We all know that fruits, vegetables and cereals are good for the health. But it’s not enough to just include them in your daily diet. The manner by which you prepare these foods has a great impact on their health benefits. Below are some facts about foods that can help you keep a healthy and balanced diet. 1.
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Milk is considered to be a healthy beverage. However, experts say that modern milk has downsides too. The hormones in milk and other dairy products are found to increase the risk of hormone-dependent cancers. These include prostate, breast, and testicular cancer. Milk and Other Dairy Products Linked to Certain Cancers The lead researcher Ganmaa Davaas
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Are you drinking sufficient amount of water every day? If not, you might be putting your health at risk. According to a new study, even mild dehydration can negatively affect a person’s physical, mental, and emotional wellbeing. Effects of Dehydration to Your Body The researchers from the University of Connecticut’s Human Performance Laboratory
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The latest Statistics on Obesity, Physical Activity and Diet: England 2012 published by the NHS Information Centre, found that hospital admissions because of obesity-related problems increased for over a decade. From 261 in year 2001, the number of weight loss surgical operations in Britain has climbed to 8, 807 in the year 2011. However, this does
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When Cassey and Matt won the £45m EuroMillions lottery jackpot in February 2012, thousands of people said the same thing – they’re very lucky. Luck is something that we have always wanted. Everyone wants to be fortunate in love, health, and wealth. But is there such thing as luck? Richard Wiseman from the University of Hertfordshire
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Hot flushes are one of the most common symptoms of menopause, affecting one in four women in Britain. This extreme feeling of hotness can make a woman’s life miserable in so many ways. There are conventional treatments however such as HRT that can fight these debilitating menopausal symptoms. But the long-term consequences of these medical procedures o
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Want to know another secret to longer life? Starve yourself on alternate days! New study revealed that fasting on and off can improve brain function and promote weight loss. Fasting has always been an integral part of different religions such as Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Some people are still quite sceptical as to whether the psychological bene
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Everyone has their own definition of beauty. Some people think that when they look like the celebrities they see on TV, they’re already beautiful. But the concept of beauty is far more complex. It includes a wide range of concerns which is centred on building positive relation with oneself. Taking care of yourself and loving it the way you should is wh
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We all know that positive thinking is good for our health. But did you also know that it reduces the risk of dying young by half? Positive Thinking Promotes Healing, Experts Say New research has confirmed what we long believed to be true – optimism promotes healing. When you think and feel that you are healthy, then you will be. On a very recent
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Side by side with the conventional medicine, majority of the GPs in the UK are recommending patients to undergo appropriate complementary treatments. And this practise has been going on for the past 10 years. Integrative Medicine Conventional medicine, combined with complementary therapy is called integrative medicine. Complementary therapies refer to the
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