Between 4% and 20% of people in Western countries suffer from constipation. At the other extreme, going to the toilet too often is associated with watery and very soft-stools. Known as diarrhoea this condition is an indication that waste is moving too rapidly through your lower intestine. Good bowel habits fall somewhere in the middle…

Fat deposited around the center of your body is often the first thing people notice when they become overweight. According to Monash University, the evidence suggests fat deposited on your abdomen increases health risks more than fat deposited on your legs, arms or hips. For this reason, interest has grown in measuring waist and hip…

The term food includes everything we eat, plus beverages like soft drinks, tea and coffee as well as confectionery items, to name a few. Foods if they have been shown to have evident health benefits beyond the normal provision of nutrition are known as functional foods or medicinal foods. Importantly, functional or medicinal foods like…

One of the key ways to keeping your body youthful may be down to the way you move. Research has determined that high-intensity cardio exercise has the potential to reverse the ageing process in adults. Researchers from the Mayo Clinic tested high-intensity interval training (HIIT) against combined training and resistance training. Each style of training…

The fact that our brain shrinks as we age is something we don’t normally think about. Many health experts say the more active your brain is as you get older the better it will be. That’s why it is always a good idea to keep your mind stimulated. However, research now suggests exercising also creates…

Let’s be honest… words like ‘diet’ and ‘nutrition’ provoke images of women and men trying all sorts of fancy eating and fitness fads to lose weight. To many people, ‘diet’ has become a dirty word – deprivation and tastelessness together in one unappetising meal. And to make matters worse, all the meals you eat are…