Maintaining your weight doesn’t have to be hard. You’re in spandex and sneakers most days of the week, you can decipher a nutrition label quicker than you can say “hydrogenated oil,” and the waiter at your favourite spot no longer bothers to ask if you want to see the dessert menu. And for what? Just to drop...
Contrary to popular belief, insomnia is not only having a hard time getting to sleep. It can also entail trouble staying asleep or waking up very early the following day. Because enough sleep for another person may still feel inadequate to another, there is really no formal way of diagnosing insomnia. If you feel you...
If you’re like most people, there’s a good chance you get out of bed every morning and launch right into your busy day. Yet taking just a few minutes for yourself before you race to get in the shower, prepare breakfast, make your way to the office, and start plowing through your to-do list can...
First, the bad news: There’s no actual cure for cold or flu. But on the bright side, these viruses do tend to clear up pretty quickly—within 3 to 10 days, in most cases. While you can’t kill the bugs with medications, you can treat the symptoms so you feel more comfortable and prevent complications, like...
Most of the time, these cramps can be treated with DIY remedies. You know that strange thing when your toes start twitching and involuntarily twisting around each other? Or when you wake up in the middle of the night with your foot flexed, immovable, and shooting with pain? What is with those cramps? “They’re usually...
Most people get heartburn once in a while—that achy, fiery feeling in your chest after polishing off a big, fatty meal, also known as acid reflux. What is that, exactly? “At base, reflux is stomach juice moving from the stomach up into the esophagus or further up,” says Kevin Ghassemi, MD, a gastroenterologist and associate director of clinical...
Fatigue is a very common complaint nutritionists hear and more often than not, they choose to accept that tiredness is the norm. However, this is far from the truth! We don’t have to live with feelings of fatigue and to help get your vitality back, here are eight ways to heal fatigue with nutrition. 1. Eat...
When we hear the mention of cholesterol, we often feel worried that ours has gone up, putting us at risk of heart problems, congested arteries, and the like. After all, with the kinds of food that we are eating nowadays, it is not really a surprise to find that most of us are at risk...
The best way to look after your heart is with a healthy lifestyle. Portrait of Happy Family In Park Be smoke-free Being smoke-free is one of the best things you can do to protect your heart. Manage your blood cholesterol Cholesterol is a fatty substance carried in your blood. Your body needs cholesterol to be...
Try this delicious and fresh Middle Eastern addition to your BBQs. Prep: 20 mins | Cook: 10 mins | Serves: 4 Ingredients 2 cloves garlic, peeled 2 cups mint leaves 1 cup low-fat Greek yoghurt 1 Lebanese cucumber, grated and squeezed of extra moisture 400 g lean beef mince 2 tsp ground cumin 2 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp ground...
Movember, also known as Men’s Health Awareness Month, is an annual global campaign dedicated to raising awareness about men’s health...
November marks COPD Awareness Month, a crucial time to raise awareness about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and its profound...
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) is observed every October to highlight the devastating impact of breast cancer on Australians. Every...