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Did you know a daily bowl of watercress may protect against long cancer. Makes sense, since it's also thought that the isothiocyanates in watercress may thwart a potent carcinogen in tobacco. And watercress is darn nutritious to boot. It's packed with vitamins, iron, calcium, phosphorus, potassium as well as mustard oil. One quick and easy way to get watercress? Drink a V8. You'll find this drink at most supermarkets and stores. It's one of thhe main vegetables in the juice. But if you'd rather eat your cress than drink it, try using watercress in your salad. This is the best way to eat it with all the nutrients intact.

Regular exposure to noise in pubs,club and concerts may lead to hearing impairment,suggests a study of 1,381 people in Britain.More than half of the surveyed people visited bars where they had to shout to be heard at least once a week. A quarter said the music in these venues was too loud and a third thought hearing loss would affect their lives. About 90% of people who frequent pubs,clubs and concerts experienced dullness of hearing or ringing in the ears after a night on the town,found the study by RNID-the largest charity representing the nine million hearing impaired people in Britain. Nine out of 10 young people aged between 16-30 experienced signs of hearing damage after a night out in a noisy venue,reported BBC News website.John Low,chief executive of RNID said music lover,musicians and DJs could take simple steps to protect themselves from damaging decibels on a night out while performing.