January 28, 2008

Cedar Hot Tubs

Hot Tubs and the beneficial effects of soothing warm water have been used for a lot longer than people are generally aware of. The Romans clearly new that the beneficial effects of the water was helpful to their general well being. I say this as the Romans had very large public bathing facilities for many hundreds of years, the majority of which were heated. This was accepted as being very much a daily activity for men of all classes and indeed many women. Bathing today is considered a private activity carried out in the home but bathing in Rome was very much a communal activity carried out usually in public bathsOne has only to look at the Roman Baths and there is a prime example at Bath (so aptly named in Great Britain) that survive to see that in many ways they resemble the modern health spas although one imagines and hopes that they were less expensive.The acceptance of bathing as the main event in daily life belongs to the Roman way of doing things and at the height of the Roman Empire, the thermal baths embodied the ideal Roman way of urban life.Another culture in a different continent some […]

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The Supreme Queen Of Fruits: Mangosteen

Although the word “mangosteen” may sound a little foreign when first heard, or even made-up, it is said to offer many health benefits. This fruit is high in antioxidants and has been used in many applications including beverages, lotions, teas, pills, powders, supplements, extracts, and more. It is commonly referred to as the 0Queen of Fruits0 in native areas. Even though mangosteen shares the name 0mango0 with another fruit, is not related at all and is, in fact, in a category of its own.
The mangosteen fruit is purplish-red on the exterior and rind, while the inside is white. Most people are familiar with the white part of the fruit, as it is used for nourishment. Although the place of origin of mangosteen is somewhat unknown, speculation usually focuses on Sunda Islands, Malaysia, Thailand, or Burma. The mangosteen plant can only be found growing commonly in a handful of places in the world, which includes certain places in the Philippines. Most of these places do not provide successful growth, making these plants extremely rare and hard to cultivate. The fleshy segments of the plant are eaten as a dessert, while the […]

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