When costume designer Kayla Lavende had to buy two plane seats due to being overweight, she was mortified. It was a turning point for the 36-year-old from Sydney, now living in Las Vegas. Kayla decided to change her life, swapping her former calorie-heavy diet for something more nutritious, while incorporating lots more exercise into her routine. In 2018, Kayla also […]
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Psychological health can positively or negatively impact a person’s health and risk factors for heart disease and stroke, according to “Psychological Health, Well-Being, and the Mind-Heart-Body Connection,” a new American Heart Association Scientific Statement, published today in the Association’s flagship journal Circulation. The statement evaluates the relationship between psychological health and heart health, summarizing ways to help improve psychological health […]
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Britain is expanding a coronavirus vaccination program that has seen more than 6 million people get the first of two doses—even as the country’s death toll in the pandemic approaches 100,000. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said Sunday that three-quarters of the U.K.’s over-80s have received a vaccine shot. He said three-quarters of nursing home residents have also had their first […]
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If there were a ranking of hairstyles that we idolised over the last 12 months, Kate Middleton’s trademark glossy curls – the stuff of hairstyling legend – would definitely be up there. While she has her genetics to thank for the most part (you can read more here if you’re worried about your hair’s health), we know that a good […]
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Do you consume nuts every day? Elders have been telling us to include nuts in our diet, so as to keep our brain healthy and active. Now, a study has substantiated this claim. Even if you have not been eating them all your life, incorporating nuts in your diet mid-life onwards, can help cut down the risk of dementia as […]
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Diabetes type 2: Dr Zoe Williams discusses high blood sugar risks Diabetes type 2 symptoms can be difficult to spot because they don’t necessarily make a person feel unwell. But understanding how the condition may affect the eyes is key. Diabetic eye disease (DED) is a group of eye conditions which can affect people with diabetes, occurring as a result […]
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How carers kept my disabled son locked up for a year to avoid coronavirus – but he got it anyway Anne Shepherd has been barred from seeing her son Sam, 42, for almost a year Sam has severe learning disabilities and is now confined to a handful of rooms Carers said it was for ‘his own protection’ but two weeks […]
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Swimming can be a highly effective form of full-body exercise, but have you ever looked at a pool and thought “this needs to be more extreme”? In a recent video on the MySwimPro channel, swimming coach and three-time U.S. Masters Swimming National Champion Fares Ksebati attends a Deep End Fitness workout class, which combines regular swimming with less conventional training […]
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Israel began administering COVID-19 vaccines to teenagers Saturday as it pushed ahead with its inoculation drive, with a quarter of the population now vaccinated, health officials said. Since the rollout of vaccinations one month ago, more than 2.5 million of Israel’s nine-million-strong population have been vaccinated already, the health ministry said on Friday. Expanding the campaign to include teens came […]
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Lung cancer: Signs and symptoms to look out for Lung cancer symptoms don’t usually appear in the early stages. But as the condition progresses, some of the more recognised symptoms that can develop include a cough that doesn’t go away after two or three weeks and coughing up blood. But there are other lesser known symptoms of lung cancer to […]
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