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Don’t Waste Your Money On Homeopathic ‘Drugs’
10When you or your child is sick and all you care about is relief, you’ll perk up at any promise a pill bottle makes. But some of those packages hold no medicine at all, just homeopathic “remedies.” Australians spend around $1.2 billion per year on non-prescription vitamins, herbal remedies and natural medicines. Their makers are…
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How Do Our Bodies Adjust To Extreme Temperatures?
This man clearly harbours no qualms about the cold. The native Norwegian achieved viral renown for skating on and swimming in Norway’s Lake Goksjo almost entirely nude, save for a pair of Speedos and a wreath of ice worn round his neck. We know what you’re thinking: How I can I be like this man?…
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Why You Really Get Sick On Planes And How To Prevent It
If you’re about to fly somewhere, you’re probably dreading the possibility that you’ll catch a bug along the way. And with good reason: Many people come down with something nasty in the days following an aeroplane flight. Why does this happen, and how can you keep yourself from getting sick?
