Chinese poets spoke about the wonderful jujube in 600 BC. The fruit of the jujube has been used in ancient Chinese medicine for many nutritional remedies for 2500 years. Jujubes were used by Gerard in Europe as a medicinal herb in the 1600's to treat ailments of the kidneys, lungs, and liver.

The Chinese jujube was brought to America by Oriental immigrants who built railroads in Arizona in the early 1900's. Hundreds of grafted jujube cultivars are available in China, and a...

Saying goodbye has never been easy for anyone. If you have shared a good part of your life with a special someone, cutting him off completely from your life would be a far cry from the heavenly bliss you experienced when the two of you first got together. However, as much as you want to envision sharing the rest of your life with him, you know deep inside that things are just not meant to be. Yet, despite that nagging feeling, you are still confused. Should you end it or not?

The...

As part of your efforts to lose weight, you may think of exercising and eating properly as the two key things. They are, and if you do them properly, they'll help to boost your metabolism. Once you increase your metabolic rate, the fat will melt away and you'll have more energy for all sorts of things.

For people looking to lose a great deal of weight, you can increase your metabolism simply by walking a short distance every day. If you've been highly sedentary because you...

As you no doubt already know, millions of men and women alike obsess over the subject of penis size. You see jokes on TV referencing the issue, overhear people in the street discussing the topic, and read – on a daily basis – of the displeasure and embarrassment of men with small penises in the columns of dozens of magazines. So it pretty much goes without saying that penis size is an internationally popular subject of debate.

So, what can us men do about what we have...

You probably know that saturated fats are bad fats that can cause all kinds of heart related diseases. Did you know that and the humble coconut oil has 92% saturated fats? Then why is it that there are many advocates of taking coconut oil as a health supplement? Isn't that contradictory?

Supporters of virgin coconut oil argue that coconut oil helps them to improve skin condition, have more energy and even to lose weight. Huh? consuming saturated fats to lose weight? How is...

Do you in the midst of preparation to start and head your own business? If yes, then the second question is do you know the characteristics you must have to be a successful entrepreneur? To answer this, let's take a look several common values and characteristics you must have to be the next successful entrepreneur.

1. Self-Confident - put it in simple way, an entrepreneur must trust their own power and capabilities. Understand that in the highly competitive business world,...

Sleeping problems in the elderly may involve a number of factors such as: decreased energy output as a result of retirement,the age of the person, their state of health, and any prescription drugs they may be taking for health problems.

Illness disrupts sleeping patterns in the elderly, and may result in increased awakenings due to physical discomfort, caused by urinary urgency,cramps, angina, chronic obstructive airways disease, and left ventricular failure, these may be...

Broccoli is said to be one of those super foods that are very healthy and good food you. It is a good source of fiber, vitamin C, iron, and potassium which are four very good reasons to eat it often. And we do like broccoli at my house. Some of our favorite foods contain broccoli: broccoli covered with cheese sauce, cream of broccoli soup, broccoli and cheese dip, broccoli cheese soup, and deep fried broccoli cheddar bites. Yes, at my house we only like broccoli if it's swimming in...

The original 12 Step Program is Alcoholics Anonymous - which deals with what they call the "powerlessness" to stop drinking alcohol[1]. Although the 12 Steps have been adopted by other groups including Al-Anon for people impacted by having or having had alcoholics in their life, Alcoholics Anonymous and the 12 Steps were designed and are only intended for use by alcoholics. The only requirement for membership of an Alcoholics Anonymous Group "is the desire to stop...

What is life without challenges and problems? Everyone faces challenges in life, regardless of age, gender, economic status, etc.  Right from a young age up to a ripe old age everyone faces challenge almost everyday in life. The bigger your life’s goal, the greater is your challenge. Facing and overcoming problems require some amount of maturity, understanding and some strategy.

Here are four tips to face your challenges in life:

1. Learn to forget...