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Unfortunately, smoking is still popular in parts of the world such as Hong Kong – and the territory’s health minister, Professor Lo Chung-mau said now advised people to ‘stare disapprovingly’.
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Nivea is 100 years old this year. It was bounded back in 1882 by Carl Paul Beiersdorf. It started in Poland and was then bought by German investors. It’s probably actually older than 100 years as the official birthday (March 28th) is the date when Nivea filed a patent on the production of medical plasters […]
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As well as a healthy diet you need to be physically active in order to loose weight. Walking or cycling to work is a good start. Not only does it save on petrol and help the enviorment, it helps burn those calories. The Live Strong has some calculations on which would be best for weight […]
