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How to have healthier hair

Your hair is alive Every hair has three layers -- the inner fibers make up the medulla; the cortex surrounds the medulla; and the cuticle is the outer layer that protects the inner, more sensitive components from damage. Each hair grows about 1/4 inch every month out of a follicle on your head, and it can keep growing for up to six years. Then as part of the natural cycle of hair, it will fall out and make way for a new hair. How long your hair is depends on how long your growing cycle lasts. If it's only two years instead of six, your hair will naturally peak at a shorter length. The same goes for the thickness of your hair: Thick hair grows out of large follicles; smaller, narrower follicles produce thinner hair. What makes hair unhealthy Hot water dehydrates strands (just like skin), leading to dry, brittle hair that’s more prone to snap and fall out, explains Ryan Welter, MD, a Boston-based hair transplant surgeon. “Not only are you washing your hair’s protecti

Helpful Ways to prevent acid reflux

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Helpful Ways to  prevent acid reflux What is acid reflux At the entrance to your stomach is a valve, which is a ring of muscle called the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). Normally, the LES closes as soon as food passes through it. If the LES doesn't close all the way or if it opens too often, acid produced by your stomach can move up into your esophagus. This can cause symptoms such as a burning chest pain called heartburn. If acid reflux symptoms happen more than twice a week, you have acid reflux disease, also known as gastroesophageal reflux disease. The stomach contains a strong acid, hydrochloric acid, to help with the efficient digestion of food and to protect against undesirable microbes such as bacteria. The lining of the stomach is specially adapted to produce this acid, and also to protect the digestive organ against its own corrosive secretion, but the higher gut is not protected from this acid. Need to know about acid reflux Risk factors F

What causes dark spot on the skin

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What causes dark spots on the skin? What are Acne scars or  " dark spots" Acne Scars Acne scars occur when normal tissue in the skin is destroyed and replaced with  fibrous tissue.  You can think of an acne lesion or a wound. When the damage caused by acne is severe, the body can respond by creating  too much tissue or too little tissue.  The production of too much tissue forms a keloid or a hypertrophic scar,  and too little tissue leads to that depression in the skin, or atrophic scar. The deeper and more inflamed the acne lesion, or the more that it is picked  or squeezed, it's more  likely to scar. The reason behind dark spots Some acne marks and scars are completely within your control  while others  are pre-determined.  "People with deeper skin tones may develop darker marks or hyperpigmentation, while people with lighter skin tones may notice redness.  A side from genetics, there are several life

how to get healthier teeth

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What are your teeth made of? How strong are your teeth Some people think thats bones are the hardest bart of the body.  But bones are still not as strong as teeth. The hardest part of the human body  teeth mostly consist of a calcified tissue called  dentine.  The tooth's dentine tissue is covered in enamel, that  hard,  shiny layer that you brush. The exterior of bones consists of periosteum, a dense, smooth, slippery  membrane that lines the outer surface ofmost bones , except at the joints of  long bones, which instead consist of slimy hyaline cartilage.  Periosteum contains osteoblasts, or cells that can manufacture new bone  growth and repair. What causes teeth to decay? If teeth are not properly cleaned, a mixture of bacteria and food, called plaque,  builds up on them.  As the bacteria feed on the sugary food debris,  they produce an acid that dissolves the calcium minerals in  enamel and  dentine, forming a cavity. If the sensitive den

The benefits of aloe vera

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What is aloe vera plant? The Aloe vera is a thick, short-stemmed plant that stores water in its leaves. aloe vera actually contains vitamin B12, which is required for the production of red blood cells.  Aloe vera juice has plenty of amino acids, vitamins and minerals making it one  of nature’s most effective cleansers.  It can help strengthen digestion and rid the body of any  waste, thus  detoxifying the body naturally,  ‘the main property is to be soothing,  cooling and moistening which helps to clear up  inflammation on the skin  and irritating heat Strong antibacterial properties of the plant make it a perfect  element of  complex treatment of numerous fungal, bacterial or  viral infections. The aloe vera plant is full of vitamins and enzymes that can  directly  promote healthy hair. Also works good as; An exfoliator For bad breath For dry, cracked feet. The Aloe vera plant can be made in to a juice that you can drink. Aloe vera gel is a slick subs

How to make a banana custard pie

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Banana  custard 3 green fit banana 1 cup evaporated milk 4oz sweetened milk 3oz baking flour 2 tablespoon vanilla 2 eggs 1/4 nutmeg Pinch Of Salt 3 tablespoon sugar 2oz of vegetable oil Preparation: 1.  Peel bananas and grate on fine hole grater 2. Add evaporated milk and flour and combine gentle 3. Beat eggs and add to mixture 4. Add pinch of salt, vanilla, sugar sweetened milk   and nutmeg mixt until smooth 5. Apply mixture into  bake tin greased with vegetable oil 6. Bake in moderate oven for 45 minutes.

How to improve your digestive system

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How to improve your digestive system? What is the digestive system? The digestive system is made up of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract— also called the digestive tract— and the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder.  The GI tract is a series of hollow organs joined in a long, twisting tube from the mouth to the anus.  The hollow organs that make up the GI tract are the mouth,  esophagus, stomach, small intestine,  large intestine—which includes the rectum—and anus.  Food enters the mouth and passes to the anus through the hollow organs of the GI tract. The liver, pancreas, and gallbladder are the solid organs of the  digestive system. The digestive system helps the body digest food. Bacteria in the GI tract, also called gut flora or microbiome, help with digestion.  Parts of the nervous and circulatory systems also play roles in the digestive process.  Together, a combination of nerves, hormones, bacteria, blood, and the org