Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Low-carb, high fat diet packs on pounds
A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet (also known as the Paleo diet) can cause rapid weight gain and health complications in just eight weeks. The finding, detailed in a paper in Nature journal Nutrition and Diabetes, has prompted University of Melbourne researchers […]
Potatoes can fill potassium and fiber requirement
Children are not consuming enough vegetables, resulting in an inadequate intake of key nutrients, including potassium and dietary fiber, can supplement their diet with potatoes. Research published in a special supplement of the peer-reviewed journal Advances in Nutrition demonstrated that […]
Just half an hour of exercise keeps the heart healthy
Gretchen Wells, MD, PhD, director of women’s heart health at the University of Kentucky’s Gill Heart Institute, emphasizes in says we don’t have to exercise strenuously to achieve results. “You reduce your risk of heart attack by 50% if you […]
Ways to boost your metabolism
The Texas A&M University shares 5 ways to boost your metabolism through an infographic.
Giving support to others also good for health
Giving support — rather than receiving it — may have unique positive effects on key brain areas involved in stress and reward responses, suggests a study in Psychosomatic Medicine: Journal of Biobehavioral Medicine, the official journal of the American Psychosomatic […]
Tips from the mindlessly slim
New Cornell Food and Brand Lab research findings have helped to uncover lifestyle secrets of the “mindlessly slim.” The Food and Brand Lab researchers created the Slim by Design Registry (now called the Global Healthy Weight Registry) to survey […]
Dietician debunk popular diet myths
Texas A&M Health Science Center registered dietician Lisa Mallonee, separates myths from fact when it comes to your diet. Gluten-free desserts are healthier “Gluten-free desserts are not healthier than ‘normal’ desserts,” said Lisa Mallonee, a registered dietician with the Texas […]
Things You Should Know About the Zika Virus
Scientists in Colorado State University’s Arthropod-borne and Infectious Diseases Laboratory are provided seven things we should know about the Zika virus. 1. The Aedes aegypti, is the main culprit spreading the virus. This mosquito lives in tropical environments and feeds […]
Breastfeeding pumps cash into the economy
The Lancet Breastfeeding Series says that the costs of low cognitive abilities amount to US$300 billion each year—an amount of money that can be saved if countries support breastfeeding. The Series reviewed 1,300 studies to measure the effect of breastfeeding […]
Don’t shake unconscious kids! Do this instead
Shaking or splashing water on an unconscious kid can do more harm than help. First aiders suggest putting the child in the recovery position instead. The recovery position entails laying the child on his/her side, mouth facing downwards, but with […]
