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...
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...
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...
One of the worst feelings a person can experience is putting a lot of effort into something without seeing results. When hard work in working out does not pay off, fatigue is doubled and motivation is lost. Below is the list of some reasons why you are not getting stronger. Improper Technique Improper methods will only lead to more injuries....
Loving your liver is pretty easy when you know how. Here are our top 12 tips you can follow every day for good liver health. 1. Maintain a healthy weight It’s estimated that 60% of Australians are overweight or obese. And of those classed as obese, approximately 30% will have fatty liver disease, putting them...
There are times when it’s a good idea to quit reaching for that peeler whenever you are about to munch on some fruits and vegetables. That’s because much of the nutrients can be actually found in the peel! If you really want to take advantage of all the health-giving benefits of certain fruits and vegetables,...
Reaching and maintaining a healthy weight takes hard work, difficult decisions, and certainly plenty of sweat and perhaps tears. So making sure that you follow a proper eating plan is paramount to keeping your goals alive. Do take a trip to the grocery store with these guidelines in mind so that you can start off...
Always bloated? Sometimes it comes from excess air trapped in your digestive tract. Other times it feels like a basketball is stuck in your abdomen, or your entire midsection has been flooded with water. Whatever bloating feels like to you, one thing’s for sure: it’s uncomfortable. And though bloat rarely signals something serious and typically goes away...
As much as 60% of your body is made up of water and when you work out, you can lose quite a bit. Drinking water helps with the functioning of the joints and body tissues, the regulation of body temperature, and the transportation of nutrients. But some of us don’t drink enough. Here’s how to get...
You know sitting’s no good for your health, but there’s not much you can do about your sedentary desk job. The whole 10,000-steps-a-day thing seems like a pretty lofty goal anyway, since that much walking amounts to traversing roughly 8 kilometres daily. And for many of us, it is a lofty goal: Back in 2010, research showed our...
As the world gears up to commemorate Parkinson’s Awareness Week starting April 10th, followed by World Parkinson’s Awareness Day...
Endometriosis, a condition affecting millions of women globally, often remains veiled in mystery and misconceptions. Endometriosis Awareness Month seeks to...
It’s officially Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month. Every woman needs to know the symptoms of ovarian cancer. Make sure you do. It...