Do Computers Hurt Your Eyes?
Prolonged staring at the computer screen does not cause shortsightedness also known as myopia. At least, no more than reading, writing and doing other near work activities. What does actually cause myopia? Heredity and Living in a Big City To start with, let me me mention that progressing myopia is more of a problem before […]
Will Potatoes Make You Fat?
Potato and Weight Gain or Loss Let me go straight to the point – potatoes alone do not make you obese. Spuds have an undeserved reputation of being the culprit of enormous waistlines and rising cases of diabetes. Yes, a recent study conducted by Harvard University cited that among foodstuffs potatoes and potato chips contributed […]
Diet Soda as Healthy Alternative
I hope you realize that sugar over-consumption is a primary reason of the obesity epidemic in the Western civilization. Just in case you do not, check something like this article in The Guardian or watch video below this post. Since this is a well-established fact, I am not going to talk about it in this […]
No Time to Exercise? There is a Solution!
The mere fact that you are reading this means that you know that physical activity is vital for your well-being. This also means that you are not fully satisfied with your current exercise regime or, worse, have no such regime at all. Welcome to the world of HIIT – High Intensity Training. It allows you […]
Alcohol and Health
Initially, I wanted to write this post about beer as it is one of the most common alcoholic drinks that has been touted as healthy for millennia. Modern science tends to agree with that perception, but studies have also found that the health effects of beer are very similar to those of alcohol in general. […]
Three Ways to Improve Your Memory
Many people, myself including, wish they had a better memory. There are two set of recommendations addressing the issue. One is a number of cool techniques you can use to memorize things better. We will talk about them in one of the next posts here, but in case you want it all and you want […]
Daily Drink is a Bad Idea for Women before Pregnancy
If you are a woman before your first pregnancy and love regular drink, you may want to think twice. The unpleasant results of study were recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Analysis of data on more 91,000 women with no history of cancer collected during the famous Nurses’ Health Study II […]
Brushing Teeth is Good Not Only for Teeth
According to the results of study recently published by the University of Texas, human papillomavirus (HVP) is 56% more likely to be found in people with bad oral health compared to those having no oral health issues. Bad oral health means tooth and gum diseases, including cavities and bleeding, and higher number of teeth lost. HPV […]
Sleeping Sweet Spot
Sleep deprivation is not only about bad mood and caffeine abuse. According to the results of a 14-year study published in 2004, long-term mortality risks in women were lowest among those sleeping 6 to 7 hours. The risk of death in women sleeping 5 hours or less was 15% higher than for those sleeping 7 hours. […]
Healthy Coffee
Done with chocolate, let us get to the most widespread drug of the XXI century, coffee that is drunk by 54% Americans every day. Coffee, thanks to many studies, likely sponsored by coffee producers, has been gaining popularity among people struggling to be healthy. And deservedly so. Good news for coffee lovers Researches are showing […]