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Image by Getty Images via Daylife One of my weakest spots in my body is my eyes. I recently had a bit of infection in my left eye. Fortunately, it did not affect the inside of my eye. The swelling and pain stayed on my eyelid. It was probably just a stye, but there was no pus or white growth. One day later, the swelling went down, but I remained careful with touching the area too much or using my towel when wiping the water from my eyes when I take a bath. The risk of infection from my hands or my towel is too much to neglect the practice of cleaning up my hands and wiping it with alcohol regularly. I admit I have been neglecting my daily dose of vitamins lately. I take vitamin C , vitamin E and anti-oxidant capsules. With vitamin C, I use Fern-C, which is a better option than the usual vitamins being sold at drugstores. Fern-C is alkaline, which helps the body absorb it better than acidic Vitamin C. You can buy a box of Fern-C with 100 capsules for only 500 pesos.

Image via Wikipedia These days we see shampoos and conditioners, bath soaps and hair powders being sold online, not for human use, but for dogs. Yes, dogs. They even have weight loss pills for the overweight (or overfed) canines. However, it's not true that dogs can pass on scabies to humans. Dogs are infected by a different type of scabies mite . If your pet has mange the mite can get under your skin and cause itching and skin irritation, but it dies after a few days and does not lay eggs. Unless your pet is treated the mites will continue to bite you and cause skin irritation. The wrong kind of scabies mite, however, that infects humans is called the itch mite, or the Sarcoptes scabiei . It thrives in congested areas where there is frequent skin-to-skin contact between people. Places such as hospitals, crowded prisons, and nursing homes are prone to scabies infestation. The female scabies mite causes itching and redness on the skin when it burrows and lays eggs underneath. Bec...