People who got very little sleep ate more, but didn’t burn any extra kilojoules in a new study that adds to evidence supporting a link between sleep deprivation and weight gain. Although the findings don’t prove that sleeplessness causes people to pack on extra kilograms, or exactly how the relationship between sleep and body weight might work, they
If Aubrey de Grey’s predictions are right, the first person who will live to see their 150th birthday has already been born. And the first person to live for 1,000 years could be less than 20 years younger. A biomedical gerontologist and chief scientist of a foundation dedicated to longevity research, de Grey reckons that
Step 1: Understanding the relationship between anaemia and food Iron deficiency is the most common cause of anaemia. The most common cause of iron deficiency is chronic blood loss, usually due to excessive menstruation, or due to bleeding into or from the gut as a result of a peptic ulcer, gastritis, haemorrhoids or in children,
Summary Fatigue is a common condition that involves feelingunusually tired. This may be a sign of illness and should never be ignored. Fatigue may be caused by many different physical and emotional factors. A healthy lifestyle, including eating a balanced diet and exercising, can help relieve and prevent fatigue. What is fatigue? Fatigue is a
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
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,
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