You’re reading this with a cup of coffee in your hand, aren’t you? Coffee is the most popular drink in many parts of the world.
Once only used by bodybuilders, more and more people are using sports supplements as a regular part of their health and fitness regime – and the industry is booming worldwide.
Onions are grown and used all over the world, and anyone who has cut into one knows that it can make you cry.
In the last few months, schools all over the country have closed because of outbreaks of norovirus.
- By Chris Bryant
Most people in the UK are committed meat eaters – but for how long?
As you continue to journey on a clear path to healing, it is very common for different feelings and emotions to arise. Old guilt, anger, and doubt may enter your mind and heart from out of nowhere. Likewise, new fear, anxiety, and sadness may develop if you see no end to the path before you.
All life on Earth has evolved to cope with a rotating planet which results in the predictable transition between day and night.
Should parents be spoon-feeding babies special pureed baby foods or could they just join in with the family and feed themselves from the very start?
Scientists believe that it may be possible to distinguish between two types of age: biological age, a measure of how well the body functions, and chronological age, your age in years.
Winter is upon us and so is the risk of vitamin D deficiency and infections.
- By Wayne Wilson
Reading in the back seat can make you feel sick because your eyes and ears are having an argument that your brain is trying to settle!
- By Megan Arnot
Globally, on average, women experience the menopause at around the age of 50. But there’s a great deal of variation in this age both within and between countries.
- By Katie Siek
Wearable fitness trackers have less accuracy when used in certain ways.
- By David King
We tend to notice mucus only when it’s abnormal and the sticky fluid is expelled from orifices.
- By Liza Selley
Up to 55% of roadside traffic pollution is made of non-exhaust particles, with around 20% of that pollution coming from brake dust.
- By Sean Beer
When it comes to finding a sustainable diet, there are many contradictions. A concept such as food miles can be helpful for figuring out the carbon emissions involved in bringing particular food items to your plate.
It is sometimes impossible to understand the path of your life, especially when it takes an unexpected turn toward illness, disease, trauma, or loss. You cast about for answers, build stories to explain your new life, and move forward as best you can.
- By Feng Qiushi
There’s an association between consistent and frequent tea-drinking and significantly fewer depression symptoms in Chinese older adults, according to new research.
Cruise ships, with hundreds, even thousands of people in close quarters, can also be a hotbed of germs.
The average human body temperature in the United States has decreased over the past 157 years, researchers report.
- By Carys Jones
Research shows that the benefits of older people going to exercise groups go beyond self-improvement and provide good value for society,
Many Australians are reluctant to use sunscreen, even though it’s an important element in preventing the skin cancers that affect about two in three of us at some time in our lives.
There has been a lot of talk in the U.S. about legalizing recreational cannabis, and about cannabis’ potential to help with health issues.