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That's DISGUSTING French kissing
Many of you probably found the tongue tango disgusting when you were younger. Now, French kissing can be a way to show affection with or attraction toward a significant other. French kissing can also transmit some diseases.
Saliva can carry various infectious diseases that cause colds and skin diseases. Herpes and mononucleosis, also known as the kissing disease, are among the most common infectious diseases that can be passed through a French kiss, says Richard Siegel, certified sexual educator.
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It won't help to clean your mouth after a saliva-swapping kiss. Once you kiss, Siegel says, brushing your teeth or rinsing your mouth will not be effective in preventing herpes and mononucleosis.
Tongue tied: As passionate and intimate as French kissing can feel, all that saliva swapping can spread diseases such as herpes and mononucleosis.
— Sachiko Miyakawa
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Ginger
If motion sickness creeps up every time you ride in a car or plane, try some ginger. Ginger is helpful for nausea, says Kathi Kemper, a pediatrics professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.
How ginger works as an anti-nausea remedy is unclear, but Kemper, author of The Holistic Pediatrician, found ginger has been well documented as a remedy for nausea. It has been used as a medicine in various parts of the world, including China and India.
Kemper says ginger is best used as the spice or in tea made from fresh root. To prevent motion sickness, eat or drink ginger about half an hour before traveling. You can also get a dose of ginger in candy form at Wheatfields Bakery, 904 Vermont Street, or drink ginger ale.
Ginger tea recipe
Peel 2-inch piece of fresh ginger root and cut it into thin slices. Boil 4 cups of water in a saucepan and add the ginger. Cover it and
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Ginger spice: Use ginger as an anti-nausea remedy for those long car rides.
reduce to a simmer for 15 to 20 minutes. Strain the tea and add honey and lemon to taste.
Source:About.com
— Sachiko Miyakawa
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April 23, 2009