Stone therapy or a massage with hot stones is quite a new SPA-treatment. Try to do it yourself or even turn it into an erotic past time. Full story

Many people believe that getting rid of footwear with heels will save feet from problems and pain. But orthopedists couldn’t disagree more on this. They say we need heels for proper function of our feet. The question is how high this heel is supposed to be. So what should be considered when choosing a pair of everyday shoes? Full story

According to recent revolutionary findings made by medical scientists, anorexia, an eating disorder that has long been thought to be caused by women’s inclination to look like skinny celebrity Full story

What do sex and laughter have in common? Turns out they are equal in many things. You can learn more from this article. Full story

April 1st is Fool's Day! Check out some curious facts about laughter and its health benefits. Full story

What sunscreen do you use on the beach? Well, get ready to toss it out because scientists are coming up with a revolutionary sun tan lotion. New generation of sunscreens will be based on hippo sweat. Full story

Scientists from various institutes worldwide have made so many discoveries! A great part of them refer to health. Below you will find 15 curious facts about health, nutrition, human body and exercise you might not know before. Full story

Our urge for sweets pretty often propels us to the extremes like splashing money on candies and cakes which is always followed by bitter feelings of regret. What can we do to escape the pricks of conscience as we succumb to the urge? Full story

As spring arrives, our body emerges from winter “sleep”. Our metabolism becomes more intense so we need to get more nutrients and vitamins to live on. But they can be hard to get. This may lead to a condition described by scary word “avitaminosis”. Full story

New pillow specifically designed for pimple treatment helps to achieve significant improvement within 12 weeks of its regular use. Cosmetic effects of the novelty developed by American experts from Precision Fabrics Group are provided by antibacterial substance Full story

Doctors argue that there are lots of foods that can prevent cancer. But what if you’ve already got cancer? It may seem that taking preventive measures does not make sense anymore as the disease strikes. But that’s not true. Full story

Dutch dermatologist Martino Neumann from Erasmus University Medical Centre has developed a spray for diagnosis of skin cancer at early stages. Worrying skin part (a mole, pigment spots, freckles, etc.) is first sprayed over with fluorescent liquid. Full story

The results of the study conducted by British scientists from the University of Oxford gave the ground to claim there is a link between an increased risk of cancer in women and moderate (and even low) consumption of alcohol. This was an unprecedentedly large-scale study involving 1.3 million of British women. Full story

Our back doesn't like when we spend a lot of time sitting, standing or walking in upright position. How to keep the back straight without starting to crawl on all fours? We all remember how teachers at school were saying about sitting upright. As we grew older, our colleges advise us to go to a back specialist. Many of us do not take the advice. Later, we wonder at unbalanced shoulders, ribs sticking out abnormally and sharp pains in the back. What can we do about it? Full story

Hot water relaxes our body while cold water increases muscle tone and muscles flexibility the way intensive exercises do. What's more, warm shower opens up the pores of our skin while cold shower makes them narrow, which helps remove dirt from the skin. It makes contrast shower a great way to clean our skin. Want to know more about alternating shower? Full story

Taking care of one’s health becomes a minor issue when financial crisis arrives. Without even noticing it, many of us keep on getting sicker and sicker those days. No matter how sad it may sound, material well-being is often a key factor which determines our lifestyle. Thus, while the saying advises us not to be cheap when dealing with health, economic crisis has noticeably reduced this part of our expenses. In return, this reflected on our quality of life. So, how exactly is crisis affecting our health? Full story

Everybody seems to be happy with the quality of zinc plated pots and metal frying pans. Nobody has thought about their impact on health. But now the things have changed. Scientists looked into the materials used in utensils and drew shocking conclusions. Some toxins may travel from cookware into the food and cause severe intoxications. Full story

Honestly, how much sex do you need to be happy? Well, to be fully satisfied and, of course, with your darling? Ok, don't say it. Because most women are going to be insincere. So were my friends whom I gave the same question. "The more, the better", - went first one, and the rest were unanimous. I nodded out of courtesy and thought within myself that the ladies were doing their best to be in tune with the times. Full story

Sleep is so important for our health. Everybody needs regular sleep. World record for insomnia is 18 days, 21 hours and 40 minutes. The record holder suffered from hallucinations, paranoia, vision impairment, and problems with speech, concentration and memory during this time. It is impossible to figure out if a person wide awake or not without careful medical observation, because people can sleep with their eyes open. Here are some other interesting sleep facts. Full story

Medics and environmentalists from around the world have been seriously concerned about the so-called Sick Building Syndrome for nearly ten years now. What exactly is it? Experts claim that over 25% of the substances present inside the human-inhabited spaces have properties which have negative effect on our health. However, we can protect ourselves from them. Full story