What are the key elements of a good weight loss regimen?
Certainly, exercise and good dietary choices play extremely important roles. But what other specific details do we need to take note of? Are there certain types of exercise which would be more effective? How about the mental aspect of it? (more…)
Exercise and physical activity boost health and increase longevity. For many of us, though, in particular those who have reached a certain age, there might be a bit of the “too little, too late” mentality.
Well, there needn’t be, because a recent study has found that beginning a good exercise program in one’s latter years can raise one’s level of longevity to that of counterparts who had been exercising all along. Read more in the article below. (more…)
Everybody knows that exercise is critical for good health and vitality. Yet exercise, especially higher impact ones such as jogging, has also been blamed for causing damage to one’s joints, especially the ankles the knees. Is this a fact, or a misconception?
In the following article, research which puts this myth to bed is discussed. Exercise is important! (more…)
In one’s latter years, degeneration of eye health is almost taken to be a given. But there are simple and important steps we can take to protect the health of our eyes, and a few of them are discussed in the following article.
Indeed, research shows that vigorous exercise - yes, exercise! - could give eye health a boost, too. Now, that’s a link that perhaps many of us would not draw. (more…)
Poor diets, sedentary lifestyles and ballooning waistlines are major reasons why so many people die from heart attacks and cardiovascular-related conditions every year.
The following article highlights research into how exercise and keeping healthy weight are two critical elements of preventing heart failure. (more…)
Everywhere you look, there seems to be many overweight and obese people nowadays. And that applies even to teenagers and children.
The following article discusses research which suggested that women who put on too much weight during pregnancy may be increasing the probability of their kids turning out overweight in the future. (more…)
Smoking has already emerged has one of the major killers in the world today. Evidence, though, is growing that excess body weight is very harmful to health, too.
And research highlighted in the following article suggests that just being overweight can shorten one’s life significantly, with the effects perhaps being as bad as smoking. So, it’s not just obesity which kills, but even excess weight of a smaller degree. (more…)
Obesity and being overweight has quite literally become an epidemic in the developed world. With it, demand for quick-fix weight loss fads has also ballooned.
In the following article, though, two very simple daily measures are described, measures which can help prevent us from putting on excess weight, as well as aid our efforts to lose weight. (more…)
Breast cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer to strike today. More and more research, though, is revealing various ways in which women’s risk of getting this disease can be lowered.
The following article highlights the importance of one particular weapon in the prevention of breast cancer arsenal - vigorous physical activity. (more…)
Statins are pharmaceutical drugs frequently prescribed to control and lower cholesterol levels. On top of that, they are often pushed as some sort of magical medication which can supposedly benefit health in various ways.
Is that true, or just another propaganda gimmick from the pharmaceutical industry? Well, as far as statins lowering prostate cancer risk is concerned, the following article suggests the opposite may be true. (more…)
If you are overweight or obese, then please take serious note. Excess weight has been repeatedly shown to increase one’s risk of many serious diseases, including cancer.
Not only that, the following article suggests that it also raises the mortality rate of prostate cancer sufferers. (more…)
Asthma rates in children today have soared to very high levels. This trend mirrors the rates of many other health conditions and ailments which the young ones suffer from nowadays.
One of the causes is an environmentally more toxic and polluted world. And the following article suggests that traffic pollution could be one of the contributors. (more…)
When we make lifestyle changes to try and improve our health, we often focus a lot on what we eat and what we drink. Indeed, the quality and purity of our food and water play a great role in our state of health.
But there’s one thing we often overlook - and that’s the air we breathe. Without oxygen, we die within minutes, if not seconds. As the following article suggests, cleaner air can translate to longer lives. (more…)
When a cellphone or mobile phone is placed next to a computer monitor or a television and an incoming signal is received, either for an SMS or a call, the image on the screen gets all distorted and contorted. After using a cellphone for a number of minutes, it is not uncommon for one’s ears to hurt, and one’s side of the face to feel almost like it’s burning.
These are signs of the potential dangers of cellphone radiation. With these little contraptions becoming so common and so much a part of our daily lives (some of us even sleep with our cellphones next to us!), what detrimental effects on health are lurking and waiting to explode on the cellphone-using population? (more…)
The connection between one’s mind, emotions and body is one which is still not very well understood by humans, but yet is definitely a very important one. Emotional trauma, stress, unhappiness, grief and other unresolved mental and emotional issues all have a great part to play in the disease process.
On the flip side, a positive attitude and bright outlook are, in essence, great tonics for health. Indeed, staying positive and being optimistic is arguably the most important thing you can ever do for your health, perhaps even better than all the healthiest foods in the world. (more…)
Most experts agree that alcohol, especially when drunk in large amounts, is very damaging on health, although some also feel that red wine does more good than bad.
In the following article, a study which highlights the possible dangers, in terms of raising cancer risk, of drinking just two alcoholic drinks per day is discussed. (more…)
Some experts are adamant that alcohol of all forms is bad for health, taxing the liver and increasing one’s risk of many degenerative diseases. Advocates, however, insist that red wine is good for health.
No study is perfect, and the one described in the following article certainly isn’t. But it does offer us some insight on the link between alcohol drinking and cancer risk. (more…)
Did you have a good rest last night? Do you sleep well, and do you sleep enough?
It really does not take a rocket scientist to figure out that a lack of quality sleep is detrimental to our state of health. The following article highlights a link between lack of sleep and pre-diabetes. (more…)
Wondering about the health benefits of turmeric?
When a food or herb has been used for its healthful properties for centuries in both the ancient cultures of China and India, then it must surely be something quite special. The following article discusses some of the amazing health benefits of turmeric. (more…)
Do you or someone you know hold rather negative views of old age? Do you fear aging? Do you think that old folks are destined to be weak, sick and helpless?
Such viewpoints could actually have an adverse impact on one’s health later in life, as discussed in the following article. Probably something like a self-fulfilling prophecy, perhaps. (more…)
Green tea has, in recent years, gained a lot of prominence for its health benefits. Its popularity has thus also soared, and many people are now drinking green tea as a healthful beverage.
Some of green tea’s possible benefits are discussed in the following article. (more…)
Every day, as we go about our daily lives, there are probably hundreds of studies taking place on the subject of cancer and diet alone. What foods have anti-cancer effects? What foods protect against the disease? And what foods cause cancer? (more…)
Is soy a healthy food?
Yes, according to many. In fact, soy and soy products form significant portions of the diets of many vegetarians, vegans and health-conscious people. There are tofu burgers, soy milk, and what not. (more…)