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How can I prevent cervical cancer?
Cervical cancer affects over half a million women around the world at any given time. This post examines what you can do to prevent cervical cancer. Start with a Pap test
The somatopause and aging
Human growth hormone (HGH) is a key regulator of growth in our bodies, acting to build and maintain structures and tissues. The decline in HGH is known as the somatopause
The biological process and aging
Many cells in the body can divide and replace losses that occur naturally over time. However, there may be a limit to this regenerative capacity
Drinking to my health
Unlike food calories, our body is not programmed to know when it has had enough energy from a drink. Drinking is driven by thirst not hunger
How can I get better sleep?
Sometimes getting a good night’s sleep can seem like an impossible task, we get into such deep ruts. So what can you do to finally get a good nights sleep?
Why do pinenuts cause pine mouth?
Pine nuts are crunchy delectable seeds commonly found in salads. They usually have a sweet, buttery, resinous flavor. But some people can find them distasteful
The pelvic floor and aging
One of the keys to successful aging is getting the best support in place and holding onto it for as long as possible. A good example of this is the pelvic floor
How to get FITT!
To reap health benefits, we need to progressively challenge ourselves by changing exercise Frequency, Intensity, Time and Type (known as the FITT principles)
Resistance training program guidelines
Resistance training offers a very important way of maintaining, and even improving our muscle mass and strength as we age. Here is a guide for a basic program
How to prevent melanoma
Skin cancer, melanoma, occurs when a skin cell that normally confers pigment to the hair and skin (melanocyte) becomes derailed and starts to grow autonomously