactly is Acupuncture & how does it work?

“Yin” and “yang” were very important parts of ancient chinese philosophy. They believed the imbalances of yin and yang in the living force also known as “Qi” (pronounced …

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Maintaining healthy eyes into later life

Vision deterioration is generally progressive and impacts a significant portion of the population. There are many conditions, such as; macular degeneration, glaucoma, cataracts, and diabetic retinal disease and, likewise, there are many treatments available, such as laser eye surgery, refractive lens exchange, implantable collamer lens surgery, and cataracts surgery.

The reality is, that the conditions I’ve mentioned above can have a significant impact on an individual’s quality of life, and, as the common saying goes, where possible prevention is better than cure.

In order to effectively safeguard your vision into later life, you should be proactively monitoring your eyes …

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A complete guide to probiotics and prebiotics

Your gut, or the gastrointestinal tract that runs from the mouth to the anus, is covered with bacteria and other organisms that create what is called the microbiome or microbiota.

Keeping a good balance of these bacteria – with 300 to 500 different species found in your digestive tract alone – creates a healthy microbiome.

One of the ways to keep your microbiome healthy is to have probiotics and prebiotics in your diet.

Probiotics and Prebiotics: What’s the Difference?

Probiotics are good bacteria found in certain food or supplements that get added directly to your digestive system. However, there are …

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