There are many things that affect hair growth. Find out what they are and what you should do to grow more hair. Millions of people are searching for ways to grow hair faster and fuller. Some suffer from thinning hair or hair loss due to age, illness, anxiety, or the side effects of certain medications.… Continue reading
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Psychosis and long-term cannabis use
Young adults who have used cannabis or marijuana for a longer period of time appear more likely to have hallucinations or delusions or to meet criteria for psychosis, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Previous studies… Continue reading
Calendar of your baby’s development – 5
Week 16 Your Baby’s Development Your baby now weighs about 3.9 ounces (110 grams) and measures about 4.7 inches (12 cm) in length from crown to rump. Your baby can hold his or her head erect, and the development of facial muscles allows for a variety of expressions, such as squinting and frowning. Your Body… Continue reading
Beneficial Weight Loss Herbs
There are certain herbs that affect digestion, metabolism and appetite, and in this way they impact weight loss. However, the FDA warns that some of these herbs and herbal substances should be avoided because they may cause serious and even fatal side effects. Among them are ephedra and senna. But, as we mentioned before, not… Continue reading
Dangerous Herbal Products that are Often Used in Weight Loss
There is a group of herbs known as thermogenic herbs, or stimulants. These herbs are often use in weight loss as they increase some body functions – heart rate, digestion, respiration, etc. Such herbs often contain caffeine and among them are green tea, nettle, dandelion, etc. Other herbs – diuretics, are used as they cause… Continue reading
Calendar of your baby’s development – 4
Week 11 Your Baby’s Development From this week until week 20, your baby will be growing rapidly — increasing in size from about 2 inches (5 cm) to about 8 inches (20 cm) from crown to rump. To accommodate all this growth, the blood vessels in the placenta are increasing in both size and number… Continue reading
Calendar of your baby’s development – 3
Fifth week Your Baby’s Development Until now, the embryo has been a mass of cells, but by this point in your pregnancy a distinct shape begins to form. The neural tube, which will eventually form into the spinal cord and brain, runs from the top to the bottom of the embryo. A bulge in the… Continue reading
Calendar of your baby’s development – 2
Third week Your Baby’s Development Even though you may not feel that you’re pregnant yet, you have a baby growing and developing inside of you! Although your baby was just conceived, he or she is working overtime. The fertilized egg goes through a process of cell division. About 30 hours after fertilization, it divides into… Continue reading