Warning: Your Activity Tracker May Be Bad for Your Health
Mike Collins was an avid runner. After completing five half-marathons, he decided to buy a running watch, thinking that being able to track heart rate, pace and distance would help him break the 1-hour-50-minute mark in his next race. But the watch actually had the opposite effect. “Suddenly, I was overthinking it all –...
Too much toothpaste? Young kids are overusing, CDC says
Young children are using too much toothpaste, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study released this week found.The CDC surveyed the parents or caregivers of 5,157 children ages three to 15. They were asked a series of questions, like how much toothpaste their child used and how many times a day their child brushed...
Burned out and overwhelmed: should you embrace the joy of no?
Once we were pressured to acquire things and do more with our lives. Now, we’re being told to declutter our homes and diaries. What happened to just being ourselves?What brings you joy? It is a question that is hard to avoid these days, as joy seems to be the new buzzword. It is...
How I accepted I’m an introvert – and learned to refuse invitations without guilt
After years of drinking through social engagements to make them bearable, I finally acknowledged my fear of talking to strangers and made peace with itIwas on holiday in Turkey, visiting a Roman amphitheatre at dusk, when I realised I was an introvert. As the sun dimmed and cicadas hummed behind olive trees, my...
Proven Home Remedies For Teeth Whitening
Do you want dazzling and whiter teeth but don’t want to use harmful products? So, there are a lot of safe and effective home remedies for teeth whitening.Some of the home remedies for teeth whitening:—-Apple Cider VinegarApple Cider Vinegar acts like natural gum cleanser and antibiotic teeth cleanser. It is helpful to remove stains...
Diverticulitis: the debilitating bowel disorder that’s weakening our guts
About 1% of the UK population is likely to be hospitalised in their lifetime due to the condition. But scientists don’t know what causes itJohn Slater, a former railway worker who lives in Boston, Lincolnshire, was 40 when he first went to the doctor with gut problems. Along with “colossal” lower abdominal cramps,...
Dieters Who Follow This Popular Plan Lose Weight by Eating More. Here’s How It Works
Conventional wisdom has it that to lose weight, you have to eat less. But that’s absolutely not the case, and one top-ranked diets proves it. The Volumetrics dlet, developed by Penn State professor and researcher Barbara Rolls, is all about filling up by eating a larger volume of food, while simultaneously slimming down.The concept...
Wellness is swallowing the fashion industry whole. Should I switch camps?
To be fair, my beat has had a good innings. For a hundred years, it has made billions of pounds out of selling us stuff that boosts our self-esteemI’m thinking of giving up writing about clothes and catwalk shows and reviewing bra tops and yoga classes instead. The latest “in” look for abs;...
Bigorexia: When bodybuilding goes too far
Bigger and better is the name of the game for bodybuilders. For the sake of public show, bodybuilders will adhere to a strict weight training and diet routine that most people would find unnerving.But at some point, the bodybuilding goes too far. If a bodybuilder or any other weight-training buff gets too preoccupied with the game, it can...
Seven ways to improve your breathing
It may be instinctive, but stress, anxiety, posture and a host of other factors can affect the quality of our breathingBecome aware of your breathBreathing is so instinctive, you may have developed habits you are not aware of. Start by monitoring your breathing for 48 hours, particularly at moments when you are stressed...
