Health and Fitness

Ingredients: 5 drops of lemon essential oil 6 fresh lemon slices Warm water Procedure: Add five drops of lemon essential oil and six fresh lemon slices to a small bowl of warm water. Soak a washcloth in the bowl for two minutes, and then swirl it over ...

Watching Angelina Jolie down a tall glass of strawberry milk, Jessica Alba relish a piece of sinful dark chocolate and closer home, size zero Kareena Kapoor lick her fingers after finishing her eighth meal of the day makes you wonder, where does the food go? Are they all blessed with ...

Washington, July 13 (IANS) The key to weight loss could lie in tricking our mind into thinking about how filling the food will be before we eat it. Test subjects were more satisfied for longer periods after consuming varying quantities of food for which they were led to believe that portion ...

Los Angeles: Forget starving and gruelling gym sessions, just follow the Atkins diet or the calorie-counting `Weight Watchers` plan and do away with love handles, says a new study. A study of four popular weight loss plans showed that dieters lost an average of 11 pounds over two months by following ...

Beer lovers, cheers! The drink is one of the healthiest alcoholic beverages available, when taken in moderation, a new study has claimed. According to the study, commissioned by The Beer Academy, the drink is a rich source of vitamins, fibre, minerals and antioxidants and has relatively low calorific value as compared ...

There are foods that boost energy, sharpen memory, and even fight flab. But these aphrodisiac snacks serve a sexier purpose: They improve your sex life. Feast on these foods to feel friskier. 1. Hot Chilies Capsaicin, a chemical found in fiery peppers, increases circulation to get blood pumping and stimulates nerve endings ...

After several years working in the field of nutrition, I have realised that there are several weight loss 'spoilers' in our lives - things we inadvertently do that stop us from losing weight and send us to the brink of frustration. Here is a list of some of the common mistakes ...

The usual sites for human tapeworms are pylorus and pancreatic duct. Poxviruses are the largest and most complex of all animal viruses. Candida albicans is the etiologic agent of Thrush. Corynebacterium diphtheria is the principal human pathogen due to potent exotoxin on a variety of tissues. Inanimate objects that harbour and transmit pathogens are ...

We are often advised to cut back on fat. It is because fat makes us fat. It is loaded with calories. If you want to lose weight, If you want to lose weight, you calorie input, i.e., your food consumption must be less than your calorie output – which means ...

We all know instinctively that we must breathe. But why is it necessary for all living plants and animals to breathe? The reason is a very simple one. By breathing we take in air that provides oxygen. Without this gas, no life can exist. When we exhale the air, it changes. ...