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10 Tips For Living a Healthy & Beautiful Life

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"Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath” Here is 10 Tips in your daily life to stay healthy and beautiful on the inside and outside: 1. Follow A Balanced , Healthy Diet: A balanced diet is the first step to live a beautiful, healthy life. An ideal diet should be high on fiber, low on fat, and must be supplemented with adequate amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables. Besides knowing what to eat, it is equally important to know the right proportions, meaning how much or how little to eat. The most important that we should Eat Different Types Of Foods( According to Ayurveda, rotating your food habits not only strengthens your immune system, it can also protect you from most illnesses. ) and Don't Skip Your Breakfast ( According to nutritionists and health experts, breakfast is the most important meal of the day and skipping your breakfast can lead to...

Bad News For Coffee Drinkers Who Get Headaches

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People who consume high amounts of caffeine each day are more likely to suffer occasional headaches than those with low caffeine consumption, a team of researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) reports in a study recently published in the Journal of Headache Pain . But in findings that had “no obvious reason”, the researchers, led by Knut Hagen from NTNU’s Faculty of Medicine, also reported that low caffeine consumption was associated with a greater likelihood of chronic headaches, defined as headaches for 14 or more days each month. The results are drawn from a large cross-sectional study of 50,483 people who answered a questionnaire about caffeine consumption and headache prevalence as a part of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Survey (HUNT 2), a county-wide health survey conducted in 1995-1997 on a wide range of health topics. To drink or not to drink Caffeine is the world’s most commonly consumed stimulant, and has long been known to have both positive an...

Keep kids away from detergent capsules, parents warned

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Parents are being warned to keep washing detergent capsules away from children after an increase in chemical injuries at a London eye hospital. Thirteen children treated for this type of injury who were aged under five had been playing with the capsules. Eye doctors say children are attracted by the colourful and malleable nature of the capsules. If the capsule breaks, it releases a harmful alkaline solution which can cause scarring or even blindness. Writing in the British Medical Journal, Melanie Corbett, consultant ophthalmologist at the Western Eye Hospital said: "Parents must keep liquid detergent capsules out of children's reach - their contents can cause irreversible damage to the eye. "If any chemical enters your child's eye, you should wash it out immediately, with large quantities of water," she added. The cleaning products industry introduced liquid capsules as fabric detergents for the first time in 2001. Irreversible damage Inside most of these capsu...