Anti tobacco art showing the real outcome of smoking: Dead bodies, diseased lungs and a man on a ventilator were among the graphic images for revamped tobacco labels unveiled by US health officials. Proposed in November under a law that put the multibillion-dollar tobacco industry under the control of the Food and Drug Administration, the
For many, wine is not just a luxury, it’s a necessity. A good bottle of wine can keep you company on a lonely night, while reading the perfect novel and especially when entertaining a few friends. Here are a few things that you might not have known about your favourite bottle of wine. What the grape?
Workplace stress There are many things that make the workplace stressful. It might start with your phone ringing all the time, the inbox overflowing, deadlines piling up and customers being demanding. You work long hours and feel undervalued and unappreciated. Sound familiar? Long working hour, insufficient breaks, lack of resources and unrealistic deadlines, or targets,
You can’t argue with the fact that deciding to exercise regularly is one of the best decisions that you could ever make. “True in theory” – you say, “but where on earth do I get the motivation from?” Sure, there are many obstacles that you can allow to block your way. But why deprive yourself of
Your blood. You hardly ever see it. Yet, it is the very thing that keeps you going. Check how many of the following facts you knew. Think about them next time you cut a finger or need a blood transfusion. The average adult man has about five to six litres of blood in his body,
US scientists have figured out exactly how nicotine acts as an appetite suppressant in the brain, a finding that could one day help in the fight against obesity, researchers said. Smokers tend to be thinner than people who don’t smoke, and the study led by Yale University and published in the journal Science describes how nicotine activates
Here’s a list of the top 10 foods that is good for your heart: Pilchards Avocado Olive Oil Flaxseed
The Dash diet has been voted the best overall diet by the US World and News Report. It beat out 19 other contenders, including the Atkins, Jenny Craig and Slim-Fast diets. The heart-smart Mediterranean diet came in second place. Developed in the USA, Dash is the acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension, and has proved so healthy that it’s
Medical Ozone, words commonly misunderstood or misinterpreted. When this phrase is spoken, the ozone layer is mostly the first thing that comes to mind, although it is far from the truth. Our atmosphere consists of various elements, such as carbon dioxide, a small percentage of oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen. Some of these are harmful and
Another important factor: our eating habits. Many risks are associated with poor nutrition: – Weakened immune system – Weak bones – Weakened muscles, poor skin tone etc. Breakfast, according to experts is the most important meal of the day, but to us something we can skip, or at best a breakfast cereal