Health Blogs
Yoga is an ancient and complex practice, rooted in Indian philosophy. It began as a spiritual practice but has become popular as a way of promoting physical and mental well-being. Although classical yoga also includes other elements, yoga as practiced in the United States typically emphasizes physical postures (asanas), breathing techniques (pranayama), and meditation (dyana). …
The United States, with a population over 300 million, provides the most comprehensive data comparing diets and health. The latest data from the US revealed the number one cause of mortality continues to be cardiovascular diseases, with an annual death toll of 600 thousand people, 800 thousand a year having their first heart attacks and …
High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is a minimally invasive medical procedure that uses ultrasound waves to treat certain conditions, such as tumors, uterine fibroids and tremor. The very high-intensity and highly focused sound waves interact with targeted tissues in your body to modify or destroy them. A HIFU facial uses ultrasound to create heat at a …
Dark chocolate has several times more antioxidants than tea or red wine. And it contains substances that may help lower your blood pressure, improve your cholesterol levels and brain function, and help your body deal with insulin, and helps your heart. Got a soft spot for dark chocolate? Then you’re in for some good news because …
known as Avicenna, was a physician, the most famous and influential of the philosopher-scientists of the Islamic world during its golden age. Ibn Sina (980 – June 1037 CE), commonly known in the West as Avicenna, was a Persian polymath who is regarded as one of the most significant physicians, astronomers, philosophers, and writers of the Islamic …
Nutrition is an important part of life, cancer treatment, recovery, and prevention. Food is one of the few things you can be in control of during your treatment. Diet is already a key part of managing diseases like diabetes and hypertension, but new research adds to a growing body of evidence that it could help …
Kimchi, which is among the most important dishes of Far Eastern cuisine, is described as a “miracle food” by South Koreans. A secret to long life for over 90 years for Korean people, Kimchi contains vitamins, pulp, minerals and antioxidants that are quite remarkable. South Korea’s most famous kitchen chef, Shim Young-Soon, told Daily Sabah …
The Mediterranean diet is one of the healthy eating plans that contributes to the growth of microbiota – a colony of friendly microorganisms in the human body – helping us perform various functions. Experts believe that besides combining nutrition and culinary tastes, the Mediterranean diet that includes fresh produce, grain, legumes, fish and healthy fats, …
We all know the things that we should and shouldn’t do to be healthy. For instance, it is a fact that we shouldn’t be smoking to have our lungs in tiptop shape and most of us know that drinking at least two liters of water a day will have our kidneys working as they should. …
Black tea, also translated to red tea in various East Asian languages, is a type of tea that is more oxidized than oolong, yellow, white and green teas. Black tea is generally stronger in flavour than other teas. All five types are made from leaves of the shrub (or small tree) Camellia sinensis, though Camellia …
