A number of sleep studies done all over the world show just how essential sleep is and corroborate the fact that many of us get way too little of it. Latest studies also show that sleeping extra one day does not necessarily make up for the sleep you missed the day before and that even after a short time your health begins to suffer.

Yoga is more than stretching your body into impossible positions — it is exercise for body, mind and soul.

Yoga is more than stretching your body into impossible positions — it is exercise for body, mind and soul.

Yoga is more than stretching your body into impossible positions — it is exercise for body, mind and soul.

Exercise is good for the mental health of teenagers.

The plastic ingredient BPA is bad news for fish and its replacement may be equally bad news for humans.

A compound from apple skin might help prevent obesity.

Obesity and overweight is making the total weight of humanity unsustainable for the planet.

Junk food is more appealing when you are sleep deprived.

Did you know that insulin resistance is responsible for many illnesses including weight gain? It is also linked to free radical damage which can be the foundation of many major illnesses such as diabetes.

In a recent study this month researchers found that fungus plays an important part in inflammatory diseases such as ulcerative colitis. Cedars-Sinai’s Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute found that the fungi in the large intestine were a model for the disease.

When you eat can be as important as what you eat.