Healthy blood flow is the key to a strong erection, so it’s natural that what prevents diabetes and stroke will also prevent erectile dysfunction. You know the drill: Fill up on fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and whole grains… and lay off the stuff that clogs your arteries. Beyond these basics, the foods below will help keep you going strong.read more | digg story
from the Malaysian Medical Resources
Seven Foods to Power Your Libido (Source: Malaysian Medical Resources)

It’s basically a commercial scam
There is no evidence that products widely promoted to help the body “detox” work, scientists warn.
The charitable trust Sense About Science reviewed 15 products, from bottled water to face scrub, and found many detox claims were “meaningless”.
Anyone worried about the after-effects of Christmas overindulgence would get the same benefits from eating healthily and getting plenty of sleep, they said.
Eat healthily, sleep sufficiently, don’t smoke cigarettes and exercise regularly.

Welcome to the latest Healthbolt Carnival.

We not only have to worry about second hand smoke, but research shows that even “third hand smoke” is hazardous
Toxic particles in cigarette smoke can remain on nearby surfaces, as well as the hair and clothing of the smoker, long after the cigarette has been put out, and small children are susceptible because they are likely to breathe in close proximity, or even lick and suck them.
Other studies have linked this exposure to learning problems in children.
Breastfeeding mothers who smoke also pass toxins on to their baby in their milk, he said.
His team surveyed more than 1,500 hou

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New Year’s resolutions - so easy to come by but so hard to keep.
And that’s why, after years of failing to follow through with my New Year’s resolutions, I decided a few years ago to throw away the list and start looking at the concept in a different light.
What if, I thought, I created a list of evergreen resolutions that reflected not short term goals but a lifestyle philosophy? 
Last year I found my evergreen resolutions on some decorative tiles while at a garden center purchasing a lemon tree to replace the one I had killed (good news - one year later said lemon tree stil

Wow. Looks like everyone wants one of these amazing toothbrushs, including me. The Oral B Pulsonic puts my supermarket bought battery operated Colgate toothbrush to shame.
But, unfortunately, there is only one Oral B Pulsonic to give away.
And the lucky Healthbolt reader is…
Reva Skie
Congratulations Reva Skie. You’ll be getting an email shortly with instructions on how to claim your prize.
As for the rest of us - well, I don’t know about you but I’m seriously thinking of upgrading my toothbrush.

So, have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet?
You know, the ‘I’m going to lose weight, stop smoking, go to the gym, eat healthier, be nicer, get richer, etc, etc, etc’ type of resolutions.
If you have, good luck.

Want to know exactly how many calories that handful of nuts or second latte is going to add to you diet?
Now you can simply and easily with the Coheso’s CaloriesSmart Mini CSNL-100.
No more guessing or search - CaloriesSmart offers ‘facts at your fingertips.’
It might look similar to a blackberry but this nutrition calculator does something that the blackberry can’t - it lets you manage your diet on the go.
Want one?
Then you might be in luck. Healthbolt has one to giveaway.

Check out this new slim, sleek, rechargeable sonic toothbrush from Oral-B. 
It’s just the type of present my dentist would like to see everyone get for  Christmas.
The fact sheet states that the lightweight Oral B Pulsonic toothbrush offers maximum maneuverability while providing more than 27,000 gentle sonic vibrations per minute. That’s a whole lot of teeth cleaning with minimum effort. And you don’t even have to think about how long you’ve been brushing for – there’s a timer that activates when the recommended two minute brushing time has been reached.