Maybe you love adding thick tomato sauce in any dish while others don’t. Maybe you like putting sugar and milk in your coffee while your partner wants pure, black coffee. Maybe your parents are addicted to curries while you despise even the smell of it. It’s a fact that we all have different food choices. But the question is – why? Genet
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In movies, we often see couples sleeping in the same position – woman lying with her head and arm on the man’s chest. Funny, they wake up in the same position without any sign of cramps! Very romantic but not so true in real life, scientists say. A new British study which involved 2,000 couples reveals that 46% of couples turn away and sleep w
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Life is not easy, that’s true. But it is the hardships that make our life worth living. Failure isn’t something to be avoided or to be afraid of. It should be something you should step on. While difficulties can stretch you to your limits, they can hone you to a better person. By incorporating the following strategies into your life, you are t
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Do your kids have couch potato syndrome? Do they prefer playing video games or surfing the internet rather than engaging in sports and other outdoor activities? You know exercise is crucial to your child’s physical and mental health. But just like many parents out there, you are sometimes guilty of not exercising because of a lack of time and energy. I
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A national survey reveals that for the first time, majority of surgical doctors in Sweden are interested to learn more about Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The study, which took place between 2010 and 2011, was carried out by the researchers from Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg. Their report was published in the journal BMC Compleme
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For years, addiction has been a focus of numerous studies. Many scientists tried to investigate why some people are vulnerable to addiction while others are not, and why some of those who quit experience debilitating symptoms while others can let go of the habit anytime they want to. While there are no clean-cut strategies to find out if an individual is sus
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A story from Therapist Tina Wilkins shows how people are now seeking the treatment of Complementary Therapies after receiving poor service from the NHS Tina Wilkins was appalled by the level of service her son, only 18 years, was receiving from the NHS after being prescribed a dangerous an ineffective drug by his GP. Shockingly, was that the dosa
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Winter vomiting bug has arrived earlier than expected. On the latest count by the Health Protection Agency (HPA), the number of people affected by the bug has skyrocketed to 666,144. On Monday, the number of confirmed cases reached 2,313 – greater than the recorded incidents last year. According to the HPA, there was a 64% increase in the prevalence
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Depression is a debilitating condition that affects a significant number of people worldwide. Studies reveal that 50 percent of those who had at least one episode of major depression are going to experience a relapse. But this does not mean you will be one of them. There are plenty of things you can do to avoid being depressed again. We picked the best ones
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Making decisions when you are sad can lead to huge financial losses, a study suggests. Myopic misery theory states that sadness arises from a sense of loss. As a consequence, the person creates an unconscious need to replace what has been lost, which leads to decisions or choices that are based on urgency and impatience. Jennifer Lerner of Harvard, and Ye
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