I don’t know about you, but every four years, our family gets all excited about the “big games” and depending on which country is hosting, our sleeping patterns all go to whack. But that is part and parcel of the fun surrounding, The Olympics. We used to love collecting Olympics memorabilia too. Anyway, the Opening Ceremony […]
Archive | June, 2012
7 Ways to Pick up a Low Mood
Everybody has one of those days. From the moment you open your eyes, till the end of the day, everything has been going wrong. Maybe it’s the time of year; maybe it’s the weather? We feel heavy, unmotivated, less tolerant or just not ourselves. The danger is when it stretches on for days, weeks even, […]
6 Ways to do the Push-up, for a Sexier Body!
Who says that push ups are only for men? Ladies, if you want a sexier, toner and hotter body and Abs, do push ups! God know’s it strengthens your core and makes you super sexy. Some people add to the mix supplements to get more cuts, but the pushup is probably the first muscle-building exercise workout freaks master, and […]
5 Ways to Protect your Heart
The heart is one of the most vital organs in our body. It is a pump, composed of muscle which pumps blood throughout the body. From the moment it begins beating until the moment it stops, the human heart works tirelessly. In an average lifetime, the heart beats more than two and a half billion times, […]
The Dirty Word.. FAT.
Ask anybody and they will tell you, FAT is a dirty word. Fat is associated with looking bad, feeling bad and worst of all, nobody wants to hang around or know fat. In our diet, fat is associated with greasy food that clogs the arteries and causes all sorts of heart diseases. Yet not all […]
Do Detox Diets Work?
Many people are always looking for a quick fix – a fast way to lose weight and feel better or look better. Detox or detoxification, diets are popular, but they’re not scientifically proven. Detox diets promise to eliminate toxins from the body and jumpstart weight loss, and they’re going more and more mainstream. But nutritionists and others are […]
10 Good Reasons to Start Eating Chia Seeds
What are Chia seeds, you may ask. They sound Chinese, and when my mum first introduced them to me I was somewhat baffled by the strange name. Then a little research on the internet showed that Chia seeds are in fact, Salvia hispanica, a species of flowering plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae, native to central and southern Mexico and Guatemala. The […]
10 Ways to Stay Motivated to Lose Weight
The best way to stay motivated to exercise is to become a bikini model! (I’m just kidding) OK, for those who do not have the luxury of slim genes, keeping the weight down is a constant struggle. Maybe you’re at a point where being overweight is affecting your health. The doctor tells you, you need […]
Scuba Diving with Asthma
Scuba diving is a super popular recreational activity, abroad as well as in South East Asia where some of the most spectacular dive sites are located. With hundreds of thousands of people becoming newly certified every year, there are also a proportion of divers who are asthmatics. In the recent past, however, people with asthma […]
Is Coffee Bad for Me?
I am a coffee addict. I find it hard to walk around after lunch, without entering a coffee bar. I have tons of coffee bookson my coffee table at home, and I generally just love talking about coffee! Well the good new is that, studies show that we may actually be benefitting from more than just […]