Added April 13, 2011, Under: Diseases, Exercise, Men's Health, Women's Health
Whether we are young or old, we need to look after our precious eyesight. Apart from protecting our eyes from injury, there are foods that we can take, exercises we can do and more, to help our eye health.
Here is all you need to know:
1. If you can take lutein and zeaxanthin every day either in a supplement or in a food such as spinach (where a daily quarter cup would give you a sufficient dose) this can help prevent ...
Added February 27, 2011, Under: Men's Health, Women's Health
Are you a former ballet dancer with years of dancing on points? This could be the cause of ingrowing toenails or it could the habit of running around barefoot, stubbing your toes or forever dropping objects on your feet. Suddenly, when you are in your late 30s to 40s, you could find you have this problem of ingrowing toenails.
Onychocryptosis is the medical term for ingrowing toenails and genetics also plays a role.
There are no early warning signs, but as one ...
Added February 5, 2011, Under: Diseases, Exercise, Men's Health, Women's Health
As you or someone close to you is growing older, it is good to know that a year long trial in the US has concluded that walking for 40 minutes several times a week is enough to preserve memory while at the same time keeping “ageing brains” on top form. While the study was on healthy people in their 60s rather than people with Alzheimer's disease or other types of demential, the findings were nevertheless important for our current ageing ...
Added January 27, 2011, Under: Diets, Diseases, Men's Health, Women's Health
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The longer you live, the greater chance of accumulating toxins in your body from the environment in which you live. A yearly cleanse is something you might like to consider to help cleanse your body, eliminate those toxic substances and keep the body functioning properly and healthily. Although our body consistently detoxes itself every day, with the help of the liver and kidneys, the body's own natural functions can cause toxins with the effort.
If you think you may ...
Added December 8, 2010, Under: Diseases, Men's Health, Women's Health
The humble Aspirin has had a rather “up and down” time of it lately. First it was said that taking half an aspirin every day would thin your blood, cutting the risk of heart attacks and strokes among those at increased risk. Then it went out of favor because it increased the risks of stomach and gut bleeds. And now lo and behold it is all good to take aspirin every day again up to the age ...
Added December 6, 2010, Under: Exercise, Headaches & Migraines, Men's Health, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
It is said that if you take a look at a dog or a cat when they are sleeping, they are perfectly relaxed. They know how to do it. Their brains have been switched off, their bodies are free of tension and they have gone into peaceful, sleep mode. Unfortunately, and because of our stressful lives, many of us have lost the ability to do this. We need to relearn how to relax again. In fact just owning a pet ...
Added November 29, 2010, Under: Exercise, Men's Health, Technology, Women's Health
There is a product from Sweden that is being marketed world wide. Called the Swedish Acupressure Spike Mat, it is a backache healer which is currently undergoing scientific study at Karlstad University in Sweden. Apparently, these studies have shown promising results so far, as volunteer participants are claiming that they are noticing reduced pain since using the mats.
Although the final results of the study will only be available in another year, some 80 000 of these mats have been sold ...
Added , Under: Men's Health, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
Everyone has at least one mole but some people have as many as 500 or 600. Is this a good or bad thing? Well, researchers at Kings College, London, have found that people with lots of moles could mean younger skin and better bone density leading to delayed ageing. They suggest that moles can be beautiful and they may well keep you looking more youthful for longer because the cells of those with many moles have properties which ...
Added October 24, 2010, Under: Men's Health, Skin Conditions, Women's Health
One of the most commonly used essential oils in the world today, tea tree oil is a natural antibacterial disinfectant that was used by the aborigine tribes in Australia for thousands of years when they would crush tea tree leaves and apply them to skin cuts, burns and infections.
Today the oil from those leaves is recognized by the scientific community as having tremendous medicinal benefits. From skincare to all purpose cleaning, tea tree oil applications are endless. But ...
Added September 23, 2010, Under: Men's Health, Nutrition, Women's Health
Did you know that there are some direct connections between the food we eat and our sexual responses both male and female? Certain foods can increase hormone production and improve the function of the sexual organs so that if we eat these foods beforehand, we could experience a more stimulating and erotic experience.
Here are some of those foods to try:
For men
- Muesli makes a good breakfast for men as l-argine is one of the ingredients which improves circulation and penile ...
