Articles by Topic: Health and Fitness

When it comes to the shape and condition of your body, you are most definitely what you eat. Diet can help beat fat and fluid retention and protect you against sun damage. Read on to equip yourself with the information to help transform the shape and condition of your body

Unlike other types of massage— Swedish, Shiatsu—that are widely accepted as having therapeutic value, reflexology is a relatively unknown and misunderstood technique. Put simply, reflexology is a foot massage that can relax and rejuvenate the entire body. But even Elizabeth Willoughby, founder and director of Manhattan's Universal Reflexology Systems, agrees that "the idea lends itself to skepticism because there's no proven scientific evidence to explain how it works."

Throughout this site, we've mainly discussed things to put on the outside to make you look better. But what you put inside your body is as important when it comes to creating perfect skin . Here's what you need.

With each New Year comes the determination to begin exercising. Perhaps even you made a promise to add more exercise into your day. If your efforts at exercising are not going as well as you had planned, take a look at these tips. They might help get you back on track.

There are a number of exercises you can perform using the balance ball, of which has gained tremendous popularity these recent years. One exercise is Yoga. Doing yoga on the ball can benefit anyone, including yoga beginners and people recovering from injuries.

Potassium. So much is said, yet not much is known about this mineral. For instance, did you know that il happens to be the seventh most common mineral found on the face of the planet? Also, a lack or excess of this mineral in your body can be potentially deadly? Now that you know all this, let's take a look at how to get enough potassium in your diet, as well as how to detect if you're not getting enough, or too much.

A child in the pink of health used to be represented by a chubby toddler bursting out of his diapers. That's not the case anymore, as the health dangers posed by overweight and obesity have slowly but surely started to sink in our collective consciousness.

The human digestive system is populated by millions of bacteria. We will learn in this article that some of these are good bacteria and some are bad. By keeping the good bacteria alive, we can manipulate bacterial colonisation in our gut. lust as the saying goes, 'The more the merrier', the more good bacteria we have, the better bacterial colonisation we have!

Of course, in our rush-a-minute world we live in, it's common to sometimes overlook something and blame it on being forgetful. Researchers are discovering that as part of the ageing process, humans do lose a little bit of brain sharpness due to many theories that are still very much hard to pin point to one causative effect.

Today, hand hygiene is recognised as the most important measure for reducing the transmission of microorganisms and preventing infection. Every healthcare provider and stuff should practice the habit of keeping the working environment safe and clean, including their own hands.

According to the global burden of asthma report in 2004, asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in the world. Let us explore more about this chronic but treatable condition and how you can treat it before it's too late.

Sleep deprivation is a common problem among the elderly. In fact, one out of every two seniors suffers from it. But no one seems to be overly concerned because we all have misperceptions when it comes to seniors and sleep. What are some of the misperceptions and what option is there besides counting sheep?

What are some simple but vital information we need to know in order to acheive and maintain healthy weight? Bursting myths and dispelling half-truths pertaining to health, fitness and nutrition, let use tell you the truth and the truth shall set you free!

Is your exercise routine really helping you to burn fat? What do you really understand about fat burn and how it can be achieved? Let us break a sweat and tell you how.

Your hand and wrist ache after a hard day work at your computer. Could it be the onset of a carpal tunnel syndrome? Or it was just plain overuse? Let us explore on the grey area and shares on how to care for your tender hands.