Today, most people try to live a healthy life. Yet women are still insecure about their bodies. 55.9 percent of women do not feel comfortable in short clothes. In addition, they indicate that they are most insecure about their abdomen (51.8 percent) and legs (21.2 percent). This is according to a su

A good nights sleep is vital to our health, yet one in three adults report depriving themselves. Poor sleep can exacerbate or even contribute to certain medical conditions. These 9 tips can help you sleep better and live healthier and longer. 1. Set a rest point. Light suppresses melatonin, a hormo

A good nights sleep consists of long, uninterrupted sleep segments. Sleep tracking provides insight into individual patterns and baselines over time, allowing you to change your sleeping habits. Below are a number of insights based on 6 million nights analyzed by the Dutch and 27 other nationalities

Women with high physical fitness in middle age are nearly 90 percent less likely to develop dementia decades later, compared to women who were moderately fit, according to a new study. The study measures the cardiovascular fitness of women based on an exercise test. When the very fit women did devel

Snacking between meals is one of the culprits of overweight and obesity. Much research into snacking focuses on snacking as a reasoned behavior. But snacking is often not reasoned at all:we also snack impulsively out of habit or out of emotion. Research, but also interventions aimed at teaching heal

One of the most important and most underestimated substances is magnesium. Magnesium is a mineral that your body uses for many different purposes. In the Netherlands, many people (especially women) have a magnesium deficiency. If you come to the doctor with complaints, other values ​​are usually tes

Are you planning to get in shape before the summer, and would you like to go to the gym for that? If its your first time, youll be much more successful if you know what to ask, look for, and do on that first visit. Here are 10 things to consider on your first day at the gym. 1. Familiarize yoursel

To find out whether burning calories in cardiovascular exercise is the same as burning calories in resistance training, a new study looked at physiological and hormonal responses to the two different workouts, when the number of calories burned and the duration of the two sessions measured exactly.

Women who regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home or work as cleaners seem to experience a greater decline in lung function over time than women who dont clean, according to new research. In the study, researchers from the University of Bergen in Norway analyzed data from 6,

Its easy to eat your way to alarmingly high cholesterol levels. And the reverse is also true – changing what you eat can lower your cholesterol and improve the composition of fats that flow through your blood. Fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains and good fats are all part of a healthy diet. Bu

Fires, shootings, suicide attempts, kidnappings, and more. Were glued to our phones or televisions in our quest to know more — but the persistent bad news can leave us feeling tense, sad, anxious, or worried. Overexposure to the news can lead to some sort of trauma. The sheer amount of stressful eve

Researchers from KU Leuven and the universities of Pittsburgh, Stanford and Penn State have identified fifteen genes that determine our facial features. The scientists were able to identify fifteen locations in our DNA. “The Stanford colleagues discovered that the genes for these facial features are

New evidence from a study may displease those who have opted for the low-fat versus low-carb diet. Neither option is superior:Cutting back on carbohydrates or fats reduces excess weight in about the same proportion, the study said. In addition, the study asked whether insulin levels or a specific ge

Theres nothing wrong with being a little weird. Because we constantly think about mental disorders, we can become concerned when our own way of thinking and behaving does not match our idealized notion of health. But some variability may be healthy and even adaptive, researchers say, although it may

How a person responds to a difficult life event, such as a death or divorce, helps shape their development of wisdom over time, a new study suggests. For many, a difficult life event also disrupted their sense of personal meaning, raising questions about their understanding of their world. These dis

Its been pretty cold this week. Staying comfortable in the cold, whether youre walking around town or staying indoors, requires paying attention to the science of heat transfer. Keeping warm requires two basic principles:conduction and convection. Conduction is the transfer of heat between two solid

We all know the feeling – its only been an hour since your last meal and youre hungry again. Why is this so? Influenced by both biological and psychological factors, hunger is a complicated feeling. Here are five of the most common reasons why you might still feel hungry after eating and what you ca

We all know that eating healthy is important to be and stay healthy. The stores are full of products that claim to contribute to health and there is plenty of nutritional information available. And yet we often make the wrong food choices. Apparently, more is needed to influence food choice behavior

The number of people with flu-like symptoms has increased in recent weeks and we can now speak of a mild flu epidemic. Young children aged 0 to 4 years are especially affected by flu-like symptoms. Reduce the spread of germs in your home and help keep your family healthy with these eight tips. 1. G

Menstruating early — before age 12 — is linked to an increased risk of heart disease and stroke later in life, a new study suggests. It is one of several reproductive risk factors, including early menopause, complications of pregnancy and hysterectomy, which appear to be associated with subsequent c