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Green Tea And Weight Loss - Is There A Connection?

Green Tea And Weight Loss – Is There A Connection?

We hear a lot about the seemingly miraculous properties of green tea and how it can cure anything from cancer to high cholesterol.
One of the much touted benefits of green tea is that it can help you lose excess weight because it gives boost to your metabolism.
The fact is that green tea [...]

Study Says Sex Life Ends At Age 70

Study Says Sex Life Ends At Age 70

According to a study published in the British Medical Journal, the sex life of the average person ends at age 70. Men aged 30 were seen to have a further sex life expectance of about 35 years more and women of the same age were seen to have a sex life expectance of about 30 [...]

From Heart Disease To Obesity - The 6 Scary Dangers Of BPA And Where To Find It In Your Food

From Heart Disease To Obesity – The 6 Scary Dangers Of BPA And Where To Find It In Your Food

Keep BPA out of your diet: It might just save your life

Belly Button Discharge Or Odor? What Does It Mean?

Belly Button Discharge Or Odor? What Does It Mean?

Belly button odor can be embarrassing and can owe itself due to a variety of causes, ranging from the innocuous to the worrisome.
Bad hygiene, wherein link, dead skin or other debris getting caught can be the reason for the odor.
Then again it could be caused by obesity, wherein, there are folds [...]

Fish Oil - Is It Really Good For You?

Fish Oil – Is It Really Good For You?

We have long heard the many and excellent virtues of fish oil being extolled and now apparently there is reason to doubt this claim.
According to a report, environmentalists have filed a suit contending that fish oil may not be so good for us after all.
The claim is that the PCBs and other toxins contain in [...]

Leading Causes of Death (Info Graphic)

Leading Causes of Death (Info Graphic)

At the world’s current population, about 57 million people die each year. Smoking contributes to six of the top eight killers; snuff the butts, and you stop many of the deaths.
(Click on the images for the larger view.)

Source: Time
Source: Good.is

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Medical Weight Loss Procedures

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Medical Weight Loss Procedures

Medical weight loss procedures are just one of the many options that people consider when the topic about having a fit body emerges.
As you may have noticed, these types of weight loss options have been powered by the advancement in science and technology.
And just like any other quick way to shed [...]

Laughter Yoga And How It Can Help

Laughter Yoga And How It Can Help

For many a term like laughter yoga sounds like a bunch of new age mumbo jumbo.
But pause a while and consider the fact that laughter has always been considered the best medicine, and besides laughing just makes one feel so good! So really there is no reason at all not to explore the option of [...]

Hospitals Hazardous To Health?

Hospitals Hazardous To Health?

Many of us find hospitals off putting; they give us the creeps. And it is not just that a lot of us don’t like the antiseptic sights and smells of a hospital, many of us have their worst experiences and memories inextricably linked with hospitals.
And now according to this study, there are other reasons why [...]

Fish - How To Make Sure You Get The Best Out Of It?

Fish – How To Make Sure You Get The Best Out Of It?

Though the popular adage is An Apple a day keeps the doctor away; it would not be at all incorrect to say that Fish a few times every week will do the same in keeping a way from the man in the white coat.
A number of health benefits accrue from fish consumption, [...]