Appetite appears to be controlled by a number of physical and emotional factors, many of which are not well understood. Both short-term controls sensitive to blood glucose and/or liver glycogen as well as long-term controls sensitive to the total amount of body fat seem to be involved. A variety of receptors located in the mouth,…
Maintaining a good healthy lifestyle is essentials, by eating healthy, exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, and avoiding alcohol and tobacco. Nutrition plays a major role in order to control obesity in individuals. Intake of a healthy diet is very important to reduce obesity, preventing, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, cancer, and osteoporosis. It needs to be remembered that nutrition…
There are a number of reasons why people suddenly decide to quit smoking. The major and most obvious reasons are listed below. As you can see at a glance, the section on health is the shortest, this is by no means because it is the least important. If cigarettes weren’t ruining our health we probably…
This simple recipe freezes well, so be sure to make extra waffles for weekday breakfasts. A couple of slices of back bacon on the side add protein to the meal. Ingredients of orange berry waffles are: 85g (3oz) Wholemeal flour, 35g (1 1⁄2 oz) Wheat bran, 2 tbsp Sugar substitute, 1⁄4 tsp Cinnamon, Pinch salt, 275ml Skimmed milk,…
Noodle soup refers to a variety of soups with noodles and other ingredients served in a light broth. Noodle soup is a common dish across East Asia, Southeast Asia and the Himalayan states of South Asia. Various types of noodles are used, such as rice noodles, wheat noodles and egg noodles. This soup is the ultimate in comfort food for adults and kids alike. For…
Stress is the response of our body to any demand made on it. It is in every experience and activity we encounter. It takes place whenever our body must adapt or readjust to maintain normalcy. Any change in our physical or psychological environment causes some stress. Usually anything that happens for the first time causes…
What is Depression? Depression is the most common psychiatric disorder found in large-scale population surveys. It underlies many of the physical complaint’s physicians are asked to treat, and it hospitalizes hundreds of thousands every year. It also is responsible for the high suicide rate among teenagers.Depression is usually related to some sort of loss or…
Before you declare any health-fitness goals, you should be aware of the following guidelines:
Everyone who is overweight should seek to reduce their body fat. It is possible for the majority of overweight people to reverse the process of obesity. Once they do so, to maintain body fat at an acceptable level. With a reduction in excess body fat, diabetes and hypertension often disappear, blood lipid levels decrease, and…
Motivated to stay on the track to lose weight can be very difficult. Sometimes situations arise that are totally out of your control, such as an unexpected dinner invitation, or going to a party that serves junk food for the entire evening. It’s situations like these that can make us feel that sticking to the…