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Picking the best products to clean your home might not seem all that difficult. However, ensuring that you find something that’s effective and still safe can be a little trickier than you think, especially considering how common compound chemicals are, and how these chemicals can affect our health. Air purifiers are no exception to that rule. It can be challenging to find one that effectively cleans the air, fits your lifestyle, falls within your price range and doesn’t look like an outdated radiator. When in doubt, it’s best to turn to tried-and-true brands and products with excellent user reviews. Finds evaluated these eight air purifiers by their efficiency (how many germs they claim to suck up), their appearance (is it aesthetically pleasing?) and price (no explanation needed here). From desktop fans to state-of-the-art machines, here are eight of the best and most versatile air purifiers on the market. Alen BreatheSmart Classic Large Room Air Purifier ...

Expert Views by  Dr Janardhana Hebbar  -  Dec 3, 2015 Health Benefits of Eating Guava Fruit Guavas are plants in the Myrtle family ( Myrtaceae ) genus  Psidium . Health Benefits of Guava include eye care, brain health, immunity booster, cancer cure, skin care and many more. The term “guava” appears to derive from the Arawak (indigenous peoples of the Caribbean)  guayabo “guava tree”, via the Spanish  guayaba . Another term for guavas is  pera , derived from pear derived from Spanish or Portuguese common to regions around the western Indian Ocean.  Amrood  is another term used in Indian subcontinent and Middle East, possibly deriving from armoot meaning “pear” in Arabic and Turkish languages. In Egypt, it is called  gawafa .Classified as a berry by most botanists, each guava berry is covered by a rough green rind that turns yellow when ripe. The pulp inside occurs in colors of white, pink, or red with numerous tiny, sem...

Watching your cholesterol levels is one of the most important  things you can do for heart health  and preventing several types of heart disease. If you have high cholesterol levels, the best thing to do is listen to your doctor’s advice, but you can also make sure to eat foods that can help get your cholesterol down to acceptable levels. Just as there are foods that can raise your cholesterol, there are foods that have been shown to get it down and keep it where you want it. 1. Avocados Avocados are naturally cholesterol free, and contain both monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats, which are considered healthy fats that your body needs to work at its best. The cholesterol-lowering effects of avocados applies to the bad cholesterol, and they actually work to raise your good cholesterol levels, It’s sort of like putting the brakes on one and hitting the gas on the other for a compounded effect. Specifically it’s the oleic acid that is working its magic with avocados,...

Healthy Living : Survey By Piper Weiss, Shine Staff Suggestion: Don't swim near anyone looking this relieved. (ThinkStock) If you're taking a refreshing dip in a pool with four other people, odds are one of you is urinating. This is not gross-out myth, but cold, depressing fact from a recent survey conducted by the Water Quality & Health Council, a scientific research group sponsored by the American Chemistry Council.  The survey, conducted in April, asked nearly 1,000 adults whether they urinate in pools. One in five bravely admitted their mistakes. And those are the ones who admitted it.  We may act like potty-trained adults on land, but something about a body of water, even a small one, opens our natural floodgates and, according to doctors, puts us all at risk.  "No matter how easy it is to pee anonymously in the pool, swimmers should avoid doing so," says public health expert and WQHC chairman, Dr. Chris Wiant.  It is easy isn't it? Mayb...