7 Foods that Do Not Affect Blood Sugar

 Blood sugar is not just something which should be monitored by diabetics, as the way your body feels is quite often determined by these levels. Low blood sugar can leave you feeling dizzy, cold or tired, whereas a high blood sugar level usually means you feel more awake and full of beans.However, high blood sugar is usually temporary, and caused by eating or drinking something sugary or full of carbohydrates (most likely an unhealthy...

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Home Remedies To Keep Your Teeth Healthy

 They say the mouth is the window to the health of the body. If that’s the case, then taking care of your teeth and gums should be an important part of your daily routine. Practicing diligent oral hygiene and visiting your dentist regularly are the best ways to achieve optimal oral health. However, did you know that there are many actions you can take at home to whiten your teeth, freshen your breath and ward off dental diseases?Here are...

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What Do You Want? 6 Steps to Manifest Your Dreams

Do you ever just slog through the day doing the tasks you know you have to do, meeting your responsibilities, but not having fun? Does it seem like fun is something you had before you had kids? You used to be able to take the time to enjoy life, but not anymore. Or maybe it hasn’t gotten that bleak for you yet. Maybe you’re pretty happy with your life. Yet you know you could do better. There is a niggling voice (it might be the one that comes...

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5 Tips for Social Entrepreneurs

Being independent of geographic location or an employer allows you more freedom to pursue lifestyles like the one I live at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in rural northeastern Missouri. Environmental sustainability depends on economic sustainability. Becoming a social entrepreneur is a way to marry your values with your independence. I love being a social entrepreneur and regularly help people start their own parent coaching businesses....

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FATHERHOOD: 100 ways to be a better father

 Fatherhood is a tricky proposition. We all want to be great dads, but chances are, our fathers never sat down with us and taught us how to be a better father. And we don’t necessarily want to be our fathers. I mean, we want to emulate their positive influence on us, but we also want to do it our own way. And because children tend to spend more of their time with their mother, not being the greatest dad ever isn’t as obvious. No matter...

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Nigeria Relations with International Organizations http://www.photius.com/countries/nigeria/government/nigeria_government_relations_with_inter~10033.html Sources: The Library of Congress Country Studies; CIA World Factbook

Nigeria played active roles in various international organizations and vied for positions in them. For example, Joseph Garba, Nigeria's former permanent representative to the UN, was elected in 1989 to a one-year term as president of the UN General Assembly; Adebayo Adeedji was executive secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa, a UN affiliate; and Emeka Anyaoku became secretary general of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1989. Former military head of state Obasanjo also had become a recognized world statesman and spokesman on African...

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Son of Boston Police Captain Arrested as Possible Terrorist Adams, Mass. — By MICHELE McPHEE, BRIAN EPSTEIN and BRIAN ROSS

The estranged son of a respected Boston police captain was arrested July 4 by FBI agents as part of a counter-terrorism operation against alleged ISIS-inspired domestic terrorists, federal officials told ABC News today. Alexander Ciccolo, 23, of Adams, Mass., was taken into custody on gun charges after buying two pistols and two rifles from an undercover FBI confidential informant, federal officials said. In a search of his apartment, officials...

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Breast cancer warning to older women

Many older women are unaware of some of the early warning signs of breast cancer, according to a survey.Fewer than half of the women over 70 who were questioned could name a symptom, apart from a lump.The government health agency, Public Health England, which organised the survey, said that older women were also more likely to delay going to their GP.About one in three women diagnosed with breast cancer each year are aged 70 or over.A campaign by Public Health England, called Be Clear on Cancer, is urging older women to visit their doctor...

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'Softener' may help kill cancers

It may be possible to "soften-up" cancers before hitting them with chemotherapy drugs, researchers suggest.A study, published in the Cancer Cell, uncovered how tumours can become resistant to commonly used drugs.The University of Manchester team suggest drugs already in development may be able to counter this resistance to make chemotherapy more effective.The approach has not yet been tested in people.The team were looking at a class of drugs called...

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HIV: UN meets goal to treat 15 million-By Michelle Roberts Health editor

The goal to get HIV treatment to 15 million people by the end of 2015 has already been met, says the United Nations Aids agency.The landmark figure was reached in March - nine months ahead of schedule.It follows decades of global efforts and investment to get antiretroviral drugs to those in need - such as people living in sub-Saharan Africa.In 2000, when the UN first set goals to combat HIV, fewer than 700,000 people were receiving these vital medicines.According...

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Israel not bound by deal with Iran - Netanyahu

"Israel is not bound by this deal with Iran because Iran continues to seek our destruction. We will always defend ourselves."Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on TuesdayIsrael would not be bound by the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran and would defend itself.Appearing before the television cameras to make a statement in which he underlined Israel's disappointment in the deal that he described as a "stunning,...

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Buhari promises to honour all international trade agreements

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday promised that his administration will honour all international trade agreements that will directly improve the living conditions of Nigerians.A statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, quoted the President as speaking during an audience he had with the outgoing Ambassador of Turkey to Nigeria, Mr. Mustafa Pulat.Buhari said under his leadership, the Federal Government would give special attention to the implementation of such agreements, especially in the provision of infrastructure,...

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