In many cases, New Year's resolutions include losing weight or getting in better shape. For all those of you who will take on this project in 2018, we have prepared some supporting points that can help you along the way. The tips you need to follow if you want to lose weight will make your journey to the desired figure easier.
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For most people, smell isn't just a smell—it's a memory. When you get chocolate chip cookies, think of baking in your mom's kitchen. These nostalgic ties are not mere coincidence. Our sense of smell is directly connected to the emotional center of our brain, which causes a flood of warm and fuzzy feeling with a simple sniff.
If humanity encountered a virus similar to that of 1918 (we are talking about the Spanish flu), between 20 and 100 million people would die. But the flu virus is not the only one that threatens humanity - according to the World Health Organization, 39 new diseases were discovered at the beginning of the 1980s, mostly transmitted from animals to humans. Many of the new viruses that have threatened humanity are actually 'old', as animals have been carrying them for centuries. The best example of this is the HIV virus, which is the successor of the SIV virus (Cameroon chimpanzee virus). Experts believe that the transformation of 'peaceful SIV' (non-dangerous to chimpanzees) into HIV occurred 70 years ago, when deforestation and road construction began in Africa. Let's see which are the 8 most dangerous viruses that experts call the 'horsemen of the apocalypse'.
Due to a stressful job and an overcrowded schedule, it often happens that we start to take stress as a natural part of our lives. But this is not good in the long run, as it can lead to serious health problems, hormonal imbalance and general malaise. Therefore, it is imperative that we learn to control it.
Well, we're not really surprised, right? The air in some parts of the world is so polluted that people have to walk around wearing protective masks. And when we inhale such air, we inhale poison, which first settles in the lungs, and then (obviously) continues its journey elsewhere. However, it is said to threaten fertility.
The VIRUS project (Society of Medical Students of Slovenia) invites you to an awareness campaign on World AIDS Day. This year's slogan is: Total to zero - 0 new infections, 0 AIDS, 0 discrimination.
Would you like to quit smoking but can't seem to succeed? Have you already received a thousand and one well-intentioned advice, but still you are spinning in a vicious circle? If you would like to quit smoking for good, this is the best and most reliable way, says science.
Do you know the healing effects of chestnuts?! Who doesn't love chestnuts? But if you love it just for its taste, you'll love it even more when you realize that taste is far from its only good feature. Its healing power has been known since ancient times, and many people resort to it even today due to its healing effects. And there are so many medicinal effects that the first thing you will do after reading this article is to jump into the forest or to the market and look for a chestnut recipe to your taste. Who says all the good things in life are unhealthy?! Here are 10 health benefits of chestnuts.
Sex is healthy! If you don't already know: sex can improve our mood and relieve pain. Understanding how sex affects our brains can improve not only our sexual interactions, but can also have other positive effects on our health. The research in development has thus already produced the first results. Here are 8 healing ways sex affects our well-being.
There is a high probability that at some point you or your loved ones have burned out at work, become depressed, exhausted, and found it very difficult to pick yourself up. According to a new study conducted at the University of Chicago, this happens to one in two people.
Diabetes is the scourge of modern society, and in the US alone, there are predictions that 5 million people will be diagnosed with type 1 diabetes (T1D) by 2050. Scientists are predicting revolutionary disease prevention for the future. Namely, they discovered the possibility of preventing the onset of the disease with a vaccine.
You know that sunscreen is a must these days, right? And you know you have to reapply every 2 hours? If you still haven't taken care of (enough) sun protection, then those kisses of harmful ultraviolet rays have honestly burned you. Painful sunburns can last for days, so we can try almost anything in desperation. dr. Erin Gilbert, a dermatologist in New York, has 3 key tips for helping with burns.