According to a new study, your daily emotional turmoil may have negative impact on your mental health. Scientists from the University of California conducted a study in attempt to answer a long-standing question: Do daily emotional experiences make you stronger or do these experiences drag your down? As much as we would like to believe […]
Medical Myth: Smoking Helps Control Your Weight
By Tim Crowe, Deakin University One of the few positives put forward by smokers to justify their habit is that it helps keep their weight in check. And while smoking may be harmful to their health, so is obesity. So how does this claim measure up? The health harms of smoking are well known – […]
Shocking Facts About Vitamin C
We wrote a lot about vitamin C here, but I have found some more absolutely shocking facts about vitamin C. Ladies, vitamin C is more fragile that you thought. Just look at this: – Oranges lose 30 percent of vitamin C after squeezing. – Frozen fruits and vegetables have 25 percent less vitamin C than […]
A Friendly Reminder About Tanning + Real Solutions for This Summer
Summer is close now, and I hope you are going to be super careful this year and protect your skin from the sun. According to Skin Cancer Foundation, having even one blistering sunburn in childhood or adolescence more than doubles your risk of getting melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Same thing happens if […]
Boost Your Smile – Increase Teeth Protection by 400%
Your smile is the central point of your face. No matter how perfect your makeup is, bad teeth will ruin your looks. According to researchers from The University of Gothenberg in Sweden, simply brushing twice a day is not going to cut it. You can improve your teeth protection by as much as 400 percent […]
Supplements vs Food – What is Better?
84BFEJFUC4H4 The more I read about research on supplements, the more confused I get. One day something is good for you, another day it’s a big no-no. Omega-3 acids are heavily promoted for heart health and a number of other benefits, including weight loss. However, a few days ago Dr. Peter Lind from Wellness Report […]
The Water Story: Breaking the Myth of Eight Glasses Per Day
According to scientists, about 50 percent of female body weight is water and most of this water is contained within her body cells. And who would argue over importance of water? Water keeps your blood flowing, provides cushioning for your joints, delivers nutrients into your cells and removes waste. Besides enormous health benefits, water makes you thinner […]
Good Carbs, Bad Carbs
Keeping your blood sugar in check is the key to better health, slim waist and youthful looks. Excess sugar damages your blood and arteries, intensifies food cravings, causes inflammation, making you gain weight, age faster and develop a number of serious health conditions. With all contradicting information out there, most people are still in dark […]
Benefits of Massage: The Importance of Touch
Massage is not a simple indulgent treat, it is a hugely beneficial and scientifically-proven health tonic. It has been practiced for thousands of years and its effects has been well documented telling us clearly that it is good for us. Even single massage session will give you great therapeutic benefits. Regular practice will make you healthier, happier […]
A Healthy Vegetarian Diet – Get the Most of Your Meal!
Subject to contrary belief it is possible to maintain a healthy lifestyle on a vegetarian diet. Eating the vegetarian way is not as difficult as you would think and it is quite easy to get all the necessary proteins and amino acids needed. Why Amino Acids? Amino acids are important because they help to repair […]