Dates are high in natural sugar, so many people think they may not be good for them. However, these sweet fruits are packed with plenty of nutrients, making them an excellent snack in moderation. Dates grow on date palms in small clusters. The term date comes from the Greek word daktulos, which means fingers. Farmers harvest dates in… Read More »
Some people are vertically challenged, others are follically changed. If you want to know how to make your hair grow faster, you’re in the right place!Our rate of hair growth is influenced by a combination of things, including genetics, over-styling and a low iron count. Increasing it can be tricky business. Over the years we’ve experimented with loads of different hair… Read More »
You may maintain a strict beauty regimen, but there’s one thing that just refuses to be controlled. We are talking about unwanted facial hair. Sometimes we suffer from excessive growth and we find ourselves at a loss as to how to get rid of the (usually coarse and dark) facial hair permanently. Needless to say, facial hair can… Read More »
Do you feel annoyed when you notice a major difference between the colour of your face and neck? We generally pamper our face with facials, scrubbing and load it with face-packs; what is left behind is our neck that experiences the same exposure as your face. Be it sun, pollution or dust, it goes through all and ends… Read More »
Belly fat is more than a nuisance that makes your clothes feel tight.It’s seriously harmful.This type of fat — referred to as visceral fat — is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other conditions.Many health organizations use BMI (body mass index) to classify weight and predict the risk of metabolic disease.However, this is… Read More »
Every year, as part of our New Year’s resolutions, many of us attempt to change our diets and lose weight. Yet even if we go on a diet and reach our weight goal by February, we often put the weight back on a few weeks later. And even if we haven’t, it’s another story a few years later.… Read More »
There’s a better way to lose weight. These dieting tips can help you avoid diet pitfalls and achieve lasting weight-loss success. Pick up any diet book and it will claim to hold all the answers to successfully losing all the weight you want—and keeping it off. Some claim the key is to eat less and exercise more, others… Read More »
The philanthropic bodies and healthcare professionals must create awareness about the importance of vitamin D. The understanding of the role of multivitamins needs to be further strengthened through research. Tripling the dose of vitamin D supplementation for babies does not make their bones any stronger by age two, according to a study in Finland published on Tuesday. Vitamin D… Read More »
Many common herbs and spices are claimed to have blood sugar lowering properties that make them useful for people with or at high risk of type 2 diabetes.A number of clinical studies have been carried out in recent years that show potential links between herbal therapies and improved blood glucose control, which has led to an increase in people… Read More »
Whatever your motivation to work out — blowing off steam or losing inches off your waist — you can add one more to the list: maintaining your youth. A study on older adults shows that those who exercised functioned physiologically similar to younger people. But this may keep you young on the inside, but what about the outside?… Read More »