Do you love to snack? I sure do! Every time I get the munchies (which is at least once a day!), I head on over to my pantry and see what I have. I recently read this article on Yahoo Health that suggests snack food that actually help your health. Let’s take a look at some of them. Yoghurt or nuts What do they have in common? These two snack items can actually help you de-stress. The article says: Scientists in Slovakia gave people 3 grams ...

My colleagues and I have our differences but we definitely agree on one thing – we have all gained weight over the past year. Perhaps it is due to the nature of the job – we lead sedentary lives. More probably, it is due to the fact that we all love to eat together and we do so a lot. In any case, I realized that the weight gain has affected some more than others. There is this woman who is a good friend and she really has gained a ...

The first quarter of the year is almost over – have you worked on any of your New Year’s Resolutions yet? To be honest, I have not thought much about these in the past 3 months! Thanks to Katie Hartsough of Finding Dulcinea, I was reminded yet again of what I promised myself several months back. They have this article called Recommit to Your New Year’s Resolution. In it, they encourage individuals to make resolutions and, more than that, offers ways on how to stick to them. Of ...

I don’t know what got into my colleague’s head today but she came back from her lunch break with a new toy – a body fat percentage calculator. At first, everyone was just snubbing the gadget – especially the women. After one tried it, though, everyone queued up to check their body fat percentage. It was quite amusing as none of us really knew what the numbers meant – so I took it upon myself to do some research and try to understand what my numbers mean. According to ...

If you are hosting parties or gatherings at home during the holidays, the chances are that you will be spending a lot of time in the kitchen. This could be both a good thing and a bad thing. The good part is that you will have more control over what you serve. You can choose healthier food which will help you – and your guests – maintain a healthier lifestyle during the holidays. On the other hand, spending a lot of time in the kitchen can be a bad thing ...

Digestive disorders that would come normal would include that of consuming something that the stomach would not like. In other cases, it would include food intake of something that may have been already spoiled thus leading towards discharge of wastes and toxins that may become uncontrollable. Loose Bowel Movement (LBM) is a natural occurrence where much of the body minerals would be affected as well. Changes in the bowel movement are sure to occur in bad digestive instances. Experiencing stomach cramps, slight chills and the usual uncomfortable feelings are among the things ...

For athletes and people who engage in strenuous activities that need the extensive use of their legs, encountering cramps would appear at some point. Continuous running or sprinting will surely result in cramps, especially for people who do not do the necessary warm-ups and stretching exercises that athletes should be initially doing. Leg cramps is usually seen in sports where running is a primary key towards playing the game. Basketball, swimming, and track and field events would normally be the common sports that would see players encountering cramps. The use of the legs ...

Injuries are normal for people who engage in sports that entail frequent use of the arms and legs. Stretching is a good way to avoid muscle strains and tendonitis, something that athletes would dread since it would mean they would have to take therapy for it and rest for weeks to a month. The worst part of suffering these injuries would be on the preparation stages where training is something that athletes would usually undergo. Another hard point would be that of being in the middle of the actual competition where they ...

People would encounter times when they would suddenly feel uneasy, experience sudden attacks of fever or even feel weak without explanation. Initially, people would consider it a mild attack of possible diseases such as fever or flu. But in some cases, they would not react to the standard paracetamols or aspirins making people wonder what could possibly be wrong. One good way to see is to check the urine of people. Difference in color such as hazy or turbid may be an indication of Urinary Tract Infection. UTI can be confirmed through proper Urinalysis examinations ...

For most healthcare institutions and hospitals, patient charts containing the medical history of their patients are kept in order for assigned physicians to have a basis for making their medical diagnoses. Current medical complaints and conditions need to be traced prior to prescribing and advising new medicines and health examinations such as laboratory examinations and cardiology exercises. One wrong advice could lead to patient liability and may worsen the situation of the patient.   Most people would refer to medical charts as a useless way of tracking ...