Every time some new item gets discovered as the latest superfood, we find out that it has been around for thousands of years. It is usually new only to the Western kitchen, since we limited ourselves to several staple crops only. Frekkeh is a grain well known to the Middle Eastern and Eastern Mediterranean peoples […]
Indigestion in the body, also known by the name dyspepsia, is the term used when a person has symptoms such as a burning sensation or general discomfort in the abdomen after eating. Indigestion is also the sense of feeling too full after a meal. Indigestion is found more commonly in adults; and can occur occasionally […]
Many folks tend to overlook the important benefits one can observe while undergoing weight training. Due to this lack of knowledge, many men and women will experience a slower metabolism, a lack of bone density, higher stress levels, and consequences from constant stress on the body with improper muscling and flexibility.
When we feel that our body is burning with fever, the first thought is to get rid of it. It is especially difficult to be relaxed about fever when it attacks our kids. We are ready with pills, cold showers, compresses, cold drinks, anything to bring the temperature down. But, fever or increased body temperature […]
Menopause is natural. If you are a woman, you will have to go through it sooner or later. All it means is that your body is changing to adapt to the life when reproduction is not its main role. That means that our body starts producing much less of our main hormones – estrogen and […]
One of the most persistent myths in the dieting universe is that you can lose weight if you eat only foods that have negative calories. Scientists say: there is no such a thing.
Dietary supplements are big business, pulling in 27 billion dollars in 2010, these numbers speak for themselves. So with this kind of sales then there must be something to it right? Well, there is and then again there isn’t. Dietary supplements are good sometimes, but there can be a downside to them too.
Using foam rollers to self massage can have several benefits. The first one is cost; you can get similar results of a sports massage without the expense and time of making an appointment, going there and sitting until it’s your turn and then paying up at the end of the session. Sports massages can cost […]
Eating fresh fish and seafood is one of the biggest treats we expect from our coastal summer vacation. Nothing is as delightful as sitting on the terrace of a seaside restaurant, eating freshly caught fish and sipping a glass of wine. But, things are not as simple any more. To choose the fish from the […]
People taking popular drug metformin to treat their diabetes might have noticed that they are getting smarter and that their memory is suddenly much better. No surprise there. Scientists from the University of Toronto-affiliated Hospital for Sick Children found that metformin encourages new neurons to grow in the brain.
