Category: Wellness and Complementary Therapies
Fruit may protect against lethal aneurysm: study
Eating more fruit may decrease your risk of suffering a dangerous vascular condition known as abdominal aortic aneurysm, said a Swedish study published Monday in the American Heart Association journal Circulation. Abdominal aortic aneurysm is a ballooning of the lower […]
Music can help reduce stress, says study
Music was found to enhance cognitive functioning, reduce stress, decrease anxiety and burnout, say researchers. University of Kentucky are learning ways to enhance their personal relationships and relieve anxiety all while advancing their skills on the piano. Through the new […]
When diet and exercise don’t work
For people whose body mass index is above 40, losing weight the “normal way” does not work. Dr Baladas Ganesan, a specialist general surgeon and consultant at Raffles Surgery Centre, says that for some of these patients, even something simple […]
Home remedies to help you get rid of lice
Home remedies in the form of onion and garlic juice can help you battle scalp lice this monsoon. Hair transplant surgeon Sakshee Sareen says that due to accumulation of sweat in the scalp, chances of hair lice or fungal infection […]
Omega 3 fatty acids help fight age-related eye diseases
Fish oil helps improve membrane fluidity in retina cells and fights age-related macular degeneration, say researchers. The study suggests that incubating retinal cells with vegetable oils induces biochemical and biophysical changes in the cell membrane, which may have a beneficial […]
Sunbeds – Think of the risks before using them
Twenty-five year old Leanne Atherton, from Greater Manchester, who was a regular with sunbeds for 20 minutes a week, for eight years is battling malignant melanoma. Now, she wants to create more awareness about the risks of using sun beds. […]
Bee sting therapy creating a buzz in China, but some say its “quackery”
BEIJING – Patients in China are swarming to acupuncture clinics to be given bee stings to treat or ward off life-threatening illness, practitioners say. More than 27,000 people have undergone the painful technique – each session can involve dozens of […]
Women willing to try strange anti-ageing treatments
Looking young seems to be top of mind for most women and it appears they will go any extent to try odd anti-ageing treatments, including placenta face masks and bee venom. And women are willing to shell out a bomb […]
Risk of cavities can be reduced by drinking milk after eating sugary cereals
Drinking milk after eating sugary breakfast cereal can prevent cavity-forming damage to tooth enamel by reducing plaque acid levels, a new study reveals. Dry ready-to-eat, sugar-added cereals combine refined sugar and starch. When those carbohydrates are consumed, bacteria in the […]
Soy foods protect against colon cancer: study
Scientists at University of Illinois have evidence that lifelong exposure to genistein, a bioactive component in soy foods, protects against colon cancer. This is done by repressing a signal that leads to accelerated growth of cells, polyps, and eventually malignant […]
