Have you ever smelled someone’s stinking breath? It can be a very bad experience and there are some people who simply developed a phobia against it. But, having bad breath? Now, that’s a totally different ( and embarrassing ) story. We, humans, are social animals and we love the idea of face-to-face interaction. What could have been a winning deal, interview, or job can be ruined by a breath that stinks. Continue reading
Is it some ancient magic that we feel truly free and happy when we had a nature trip for a day or two? Why do people feel so relaxed when they had a vacation by the sea? Nothing is really a coincidence. New studies on human psychology have found out that most of our mental health issues today are caused by our alienation from nature. We live constantly in an artificial world that threatens to deplete the very source of life on our planet. Continue reading
When you stand in front of a mirror, you’ll most likely see a lot of things – about you. There’s more to your reflection than the usual beauty-conscious self staring back at you. In Chinese traditional medicine, your very face is the window to your health – from your forehead, nose, chin, to cheeks. Each of these zones doesn’t only represent your T-zones, but it goes all the way through your body… and into your vital organs. There is surely a way for you to decode the message that your face is telling you. What seems to be an annoying zit can mean something more. Continue reading
In the olden days, people got their milk the natural way – from cows that ate grass. Nowadays, it is a different story where there are artificial processes involved due to demand and mass production. One can only ask: Is it still healthy to drink milk today or not? The past scandal on baby’s milk made in China made many people question again the very health benefits of drinking milk. Should people buy raw or something that is pasteurized? Continue reading
You may know your healthy food choices… but, are you choosing your foods wisely? If you think that eating outside your home puts you at more risk for food poisoning, think again. Studies say that a lot of food poisoning cases happen right at someone’s very own home. Maybe, you have a fillet mignon in your fridge that is already spoiled and you simply don’t care about expiration dates. Should you really care? Continue reading
When you are faced with a stressful situation, just how do you cope with it? Can you get over your panic and anxiety quickly? Do you find it easy to keep calm? There are those moments in life when you feel suddenly overpowered by a situation you can’t control. It feels like you are in a small room without windows. You need air to breathe. Everything seems to go down a rabbit hole and you lose your focus on everything that surrounds you. You are helpless. Continue reading
You don’t have to ban snacks from your diet, specially if you know which snacks are truly healthy for you. Many would even agree that light snacking can help satisfy your cravings for bad food. Most people don’t realize that they eat to comfort themselves from the woes of stress, depression, or fatigue. You don’t need to run to your local drugstore to buy your over-the-counter pill remedy. All you have to do is… take a snack. Whether you’re running for a business presentation in an hour or feeling the Monday blues, you can simply treat yourself to a healthy snack to give you that much-needed boost. Continue reading
Junk foods, either we love them or hate them. Still, it is a never-ending battle in keeping our palates satiated and our bodies healthy. For the very sole reason that it is junk, the word itself may give us all those terrifying thoughts about a bad health and a bulging waistline. From your frizzy soda, hot fries, to those bags of crispy tater chips – you can’t simply say NO to these yummy treats. You can only wonder: Is it you? Or is it prime time TV? Continue reading
The season of love is just around the corner and it’s high time to learn a little secret from Cupid’s kitchen to set the mood for romance and great sex. Ever since humans had been doing it, there have always been a struggle in keeping one’s libido up and going. One can only read the famous “Arabian Nights” to know that a dash of coriander had given that quick fix to a merchant who had been childless for 40 years. Then, there’s the concoction of fresh snake blood that’s popularly drank in Asia to boost one’s sex drive. The list is almost endless – from the yummy to the downright gory. Continue reading
We have all heard of the famous Thanksgiving turkey making you sleepy, and a lot of myths about sleep that you can only wonder as you try to get a good night’s sleep. We all know that getting quality sleep is very important in keeping us energized for the day’s task. Without proper sleep, one cannot function properly in his or her waking hours. A lot of road accidents have even been attributed to drivers lacking good sleep. When sleep eats up almost half of our lives, we need to make sure that we know the truth from fiction. Continue reading
If losing weight can be as fast as the speed of thought, we wouldn’t see anymore thousands of weight loss products promising weight loss. The truth is stranger than fiction and when it comes to your body’s metabolism, it will really take a lot of work and discipline. With the stress of the modern lifestyle comes the difficulty of losing weight because of fatigue, plus an onset of hypothyroidism. You just feel depleted of energy each day and you begin to wonder if all those energy drinks will help. Continue reading
Many people won’t just come out of the dark to admit that they have a mental health problem. Being labeled as someone “crazy” is stressful enough and only a few very open-minded folks can truly understand. There are more people who are suffering mental illness today due to the super demanding lifestyle that had pushed many to the edge of sanity. There are still myths surrounding the topic of mental health, specially in a society with prevalent cases of mental disorders. Continue reading
When studies show that your usual gym member quits after six months of having enrolled in a program, one can only wonder: Do exercises really work? Just because they don’t see results with such a little time they spend working out doesn’t mean you have to stop yours as well. The question should be: Are they really doing it right? You may be surprised to know that many people are doing the same mistakes over and over, simply because they are not aware of it. Continue reading
Today, more people are suffering lower back pains more than every sufferers combined in the last century. The wear and tear of daily living, coupled with mental and emotional stress, have just made those back muscles simply cry in pain. With instant relief promised by over-the-counter pills, our battle with lower back pains is a love-and-hate story that we seem to be able to live. It’s another part of life’s bitter sweet realities. Continue reading
The very monsters that you are scared of may be lurking in your kitchen doors, if you only have the time to take a peek. Most often, we think that we get sick from eating contaminated food outside. There is simply no safe place nowadays with food-borne illnesses and infections that often land to a gory ending: Death. From the way food is prepared to the way it is cooked, we are not safe from bacteria and parasites which can wreak havoc to our health. Continue reading
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