Turns out, probiotics are not only good for your gut. They may also boost your heart health, according to a new study. Probiotics – the naturally occurring bacteria in the gut, has been long associated with a wide range of health benefits, particularly a strong immune system. In a paper reported in the American Heart Association journal Hypertension
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Beans are both nutritious and delicious. They are also very versatile that they can be added in a wide range of dishes, from soups to stir-fries and everything in between. They come in so many varieties and among those that stand out are black beans. Many health organisations, including the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association, and
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Numerous studies have shown that lack of sleep can lead to mood changes or irritability, a lack of energy or motivation, poor performance at school or work, tension headaches or stomach aches, and other health issues. Now, a new study found that sleep deficits can lead to errors in memory too. It is no secret that a good night’s sleep makes you feel b
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If you’ve been criticising yourself all these years and see no progress in your life, why not do the opposite? Try approving yourself and you might just get all the things you have been longing for. Emotional validation means acknowledging and expressing acceptance of someone’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours as understandable. We often valida
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With all the ‘fake’ foods we eat on a daily basis (we’re talking about processed foods and microwavable meals), there has been an urgent need for detoxification. Fortunately, we can get a detox without having to go to the spa or health clinic. There are simpler, less expensive and more effective ways to flush those unwanted chemicals from o
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Breakthrough research, which spanned for 49 years, highlights a unique therapy that showed significant increases in IQ among children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). More remarkably, the method costs about a sixth of that of the most commonly used treatments. Reported on at the American Psychoanalytic Association in Chicago, the new therapy is called R
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“I’d catch a grenade for you. Throw my hand on a blade for I’d jump in front of a train for you. You know I’d do anything for you. Oh, I would go through all this pain, take a bullet straight through my brain. Yes, I would die for you, baby. But you won’t do the same” If your partner, friend, or family member has issues wi
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Despite our busy schedule, most of us spend half of our waking hours staring out the window and zoning out. Whilst it can be a great way to relax and do away from the chaotic world, mind-wandering has been linked by health experts to a host of physical and mental problems. Not only does mind-wandering affect our productivity, it can also lead to unhappiness
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Painful as they are, negative emotions convey meaningful insights too. Imagine this – your partner is late for the nth time. It’s examination week but your child hasn’t put her phone down to read her books. Your co-worker used your computer and didn’t bother to shut it down. Your spouse just came home drunk – again. If you&rs
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Low physical activity in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) could be due to poor sleep quality, new research found. New findings show that PTSD was independently associated with worse sleep quality at baseline, and participants with current PTSD at baseline had lower physical activity one year later. We found that sleep quality was more str
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