Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Pau d’arco – A versatile and powerful herbal remedy for many health issues
What if you could treat and prevent a wide range of illness just by drinking tea or by swallowing a few drops of a powerful herbal extract? It turns out that you can, and this natural medicine has been in […]
Quick headache remedies
Take a nap: Sleeping for a short while help to reduce headaches. However take care not to oversleep as it can aggravate the headache. A nap of 15-30 minutes is sufficient. Practice breathing exercises: Take slow deep breaths. Inhale and exhale slowly. […]
Best home exercises for women
Walking/Running: They help to relieve stress, improve your heart health, reduce the risk of depression, burn mega calories and improve your overall health. They also help build strong, toned legs. For weight loss, a brisk walk for more than 20 mins […]
Foods that are good for your liver
Avocados: Avocados produce a type of antioxidant called glutathione, which is needed for our livers to filter out harmful materials. Garlic: Loaded with sulfur, a mineral that helps rid the body of toxins, garlic is known to reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels. […]
Foods that boost your happiness
Dark Chocolate Chocolates, in general are loaded with chemicals that enhance mood, seratonin in particular, whose release is triggered when chocolate is consumed. It also said that chocolate contains some of the same mood-enhancing chemicals, found in marijuana albeit in […]
The basics of sleep
“I feel like an astronaut,” says Mr Joshua Lye, a home tutor. Streaks of fine colourful wires, attached to his scalp and bunched up behind the 57-year-old, are plugged into a white box that looks like a Mastermind board game. […]
Choose a modified Mediterranean diet for weight loss
A modified Mediterranean diet with local foods may be easier for some people to stick with and also result in weight loss, suggests a new study from Germany. People on a Mediterranean diet that used more familiar foods and portion-controlled sweets […]
Exercise at your workplace for a healthier you
A new study shows a healthy lifestyle intervention programme administered at the workplace reduces risk factors for diabetes and heart diseases. The programme was developed by University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and administered at the workplace. M. […]
Colour therapy a stress-reliever for adults
A growing trend among adults, coloring books are said to help de-stress and unwind and are slowly taking off outside Europe, where the trend originated. The latest example, “Colour Therapy: An Anti-Stress Colouring Book,” is out this week in Britain […]
What to eat for gorgeous skin
I have to admit, I tucked into a good number of kueh kapit and pineapple tarts during this year’s Chinese New Year season. Not to forget the odd one or two kueh bakul as well, another lunar new year must-have. Nothing like ushering in […]
