Health

Discover the habits that can make you the person who doesn’t get sick when everyone else is coming down with the latest bug.

In a surprise finding, researchers attribute the effect of sun rays on skin cells to the immune mechanism.

I talk about this a lot, but it never ceases to amaze me how little the general public know about oral health. Here are some things people say all the time, so much so that some of these phrases are accepted as a common truth and they cannot be further from the truth!

Meditation can increase the amount of grey matter in your brain according to new research.

Who needs itches, sneezes, rashes and wheezes? Discover the many ways nature can help to prevent and appease allergies.

Raising the socioeconomic status of people may also improve their immunity and overall health. Win-win!

Artificial sweeteners, ironically often used in “diet” foods, may actually increase weight gain.

Everyone is encouraged a rainbow coloured diet, largely because the pigments that give fruit and vegetables colour are also very good for you. One group of those pigments are the carotenoids and included among the carotenoids are lutein and zeaxanthin. These two are known to be very important for eye health but they have effects […]

The bacteria in your gut outnumber the cells in your body and they play as big a role in your health as do the cells. Those gut bacteria are part of your immune system acting as a barrier to invaders, assist with digestion and play a role in your mood via their impact on brain […]

We recount a case of overworked digestive organs.

Memory can deteriorate for everyone if you don’t look after it but is there a difference between the sexes?

Your diet can affect how your genes are expressed and in turn your genetic makeup determines how you respond to food.