Not just the heart but exercise is also good for the liver You don’t drink alcohol but you’ve been told that fat accumulates in your liver. Fatty liver is linked to diseases like obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes. Exercises and diet can help mobilize and take away fat from the liver. Types of Exercise. Exercise…

How much sleep should we get each night? A Sesame Street song expressed an important fact, “Everybody sleeps, every night we close our eyes, until the morning creeps.” To stay healthy and maintain well-being, we need ample sleep. Lack of sleep has been linked to diseases of the heart and mind like obesity, diabetes, hypertension…

The health benefits of walking Health experts have proven that increased regular physical activity lowers the risks of diabetes, high cholesterol and heart disease. The recommendation is 30 minutes of regular moderate intensity exercise on most, if not all days of the week. There are various forms of these exercises and physical activities, but for…

Menopause or what most women in refer to as The Big “M” is a rite of passage for a woman. It is an inevitable part of life that every female is bound to experience firsthand. Unfortunately, when we hear the term menopause, it’s usually associated with a negative connotation. Most women dread the day they…

KYN. Do Filipinos eat enough? Eating fruits and vegetables lowers the risks of suffering from complications of non-communicable disease like hypertension, heart disease, diabetes and cancer. Being a tropical country, fruits and vegetables are abundant in the Philippines (PH). But are we eating enough? Let’s look at the numbers. KYN. Fruits World vs PH. The…

Sweet potato and healthy aging in Okinawa World’s best diets are linked to longer lives. The Okinawan diet is considered one of the healthiest diets in the world. People in Okinawa live longer compared to other places. The root vegetable sweet potato (kamote) is the main food item eaten in Okinawa, Japan. Their typical diet…