Timeless Beauty

I used to suffer from parasitic worms when I was a child. In our place, small children often play barefooted on grassy meadows. It may feel nice to let your feet sink into soft carabao grass, but it may not be hygienic for your child. Lots of parasites reside in the soil or in bits of excretion from insects and animals. Our house happens to be next to a rice field and there were lots of animals in the area: chickens, cows, goats and migratory birds that love to peck at the growing rice grains. It's no surprise I got infected with worms. I remember defecating worms. I know this is disgusting, but I just want to emphasize the need to watch out where your kids are playing or what objects they are putting into their mouths. The use of clean rubber mats and an indoor playroom is more practical and safer for children these days. Gone were the carefree days when we can all run through the fields and enjoy the warmth of the sun on our skin. Now children spend most of their childhood indoor...

It's interesting what kinds of offers you get in your inbox. Just now I have received an email with a link to a supposedly good way of detoxifying your system. It's called a colon cleanse . I wondered then what health benefits it will give me if I ask my doctor for a cleansing once in a while. How different is it from enema? After some research on colon cleansing and enema, I found this article from About.com very helpful: Colonics and enemas are both therapies that cleanse the colon by introducing water through the rectum. The key differences are that a colon cleanse cleans the entire length of the colon while an enema only cleanses the lower part of the colon, and that a colon cleanse requires multiple infusions of water while an enema involves only one infusion of water. For more information on getting a colonic you can refer to this article . Why do people undergo a colon cleanse? The following are a few of the reasons: To remove accumulated waste from the colon To help pr...