Flick the memory switch and try cast your mind back to the precise moment you were introduced to alcohol. Remember roughly how old you were? Chances are you weren’t quite the legal drinking age and you probably weren’t aware of the threats early introduction to alcohol posed to your mental and social health, just like […]

Whether the five Tibetan rites can make grey hair brown again or restore sexual potency, as has been claimed, they certainly provide a superb energy boost for the day and bring a number of long-term health benefits.

Do you know how much salt is in your diet? Many of us consume far too much of it, resulting in health concerns such as high blood pressure and possibly cardiovascular disease and cancer. So how can we control the salt in our diet?

Worried about the amount of salt that might be creeping, unseen, into your diet? Here’s how to eat a low-salt diet without sacrificing taste or enjoyment.

I have a brand new scar just above my right brow that needs to be treated with a lot of loving care – especially if I want it to heal nicely and eventually fade away. The most obvious course of action is topical skin treatments, of course, which I plan on thoroughly researching over the […]

Elizabeth Blackburn has become Australia’s first female recipient of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, along with her fellow researchers Carol W Greider and Jack W Szostak. The trio won the prestigious scientific prize, awarded in Stockhom earlier today, for their discovery of telomeres. Likened to plastic tips that keep the end of shoelaces from unravelling, […]

Not sure what chemicals are in the soap you buy? The easy solution is to make your own. It takes only a small amount of effort and will help to lighten the chemical load on your body.

Creating healthy skin involves more than using pricey creams and lotions. What you put in your body will show on your face, so eat the right foods to ensure that you glow from within.

The experience of staying at a ryokan – a traditional inn built around a thermal spring – is the epitome of grace and not to be missed.

Improve the look and feel of you skin by using the Facial Rejuvenation Technique, a series of massaging movements that relieve tension in the face.

Aquaculture is espoused by some as the solution to our overfishing woes, but fish farming practices are presenting some problems of their own.

As the debate around our future power sources swirls ever faster, what part will wind-generated power play in the overall picture?