Today the average American consumes 2 to 3 pounds of sugar each week or many teaspoons per day. Before the 1900s, the average consumption was only 5 pounds per year. Just in the last 20 years, the average US consumption has risen from 26 pounds per annum to 135 pounds. To feel the benefits of cutting down on sugar, you should be limiting yourself to no more than 6 teaspoons of sugar per day! Sugar has been observed to aggravate asthma, move ...

In the 1950s, a dark regular mole on the cheek was considered to be a very attractive attribute and girls would pencil in their own facial mole. The film actress Elizabeth Taylor would often appear with one. These were called "beauty spots". Cindy Crawford (super model of the 80s and 90s) brought back the fashion with her signature mole on the face close to her mouth. This was the genuine item. What are moles? Moles are usually small, dark, skin growths that ...

If you have children or grandchildren, you may well find that they are far ahead of you when it comes to worrying about the planet. But with a little bit of time and effort you can catch up and even overtake them in helping to save their inheritance. We all really know what needs to be done and what is harming our world, but may be a little reminder will help. The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico brought ...

Ever since we first started to use cell phones, many people have questioned the safety aspect of this now indispensable invention. A recent report tells us: People who use their mobile phones for at least 30 minutes a day for 10 years have a greater risk of developing brain cancer, a landmark study has found. The chance of suffering from a malignant tumor is increased by more than a third with prolonged use, according to a long-awaited report by the World Health Organisation. The ...