Eating Healthy With Glycemic Index Recipes
Glycemic index recipes allows one to eat smart while not sacrificing taste. The glycemic index (GI) is a metric which quantifies the effect upon blood sugar levels consequent to the consumption of a given food. The glycemic index rankings go from one to a hundred. Carbohydrate based foods scoring high on the index (over 69) […]
Summer Grilling Safety Tips
Summer is finally here and many people are anxiously ready for planning to cook outdoors. However, while grilling and hosting barbecue parties can be a lot of fun, it’s important to make sure you follow a few safety guidelines to ensure that you and your guests have the best possible experience. The worst thing that […]
Eating Out and Staying Healthy
Eating healthily is a hard thing to do. People are constantly busy working, travelling, and doing whatever they need to do in their daily lives. With their busy lifestyles, they often fail to eat healthy and they usually resort to fast food. How can one be healthy if he or she constantly eats out? On […]
How to Maintain an Eco Friendly Garden
Most people recognise that ‘going green’ and trying to lessen our impact on the natural environment has many benefits, but there are still some misconceptions about what exactly is involved in eco friendly gardening. Does it require more work and expense than ordinary gardening? Will you have to abandon your favourite flowers or watch helplessly […]
Could E-Games Save Your Kids From Childhood Obesity?
If your child has gained weight, you might attribute some of the blame to video games, but according to a new study by researchers at the George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services (SPHHS), certain blood-pumping video games can actually benefit your child’s wellness by boosting his energy expenditure, which could especially […]
Is Mental Health Support More Important Than Gun Control?
At the end of last year, the world was rocked once again by a horrific gun crime, this time perpetrated against very young children in a school in Newtown. This school shooting has raised the issue of gun control once again and debates now rage harder than ever about whether gun security should be tightened […]
Eating Healthy Lunches on the Go
One of the many reasons for adults and children to become overweight is the number of options available when it comes to eating out. There are fast food restaurants on every corner and restaurants offer so many choices of fried and fatty foods. The food industry is a big business Rather than home cooked meals […]
Chinese Herbal Medicine – A Natural Alternative
Chinese Herbal Medicine is a health care system which has been around since ancient times. It is also known by the acronym CHM. As the causes of illness that afflict mankind have evolved in time, CHM has also undergone developments continuously. Along with modern medicine, state hospitals in China use herbal medicine for various ailments […]
Anti-Ageing Non-Surgical Treatments at Day Spas
Non-surgical anti-aging treatments may sound like something out of a science fiction magazine, but they are here, and they work. Many day spas offer a variety of these kinds of treatments that are proven to show results. Whether you want to help reduce fine lines, smooth out your complexion, or just get younger, more radiant […]
Could Your Wellness Benefit From A Little Pimiento Power?
Eating vegetables is an obvious choice to make to boost your weight loss as well as your wellbeing, but why are they all so boring? It can be hard to focus on your wellness goals when you’re staring down at a stick of celery, so why don’t you add a little bit of sunny Spain […]
Interval training is the most effective calorie burner
Interval training is one of the most effective ways of burning fat and increasing your fitness levels, and is popular as it takes less time than regular cardiovascular activities. Exercises such as treadmills or stationary cycling require a steady pace for a relatively long period of time in order to bring your heart rate up […]
Could too much alcohol damage your mental health?
The long-term effects of too much alcohol have long been studied, with alcohol awareness groups aiming to education people on the serious damage that drinking too much can do to their health and physical wellness. What is not widely known, however, is the harm that alcohol can do to your mental health, as well as […]
Fat Busting Foods – Eat More and Reduce Cellulite!
Are there any secret fat busting foods available out there that can reduce cellulites too? Still adjusting with your natural cellulite diet? You don’t need to sacrifice flavour for health. Not all wonderful tasting foods are bad for you. Fat busting foods are tasty and healthy: a wonderful combination for someone who’s on a diet. […]
Chinese Herbal Medicine – Features and Benefits
Chinese herbal medicine is an ancient holistic system that provides the foundation for someone to lead a happier, healthier and more stress free way of living. This Chinese medical system has been in existence for over 3,000 years and has been used to help diagnose, treat, cure and prevent a vast array of health problems […]
Botox – Quick Fix Ageing Treatment
It is the treatment of choice for celebrities and the saving grace for many trying to stave off the signs of ageing and a life lived to the full. Had too many late nights, cigarettes or frown lines? Don’t fear that you have to walk around with the tell tale signs on your face – […]