Drinking a glass of cold water when you feel thirsty on a muggy summer evening is pleasant but if you go on drinking a few more glasses, the experience turns unpleasant. Researchers have now discovered why.
Your closest pal or colleague may eat the same high-calorie food that you gulp down but know how he/she stays slim and trim while you keep on adding extra kilos around your waist?
Cholesterol levels can affect your cardiovascular health and can contribute to cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease includes diseases of the heart and all blood vessels in the body, but most importantly those blood vessels leading to the brain and the heart itself.
Whether you belong to a gym or exercise at home, there is always a way to increase your activity level. For 2014 make it one of your goals to steadily increase your output to new levels to support a healthier you.
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer and cancer deaths in Canada. For individuals deemed to be average-risk of CRC, there is about a 7 per cent lifetime chance of CRC. In other words, even if CRC does not run in your family, and you have no bowel problems whatsoever, there is still a 1 in 14 lifetime chance that you will get CRC.
