Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
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 […]
Spanish Cold Soup may Help Bring Down Blood Pressure
Gazpacho soup could benefit people with high blood pressure, finds study. The cold Spanish dish is made up of a range of superfoods including tomato, cucumber, garlic and olive oil. Even though gazpacho contains salt, which people with high blood […]
Handling your hangovers
SINGAPORE – It is that time of the year. That means it’s time to party. Some will overindulge in the drinks department. If that is the case, you can expect some agony in the morning. Here are various ways you […]
Will eating kang kong make your legs weak?
Chinese superstition has it that eating kang kong (water spinach) will give one weak legs because of the hollow trailing stems, which make the person weak like the plant itself. But there is no scientific evidence that eating kang kong […]
Asparagus Extract may Help Prevent Hangover
Indulging in alcohol during the festive season of Christmas and New Year may not prove to be as problematic as before after researchers found an asparagus extract may help guard against a hangover. The study was conducted by researchers at […]
Eating whole grains lower the risk of pre-diabetes
Eating whole grains oare known to reduce the risk of pre-diabetes and blood sugar levels that are not stable in adults, according to research. Researchers in Sweden found that people who eat Swedish food containing 59 grams of whole grains […]
Is Chocolate Milk the Best Post-workout Drink?
Chocolate milk is right at the top of the list of drinks when it comes to fueling yourself after a hard session at the gym. This is because every cup of chocolate milk contains between eight and 11 grams of […]
Carrot, A Panacea For Many Ailments
Carrot, which is rich in vitamin and mineral contents, besides other valuable nutrients, can offer protection against different ailments, according to health experts. Considering the effectiveness of carrot, doctors and health experts have declared it “apple” for the people having […]
When is the best time to exercise?
SINGAPORE – Lower temperatures, little activity and quietness makes night-time a good time for exercising. But exercising at night may not make you fitter than going for jogs during the day. “The time of day does not matter. What is […]
