Tag: Healthy Living
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Understanding The Runner’s High And How To Achieve It
If you ever need another reason to believe that exercise really is good for you, here it is. Not only do your fitness, blood circulation, metabolism, energy levels, and various other well-known elements of your health benefit from regular forms of different exercise, but new studies show that your brain is also affected – to…
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Choline: An Essential Nutrient For Your Health
Not only is choline an important B vitamin, but it’s also a nutrient that’s essential for a number of biological processes. These include DNA formation and healthy liver function, as well as helping to form tissue within the nervous system that plays a part in brain development and growth. As this nutrient is integral to various body…
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Are Your Breast Implants Poisoning You?
Victoria Beckham, Crystal Hefner, Pamela Anderson, Yolanda Hadid, Melissa Gilbert, and Heather Morris. What do these famous women have in common with thousands of other women worldwide? Well, for one thing, they all decided to get breast implants when they were younger. Now they each have decided to remove what many are referring to as…
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Diabetes-Friendly Foods That Help Lower Blood Sugar
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Ritual Gym’s 20 Minute Sessions: Hype Or Hope
Fitness and physical training are starting to move from a one-size-fits-all to a more personalized, focused approach. We have been fortunate enough to receive two complimentary weeks of this kind of training, courtesy of Ritual gym’s first branch in South Africa, which was recently launched in Illovo. What is Ritual? The concept of the 30-minute…
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Our Guide To Facial Acids And All You Need To Know
For some, the idea of using acid on your face may sound scary – however, it’s actually one of beauty’s best skincare practices. The use of facial acids as part of your skincare regime can lead to a clearer and brighter complexion. Not only do they help in exfoliating the skin, but they can also…
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Foods Best For Vaginal Health: Feed Your Flower
The right foods can affect every organ in our bodies – and that includes our vaginas, be it by spicing up our sex life or reducing the risk for a urinary tract infection. And while many women associate cranberry juice as the best food to ensure vaginal health, there are other foods that can provide…
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Amino Acids: Everything You Should Know
Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins of which the human body needs 20 to grow and function properly. Amino acids are categorized into three groups – essential, conditionally essential, and nonessential. As their name suggests, essential amino acids are vital for a number of internal body processes that include the synthesis of hormones…
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Acciaroli Secrets: The Town With 300 Centenarians
On the southern coast of Italy’s countryside, amidst golden coastline, rocky mountain hills, and Azure-blue skies lies a town of undisputed longevity. In Acciaroli, it is very common for people to live to a hundred years or more, while the town’s number of centenarians go to more than 300. For a town of just about…
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Sugar Breakdown: Not All Are Equal (Or Healthy)
Sugar can be found naturally in foods or when it’s added to processed foods. Although they may all have relatively the same sweet taste, not all sugars are the same. Also, some can definitely be more damaging to your health. All sugars help in providing energy. However, one significant difference is the way in which…