No matter how bad my day has been, these little furry friends of mine are always there to make me smile. They don’t ask, but they understand. They don’t say anything, but they make me feel so important. They don’t ask for much, being with me is more than enough. Yes, I am their world! And if one of them leaves, my world will never be the sa
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Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a medical condition that affects many people in Britain, particularly the older population. Such disease, which results to a loss of vision in the central field of the eye, is more likely to develop among those who regularly take aspirin – a new research found. For fifteen years, a team of Australian scientist
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January 17 was just an ordinary day for most people in the world. But for Lance Armstrong, that day was the day he ended his life-long career, dropped his seven Tour de France titles, and lost the people’s trust and love. On the brighter side, that was the day he began a life that’s free from deceptions. In his interview with Oprah Winfrey, Arms
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They say ‘no man is an island’. The fact that we, humans, are social beings makes loneliness hard to endure. But aside from making you feel blue, did you know that loneliness can also expose your body to severe illnesses like chronic stress do? In the study by the Ohio State University, researchers found that lonely people showed signs of herpes
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Acidity occurs when there is an excess secretion of acids in our stomach, particularly in our gastric glands. You really don’t want to underestimate the power of acidity because a whole heap of problems could result from this condition, from headaches to fatigue, conjunctivitis, digestive problem, gastritis, ulcer, and so on. Acidity is a serious healt
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Eating at least three servings of strawberry and blueberry per week can significantly lower your risk of suffering from heart attack – new research finds. Flavonoids are very powerful plant-based antioxidants that are known to protect the body from disease and other chronic illnesses. For decades, scientists have studied the nature, composition and th
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Many of us love to keep warm but doing so in the winter can be especially difficult, especially for the elderly. With heating bills rising and the horrendous cold weather fronts moving in this early 2013, it’s ever more important to keep warm not just for comfort but for health and wellbeing too. The Benefits of Keeping Warm It is not just the fact t
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Obesity in Europe is on the rise. Scotland for instance, has the highest obesity rate in Europe and top 10 in the world. For years, the severe implications of obesity in health and economy have been underestimated which resulted to the increasing number of people developing serious illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes. But other than these life-threa
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For years, we have been taught that mental decline is an indispensable part of ageing. As we step into the age of forty, we begin to have problems with memory, intellectual response, and decision-making. But according to a new study, this is not necessarily the case. The research conducted by UT Dallas Centre for BrainHealth and the MetLife Mature Market In
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Your colon or your large intestine plays a major role in your health, particularly in the process of digestion. It helps extract water; salt and essential nutrients from indigestible food matter, and eliminate solid waste that could potentially harm your system. But for many reasons, such as improper diet, medical condition, and environmental chemicals, you
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