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Just 15 minutes of exercise a day can boost life expectancy by three years and cut death risk by 14%, research from Taiwan suggests. Experts in The Lancet say this is the least amount of activity an adult can do to gain any health benefit. This is about half the quantity currently recommended in the […]

Reducing caloric intake is ineffective unless accompanied by an increase in exercise, according to researchers. This appears to be due to a natural compensatory mechanism that prompts the body to cut back its physical activities in response to a reduction in calories. “In the midst of America’s obesity epidemic, physicians frequently advise their patients to […]

When women were fed macaroni and cheese daily for five days, they reduced their consumption, a strategy that could be used to battle obesity.

Ten Principles to Live by in Fiercely Complex Times – Tony Schwartz – Harvard Business Review

Stress is not just a mental or emotional issue. It has real physical causes, as well as effects on our body. More >>>>

As women around the world enjoy broader opportunities and expanding roles, they’re also experiencing one other increase in their lives — stress.In one of their latest reports, Women of Tomorrow, Nielsen released stats that revealed where the most stressed-out women in the world reside, and how they behave in consequence. Read more: http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/07/13/study-for-women-india-is-the-most-stressful-country-on-earth/#ixzz1S2eRVtnK

From the time when I was fast approaching 40, I was drawn to ‘age defying’ products; moisturizers, hands creams, body lotions. Put ‘age defying’ on a broom and I will likely buy it too! Yes, we say that age is just a number but when the number grows larger, don’t we wish that the birthdays […]