Healthy Living

Like many women, you probably consider your hair to be one of your most important physical features. So, it can be very distressing to realize that you’re suddenly experiencing more hair loss than is considered normal. If you wake up to large amounts of hair on your pillow or notice that your comb has more hair on it than it should, it may be wise to take it seriously as this may indicate some underlying health issue.

Most of the time, when we’re exposed to freezing cold water, it’s because we’re in a hurry or the hot water in our home has gone out. However, what if we were to tell you that drinking and bathing in icy cold water is actually super-beneficial to your health? Exposing the insides and outsides of our bodies to ice-cold water can have real health benefits.

It’s a no-brainer, choosing healthy foods and living an active lifestyle is not only good for your body, it’s good for your mind too. In fact, past research has indicated that there is a definitive link between what individuals eat and how their brain functions, especially when it comes to mood and mental health.

When you’re cooped up at work, it can seem like ages go by until the clock strikes 5pm. Don’t just spend your day wishing you could do something fun after work is over!

Sometimes when you’re making dinner, turning on the stove just isn’t an option. Maybe it’s the dog days of summer and it’s just too hot to even mention heat, or maybe the stove is on the fritz and you’re surviving repair bills.

For whatever reasons, kids just don’t seem to like eating their vegetables. Thankfully, there are lots of ways we can make veggies more appealing to children, and these 20 tricks will help you ensure that your kids are eating the balanced diet they need to grow big, strong and healthy.

We all have bad habits, whether we’re rich or poor, regular Joes or even celebrities. We try to play it cool and pretend they’re not bothering us, but deep down we really want to get rid of them. However, it’s not easy — if it were, we’d be living in a better world, but that’s not the case.

Thumb sucking is a perfectly natural thing for a baby – and a toddler – to do. The medical community is a little split over this issue, but one thing we are definitely sure of is that when a child sucks too hard on their thumb, it can cause lasting damage on their teeth.

Human beings are made of strong stuff. Time and again, we have overcome great challenges and exhibited admirable willpower. But there are a couple of things which can bring us to our knees faster than you can say “Sara Lee” — one of which being a basket of warm, fresh bread straight out of the oven.

Humans have always been fascinated by the idea of living a long time — or even living forever. Legends of the Fountain of Youth and Holy Grail giving us immortality have led us on a search that has so far been unsuccessful. Yet, we haven’t given up on the possibility of finding everlasting life.