Category: Healthy Lifestyle
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What Caffeine is doing to You and Your Child?
Caffeine is a drug that is heavily used in various forms all over the world. An article by Jennifer Temple from the Department of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences at the University at Buffalo, shows the results of studies on the effects of caffeine in children.((Temple JL. Caffeine use in children: what we know, what we…
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Bike Tour Instead of Pill Cure
Anyone who pedals regularly strengthens their heart and immune system. Pedaling has a positive effect on the muscles, intervertebral discs, blood circulation and joints. Those who manage to get to 40 minutes will lose weight, because the fat will start to melt. If we cycle through a lovely landscape, we will also do something good…
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How to Deal with Insomnia
Insomnia is something that is profoundly affecting our lives. It is draining our energy, affecting our health, our mood, our relationships and much more. In this article you will learn about the causes of insomnia and we will have some tips how to take care of it.
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Addicted to What?
Hands speak volumes. The Russian author Tolstoy describes in a stirring language how a visitor observes the hands of the players in a casino. They express so many things. There are the completely relaxed ones, because they don’t care whether they win or not. Perhaps the one who owns the hands can still afford to…
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Exercise – A Principle of Life
Exercise doesn’t just mean chasing the ball. Everything that lives moves. People, animals, even plants move. Movement is a characteristic of life. We can explore our environment through movement. Movement shapes us. But our way of moving also shapes our environment. Let’s just think of the car. Where do you come across a car? Let’s…
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Is Wine Good for the Heart?
Could it be, that the solution to avoid health problems due to alcohol consumption, is to drink in moderation, as many ads are recommending? Is wine really good for the heart, as some studies are claiming? We will get into details about this subject in this article. The World Health Organization has identified alcohol consumption…
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The Fountain of Youth for the Brain
A child is moving naturally. We adults sometimes forget to use our motor skills. Learn in this article how exercise can improve memory, emotional balance, and bring along many other benefits for the brain.
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Benefits of Exercise for Seniors
The last decades have brought us an increase in life expectancy, but this is not always coupled with a better quality of life. Many senior citizens are losing their functional independence. In this article you will discover how exercise can improve quality of life while passing through the aging process.
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Internet, Video Games, Social Networks and Your Brain
How much time do you spend each day on social media? Have you ever thought about going two days without accessing the computer? Have you managed recently to stay three days without video games? Find out in this article what is an electronic addiction and what you can do to manage it.
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Everyone is Responsible for His Health!
Personal responsibility for health is one of the most important pillars of our healthcare system. Great advances in medical research give us access to expensive treatments that are covered by the healthcare system. People’s life expectancy is increasing. Just in spite of the progress, our society is not getting healthier. The prolonged lifespan is not…
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9 Rules for Improving Sleep to Reduce Stress
There’s a strong correlation between how much sleep you get and how stressed you are. It’s a vicious cycle that can cause mental distress and even wreak havoc on your physical well-being. Find out how to create right habits that can help you break this cycle.
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Life Without Addictions
Almost as old as mankind is the desire to alter our perceptions of life by taking psychotropic substances. People who can no longer stand their environment or their living situation try to forget their situation by consuming legal or illegal drugs. What is addiction? Who is at risk? Where is the way out? In this article you…