Posts Tagged‘health’

5 Beauty Tips for Summer

As the summer months are approaching it’s time to get ready to switch up your beauty routine! Glowing skin, sunkissed cheeks, and products that will last all day in the summer heat are a must. No matter what your plans are this summer, these beauty tips will have you looking and feeling your best. 1. Ditch Your Face Makeup On a hot summer day, nothing is worse than feeling your foundation melt on your face. Not to mention, covering up your face keeps the freckles you’re getting from the sunshine from peeking through! Ditch foundation and undereye concealer this summer and…

Continue Reading

Healthy eating on a budget: Is it possible?

One of the biggest misconceptions about healthy eating is that you have to spend a small fortune to make it work. As always, bigger pockets tend to make things easier – but it’s certainly not a prerequisite. With so many health insurance claims revolving around poor diet, whether it’s joint problems or direct issues from obesity, it goes without saying that one should not write off the principles of healthy living based on cost. This is what today’s article is going to prove, as we jump into several ways where you can cut costs whilst still eating healthily. The importance of…

Continue Reading

5 Natural Supplements to Help Improve Your Health

The natural supplement industry has boomed over the last two decades, and for good reason. Doctors and healthcare professionals are increasingly touting the benefits of natural supplements for both mental and physical wellbeing. That said, if you have certain deficiencies or health issues that you would like to address, some supplements are more useful than others. In any case, today’s post will go over 5 of the best natural supplements to improve your overall health! L Carnitine L carnitine is a chemical that is naturally produced in the brain, liver, and kidneys. It is one of the most important components…

Continue Reading

The Impact of Stress on Your Mental and Physical Health

30-Second Summary Stress may seem like a common side effect of the modern lifestyle but can have devastating effects on your physical and mental health. Some of the immediate effects of stress on the body include muscle pain, digestive issues, and skin inflammation. Long-term effects of chronic stress include hypertension, cardiovascular disease, lowered immunity, memory disorders, and asthma, to name a few. To avoid the long-term effects of stress, you should try stress management techniques such as meditation and exercise and consuming brain-boosting foods. Memory supplements may also help reverse the impact of stress on the brain by boosting cognitive…

Continue Reading

Why Wearing Glasses Is Absolutely No Problem

There are some eye centers near me which often run these humorous campaigns about how wearing glasses ‘is not that bad’ in order to get people to come in and get their eyes tested. Whilst the heart of those ads is in fact humor, there is a greta deal fo truth in what they are saying. I found out that I needed glasses around 7 years ago and I was really not too bothered abut this fact. I appreciate that there are many avenues which you could go down if you do require glasses such as wearing contact lenses or indeed…

Continue Reading

Phobia Treatment and Cures

Although fear is a perfectly normal response and way of our brains and bodies protecting us from something dangerous, when the fear is of something irrational or is so intense that it cripples us; it is a phobia. There are many common phobias such as acrophobia (fear of heights), agoraphobia (fear of open spaces), arachnophobia (fear of spiders) and claustrophobia (fear of enclosed spaces). While mild phobias are not particularly dangerous, more severe ones can make life harder for the sufferer. Fortunately, there are ways to treat and even cure phobias. In the following article, we will look at some…

Continue Reading

How Can You Rehydrate Quickly?

Rehydration is important: if you’re engaged in strenuous exercise, but also during heatwaves, if you’re unwell and if you’re so distracted by your day to day job that you forget to drink during the working day. If you’re dehydrated you suffer from headaches, feel mentally sluggish and tired, and if you don’t remedy the situation it can get more and more serious. You’re not just losing water when you’re dehydrated, you can also lose electrolytes. These are the soluble salts your body keeps dissolved in its fluid supplies, and which perform lots of important tasks in the body – they…

Continue Reading

Protein 101: 7 Things to Know Before Choosing Protein For Fitness

The task of getting the right protein supplement for your health can be daunting. The market is full of all kinds of proteins that promise fantastic results, but only a few of these are suited for your needs. You, therefore, need to know how to choose the most suitable protein supplements that will not only nourish your body but also support your fitness goals. How to Choose Protein Supplements Wisely To discern the best proteins for your needs, you need to understand not only the ingredients but also the functions of various supplements and their nutritional benefits. Other nutrients like…

Continue Reading

Understanding Menopause & What You Can Do About It

Menopause is a condition that occurs to women when they are later 40s to their early 50s. It usually ends after a few years. During the menopause period, it has been proven that two-thirds of women will experience menopause symptoms. Such symptoms include mood swings, tiredness, irritability, hot flashes, and night sweats. Unfortunately, most women are at risk of contracting diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, and osteoporosis. Below is a list of 6 natural ways to reduce menopause symptoms: Being Active By Working Out Currently, no enough evidence can confirm that exercises are effective for treating night sweats and…

Continue Reading

How to Make Healthy Living an Easy Habit

We all know that making healthy decisions will help us feel good and live longer. A safe way of living can help reduce long-term or lifelong ailments and diseases. So, it is very crucial to protect and enhance the body functions through healthy living. Through healthier decisions, you will reduce the chances of the most common yet preventable medical problems such as coronary disorders, stroke, cancer, type 2 diabetes, and obesity. Here are nine easy ways to create healthy living behaviours without stress! 1. Stop smoking This is by far the most critical activity to stop because it influences almost…

Continue Reading