Well Being Articles

Serious athletes all over the world tend to make the same serious mistakes with their bodybuilding diets and workout plans. Here are 7 mistakes bodybuilders make, and how to avoid them.

Scientists from the Harbin Medical University in China have found that your daily calorie intake can be reduced by as much as 12% simply by chewing your food 40 times instead of the typical 15 times

Several years ago I was invited to a breakfast meeting for health and food writers at an international natural products conference. All the big names (and some little names, like me) in my field were there, and all of us were eating from the buffet.

Figs contain many different vitamins, minerals and nutrients which are important for the health of the body. Scientists are currently conducting ongoing research to determine the hidden benefits contained in figs.

There are many superfoods powerful enough to lower your cholesterol, reduce your risk of heart disease and cancer, and save you money. There are no side effects and they put you in a better mood. Most of these superfoods are not expensive and exotic.

Emotional eating, we are often told, is the downfall of most dieters. People restricting calories for weight loss usually fail their diets, the "experts" tell us, when they fail to keep emotions in check and eat when they are not physically hungry.

All over the world, people are eating more and more of their meals in restaurants. Enjoying food and keeping control over diet goals, however, can be wrecked by 10 social and nutritional no-no's that ruin your meal and play havoc with your diet:

Every year there are headlines about teens and young adults in the USA dying while exercising in summer heat. With global warming, deaths from heat stroke are even more common in places that historically do not have extremely hot summers.

UV rays stimulate a particular part in the brain associated with the reward system. The changes that occur in the brain are similar to that found in the brain of drug addicts. Like drugs, UV rays also have the potential to become addictive.

Yes — pets make you happier and less stressed. They also, however, boost your overall wellbeing in ways you may not have heard of!