Expert advice and in-depth features for a healthy life
Dark Chocolate is Good For Your Heart. Really it is.
This holiday season, as you think about how you will put on weight and end up becoming unhealthy as a result of eating sweets, worry no more. Get [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- GREEN TEA
Green Tea is widely believed to lower cholesterol & blood pressure and ward off tooth decay. Its been used in Asian cultures for over 5000 years. Its benefits [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- QUINOA
QUINOA makes a great substitute when used in place of pasta or white rice. It adds a lot more fiber and nutrients to your diet and is easy [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- BROCCOLI
Broccoli is rich in vitamins A and C, and folic acid and is among the healthiest amongst the leafy green vegetables. Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable and is [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- BEANS
Low in fat and high in protein is perhaps the shortest benefit-description. Peas, lentils, and beans are good sources of potassium, iron, and phosphorus. They’re also rich in [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- SALMON
Now if there ever was a superfood, it's this. Salmon is the king (or queen if you will ! ) of omega-3 fatty acids, is low in calories, [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart- Habit 6 – Not Enough Sleep
When you sleep you less, your muscles feel rested. And your cardiovascular system also gets rest. Sleep deprivation does not give enough time for your body to rest [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart- Habit 5 -Overdose of Salt
All you need is 1500mg a day. So stick to it. Packed foods have an alarmingly high level of salt and increase the daily intake - so be [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart- Habit 4 – Not Flossing
Now that may sound like an offbeat idea and really simple. But yes-floss. Because research has shown that people who had coronary heart disease and flossed regularly experienced [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart- Habit 3 – Stressing
Modern day life is stressful. Work, relationships, traffic, unhealthy eating, long hours, not enough sleep - all these don't do your heart any good. Stress releases adrenaline into [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart-Habit 2-Too Much Alcohol
Now those who like their alcohol will probably not like me for this piece of advice. But it is what it is. And the truth is that more [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health-BERRIES
This is a superfood for all seasons because you can find one or the other kind of berry (Strawberry, blueberry, and cranberry ) all year around. Not only [...]
Swim Faster- Increase Your Flipper Flex
If you want to become a faster swimmer you need to build higher flipper flex- i.e. higher ankle flexibility which leads to more flexible feet that can give [...]
Avoid Weight Training Injury and Test The Bench- Avoid the T4 Syndrome
Chiropractors warn those into weight training to make sure that the bench is not hard. Typically when you press your thumb to the bench, you should not be [...]
Longer Workouts Do Not Mean Bigger Muscles – Avoid The Cortisol
Your body begins to produce the stress hormone cortisol which is a testosterone blocker and can have a muscle wasting effect. So keep it to 60 minutes and [...]
Protect Your Neck- Use Your Tongue
Neck strain is pretty common while doing crunches and leads to a break in your routine. To align your neck properly, touch your tongue to the roof of [...]
Keep to a Balanced Muscle Building Plan for Different Muscle Groups-Keep A Schedule
You need to have a balanced work out routine for different muscle groups. Chest, Arms, Legs, Back & Abs all need to be worked out, but to a [...]
This One Is For Those Into Fitness
This one is for those into fitness - As all of us should be. Experts say that we all must do 4 kinds of exercises and that each [...]
6 Common Habits That Are Damaging Your Heart – Habit 1 – Sitting All Day
Now, everything else in life, a little effort can have huge positive results. Here we talk about the 6 habits you need to get rid of - Habit [...]
7 Super-foods For Good Health- RAW NUTS
When eaten in moderation, raw nuts are a great addition to your diet. Raw almonds, walnuts, cashews, and other nuts provide a hearty dose of fiber and omega-3 [...]