September 18th is World Bamboo Day. Why on earth would people want to celebrate a plant? The short answer is, it’s a great plant. For one thing, it’s highly versatile—a recent British Broadcasting Corporation article states that bamboo can be…

The bicycle is probably the simplest machine invented that has provided far more benefits than people would have thought. If it was used solely as a means of transportation in the earlier days, these days bicycles have been improvised into…

Tips for Reducing Appearance of Acne Scars What if you have already suffered from acne and the scars remain to plague you? You could certainly take measures to prevent future breakouts but at the same time, minimize the damage that…

Acne is an acute inflammatory condition of the pores and skin. The most common form of acne is Acne Vulgaris with whiteheads and blackheads being mild cases, papules and pustules being moderate ones, and nodules and cysts being the most…

Turnip Turnips are thought to have originated in North Europe around 2,000 BC and were one of the first vegetables to have been cultivated. They were a very important food for the Romans and a staple across Europe before the…

The cooking oil used daily for food preparation is normally made of synthetic animal or plant fat. Consumers have a wide range of cooking oil to choose from these days although not all are available easily in local supermarkets. There…

Cellulite is pretty ugly to be seen especially in public. If your cellulite is pretty obvious on the back and sides of your thighs, it will be a bad idea to wear miniskirts or short shorts. To put it simply,…

Several years ago, a simple search of newspapers, magazines, television, radio and the Internet was undertaken to discover the extent of media coverage of mental health issues. While it was discovered that the public was increasingly being exposed to these…

It’s not just for your bowels We all know that it is best to include more fibre in our diet because it does us good but are you able to explain what fibre actually is or why is it important…

The link between diet and acne has been going on for so long, leaving the public unsure if they should believe that their diet does cause acne breakouts or if they could binge on food and still look pretty. First…