Archive for June, 2009
Women ‘happiest at 28′
Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
Researchers discovered women feel most confident and happy with their love life and body shape shortly before they reach 30.
It is also the period in their life when they enjoy the best sex – but the happiness is relatively shortlived.
Because by the time they have turned 30 they start worrying about growing old and developing [...]
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How to Heal Sunburn
Posted on 30. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
One Common Problem — Four Expert Solutions. The DermatologistTake an anti-inflammatory in the first 12 hours to reduce the ultimate damage and ease pain. See a doctor if you’ve got swelling or blisters, or if you feel sick. He may give you antibiotics to ward off infection. If not, stick to the pain pills, moisturize [...]
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27 Ideas for a Healthier Breakfast
Posted on 16. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
The Breakfast Routine
Not only is breakfast the first food and drink your body has had in more than 8 hours, but studies find that what you eat for breakfast influences what you eat the rest of the day. Additionally, people who eat breakfast are significantly less likely to be obese and have diabetes than those [...]
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8 Essential Foods for Beautiful Skin
Posted on 16. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
Avocados are not just for eating! A good source of biotin, avocados help to prevent dry skin and brittle hair and nails. When applied topically, they can hydrate parched skin.
Sip your way to healthy skin. Green tea’s high on the list of skin-friendly beverages thanks to its impressive storehouse of polyphenols. Aim for four cups [...]
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Sugar is Making a Comeback as a “Natural” Alternative to High-Fructose Corn Syrup
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
As consumers become increasingly wary of high fructose corn syrup and other processed foods, food manufacturers are turning back to the use of sugar, billing it as a “natural” sweetener.
“Sugar was the old devil, and high-fructose corn syrup is the new devil,” said Marcia Mogelonsky, of the market-research firm Mintel International.
High-fructose corn syrup first became [...]
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10 Natural Sunscreens for Safe Summer Fun
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
When scanning the dozens of bottles of sunscreen at your local drugstore, claims like “waterproof,” “broad spectrum protection,” “all-day protection” and “block harmful rays” help you to decide which brand offers the coverage you need — not only to protect you from sunburn, but from becoming one of the one million Americans annually diagnosed with [...]
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Why it’s never too late to exercise
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
Ask anyone to guess which age group is least likely to be meeting recommended physical activity guidelines, and they’ll opt for children. So here’s a statistic that may surprise you: in 2007, 72% of boys and 63% of girls aged 2-15 met the ‘60 minutes a day, every day’ target. Grown-ups (aged 16-64) didn’t fare [...]
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11 Amazing Animals That Improve Your Health
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
The words “drug development” may conjure images of white-coated scientists, working at benches with pipettes and petri dishes.
But the real experiments have been occurring in nature for millennia, where life on land and sea has developed distinct chemical methods of survival — from capturing their prey to identifying disease-causing microbes.
Thus far, humans have tapped a [...]
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Kids with ADHD need to fidget, study says
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
Fidgeting, as it turns out, helps kids with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder focus. So just like grown-ups need a cup of coffee before tackling a problem, kids with ADHD may tap their feet, swivel in their chairs or bounce in their seats while their brains are busily figuring out that math test.
That’s the conclusion of a groundbreaking [...]
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Can Gene Mutations Generate Immortality? Harvard Research Team Says “Yes”
Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by Steve W..
Scientists are working on mutations to generate immortality. This is not a comic book. Early experiments have greatly extended the lifespan of bioengineered worms, enhancing their genetic integrity and giving them resistance to many things that would normally kill them. Again, this is not a comic book. Or a horror movie.
Caenorhabditis [...]
