A comprehensive guide of self improvement articles with a focus on health and fitness

How To Prevent Alzheimer’s by Learning Another Language

You can get stronger glasses, or bifocals. You can color your hair, if vanity demands it. You can take calcium to stave off osteoporosis. But what can you do about memory loss and dementia, specifically Alzheimer’s Disease? You can learn a second language. Continue reading

Mediterranean Diet for the Brain

The Mediterranean diet is a diet followed by many nations in the Mediterranean Sea region. Med diet consists of fresh foods; the basis is the daily consumption of fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, whole grains and legumes. It also includes frequent to medium consumption of nuts, low-fat products, like white-cheese and yogurt, olive oil and fish while for less frequent consumption recommends white meat Continue reading

10 Ways to Live Healthier Right Now

Modern society almost expects us to drink, especially when we’re with friends or go out for the night. Drinking becomes a habit from as early as college, when your free nights are spent partying and getting wasted. This bad habit can stick with you for many years after college, and can have a serious effect on your overall health. Continue reading

Yoga For Office Workers – How it can Enhance Your Working Experience

Yoga is becoming an increasingly popular exercise as it’s gentle, and work wonders for office workers who are prone to stress, poor circulation, RSIs and low fitness levels. Another benefit of yoga is that it can easily fit into the busiest of schedules. Just 20 minutes of yoga a day can uplift your mood and reinvigorate your body. Continue reading

Diet Myths And Facts – The Truth Behind Common Misunderstandings!

Eggs raise cholesterol levels:

As we all know, high cholesterol levels are associated with cardiovascular disease. Eggs and especially the yolk are high in cholesterol. This has led to the conclusion that eggs can be detrimental to heart’s health. Continue reading

5 Simple Principles for Losing Weight

I’ve been on a bit of a diet craze the last 4 months. To be honest. Dieting is lame! I don’t care who you are and where you’re from. You can’t honestly tell me that dieting is the best thing ever. We diet not because we wholeheartedly want to. It’s because we either want something or it’s a necessity. Continue reading