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Health Benefits of Pomegranate Juice Image source :   https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Pikiwikisrael The pomegranate is a native fruit of Persia. Its name in Latin means "apple with many seeds".The fruit, which is about the size of an apple, has a thin rind lined with a layer of white membrane which divides the fruit into several cells. Each cell contains numerous seeds encased in a juicy pulp. The outer rind color is pink to deep red when the fruit is mature on the most popular varieties for eating. Pomegranate has been used as curative remedy by several civilizations and has been  referred as a sacred symbol by several religions and mythologies.  1.  Its effectiveness as an anti-oxidant Pomegranate juice has antioxidants that are super powerful and beneficial to your heart, mind, bones, and overall health. They�re called polyphenols and flavonoids. No other juice or fruit has more of these types of antioxidants than the pomegranate fruit. Rese...

Pubic lice ( Crabs ) Image Source: By Doc. RNDr. Josef Reischig, CSc. - Author's archive, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=31557499 1. Pubic lice are tiny parasitic insects that live in coarse body hair, such as pubic  hair. They are yellow-grey and about 2mm long. They have a crab-like appearance so  they are often known as crabs. The eggs appear as brownish dots fixed to coarse body  hair. Pubic lice are different from the head lice which some people get on their  scalp. 2. Parasitic lice belong to the insect order Phthiraptera and include two main groups.  The group that includes the human lice is known collectively as "Anoplura" , or the  sucking lice. There are over 550 species in the world, all of which are blood-sucking  parasites of mammals, including wildlife, livestock, and pets. 3. The second group contains the chewing lice, known collectively as "Mallophaga" .  This is a large and diverse assemblage of over...

Head Lice - A Lousy Problem Image source:   By Gilles San Martin - originally posted to Flickr as Male human head louse, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11208622 1. Three types of sucking lice infest humans: the body louse, the head louse and the  crab louse or pubic louse. 2. The head louse and the body louse are physically indistinguishable, but are easily distinguished from the crab louse . Head lice (also known as "head louse") are small  insects that live in people's hair and feed on their blood.  3. Lice glue their eggs (also known as "nits") to hair so they cannot be brushed or  shaken off easily. Lice eggs take about six to nine days to hatch. After they have  hatched they take about seven or more days to become egg-laying adults.  4. Lice die very quickly (usually about two days) without feeding and cannot live for  very long away from a person's head. 5. They need blood to survive and can live up t...

Banana Facts Image source: By Augustus Binu, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org /w/index.php?curid=41291734 1. Bananas derive from the family Musaceae in the genus Musa. It is believed that  there are over different varieties of banana, but the vast majority of Banana�s  cultivated for export to Western markets is the Cavendish variety. 2. Bananas are believed by some to be the world�s oldest fruit. Certainly they are  mentioned in Ancient Chinese, Hindu, Greek and Roman texts, and the earliest record in  Sanskrit dates back to 5000 B.C. 3. There are more than 500 varieties of banana in the world. Banana plants are the  largest plants on earth without a woody stem. India is by far the largest world  producer of bananas. 4. Banana is derived from the Arab word "banan," which means finger. 5. A cluster of bananas is called a hand and consists of 10 to 20 bananas, which are  known as fingers.  6. Banana plants are the largest plants on...

Natural Ingredients for Your Hair Care Henna Powder Any tips you hear from anybody are suggestive; you can try them, but if they don�t work for you, ditch them! 1. Shea Butter : Comes from a tree native to Africa which has soothing, moisturizing and protecting effects, also known as  Butyrospermum Parkii. It displays a protective role against UV rays because of its cinnamic acid content.  Shea Butter returns luster to skin and hair, and also protects the skin and scalp, especially in over- processed and/or heat treated hair. 2. Chamomile : Is a member of the daisy family and is an herb that purifies, calms and soothes with virtually no adverse  effects so it can be used for long periods of time. The active ingredients in chamomile are called essential  oils and flavonoids which are good for healing skin and scalp irritations. 3. Sunflower Oil : Has high amounts of Vitamins A, B, D and E, minerals, lecithin, insulin, and unsaturated fatty acids and is  an excelle...

Amazing Bone Facts Image source :  "Human skeleton front en" by LadyofHats Mariana Ruiz Villarreal - Own work. Image renamed from File:Human skeleton front.svg. Licensed under Public Domain via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Human_skeleton_front_en.svg#/media/File:Human_skeleton_front_en.svg What would happen if humans didn't have bones? You'd be floppy like a beanbag. Could you stand up? Forget it. Could you walk? No way. Without bones you'd be just a puddle of skin and guts on the floor. Bones have two purposes. Some, like your backbone, provide the structure which enables you to stand erect instead of lying like a puddle on the floor. Other bones protect the delicate, and sometimes soft, insides of your body. Your skull, a series of fused bones, acts like a hard protective helmet for your brain. The bones, or vertebrae, of your spinal column surround your spinal cord, a complex bundle of nerves. Imagine what could happen to your heart and lu...

The Health Benefits of Carrots III Image source:  ""Aesthetic Carrots"" by Thamizhpparithi Maari - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Aesthetic_Carrots%22.jpg#/media/File:%22Aesthetic_Carrots%22.jpg Consuming Carrots are known to be good for the overall health and specially organs like the skin, eyes,  digestive system and teeth. Carrot is used in several Juice Therapy Remedies for diseases. Given below are  some benefits of this Vegetable. 1. Carrots are rich in Beta carotene which is a powerful antioxidant which helps in maintaining a healthy  skin and also keep one away from many diseases. 2. Carrots are rich in alkaline elements which purify and revitalize the blood. They balance the acid  alkaline ratio in the body.  3. Carrots have Potassium in it which helps to balance the high levels of sodium associated with hypertension  and keeps blood pressure under control. 4. The high soluble fib...