Fizzy drinks, sweetened drinks, commercially produced juices and sodas are a curse of our times. How often we use these drinks even though we know how harmful they are to our health. We can give up eating cakes and cookies, fries and fast food, other unhealthy foods, but for most of us it can be really hard to give up using bottled juices or even the light but slightly sweetened soda. We are craving to drinking something good, something sweet, something we truly enjoy. Moreover, we all know how much little kids and teenagers love Cola and other fizzy drinks! Unfortunately, there are really plenty of health risks behind fizzy or sweetened drinks. It was believed that most of those are centered around getting extra calories, increasing our risks of obesity, serious cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, and so on. However, the risks actually go far beyond just that. Read the rest of this entry »

Most of us are aware about the fact that sun exposure may have both good and bad effects to our health. Though some people mistakenly believe that sun exposure is linked to nothing else but danger, increased risks of skin cancer and other types of cancer, this idea is actually not true. Sure, staying on sun for hours, especially in between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. can lead not only to serious skin burns, but also to very bad health effects. At the same time, some regular moderate sunlight exposure is even essential for our health since this is the only way for our body to get vitamin D necessary for our normal health and development. Just recently it was reported that moderate sun exposure is linked to reduced risks of arthritis and arthritis related health conditions (see the related article here). The effects of sunlight on our health are being studied by many scientific groups and expert teams around the world. Read the rest of this entry »

You definitely know all the benefits and health effects of having a healthy breakfast every morning. We try to learn everything possible about choosing the healthiest foods for our breakfast, for starting our breakfast in a certain hour, or even having breakfast in a certain environment. A healthy breakfast has become a point of interest of numerous studies and researches, and plenty of those are being regularly published in serious academic editions, journals and magazines. Just recently we’ve learned that having a glass of orange juice for breakfast can be much better than having a cup of sugar free tea or coffee since 100 per cent organic orange juice can provide us with necessary amounts of vitamins and energy to start our new day with. Read more about this interesting study and the findings related to having a glass of orange juice for a healthy breakfast in this article. Read the rest of this entry »

Most of us prefer starting our day with an energizing cup of coffee or a refreshing cup of green or black tea. We know that these beverages (provided we drink them without sugar or any other kind of sweetener) are the best choice for starting our day with. Numerous studies have proven that these beverages rich in natural flavonoids and caffeine can be a great source of energy, a great natural assistance for our brain to wake up and start working effectively as soon as we get up and have our first daily bite. However, there is another very good choice we can make as to the beverage to start our day with. Definitely, we can opt for a freshly squeezed fruit or vegetable juice. A group of scientists studied this option and came up with the conclusion that a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice can be the best idea for a healthy breakfast for every one of us. Read the rest of this entry »

Most mothers undoubtedly spend most of their day just hoping to get through a shower uninterrupted. The last thing on your mind is makeup or creating a proper skin care routine for yourself. At the same time, you want your skin to look good for those times you do get out of the house to non-Mommy events. Here are some tips to make that easier. Read the rest of this entry »

Increasing risks of Alzheimer’s disease have become one of the great concerns of modern time’s health care specialists. It is a known fact that in the era of technological breakthroughs and amazing technical decisions most of us started complaining about decreased memory function, reduced ability to focus and impaired brain function. Caused by reduced necessity to use our brain even in easy daily functions (calculating, making plans, using logic for making decisions, etc.), the mentioned factors are the strongest prediction for mass epidemic of brain function decline, leading to Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia like brain disorders becoming absolutely normal condition for aging and even middle aged people. This tendency is a very serious threat to healthy development of modern society, that is why there are plenty of discussions and scientific works are going in order to find effective solutions to prevent public brain function decline. Read the rest of this entry »