Special Health Alerts
If your husband offers to help with the housework, you may want to think twice before you take him up on the offer. A lack of physical activity is a known contributing factor to weight gain and obesity.
The decrease in the amount of housework being performed by women in recent years compared to decades ago may be contributing to the rising levels of obesity that are being seen in today’s society, according to a recent study published in PLosOne…
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Chocolate is arguably the world’s favorite ‘junk food’- with 9 out 10 people reporting that they love it and 50 % of the population confessing that they can’t go a day without it.
Although some may argue that chocolate is not a junk food at all (because it is made with cocoa which is high in nutrients and antioxidants), the majority of chocolate available on the market is loaded with sugar and calories, and is so highly processed that any …
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is ever a myth that people might wish were true, it is this one. We have all heard old wives tales and health myths about how to improve your general health and well being, but what people might be really disappointed to learn is that sexual activity doesn’t burn calories, making the concept an apparent myth.
The New England Journal of Medicine has released information that puts to rest the idea that sex burns calories, alongside several other …
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Romantic relationships are bound to have their ups and downs, after all there is no such thing as a perfect relationship. Did you know however, that the mixed weight theory has thin men and fat women dealing with quite a bit of conflict?
A new study has found that women who have experienced weight gain and are married to thin men are more likely to have unhappy marriages. They reported having greater conflict with their partners …
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