Low-calorie, artificial sweeteners may seem like a great sugar substitute for people trying to cut their calorie intake. Unfortunately, they may have the opposite effect on our body. According to new research, artificial sweeteners may play havoc in metabolism and could lead to fat accumulation, especially in people who are already obese. The new findings,
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People who struggle to sleep at night have a 27 per cent higher risk of suffering from a heart attack, new research revealed. Furthermore, researchers believe women are most at risk of heart disease because they are more genetically prone to insomnia due to their hormones. Sleep plays a vital role in our health. During sleep, the body undergoes a major repa
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It doesn’t matter if you are healthy or you are not genetically predisposed to heart disease. Simply eating the wrong foods, less exercise, and some other unhealthy habits can already increase your risk of suffering from heart disease If you want to keep your heart in good condition for as long Chia Seeds Eating chia seeds is one great
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Psychosis normally shows up in adolescence or early adulthood. This mental disorder is experienced by around 100,000 young people per year. Unfortunately, little is known about how to prevent this devastating mental illness. But a ground-breaking study by the University of Montreal offers new hope for early identification and prevention of psychosis.
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There’s a great deal of difference between being alone and being lonely. The latter is bad for your mental health and increases your risk of depression and other mental disorders. On the other hand, and contrary to what many of us believe, the former is actually good for you and can even strengthen your mental health. Being alone can have many advanta
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Researchers from Emory University in Atlanta discovered a specific pattern of brain activities that may help clinicians identify what the best treatment is for a patient suffering from depression – in particular, whether it’s medications or talk therapy. In the study, depression patients were randomly assigned patients to 12 weeks of treat
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Pampering yourself in a steamy bath can really be good for you. In fact, it has health benefits similar to exercising – according to new research. The study, published in the journal Temperature, found that an hour-long soak in hot water produced similar anti-inflammatory and blood sugar responses as 60 minutes of moderate physical activity. While a
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To avoid heart disease, it is important to follow a healthy diet. But apart from this, maintaining a good amount of physical activity is also equally important. And speaking of workout, tai chi, yoga, brisk walks, and even house chores are among the best forms of workout heart attack patients can do to recover. New guidelines from the American Heart
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No matter how mentally strong you are, there will be times that you’d find it more difficult to face life’s challenges. Obstacles are there in everyone’s journey to their dreams. And without the positive voice telling you “it’s okay”, “don’t give up”, or “you can do it”, it is easy to just giv
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Researchers developed a technique that is inexpensive, simple and non-invasive, that can accurately detect breast cancer. It involves a highly-trained dog that is able to sniff out breast cancer from a piece of cloth which had touched the breast of a woman with a tumour. Working on the assumption that breast cancer cells have a distinguishing smell which se
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