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

It’s only afternoon but you feel worn out. Afternoon is the time of yawns, heavy eyelids, sluggish thoughts and leady tiredness filling your whole body, right? Between 2 and 3 p.m., our concentration declines drastically, yet, it’s the time we are in the midst of workflow. We lose interest in everything, and it seems that nothing can make us work when afternoon comes. Of course, you can look for flexible hours. But what about people who can't enjoy that opportunity and have to work nine till five? Full story

Do you want to have snow white smile? Teeth whitening is one of the most sought after dental procedures today. But choosing UV-light tooth bleaching damages not only your teeth but also jeopardizes the health of your eyes and skin, according to UK scientists from Royal Chemical Society. The treatment is as damaging as sunbathing in the middle of the summer without any protection from the sun. Trying to get Hollywood glittering show white smile you actually get four times that level of radiation exposure. Full story

In everyday reality we have to communicate with a variety of people. And sometimes that communication is not about feeling good vibes. Occasionally, due to several reasons we have to discuss things that are unpleasant to talk about or to put up with negative remarks. Negative information embodies a great amount of destructive energy that might have a bad effect on our overall health, feelings and self-evaluation. Receiving negative information daily could eventually turn a successful and self-confident person into an insecure loser. Full story

It’s still winter, and in many geographic regions across the world, winter air is rather cold, windy and dry. In such conditions, our skin dries up as well, resulting in skin cracks, discomfort, and even premature aging. Here are some simple rules for those who want to have young and beautiful skin all year around. Full story

The health of your heart depends not only on the absence of bad genes and bad habits. Such factors as regular physical activity, being able to manage stress and a balanced diet also contribute to your heart health a lot. Here is the list of foods which will help you maintain healthy heart. Make sure to add them regularly to your diet in order to prevent heart diseases. Full story

In 21st century the average age for a woman to give birth slowly approaches 35 years, making contraception a particularly important subject. There are lots of couples using condoms, women taking birth control pills and those having IUD. But there are still many myths about contraception. Let us go through some of them and reveal the truth behind them. Full story

Cold sore above lip can upset anyone. With such a "mark", you don't even want to show up in the office, not to mention for a date. All too often, alas, we face the problem in the fall. Health professionals do not recommend sex and kisses during herpes attacks. So how can you fight herpes? Full story

Health benefits of music were known even in ancient time. About two millennia ago the Ancient Greek doctors cured sciatic patients with trumpet music and Democritus argued that many illnesses could be healed with flute music. A Scotch scientist Maxwell successfully cured people who suffered from epilepsy, mental illnesses, paralysis, dropsy, impotence and various sorts of fever by playing musical instruments. But why is musing so healing? Full story

Alarm clock is buzzing. You are trying to open your eyes but your body is crying out for another 5 minutes of sleep. Is that how your morning begins? Feel wake-up throes through the working week? Well, imagine you were a Tibetan monk and try to wake up the way wise hermits do it. Tibetan in-bed exercises energize the whole body, provide a proper energy circulation and get you ready for new achievements at your job. The most exiting thing about this kind of waking up is that it’s simple, healthy and you don’t even have to open your eyes. Full story

Do you like vegetables? Do you eat them on a regular basis? Do you think they are beneficial to your health? In fact, by far not always. Cooked vegetables may contribute to caries formation, warns the study conducted at the University of Dundee, Scotland. The results were published in European Journal of Prosthodontics and Restorative Dentistry. Full story

We all know how such common habits as smoking or alcohol drinking may negatively affect our looks. But you, probably, know little about negative effects of some, at first sight innocent, things which are on the list as well. Find out more about them below. If you have something to add, feel free to leave your comments. Full story

Energetic drinks are advertised worldwide. They are also available in stores anyplace. Energetic drinks are marketed as the products to make us active and vigorous and sometimes promise the effects that are hard to believe in. These claims are mostly advertising tricks. There is the idea that high quality green tea is a way more refreshing than energetic drinks. Energetic drinks include various components but some ingredients are basic. Each energetic drink contains some components that may lead to serious health problems. Full story

British medical professionals have given the scientific explanation why we usually call women the weaker sex. Women suffer from rheumatism and arthritis three times more often than men and it is more difficult for them to gain muscle mass. Besides, women are inferior to men in terms of mental health. So, no matter how hard you fight for gender equality, the nature created us different. Full story