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Supplements were the most contaminated drugs

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Researchers concluded that the majority of herbal medicines from the alternative medicine are contaminated. To date, there is no generally accepted methodology for the identification of the origin of plant product. Of course, we can determine the form of all plants, but the plant material has undergone industrial processing, is much more difficult to analyze. For this purpose, inter alia, are used in genetic engineering techniques by which one can recognize the individual characteristics of different types of DNA. It is this methodology was the basis of a study conducted at the University of Guelph (Canada). Scientists decided to investigate the species specificity of the plant material, which consist of dietary supplements and alternative medicine preparations. It appeared that 59% of such preparations were composed plants not listed on the package. Two-thirds of them contained the main ingredients substitutes (ie, the concentration of the active ingredient actually provided l

Advantages & Disadvantages of Anti-Wrinkle Treatments

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As wrinkles are an unavoidable truth of life, anti-wrinkle cures have turned compulsory for individuals who wish to put a stop to the marks of maturing as much as possible. From ointments to jabs to innovatory alternatives, cures to thwart the emergence of wrinkles have turned popular to beauty conscious individuals from all walks. How do These Anti-Wrinkle Treatments Function? The way the cures work differs, hinging upon the technique utilized. For anti-aging lotions or ointments, these function either by appending sun defense to the skin (sun protection factor lotions), peeling off old and dull covering of the skin, and bettering the skin's suppleness and stiffening the skin's shell. There are also jabs, which work by loosening up the muscular tissues in the majority of wrinkle prone regions, hence putting a stop to the wrinkles formation. There are also those that inject substances into the target regions in order to 'fill up' gaps and thus produce a more youn

How to Help Children Eat Healthier

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Child obesity is becoming a more and more serious problem now, more than ever, and it is vital for you to teach your children proper eating habits. They need to be learned from the youngest of age. Once a kid does get used to eating healthy, these habits stick for a lifetime. And if they do it without a problem at home, they will surely do it not only at school too, but everywhere else as well. All problems, connected with children's bad eating habits are usually rooted in the household. When a parent rarely prepares homemade dishes, but rather buys takeaway meals from fast food franchises, this is when kids start developing these ill eating habits. It's a proven fact, that children are constantly exposed to all sorts of junk food, but it is their parents duty to keep their sons and daughters away from them and to help them lead a healthy diet. Here are a couple of useful tricks on how to do so. 1.Guide the choice of food, don't dictate it Have a big variety of healt