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Want to make cooking easier and more enjoyable? Try these fun and surprising tricks I found in my foodie travels this week, from my two favorite new (and still under-the-radar!) sites. 1. YouTube it with experts. Why cook and screw up when you can learn from the chefs themselves?  Newcomer ChefDay (A fun start-up that delivers pre-measured fresh ingredients you need to cook chef-designed recipes) features step-by-step tutorial videos with chefs walking you through the recipes.  (Stri-fried Green Bean Vermicelli or Parmesan Veal Milanese, anyone?) Most dishes take around 30 minutes total to prepare, and they’re sorted by level of difficulty to make things easier for even the most amateur chefs. 2. Get creative about salt substitutes. I always thought the only swap for salt was, well, saltless salt. Until now. In talking with Sodium Girl Jessica Goldman Foung, my eyes were opened to a slew of awesome alternatives. Did you know...

Alzheimer's is a type of dementia that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior.   Symptoms usually develop slowly and get worse over time, becoming severe enough to interfere with daily tasks Alzheimer's and dementia basics Alzheimer's is the most common form of dementia , a general term for memory loss and other intellectual abilities serious enough to interfere with daily life. Alzheimer's disease accounts for 50 to 80 percent of dementia cases.   Alzheimer's is not a normal part of aging , although the greatest known risk factor is increasing age, and the majority of people with Alzheimer's are 65 and older. But Alzheimer's is not just a disease of old age. Up to 5 percent of people with the disease have early onset Alzheimer's (also known as younger-onset), which often appears when someone is in their 40sor 50s. Alzheimer's worsens over time.   Alzheimer's is a progressive disease, where dementia symptoms gra...

Top 11 tips to maintain your sexual health Your mom might have hidden this information from you, but this is a universal truth: A healthy sex life is extremely beneficial for you!   It helps boost immunity, relieves   stress   and let's not forget the good mood endorphins. But, what's important to understand is to know how to maintain and improve your sex life day in and day out. Take our relationship advice and read on to know about the top 11 tips to maintain your   sexual health   and have a healthy sex life. Perfrom Kegel exercises for a better sex life.   Kegel exercises strengthen the PC muscles by increasing the flow of blood circulation in the pelvic region, thus improving their tone and sensitivity. Strong PC muscles result in stronger sensations during arousal and orgasm. Squeezing them during sex can enhance the orgasmic pleasure for women. Here's how to perform Kegel exercises.   To start with, sit in a relaxed position wit...

Hemophilia Introduction: Hemophilia is an inherited disease in which your blood does not clot. People with hemophilia lack or have low levels of one of two blood-clotting substances, known as factor VIII and factor IX. As a result, they may bleed for a long time after an injury. They may also experience internal bleeding, especially in the joints. There are two types of hemophilia -- type A and type B. Hemophilia is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. About 17,000 people in the U.S. have the condition. The blood of someone with hemophilia will not clot normally. Bleeding may occur spontaneously or following   injury . Hemophiliaoccurs in 2 forms,  hemophilia A  and B. In both forms, a  gene  is defective. The defective gene interferes with the ability of the body to produce the clotting factors that allow for normal clotting. The result is a tendency for  abnormal , excessive bleeding. ·  Hemophilia A occurs in 1 in 10,000 people....