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While it s always a good time to schedule an appointment with your doctor for a checkup, a particularly good day may be Doctor s Day, especially if you have allergies. Doctors Day began on March 30, 1933 and was celebrated by sending cards to physicians. This year, a good way to celebrate may be by making an appointment with your physician or allergist before your seasonal allergies get the best of you-especially if over-the-counter medications don t control your symptoms or your allergies interfere with your day-to-day activities. The American College of Allergy, Asthma Immunology recommends you see an allergist-a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of asthma and other allergic diseases-if you experience: 8226; seasonal allergies; 8226; chronic sinus infections; 8226; nasal congestion; or 8226; difficulty breathing. A visit to the allergist might include allergy testing, medication or prevention...

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What s your cup of tea. Or something more exotic like pu-erh or white tea. No matter which your preference, all tea comes from the same plant - Camellia sinensis. The major difference between all of these types of tea is how the leaves are processed after they are picked. Even so, not all tea leaves are equal. Camellia is a genus of the family Theaceae. There are as many as 300 species of Camellia, but only one of them is used to make tea. The others are primarily used as flowering shrubs. The tea Camellia Camellia sinensis has two varieties - Camellia sinensis var. sinensis China tea and Camellia sinensis var. assamica Assam tea or Indian tea . The sinensis variety has relatively small and narrow leaves and is more tolerant to cold. The assamica variety will grow to a larger plant than sinensis and has larger, thinner leaves. As with most Camellias, Camellia sinensis is very easy to hybridize and this had led to the...

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There are a variety of ways that people today can protect and even promote the health of their bodies. There are more than enough diets to choose from no matter what kinds of foods you love or hate. People can join an expensive diet club to receive accountability for their weight loss goals or people can join expensive gyms filled with amazing equipment that many people do not even know how to operate. Diet and exercise are both important elements of any healthy lifestyle, don t get me wrong. However, there are also a variety of other elements and services that can be helpful in achieving and maintaining a truly healthy life. Benefiting from chiropractic services is one of these amazing yet underused elements that promote health. I ll admit that for most of my life I thought that chiropractic services were only for those people with terrible posture or for people who had just gotten into a bad car accident and needed...

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The Avian flu is a virus carried by birds and spread through their feces and other secretions. Those most at risk are people who come into contact with infected birds. Of the people who have been infected, many are from families that keep chickens around the home. There have been no signs of the Bird Flu in the United States as yet, and the virus is not easily transmitted from birds to humans. However, once confined to Asia, the Bird Flu has now been identified in other countries. Those that have been diagnosed with the Bird Flu have been in close contact with the infected poultry. A trial vaccine is being developed for the Bird Flu, however since the virus is constantly changing there will have to be a vaccine created to the specific strain that is spreading. Bird flu in poultry does not pose any food safety risk because it is unlikely a sick chicken would be slaughtered for consumption, and thoroughly cooking meat and...

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