The causes of tension headaches are not well understood except for one: “The only thing that clearly does trigger tension headaches is stress,” says Dr. Goadsby, director of the University of California San Francisco Headache Clinic and member of the American Academy of Neurology. Poor posture is another possible culprit. […]
This article on the Zen Habits website about the super healthy community on the little Greek island of Ikaria is enlightening. Ikarians are living much older than most other Westerners, and are healthy, active, purposeful and happy well into old age. What’s their secret? Is it diet, or exercise, or no smoking, […]
Women who eat dried apple every day for a year see a persistent decrease in their cholesterol levels, according to a new study. In comparison, women who ate prunes daily maintained steady levels over a year, suggesting that the fruit could keep cholesterol numbers from rising. “Both apples and dried plum […]
Feeling stressed by your job? Don’t blame your employer a study shows. Work stress, job satisfaction and health problems due to high stress have more to do with genes than you might think, according to research by Timothy Judge, professor of management at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of […]
Sometimes health advice can be overwhelming. It changes all the time and it is hard to keep up. Are carbs bad? How much sleep do we need? How big is a portion of fruit? It is easy to throw your hands up in despair and reach for the crisps and […]
With the holiday season just around the corner there is plenty of excuses to overindulge with alcohol and it is very easy to do. Without realising it someone who would consider themselves a moderate drinker can easily have too much alcohol too regularly and start to see their health suffering […]
A new study has found that cannabis has an even greater effect on children’s IQ levels than once thought. It was found that regular use destroys brain power and lowers IQ. The drug is already known to slow reaction times, block memory and cause panic attacks, drowsiness, confusion and hallucinations. But […]
A diet rich in fruits and vegetables, high in nutrients and low in calories, are your best bet for a long life. Additions of some healthy food into our diets make a huge difference to our health. Try adding some of these great superfoods, as snacks or part of a […]
People with HIV are living into old age – something that was inconceivable a few years ago. But while longer lives are of course welcome, it brings new challenges. Hailed as the medical miracle of our lifetime, early HIV drugs got people off their death beds and back to lives […]
It is well known that poor lifestyle choices can create or worsen diabetes, but normally when we think of the causes of this illness we are likely to connect it to being obese or having a very poor diet. However, new findings show that poor sleep habits can have a […]
