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The watermelon, a member of the Cucurbitaceae family which comprises fruits like cantaloupe, pumpkin and similar plants that grow on vines on the ground. Watermelons can be round, oblong or spherical in shape; light to dark green in color, with white...

The watermelon, a member of the Cucurbitaceae fami...

Blueberries belong to the Ericaceae family, along with other berries, with a variety including whortleberry, billberry, huckleberry and many more. Blueberries grow in clusters and range in size from that of a small pea to a marble. Ripe, fresh bluebe...

Blueberries belong to the Ericaceae family, along ...

Carrot is one of my favorite juice ingredients. It not only tastes good, it has so many health benefits and is highly cleansing. Carrots may have high sugar content but it is also a very good blood sugar regulator (it's a paradox I know). If you're g...

Carrot is one of my favorite juice ingredients. It...

Wheatgrass is quickly gaining popularity as researches are revealing more and more health benefits that one can obtain from fresh wheatgrass juice. Wheatgrass juice is often called the "Liquid Sunshine" because of its very high content of chlorophyll...

Wheatgrass is quickly gaining popularity as resear...

Alfalfa is really a member of the pea family, making it a legume. It is indeed a remarkable plant as it can be planted anywhere in the world, at any time of the year, regardless of temperature and climate and it harvests in only 7 days. Perhaps God i...

Alfalfa is really a member of the pea family, maki...

The apple is from the same member of the pear family, the Rose family. Depending on the variety, its white fleshed fruits is crisp and crunchy, some "powdery" when you bite into it. They vary in its sweetness, flavor and tartness. There are varieties...

The apple is from the same member of the pear fami...

Spinach belongs to the same family as beets and chard. This broad, leafy vegetable is cooling and is jade green in color. It has the slight bitter taste of its sister, beet greens and the slightly salty flavor of chard. Spinach has always been known ...

Spinach belongs to the same family as beets and ch...

Celery is from the same family with parsley and fennel, the Umbelliferae family. It can grow to the height of up to 16 inches. The white celery is grown shaded from direct sunlight, thus has less chlorophyll, compared to its greener counterparts.The ...

Celery is from the same family with parsley and fe...

What exactly is an ulcer? Ulcers are sores or boils that occur in the lining of your digestive tract. Gastric ulcers or duodenal ulcers are sores, which are found in the stomach or duodenum. Although this is neither contagious nor cancerous, when the...

What exactly is an ulcer? Ulcers are sores or boil...

Before knowing the causes of leukemia, it is important to know what leukemia is. Leukemia is the cancer of the blood or the bone marrow. A patient of leukemia suffers from the abnormal formation of blood cells, especially white blood cells, which are...

Before knowing the causes of leukemia, it is impor...

If ever there was a zombie outbreak, you’ll be the first of their snacks because you won’t be able to run. Do you know why? Just look at the amount of fat in your legs! Does it, by any chance, look like a human’s leg to you? How did all that fat get ...

If ever there was a zombie outbreak, you’ll be the...

Children with normal vision learn to use both eyes together in the first few months after their birth. Their brains develop the ability to focus on images with the help of both their left and right eyes and merge the two images into a single image. T...

Children with normal vision learn to use both eyes...

Do you feel like not having breakfast quite often? Do you often keep up late at night and binge on snacks? You might be suffering from an emerging eating disorder, which is characterized by a loss of appetite in the morning and compensating for it du...

Do you feel like not having breakfast quite often?...

If you have recently been diagnosed with diabetes, you are not alone to jump on the bandwagon. There are millions sticking it out with it, with more being diagnosed all the time. Diabetes is a lifestyle disease affecting people of all age groups. One...

If you have recently been diagnosed with diabetes,...

Walking is really ordinary. Any person can get up and walk around leisurely. That’s the kind of image most people visualize when encountered with the term ‘walking’. But how many of you are aware of the fact that walking provides some splendid benefi...

Walking is really ordinary. Any person can get up ...

Food, food and more food! Have you ever felt any severe aversion towards food, so much so that you would happily starve yourself than scoff a spoonful of what is only meant to be devoured? Sadly, this is exactly what a sour stomach does to an otherwi...

Food, food and more food! Have you ever felt any s...

Panic is the extra adrenaline that runs through your body when you are faced with a possible life-endangering condition. It can also occur due to something that triggered a memory from your past that placed you in a frightening situation and it might...

Panic is the extra adrenaline that runs through yo...

In the current age of dieting and losing weight, several diets have popped up; some that make sense and others that just involve crash dieting. If you are following any of the diets, then the question you need to ask yourself and your dietician is th...

In the current age of dieting and losing weight, s...

Are you puny? Do your arms look like twigs of a tree or does your chest look flat and unimpressive? Wouldn’t you rather love to sport arms that look like branches, as opposed to twigs, and wouldn’t you rather have a chest that looks proud and impress...

Are you puny? Do your arms look like twigs of a tr...

Food, food and more food, but not a morsel do you want to eat! Conjure up such a ‘pickle’ in the vivid landscapes of your mind. Imagine a table loaded with dishes ranging wildly in taste and texture, but not a morsel do you want to grace your taste b...

Food, food and more food, but not a morsel do you ...

You just found yourself in the middle of an open road, bounded in tightly constructed knots; with a rope that looks like it was used to keep the kraken at bay in the mythological times. While one end of the rope is tied to you, the other end is tied ...

You just found yourself in the middle of an open r...