Posted by sibelhodge on Thursday, February 25, 2010,
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Health & Fitness
If you always feel lethargic and depressed during these gloomy winter months, you could be suffering from Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD. This depressive condition is caused by the chemical effects of light deprivation on the brain, which in turn alters the melatonin hormone that controls when we wake and sleep. It also seems to cause problems with our feel-good hormone, seratonin, making our moods slump down further. These days we are more aware of SAD, but it wasn’t officially reco...
Posted by sibelhodge on Tuesday, February 16, 2010,
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Health & Fitness
It’s Pancake Day, but if you’ve got a wheat/gluten intolerance or allergy you won’t be able to indulge, right?
Wrong! Because a fantastic substitute for wheat flour is buckwheat. It’s a common misconception that buckwheat is a cereal grain, but it’s actually a fruit seed that is related to rhubarb and sorrel. Buckwheat also has a rich supply of flavonoids that help to fight against many diseases.
Benefits of eating buckwheat
Can help to lower cholesterol and high blood pressure...
Posted by sibelhodge on Friday, February 12, 2010,
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Lifestyle
Every February, across the world, flowers, cards, and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St Valentine. For me, St Valentine conjures up images of The Milk Tray Man, skiing down death-defying slopes to give the woman he loves a box of much fawned after box of chocolates. But what do we really know about him or why we celebrate this holiday?
The patron saint of romance has long been shrouded in mystery. One legend suggests that Valentine was a priest during th...
Posted by sibelhodge on Tuesday, February 9, 2010,
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Books
Hot Gossip Hot Reviews book blog is a fantastic blog for readers who are looking for the latest gossip on new authors, e-publishers, and indie work from small-press. The blog site also won Best Romance Review Blog 2009. They have recently done a review of my comedy-mystery novel, The Fashion Police. Here’s what they said:
“In this cleverly written Ebook By Sibel Hodge, the reader is taken on a variety of plot twists with a missing fashion designer, crazy mobster stalkers, and a...
Posted by sibelhodge on Thursday, February 4, 2010,
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Health & Fitness
Are you a green tea lover? If not, you should listen to the researchers who agree that green tea can prevent certain types of cancer. And as today is World Cancer Day, I’m honouring a natural product that could kick cancer in to touch. Here comes the science part…
Catechins are flavonoid phytochemical compounds found in green tea, and it’s been shown that one of these catechins called EGCG – or epigallocatechin gallate – is able to slow the growth of cancer cells by inhibitin...
Posted by sibelhodge on Tuesday, February 2, 2010,
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Health & Fitness
Every year millions of people make resolutions to get fit. Leisure centres and gyms are inundated with new members in January, but for many this sudden desire is short lived and very few people actually keep it up. But what if I told you that there was a revolutionary approach to health and fitness that was more like a massage, relaxation, and chiropractic routine rolled into one?
As a trained fitness instructor and sports therapist, the principles of Yumana Body Rolling make complete sens...
I'm an author of comedy mystery and romantic comedy novels, and a huge fan of the screwball comedy genre. In my spare time I'm Wonder Woman! For more about me and my novels, please check out my book page.
I'm an author of comedy mystery and romantic comedy novels, and a huge fan of the screwball comedy genre. In my spare time I'm Wonder Woman! For more about me and my novels, please check out my book page.
