Vacation time is usually associated with family, friends, good food and good times. Sometimes, vacation planning and travel can be stressful and tiring, and health plans are not always implemented. Vacation is a great opportunity to relax and revitalize, and to maintain or start a healthy lifestyle. Follow these tips to optimize your health and happiness, and to ensure you return feeling reenergized and rejuvenated. Read More »
Risk factors that affect blood circulation related to lifestyle include lack of exercise, being overweight, poor diet, smoking, overuse of alcohol and high levels of stress. These risks can be controlled and modified. Although poor blood circulation is prevalent in older adults, it can affect people of any age. The risks can be serious and proper attention should be given to avoid dangerous impact to limbs, heart, brain and liver.
The following are common signs and symptoms of poor blood circulation (…) Read More »
Healthy ageing and longevity depend both on genetic and non-genetic factors. While some of these are outside one’s control there are others that are determined by our lifestyle, emotions and attitudes which have a strong link to quality of life, long term health and lifespan. According to the National Institute of Ageing, education is the most important social factor affecting longevity.(…) Educational and social aspects aside, there are also other critical factors that depend directly on individual behaviours, attitudes, choices and lifestyle. Read More »
According to sleep expert William Dement, sleep is “the most important predictor of how long you will live — perhaps more important than smoking, exercise or high blood pressure.” Sleep is indeed regarded as health therapy, rather than a passive state of body and mind, due to its restoring and healing effects. Wake up to some of the facts and factors that may be stealing your health, changing at cells, exacerbating inflammation and increasing cardiovascular risk.
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