Your Guide to Healthy Life
Adventurer Dan Buettner has visited four spots on the globe where people live into their 90s and 100s and outlines how they add years of good life in his book, ‘The Blue Zones.’ If you are looking for a Fountain of Youth, forget pills and diet supplements. The answer, Buettner says, includes smaller food portions, [...]
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What is weight loss suregry? Is it good for you? what are the pro and cons of weight loss surgery? How does weight loss surgery work, and could it help you? There are two basic types of weight loss surgery — restrictive surgeries and malabsorptive surgeries. Each helps with weight loss in different ways. Restrictive [...]
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A 24-year-long American study has offered the strongest evidence yet to show that a diet rich in vegetables, low on animal protein and moderate intake of low-fat dairy products cuts chances of heart attack in middle-aged women by nearly a quarter. The study, which followed over 88,000 otherwise-healthy nurses, found that those who followed the [...]
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International travellers, who often complain of jet lag and sleeping disorders will soon have a treatment in hand, as scientists have now discovered a unique “cog” in the sleep-controlling human body clock which may help them avert these disorders. It is believed that the body clock governs the circadian rhythms of the body and connects [...]
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Swimming is often considered as the best form of exercise for weight loss. And when you think about it, it seems to make sense. After all, swimming uses almost all of your major muscle groups. It places a vigorous demand on your heart and lungs. Swimming is also popular with people who are extremely overweight, [...]
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If you want bulging biceps like Popeye the sailor, then all you have to do is eat his favourite food – spinach. And, saying this are scientists from Rutgers University who have found that the green vegetable really does boost strength. The secret behind this, they reveal, is that spinach contains phytoecdysteroids, a type of [...]
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Playing outdoor games regularly reduces the risk of developing blood clots by 39 per cent in women and 22 per cent in men, according to a study published in Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. Researchers from Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands evaluated 7,860 people in the 18 to 70 years age group. They [...]
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Obesity contributes to global warming, too. Obese and overweight people require more fuel to transport them and the food they eat, and the problem will worsen as the population literally swells in size, a team at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine says. This adds to food shortages and higher energy prices, the [...]
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If you are looking for a way to keep your heart healthy and still satisfy your snacking mood, pistachios and sunflower seeds may be the powerful cholesterol-fighting tool your body needs. A new study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, shows that these nuts and seeds rank at the top of the [...]
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