healthy habits

Getting physically fit requires motivation and it generates emotional and spiritual renewal. Here are 10 steps to follow for physical, emotional, mental and spiritual fitness.

Emphysema is not curable and can limit your lifestyle although modern medicine can make the disease tolerable and if you are diagnosed early you may even be able to minimize the symptoms. However, the world is in an epidemic of emphysema and chronic bronchitis which make up what is called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

The co-author of Skin Fitness believes we should ditch the mod-cons and fancy creams and get back to basics, for the sake of our complexions, the environment and our pockets.

Either people are overdoing the protein and exercise with imbalanced diet plans which risk messing up their hormone levels, thyroid and liver or, in an effort to lose weight; they do the opposite and don’t eat enough protein or even enough food, which slows down their metabolism. This means they lose even less weight and the body store fat and fluid thinking it is about to starve.

Cycling is marvellous exercise and social, too, but you need to know how to look after your body and the right equipment that will speed you on your way.

Seems there is a world epidemic of multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus, and they did not understand what toxin was causing this to be rampant across the United States. This is what prompted this investigation mentioned above in the first place.

Monosodium Glutamate, commonly known as MSG, is a slow poison. It is disguised under 25 other names, such as “natural flavouring” and can even be found in some coffees overseas

A lot of my clients tell me they either wake up several times during the night or have problems falling asleep. A good night’s sleep is essential if you are to function properly the next day however there may be many reasons why this does not happen. Some reasons may be a bit beyond our control like a sick child or the baby crying but these should only be temporary.

Healthy people produce an average of 0.6 litres of saliva per day! Most of it is produced in the mid afternoon and only very little is produced at night (this may come as surprise to you, droolers). Sounds like a lot, but can you imagine what life would be like without it? In this article we picture a world without saliva and what consequences that would have to our enjoyment of life.

Whether freestyle, backstroke or butterfly, swimming for fitness can boost heart health, relieve stress and create a lean, toned physique. Laura Greaves explains how to get in the swim.

HALITOSIS: science speak for bad breath. Most of us have experienced it at some time and a few of us may have wondered whether those around us detected the same funky smell we noticed coming from our breath that morning. Well, apparently, people stepping back during conversation or covering their noses is NOT a sign that you suffer from halitosis. Your loved ones telling you: “your breath smells, love”, on the other hand, IS a sure sign you do have halitosis and it is probably time to talk to your dentist about it.

Did you know that if it shows up in a blood test that you are anaemic it can cause you serious health problems? A deficiency in iron is just the start of it.