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There are many different things we can do to improve our health. These are physical exercise, relaxation techniques, proper nutrition, good sleep and many more. Select the category of your interest or search with your own keywords.
Video: Need to relax? Take a break to meditate - mayoclinic.com
Need a few minutes to relax? Get comfortable in your chair. Loosen any tight, uncomfortable clothing. Let your arms rest loosely at your side. Allow yourself a few moments to relax. If your thoughts wander, just let them while gently moving your attention back to the relaxation. Check out how to relax with this video.
Cheap Ways To Keep Fit And Stay Healthy - thedigeratilife.com
Check out these photos of people who got back in shape. Don’t we all wish we can do what these people have done without having to stretch our budget in the process? Doing simple, cost effective things to stay healthy today will keep you from spending more money down the line. Don’t forget: the cost of treating chronic disease can be debilitating enough to cause bankruptcy and job loss.
Vegetarian Diet: How to Get the Best Nutrition - mayoclinic.com
Adopting a healthy vegetarian diet isn't as simple as scraping meat off your plate and eating what's left. You need to take extra steps to ensure you're meeting your daily nutritional needs.
Yoga, Hernia and Madonna - 24-7pressrelease.com
The question is: 'Are all yoga exercises safe to be practiced by all people with various health conditions?' "This is the question which requires deeper digging into the subject of yoga itself, otherwise the consequences of doing yoga practice could be more dangerous than beneficial" said Subodh Gupta, the Yoga expert from India.
Photos: How Animals Sleep - time.com
The birds and the beasts have evolved their own ways of winding down. For example, Bottlenose Dolphins sleep while swimming. See how some other animals sleep.
Sleep Apnea - mayoclinic.com
Have you been told that you snore loudly? Do you wake up feeling tired after a full night's sleep? Are you sleepy during the day? If so, you may have sleep apnea. In this potentially serious sleep disorder, breathing repeatedly stops and starts during sleep. "Apnea" is Greek for "without breath."
Mobiles Linked to Disturbed Sleep - news.bbc.co.uk
Using a mobile phone before going to bed could stop you getting a decent night's sleep, research suggests. The study, funded by mobile phone companies, suggests radiation from the handset can cause insomnia, headaches and confusion. It may also cut our amount of deep sleep - interfering with the body's ability to refresh itself.
Video: Meditation Enhances Attention - sciam.com
This video includes an episode of what we call Street Science. SciAm Editor Christie Nicholson reports on meditation and attentional blink from possibly the most distracting place on Earth, Time's Square.
How to Get Smarter, One Breath at a Time - time.com
Everyone around the water cooler knows that meditation reduces stress. But with the aid of advanced brainscanning technology, researchers are beginning to show that meditation directly affects the function and structure of the brain, changing it in ways that appear to increase attention span, sharpen focus and improve memory.
Photos: What Does 200 Calories Look Like? - wisegeek.com
Some foods have more Calories than others but what does the difference actually look like. Each of the photos below represents 200 Calories of the particular type of food; the images are sorted from low to high calorie density. When you consider that an entire plate of broccoli contains the same number of Calories as a small spoonful of peanut butter, you might think twice the next time you decide what to eat.
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