Statistics reveal that 25.4% of men have been unfaithful to their wives at least once (dailymail.co.uk, 2012) while women are gradually catching up to their male counterparts in the infidelity department. Some even claim that a disheartening six out of ten British men are expected to cheat on their wives at some point during their marriage. The figures are s
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Do you have fluctuating blood sugar levels? Instead of pairing your usual bread or cereal with coffee, you may want to have green tea instead. In their new study, Penn State scientists found that a green tea component, when combined with starchy food, helps stabilise blood sugar levels. In an animal study conducted by the researchers from Pennsylvania Sta
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Past studies show that resveratrol – a compound found in the skin of grapes and red wine, promotes better heart health and lowers the risk of stroke. But wait, there’s more! Just recently, researchers from University of Missouri found that it may also help treat all types of prostate cancer, including aggressive tumours. The health benefits of
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Praising is an excellent way to motivate someone to keep up the good work, and even strive harder to enhance their skills. If you reward a child with a sweet after scoring high in his exam, or just give words of encouragement and appreciation, that child is more likely do much better next time. The question is why exactly? In psychological perspective, pr
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Do the butterflies in your stomach rumble every time you speak in front of strangers, or propose a project to your boss? Do they become uncontrollable whenever you ask someone for a date or meet a new friend that interests you a lot? We all experience shyness at one point or another. It is a normal feeling that occurs whenever we experience something unus
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Thinking that they are getting all the taste and sweetness of traditional soda drinks without gaining calories, many dieters have one or two cans of diet fizzy drinks tucked in their bags. Although the name might sound cool, tasty and fat-free, they are still loaded with additives, artificial sweeteners and other chemical compounds that may not be good
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A DAILY DOSE of multivitamins can positively influence brain function in older women, a study by the Swinburne University suggests. The researchers, headed by Dr Helen Macpherson, Centre for Human Psycho-pharmacology researcher at the University, found that just 16 weeks of multivitamin intake resulted to significant improvements in the participants’
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Sleeping is a biological process and requirement that humans and animals need to survive. Human beings have their own circadian rhythm which dips and rises at various times of the day. Studies show that the strongest sleep drive of adults is between 2:00-4:00 in the morning, and 1:00-3:00 in the afternoon. As the dusk breaks and evening falls, you should fee
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Prevention of diabetes is in your hands… Diabetes, a very common condition that leads to a range of health complications, including heart disease, takes 10 years of elevated blood sugar levels to develop. If the “grace period” is this long, how come many are diagnosed with diabetes every year? Is there any way that we can prevent ou
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After identifying the molecules that have the ability to prevent the accumulation of beta-amyloid and tau – two proteins in the brain that when combined, result in Alzheimer’s, scientists from Dalhousie University came up with a novel approach to treating a devastating disease that effects millions of people world wide. The human brain is a comp
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