Archive for March 12th, 2010

Restaurant chains will have to tell you how many calories are in your sandwich, your milk shake and even your bag of chips by the middle of next year as part of the U.S. government’s fight against obesity. The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that final rules requiring restaurants and retail food companies [...]

A team of US doctors has urged that obesity screening start in the cradle after a study they conducted showed that half of US children with weight problems became overweight before age two. The “critical period for preventing childhood obesity” in the children observed in the study would have been in “the first two years [...]

People with depression are more likely to gain weight, but overweight people are not more prone to depression than their normal-weight peers, a new study suggests. Although there is a link between depression and weight gain, it is not exactly clear how they’re connected, researchers at University of Alabama said in the study, which appears [...]

The use of aromatherapy and essential oils has been around for centuries with a history tracing back to ancient times. While the Egyptians used essential oils as part of their ceremonial embalming process, the Indians used aromatic herbs as part of their Ayurvedic system, now practiced throughout the world. Essential oils are extremely concentrated fragrant [...]

I would not recommend strict diets to anyone to improve their health. No diet has ever extended anyone’s life. I proceed from the assumption that food must bring you pleasure. You can’t just fight against your food throughout the whole life. People always struggle – for peace, for harvests and for many other things. If [...]

Japanese women are expected to live almost 86 1/2 years, topping the world longevity ratings for the 25th straight year, the government reported Monday. The statistics for 2009 compiled and published by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare showed both Japanese women and men extended their average life expectancy to new records — 86.44 [...]

Everyone knows young men think constantly about sex, but many guys remain interested in sex until they are almost dead: more than one-third of men ages 75 to 85 said they had sex in the past 12 months, compared with just 17% of women in that age group. Spring is coming, and a young man’s [...]

In today’s fast paced environment, stress is a part of everybody’s life. It’s hard to avoid; traffic is off the charts, the economy is giving us a run for our money (literally) and the news seems to be filled with all kinds of negative scenarios not conducive to a relaxing evening. And to make matters [...]

Although the precise estimate is still uncertain, researchers found that people who started taking zinc-loaded lozenges or syrups within 24 hours of showing symptoms … a sore throat, say, or runny nose … shortened their cold by one day. By comparison, a normal cold lasts about a week. A new look at the medical evidence [...]

It is generally believed that excessive weight is a bad thing. Everyone and their mother try to convince us that the excess has to go. Weight loss undoubtedly has its pluses, but it is not without minuses. It turns out weight loss may not be as healthy as it seems. Without a question, fit people [...]

Coffee can be good for you No matter what they same about coffee being harmful, moderation is the key to success, doctors say. Research conducted by American biologists revealed that two to three cups a day is more than enough to provide protection for the heart, slightly increase metabolism and even reduce appetite if you [...]