Sun Salutation
Begin in a standing position and exhale as you sweep the arms up and overhead. Exhale and engage the abs as you tip from the hips and lower into a Forward Bend, with hands on the floor or feet–bend the knees if you need to. Inhale and come up until the back is flat [...]
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LONG-term mobile phone users could face a higher risk of developing cancer in later life, according to a decade-long study.
The report, to be published later this year, has reportedly found that heavy mobile use is linked to brain tumours.
The survey of 12,800 people in 13 countries has been overseen by the World Health Organisation.
Preliminary results [...]
Filed under: Body, Disease, Mind on October 30th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Could daytime napping or poor sleep habits at night lead to an increased risk of developing elevated blood sugar? Believe it or not, the answer is yes.
A study1 published earlier this month in the journal Diabetes Care found that individuals who napped less than an hour a day increased their risk of developing elevated blood [...]
Filed under: Body, Sleep on October 30th, 2009 | No Comments »
Mid-afternoon munchies playing havoc with your waistline? Midnight snack sabotaging your diet? Don’t let a snack-attack ruin your summer plans to shape-up with five clever hole-fillers under 100 calories that will banish those hunger pangs and that muffin top.
By Suzanne Elliott
Hummous and Carrot
Hummous has a rather unjustified reputation as a fatty food. Yes, it is [...]
Filed under: Body, Food on May 29th, 2009 | No Comments »