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Rising pollution levels call for more plants. Studies show that while plants love the carbon dioxide in smoke and pollution, particulate matter can harm their natural processes. Plants take up volatile organic components from the air and turn them into soil and nutrients. About 6 houseplants per 1000 square feet of living space can help purify the air you breathe.

Although aging is a natural bodily process, your diet and lifestyle practices can greatly influence it. You can delay aging if you eat a diet filled with antioxidants and essential nutrients. Quitting tobacco especially cigarette smoking also will help promote collagen production. Alcohol intake also makes you age faster. Having a daily exercise routine and leading a life of minimal stress can also delay aging.

Dark spots on your tongue can be scary. They're often just harmless hyperpigmentation, a common trait in dark-skinned people. Oral pigmentation also affects 1 in 5 smokers. The risk increases if you’re a woman on birth control, so work on quitting. Dark spots might also develop if your hormones are out of whack, as seen in Addison’s disease and some cases of tuberculosis. Other potential causes include medicine, pregnancy, and heavy metal poisoning.

Want glowing skin that lasts a lifetime? Focus on everyday habits, like staying hydrated and using SPF even when it’s cloudy. Eat for skin health by consuming probiotics and avoiding refined carbs. To help the skin regenerate and stay strong, aim for at least 7 hours of sleep each night. Quitting smoking will also stop pre-mature aging. If you wear makeup, opt for natural products and always wash it off before bedtime.

From the moment you announce your pregnancy, you will be bombarded with a long list of dos and don'ts. The neverending advice may force...

If you are slated for a wisdom tooth extraction, be prepared to stop smoking for at least 48–72 hours post surgery. If you ignore this, you could wind up with a nasty infection, pain, or a wound that takes much longer to heal. Smoking could damage that all-important blood clot which jumpstarts the healing process and up the risk of dry socket, osteomyelitis, and pericoronal infection. Smoking weed can hinder the effect of anesthetics pre-surgery and increase your chances of breaking the blood clot after the extraction.

Eggs have been in use since the domestication of birds. Some doctors have labelled eggs as one of the healthiest foods on earth. Eggs...

Are you giving your breasts the tender loving care they deserve? While breasts are almost every woman’s favorite feature, most of us take them...

Breast cancer recurrence is never zero, but specific habits can improve your chances. Exercise does wonders, so stay active, unlike most survivors. Focus on fruits, vegetables, and whole grains and avoid high-calorie, high-fat diets. Enjoy green tea for healthy antioxidants. If you drink, limit or avoid booze. Just 3 to 4 drinks a week ups the risk by 1.3 times. Smoking makes you 6.7 times likely to get breast cancer again, so avoid cigarettes at all costs.

Avoiding type 2 diabetes is all about lifestyle. To control blood sugar, eat more fiber and stay away from refined grains. Maintain a healthy weight with regular exercise and a balanced diet. Avoid smoking cigarettes and if you already do, try your best to quit as smoking increases the risk for type 2 diabetes risk by 30–40%. If you drink alcohol, do so in moderation. Hypertension also increases the risk for diabetes, so keep it under control.

Nicotine is a chemical compound found in tobacco and is responsible for making it addictive. When tobacco is smoked, nicotine is absorbed through the...

Prediabetes is diagnosed when you have high blood sugar, which isn't high enough to count as type 2 diabetes. It's important to treat prediabetes as it raises the risk of diabetes. Plus, symptoms don’t show up until it’s turned into full-blown diabetes! Start by eating more fruit, vegetables, and whole grains. Focus on fiber and eat less processed foods. Aim to exercise for 30 minutes five days a week and quit smoking.

Throwing out yellow bile frequently may sound wrong, but it is not fatal and can be controlled. You need the bile in your body in sufficient quantities to retain your health. Yellow bile is produced in the liver and excreted into the intestine via the gallbladder. When the volume or texture of the bile changes and is expelled via vomit, then it becomes a cause of concern as it is indicative of various liver diseases. Sufficient hydration, healthy eating habits, and the right supplements can help smoothen the digestive system.

Tachycardia is an abnormally fast heart rhythm. It can be caused by a variety of conditions including heart conditions like cardiomyopathy, myocarditis, heart attack, coronary heart disease etc.; Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome; high blood pressure; certain medications, lifestyle factors like smoking, and consumption of caffeine or alcohol; conditions which lower levels of oxygen in your blood like bacterial pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary embolism etc., anemia; hemorrhage; hyperthyroidism; sarcoidosis etc.

Every single day, you come into contact with several chemicals you're not even aware of. Many of these are not known to cause harm...