Weight Watchers approach to Weight Loss
Adults referred to the commercial weight loss programme Weight Watchers shed twice as much weight as people who received standard care over a 12-month period. Weight Watchers’ approach to dieting seems to tighten the belt more than other approaches to weight loss, according to a new study published in the Lancet. The new research, which […]
Do you keep up your New Year Resolutions?
Most of you make your New Year’s Resolutions. You feel confident of your Healthy New Year’s resolutions, but fizzle out in a month or two. The trick to maintain a healthy resolution is to pick a lifestyle change that you can do the rest of your life. Here are some great healthy resolutions to jump-start […]
How do you view Middle Age?
You often think negatively about middle age. It is not a stage of life, which you await with excitement. Middle age is the period of age beyond young adulthood but before the onset of old age. Various attempts have been made to define this age, which is around the third quarter of the average life […]
Underweight Models – Not in Israel!
Underweight models from catwalks and commercials, have been banned in Israel by lawmakers, a measure they hope will reduce eating disorders and promote a healthy body image. The law says women and men cannot be hired for modelling jobs unless a doctor stipulates they are not underweight, with a body mass index (BMI). Models in […]
Has the gym helped you discover the joys of chart music?
Gym is the place you hear chart music. You would have heard that Example song anywhere other than at the gym. It certainly helps that for quite a while now; the charts have been dominated by dance music. That big, Ibiza-y David Guetta sound has permeated everything. All the better for the likes of a personal […]
Post-Marriage or Divorce – Change in Waistline?
It is believed that whenever there is a big change in your life, it affects your weight first. Also, this weight gain may pose to be a health risk as well. Health experts say that this sudden gain in weight after a marriage or divorce may be because, as age advances, people become more settled in […]
Depressed Women face risk of Stroke?
Depression is associated with hormonal changes in the body and affects chemicals in the brain, and you know that depression could be a marker for vascular disease. Depression is also associated with obesity, diabetes and hypertension, and people with depression are more likely to smoke and be physically inactive and not take their medication regularly. […]
Influence of Gene on fat storage capacity
Some people are fatter than others even when they eat similar food because of genes that encourage fat storage, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh identified a number of genes in fat tissue that may lead people to retain weight unnecessarily in the body. They hope the discovery could eventually […]
Obesity related conditions by 2050
Obesity is very dangerous and dramatically shortens the lives of millions, a landmark study has found. If current trends continue, by 2050 about 60 per cent of men, 50 per cent of women and 25 per cent of children in the UK will be clinically obese – so fat that their health is in danger. […]
Wood Wind Chimes – Are you Creative?
Wood Wind Chimes are made from hollow or solid wooden tubes usually hung outside of a building or residence – inside an open window, as a visual and aural garden ornament and are played by the wind. The wind moves them and causes the chimes to strike against each other, which are mostly hung in […]
Ayurvedic Approach to Your Wellness?
Ayurveda is one of the oldest forms of holistic medicine, native to Indian sub-continent, dating back over 5000 years and is currently followed by over a billion people throughout the world, making it more popular than the orthodox, Western system of medicine. By the medieval period, ayurvedic practitioners developed a number of medicinal preparations and […]
How do you improve sense of smell?
You may wish to improve your sense of smell, due to various reasons. It’s closely linked to your sense of taste. Try tasting food with your nose pinched! It is also a required skill to describe aromas in wine, coffee and beer, even tea. And in general, being able to smell the subtleties in the […]
Repeat offenders and their health in middle-age
A life of crime appears to damage offenders’ health once they reach their 40s, new research suggests. Researchers from Cardiff and Texas universities looked at data on 400 men who have been followed since childhood. They found offenders were more likely to be hospitalised and were 13 times more likely to be disabled. The researchers […]
Diet & Exercise with Personal Digital Assistant?
Dietary self-monitoring is considered the core of behavioural weight control programmes. As software for personal digital assistants has become more available, this study investigated whether the use of a Personal Digital Assistant would improve dietary self-monitoring. Overweight and obese adults who used an Electronic Diary Programme on a personal digital assistant did better at staying […]
How does Daily Food & Activity Diary help you?
Keeping a record of your daily food intake will help you stay on track when trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy weight and activity levels. It also will give your doctor or health care provider a quick way to check your progress. Known as ‘self-monitoring’, research shows people who keep track of what, […]