Health is wealth, as the cliché goes. But sadly, most people don’t act on their health until they have already had a stroke, developed a certain form of cancer, or has been diagnosed with diabetes. Just because you aren’t feeling anything wrong, or you haven’t got a fever or flu for several months now doesn’t mean you are very
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Regrets. Most people have it. Lost opportunities and possibilities really give us a heartache, especially by the time we realise that it is too late to go back, or start all over again. That is why most people would deny feelings of regrets. They’d deny experiencing it, even to themselves. Some choose to simply focus on the positive sides of their ch
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Looking to bulk up your muscles like the MMA fighters you idolise? Bodybuilding is often a tough job. And it isn’t enough that you go to the gym on a regular basis and lift heavy weights. You must also pay close attention to your diet. Whey protein can be life-saving for bodybuilders, as it is an essential nutrient that is needed by your muscles to gr
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You’ve been working out every day, choosing food wisely, and reducing your calorie intake. But still, the figures in your weighing scale haven’t moved even a bit. What could be wrong? According to a new study, the belief that poor metabolism makes weight loss harder is true. The small laboratory study included 12 obese men and women who underwen
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It’s Friday – the last day for just another workweek. You are so excited to go home (or if you work from home, to finally take a break from your computer). You can’t wait to throw yourself into the couch, pop open the cork, and watch the sparkling wine fall its way into your glass. But you’re quite not sure if you’re doing somet
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A research team, led by Dr Christos Mantzoro of Harvard Medical School, found that a diet high in walnuts had may help reduce the risk of bowel cancer by slowing the growth of tumours. Also called colorectal cancer, bowel cancer is the third most common type of cancer worldwide and is the second leading cause of death in Western Countries, after lung cance
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We have grown in a society wherein anger has always been viewed as unacceptable and uncivilised. We are told to do away from being angry because it does us no good. And in an effort to conform to our society, we try to keep ourselves from being angry. But then again, anger is a very powerful emotion that is too hard to control at times, especially if most of
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We all try to be good and nice to other people. Being polite and kind is something others, especially our parents and family, want us to be. So in an effort to just always be ‘nice’, most of us try to conceal negative emotions that fuel not-so good behaviours. Unfortunately, what they don’t realise is that these are also necessary in promot
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Researchers from Griffith University’s National Centre for Neuroimmunology and Emerging Diseases (NCNED) have uncovered significant factors, particularly genetic changes, which contribute to the pathology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). "These findings have been achieved through a team effort involving researchers, patients, funding bodies, c
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Self-esteem. It is something we’ve always wanted our children to have, and some of us wished they had. But building self-esteem has always been a huge challenge, a constant battle. While believing in yourself is the hallmark of self-esteem, it isn’t just what it’s all about. Scientists are still learning about self-esteem, as much as we are
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