Visceral fat can build-up around internal organs, leading to adverse health consequences. To help keep levels of the harmful belly fat to a minimum, research has shown how cooking with one certain type of oil can do just that. Studies reveal coconut oil is a great alternative to other oils…
Moderate to vigorous physical activity important in early weeks of pregnancy
Researchers at the University of Granada (UGR) have analyzed for the first time the link between sedentary time vs. objectively measured physical activity levels and systemic concentrations of glycemic, lipid, and inflammatory markers among pregnant women Pregnancy is a critical stage characterized by complex changes in endocrine and immunometabolic levels,…
Yes, It's Possible To Get Pregnant While You're Already Pregnant
For some people, finding out they’re pregnant with one baby is enough of a shock. But can you imagine finding out you’re pregnant with a second child…while you’re already pregnant with one? While that scenario sounds like something straight out of a movie, it’s a real thing. A double pregnancy…
Heart attack warning: The worst food group to eat that significantly increases your risk
Heart attacks occur when a blockage in the coronary artery causes part of the heart muscle to be starved of blood and oxygen. One of the primary causes of blocked coronary artery is having high levels of Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) in the blood. High levels of LDL cholesterol, a…
How to get through Christmas when you're not drinking
For lots of us, Christmas means indulgence. We’ll pile up the pigs in blankets, polish off a box of Celebrations, stock our plates with heaps of roast potatoes, and still have room for a mince pie or too. Then there’s the booze. Sure, we’ll start the day with a Buck’s…
Anxious about returning to work? It may be alcohol withdrawal symptoms
Are YOU anxious about going back to work? Doctor warns feeling sick and having the shakes could actually be alcohol withdrawal symptoms from drinking too much over Christmas and New Year Returning to work after the festive period fills millions of people with dread But suffering from the shakes and…
Hypnotherapy can help boost your health; here’s what science says
Hypnosis affects your consciousness and brings you into a state wherein you focus only on the inside. Pop culture has us believe that hypnotherapy is all about dangling a pocket watch in front of someone’s face, and using it as a mind control mechanism. But, real-life hypnotherapy is so much…
Unmet need for physician care not improving with more insured
Most measures of unmet need for physician services in the United States have not improved since 1998 despite gains in health insurance coverage, according to a study published online Jan. 27 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Laura Hawks, M.D., from Cambridge Health Alliance in Massachusetts, and colleagues identified changes in unmet…
Mum of girl born with purple birthmarks hid her for SIX weeks
Mother of baby girl born with purple birthmarks covering her body reveals she hid her from strangers for six weeks after she was born over fears she would be called a bad parent Sara Farrow, 27, from Lincoln, was scared of people seeing baby Lacey-Dee Lacey-Dee, nine months, born with…
N.J. lawmakers pass bill to ban flavored vaping products
A bill that would ban the sale of flavored vaping products was passed Monday by New Jersey lawmakers. The bill—which forbids the sale and distribution of vaping products with a “distinguishable flavor, taste, or aroma” and is meant to protect children—was passed in the Senate and State Assembly. It now…