Category: Features
Ladies, try these superfoods
Healthy eating is good for everybody, but certain health issues such as brittle bones, pregnancy and breast cancer are related only or more to women. Therefore ladies, check out these superfoods to boost your health. 1. Edamame These tasty soybean […]
Your nose can reveal your brain health
The better your sense of smell is, the more likely your brain is healthy, recent studies show. A growing body of research suggests that the two are strongly linked, though researchers are just starting to figure out how and why. […]
Spanish company develops low-fat avocado
Avocados are all the rage nowadays. Most of us enjoy it and the news keep getting better: Isla Bonita, a Spanish company, has developed low-fat avocados. The company claims Avocado Light has up to 30% less fat than ordinary fruits. […]
The chewing of betel nut leads to mouth cancer in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is struggling to cope with its soaring number of mouth cancers. The cancer is caused by the chewing of betel nuts, a long tradition in this small country. Once reserved for sacred events, now almost half of […]
How to eat healthy while on a strict budget
1. Plan your meals When it comes to saving money at the grocery store, planning is essential. Use one day each week to plan your meals for the upcoming week. Then, make a grocery list of what you need. Also, […]
How to choose the right vitamins
The easy part is deciding that a daily multivitamin is right for you; the challenge is selecting one from among the hundreds that line the drugstore shelves. So before you buy, do a little comparison shopping. Bring along your reading […]
Cancer scientists decipher the complete genetic map of durian
Scientists from the Humphrey Oei Institute of Cancer Research, National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore have achieved a world’s first by deciphering the complete genetic map of durian – a prized tropical fruit delicacy known in […]
Some tips to remain healthy while travelling
While travelling can be fun, it can also be stressful, especially when one undergoes long commutes. Here are 5 quick tips on how to maintain your health while travelling: 1) Exercise: Get a hotel with a fitness center or purchase a temporary pass […]
Obesity predisposes people to 13 types of cancer
There’s a link between obesity and 40 % of all the cancers diagnosed in the United States. That doesn’t mean too much weight is causing all these cancer cases, just that there’s some kind of still-to-be explained association, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease […]
High-sugar diet can even harm livers of healthy men
A new study published on Oct. 5 in the journal Clinical Science has found that a diet high in sugar can even harm the livers of otherwise healthy men. British researchers found that a sugar-rich diet was associated with unhealthily high levels […]
