If you have gained a little weight in the last 2 weeks, monitor your sleeping habits. Poor sleep at night can affect your performance the next day in a number of ways, but a 2016 study linked poor sleep to weight gain. This is what…
Do you want to postpone the aging process of the brain and even reverse it? According to CNN studies, walking or cycling at least 3 times a day improves the cognitive functions of the brain. And when combined with a heart-healthy diet, it can keep…
Being a couch potato for an extra hour playing video games or chewing bubble gum is, according to strict parents, unhealthy and irresponsible. Well, that’s what they say. Apparently, these “destructive” activities and some other unusual habits can have positive effects on our mood, brain,…
We have heard about how healthy cottage cheese is since we were kids and we still buy it in supermarkets and eat it for breakfast. In addition to strengthening our bones, it has many advantages. Did you know that you can improve your metabolism and…
Since my first physical education class in elementary school, I heard a lot of good things about stretching exercises, but I didn’t take them seriously back then. When I turned 30, I started experiencing back pain from time to time. No medication I took helped,…
My name is Irina, I am 38 years old and I weigh 224 lbs. This number may seem like a lot if you don’t take one thing into account: a year ago I weighed 266 lbs. I can’t say it was that bad, but once…
You are not losing as much weight as you expected because you are not breaking your diet enough. Well, that’s what this diet suggests. It argues that you can burn up to 6 pounds (2.7 kg) by monitoring your diet only on weekends, rather than fasting…
It is no secret that people want to live as long as possible. But, according to the World Health Organization, the average life expectancy is currently around 72 years. Not much, right? Although if you know what can affect your health and the aging process…