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If you like gardening, you already know that fertilizing is very important because it offers the plants all the nutrients needed to grow properly. But, what if there is a chance to skip this? Read this article and you will learn how to make your plants grow without buying fertilizer. ...

If you learn that worms can occupy your brain, would you start avoiding some food? The worms we are talking about can cause some damages and live as parasites in the brain, causing some grave consequences. A study was conducted in Cambridge a few years ago, where a man was ...

Your wallet can be a potent Feng Shui tool for drawing wealth, money, and prosperity into your life. So, this means that your wallet is not only for keeping your coins and credit cards. Money and wealth don’t like carelessness, but are attracted to people who treat them with respect, ...

Looking back, Kate Locking says she knew something was wrong. In August 2007, the 23-year-old Sydney-based events coordinator was visiting her then-boyfriend Daniel in Newcastle when her instincts kicked in. The usually vivacious and energetic Kate felt tired and sore around her abdomen. Over the weekend, she became bloated and ...

“I have inflammatory breast cancer” Stephanie Lumb, 47, training officer “The first inkling I had that something was amiss was a sense that my body was failing. It’s hard to articulate because there were no aches or pains, but something didn’t feel right. Soon after, in May last year, I ...

In Eastern Europe, Russia and Scandinavia, people have used birch water as a herbal pick-me-up for years. Recently, it’s appeared in cafes and health-food stores in the US, and now it’s reached Australia. The “water” comes from birch trees that grow predominantly in the northern hemisphere. One major producer has ...

A 21-year-old man in South Africa has received the world’s first successful penis transplant. The patient had his penis amputated three years ago after complications arose from a circumcision performed during a traditional intiation ceremony. The nine hour operation took place on December 11 last year at Tygerborg Hospital in ...

Most of us know that drinking coffee late at night is a big no-no if you actually want to get some semblance of a proper night’s sleep. However a new study has found that caffeine may in fact also affect your body’s circadian rhythm – the internal clock in your ...

So you’ve been eating right and exercising all the time, but still struggling to look as good as your mum, or dad — what gives?  Well, you might be surprised to know that your parents had it a whole lot easier! According to a recent study out of York’s University’s Faculty of ...

With spring upon us why not include a tad of financial hygiene with your annual cleaning spree, namely your super. According to the APRA Annual Superannuation Bulletin the average superannuation member has almost three separate super accounts. This is a little staggering given we only really need a single vehicle ...