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What type of food (herb, root) helps with sleep?
As an insomniac, I've looked into this myself, and found the following to be natural sleep-inducing foods (in no particular order):
Cherries -- The tarter, the better. They have melatonin!! And they ...
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Baking Soda & Hydrogen Peroxide washes effective home remedies for yeast infections? Safe?
One systematic review (1) conducted in 2003 examined the efficacy of several complementary and alternative therapies (including douching with sodium bicarbonate) for yeast vaginitis and bacterial ...
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Getting rid of white spots on front teeth
Currently, there are three options to deal with white spots in frontal teeth after orthodontic treatment:
remineralization,
micro-abrasion, and
resin infiltration.
There are several case report ...
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Is there a reliable website about cosmetic science?
I would trust the professional organizations' websites and journals:
American Academy of Dermatology http://www.AAD.org
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology http://www.aocd.org/
American ...
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Can you cure an allergy by repeatedly consuming the allergen?
This is an old technique called desensitization, or, if you want to be fancy, allergen immunotherapy.
Among other techniques, is this one
Allergy injections start with a very low dose. A small needle ...
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Onion juice and hair regrowth
Every single website that suggests onion juice is good for hair regrowth doesn't have credible sources. I went through a lot and all of them are full of mumbo jumbo and charlatans.
However, this ...
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Ginger or garlic and common cold?
I haven't been able to find anything useful about ginger, but I've found some publications about garlic and - to make long story short - there is lack of good quality evidence for its effectiveness. ...
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Ginger or garlic and common cold?
There seems to be lack of evidence about beneficial effects of ginger on common cold.
According to WebMD (info from Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database), there is insufficient evidence about the ...
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Best way to heavy metal detox
Unless you live on an area known for having deposits of heavy metals, or you suspect that you have been exposed (in which case you should go see a doctor), your kidneys should be able to take care of ...
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Grapefruit-seed extract for disinfection?
In summary, there is no reliable evidence to say that grapefruit-seed extract has any disinfection efficacy. It was found out that some commercial products have been adulterated with artificial ...
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Piece of leftover toenail on big toe, too small to remove
This is how I do it:
I pull the skin on the left side of the big toe down with my fingers - this exposes the leftover part of the nail.
I pull up the front bit of the leftover part of the nail with ...
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How to scratch an itchy throat
Typically itchy throats are associated with post nasal drip, dry air, allergies, or some other irritant.
If it's allergen related, an antihistamine (Benadryl, Zyrtec, Claritin, etc) can be helpful. ...
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