Healthy articles

It is a common concept that for our lives to be meaningful, we must be happy. Some argue that happiness is more important than anything else in life. The benefits of exercise are well-discussed in the media, and your health teacher lectured about it.

North Americans spend huge amounts of money on eating out: annually $2,000 per every American. Fast food restaurant meals make our life easier, but they also make us addicted to sugar, salt and fat.

Herbal tea has fast gained popularity because of the innumerable benefits associated with it, but your packet of green tea may be containing a lot more than just good health. Be careful, one third of the ingredients in herbal teas are simply not listed.

What are those sticky labels with four-digit numbers called price look-up codes? Some organic produce gurus try to tell us that the numerical codes attached to pieces of produce can tell a lot about their origins - we investigated if this is true.

The eyes are the window to the soul and nails are the window to health. Imperfections on your nails could actually be warning signs of numerous health conditions - psoriasis, lupus, heart, liver and kidney disease to diabetes, anemia and even melanoma.

In the USA, the high cost of eating healthy food is often cited as an excuse for being overweight, especially by people who have lower incomes.

Women who have had breast cancer may have a lower or higher risk of recurrence if they take antioxidant supplements, depending on the supplement they take.

We all know that vitamins are vital. But sometimes taking supplements and eating healthy can make a person sick. Water-soluble vitamins such as B and C, it turns out, are not necessarily harmless.

Hemorrhoids occur in up to 50% of the adult population. They are the most misunderstood Anorectal problem for patients and physicians alike and most often wrongly treated. Patients also often wrongly blame them for virtually any Anorectal symptom.

Appendectomy, or appendix removal surgery, is usually recommended after a serious infection of the appendix called appendicitis. What do you need to know about it?