We love our al fresco dining in Mallorca but if you are hosting or going to a barbecue then the food choices can leave a lot to be desired if you are wanting to look after your health? So how do we avoid the fatty and calorie-laden fare and take advantage […]
It has been suggested this week that picking up a dropped dummy and sucking it clean may help infants to be better germ fighters. The practice, it seems, not only protects babies from the nasty microbes on the floor, but passes on good bugs that can lower the risk of allergies, […]
Ever looked on enviously at a celebrity lifestyle spread in your favorite magazine and wished you could live a life like that? Well, latest research reported on www.bbc.co.uk may give you reason to rethink and start to count your blessings as it seems the celebrity lifestyle doesn´t come with all […]
At Mediterranean Quality Care Sevices we like to keep up to date with all the new news about health in different countries, not just Spain. This enables us to understand our clients different cultures, perspective and individual concerns as well as educating us and informing us on new advances in […]
Reduce and relieve stress in as little as two minutes with these great calming tricks from www.ivillage.com 1. Sprinkle Fresh Nutmeg In India, they’ve long used nutmeg to shake off funky moods. Studies there show that inhaling nutmeg’s aromatic oils can kick-start the brain’s production of relaxing, stress-soothing alpha waves […]
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 […]
