A cup of green tea every day prevents superviruses infection, claim Egyptian scientists. Superviruses are common viruses that mutated into superbugs (an infective microorganisms that have become resistant to antibiotics) under the influence of modern antiviral medicines. Antioxidants contained in green tea block the reproduction of most ... Full story

Hey, don’t go to the kitchen! Stop! Don’t open the fridge, no-nooo! Please, stop it. No, please, not the cake and not the coke. At least not now – it’s 10 p.m. already. Hey, put it back right now! Close it! What about your figure? Don’t open your mouth! Don’t eat it! Don't! No! NOOOO! Full story

You may have already heard, that the most important meals of your day is breakfast. A hearty breakfast makes your day, gives you force to work for hours. If you had a light breakfast, you will on the contrary be weak and fatigue all day long. Breakfast like a king, lunch like a queen and dine like a pauper – this proverb should also be familiar to you. But Chinese scientists have recently found, that it has nothing to do with reality, as hearty breakfasts can make you obese. Full story

Norwegian scientists have conducted a study on the interconnection of the weight and duration of life. It has occurred, that in 90 percent of cases too little weight and a too thin figure reduce the duration of life by 9 years, while excess weight and obesity reduce life by only 4 years. Obese ... Full story

A recent Dutch research has shown, how important sleep actually is. The scientists have analyzed the data on sleep and feeding preferences of 180 Netherlands residents. It has occurred, that people suffering from insomnia at night and then feel sleepy during the whole day are more prone to overeating. Because of the permanent tiredness insomnia sufferers are chronically stressed. It makes them eat high-calorie foods trying to cope with stress. Besides, chronic sleep loss causes the alteration of metabolic function, which also contributes to obesity. It also Full story

Researchers at Purdue University’s Ingestive Behavior Research Center have compared the way artificial sweeteners (saccharin) and sugar effect health. Sugar substitutes are much sweeter than natural table sugar, but have practically no calories compared to 15 calories/teaspoon contained in the latter. Nonetheless, experimental mice, who ate yoghurt sweetened with zero-calorie saccharin, consumed later more calories and, as a result, gained more weight and fat than those mice, who ate yoghurt with glucose (simple sugar). Full story

Scientists from the Institute of Food Research in Norwich, Britain, are developing natural appetite suppressants, which will curb hunger. They effect on the brain area, which is responsible for hunger. It should work the following way: the molecules of this preparation blocks the breakdown of fat in the gut triggering a hormonal response, ... Full story

A new study conducted by Nestlé Research Center along with a team from Imperial College London has found, that probiotics, such as drinking yoghurts, which contain live bacteria, may have a serious effect on the metabolism. As probiotics contain potentially beneficial bacteria playing an important role in the metabolism, they have an effect on the biochemistry of the gut microbes. Probiotics contain so-called “friendly” bacteria, which help the digestive system. The study of how exactly it occurs was the goal of the research. Full story

A new study of eating habits and obesity was carried out by the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The study found, eating out doesn’t mean gaining excess weight, the thing is, where you eat and in general – where you live. If one lives in the neighborhood with many fast food restaurants they are more likely to gain excess weight and become obese. And, vice versa, those living near to full-service restaurants are not in the high-risk group and tend to be thinner. Full story

It’s winter now, and apart from the beauty outside which is created by the snow-covered landscapes, there are low temperatures, cold wind and some concomitant problems. One of them is familiar to each of us – the common cold. If you have caught a cold, it should be treated. I’d like to share with you a very simple Uruguayan recipe, which is very effective against cold. It contains only two ingredients – onion and lemon. Exactly they should be eaten during this illness to recover. Full story

A two-stage study has shown, that women, who follow Mediterranean diet in pregnancy, also protect their babies from childhood asthma and allergy. During the first stage of the study, 1997, doctors recruited 507 women who attended an antenatal clinic on Menorca, Spain. These women were quizzed about their dietary habits. Six years later the children of these women were examined for asthma and were tested to see if their organisms responded to six common allergens. The researchers found, that the diet of children did not influence the fact whether they had these problems. The main reason was the dietary intake of the mothers while pregnant. Full story

People drink coffee and tea all over the world. In some countries, like Italia, coffee is drunk up to five times a day. England is often associated with tea traditions. In business world it is common to offer a cup of tea or coffee for the office guest. But sometimes these stimulants can cause serious damage to health. Let us see, how it happens. If one is tired and has not eaten for some time or has just overeaten, so that their blood sugar first suddenly increases, then dramatically decreases, they feel depressed, lethargic and needs something to cheer up (like coffee). This effect is given by hormone adrenalin Full story

Some people find it normal to be overweight and do not want to change anything in their way of life. No exercise, no sports, no diets – they are just happy to be who and how they are. They have no inferiority complexes and do not care about liposuction. One can envy such people, who do not spend hours at gyms and indulge themselves at the dinner table. In reality excess weight increases the risk of many illnesses. Full story

I would like to share with you a recipe of a very simple salad, which is extremely tasty, healthy and easy to prepare. I ate it first in Bulgaria some years ago and now prepare it quite often. It contains only fresh vegetables and a little bit of sheep cheese. You need no salt for it, because sheep cheese is salted. Full story

People often find imagined defects of their bodies. We look at ourselves in the mirror and become said: a new stretch marks on the left hip, the nose is curve, an acne on the cheek resist any treatment and become more and more noticeable. One person can discover so many defects of their own body, that the description of all of them would make everyone sure: this person is ugly. But ironically the same "ugly" person would be the only one, who notices these defects. Full story

Today I decided to write on the topic which is concerned with both beauty and health of both women and men – cholesterol. Cholesterol is manufactured by liver from digested fats and is essential for the synthesis of vitamin В and some hormones. Cholesterol is carried in the blood and its level is influenced by the diet, because cholesterol is present in food. If blood cholesterol level is too high (more than 60 mg), this is dangerous, because too much cholesterol blocks the arteries, interrupts the blood supply to the heart and leads to atherosclerosis, coronary artery disease (or heart attack) and stroke. Full story

Some count calories, some follow a diet which made a celebrity slim, some pay attention to the fat content of the food, use pills against hunger or develop their own diet, such as “no more than 5 cakes a week”. The others spend hours at the gym, swim a lot, exercise at home while watching TV. There are different ways, but the goal is the same: to be beautiful, sporty, get rid of body fat. Full story