Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Mushrooms Good for Diabetics, Says Expert
Mushrooms are good for people with diabetes as they contain little or no sugar, says an expert. “Cultivated and wild species of mushrooms are consumed because of their nutritional value. They are rich in essential nutritional constituents and are good […]
Working in Standing Position Helps You Lose Weight
Office workers who spend all day sitting should consider standing up to lose weight, states research. According to exercise scientist John Buckley from Chester University, standing on feet for an extra three hours a-day would help burn off 3.6 kg […]
Active, Extrovert Life Can Make You Live Longer
A new study has found leading an active, extrovert life like that of a thrill seeker might lead to a life beyond 90s. A variation of a much-studied gene involved in transmission of dopamine, a key component of the brain’s […]
How to avoid yoga injuries
Last year, a New York Times article, “How yoga can wreck your body”, stated that yoga may not be appropriate for certain groups, and might actually do more harm than good. Indeed, the upsurge of interest in the exercise, together […]
Treating shoulder pain in the elderly
MALAYSIA – Shoulder pain commonly affects daily activities, and subsequently, the quality of life of our Malaysian seniors. While elderly people are more likely to experience pain than the general population, in many instances, they are under-treated. Many older adults […]
Herbal and nutritional therapies for diabetics
This is the third article on fighting diabetes. Diabetes is an impending national disaster and will consume much of our resources if we ignore the threat. Already, one in five adults are afflicted. And the situation is getting worse. In […]
Breastfeeding Mothers Believe in Folk Remedies
Using cabbage leaves and tea bags to ease pain in breastfeeding are some of the popular traditional remedies among new mothers. Drinking beer to produce more milk, for instance, is a folk tradition that singer Mariah Carey followed. She was […]
Revealed: Secrets of ancient Chinese medicinal herb
Scientists in the United States on Sunday offered a molecular-level explanation for how a Chinese herbal medicine used for more than 2,000 years tackles fever and eases malaria. The herb is an extract of the root of a flowering plant […]
3 Minutes of Intense Exercise a Week may Help You Get Fit
30-second bursts of intense exercise amounting to only three minutes a week could deliver the health benefits of hours of lengthy, conventional regimes, researchers say. This may revolutionise our ability to stick to New Year fitness resolutions, which only one […]
Basic tips for zapping noroviruses
Noroviruses can live in the vomit or faeces of infected people, but can also lurk in insufficiently heated bivalve shellfish and other foods. A cotton swab of infected stool is thought to contain more than 100 million viruses, and only […]
