Tips to beat fatigue

Essential advice on how to avoid tirednessHow do you beat fatigue? We’ve all been there: those days when you wake up shattered, can barely drag yourself into work, and then struggle to keep your head off the desk. More often than not this is because you had a particularly late night which has left your body crying out for more sleep.On the other hand, sometimes you may be getting to bed in good time, thinking you’ll get a good...

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Ways to improve your health

Healthy living tipsThere are many ways you can improve your health and just a few small changes can give big results. But there always seems to be conflicting advice concerning what is good for us and what are the right ways to improve our health.Some pieces of health advice are always useful, however — and so the team at realbuzz.com have compiled a list of 25 health-boosting tips which we believe to be pretty much incontrovertible!...

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Salmonella outbreak linked to watermelons

A salmonella outbreak may have been caused by contaminated watermelons, health experts said.Thirty five people in the UK have fallen ill with an infection caused by the same strain of Salmonella Newport since the start of December 2011, the Health Protection Agency (HPA) said.The people affected in the outbreak ranged in age from six months to 85 years. One person has died, although they had serious underlying health complications,...

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Orthorexia: the “healthy” eating disorder

The idea seems surprising. How can trying to eat well become a health problem? How can wanting to take care of your body by adopting a healthy diet lead to a behavioural disorder?The answer is that “healthy eating” can become a problem when this well-meaning quest falls into excess, and eating “pure” meals becomes the day’s sole preoccupation. This disorder is known as orthorexia. Doctissimo gives you the lowdown on this quest...

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The 9 golden rules of digestion

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Good digestions help us to avoid from bloating and to keep our digestive system to function properly. This 9 golden rule will help you to achieve a healthy digestive system. 1. Always sit down to eat, and if possible relax 2. Observe good posture – sit up and put your shoulders...

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Fresh or dried fruit – which is better?

Fresh fruit comes packaged as nature intended and therefore it contains all the vitamins, minerals, fibre, phytochemicals and antioxidants you might expect. Fruit also contains water — and lots of it. An apple for example is approximately 85% water and grapefruits, water melons and strawberries all contain over 90% water by weight.This water content can not only contribute to your daily fluid requirement but it also adds bulk...

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