Updated Trends: A recent study has suggested that reducing salt intake in the diet may not be helpful in reducing the risk of heart diseases. The study is quite contrary to the news making the rounds, as it was once said that reducing salt intake actually reduces the risk of heart attacks in people. A diet with low salt reduces blood pressure, which...

Updated Trends: Some of the researchers in the US have found that stretching exercises and yoga help in relieving chronic back pain. Some 288 adults were classified by researchers into conventional stretching exercises, 12 weekly yoga classes or a self care book. The results were recorded after 12 to 26 weeks and the participants were asked fill a...

Updated Trends: For those who love to have alcohol on a festive day, but then end up with an upset stomach, strawberries can help in soothing the stomach. A recent study has discovered that strawberries have the ability to protect the stomach lining. This has also improved hopes for the treatment of stomach ulcers. In a study by scientists, the laboratory...

Updated Trends: A recent large study by Danish scientists has revealed that mobile phones do not increase the risk of brain cancer. This was one of the largest studies in which people who had used mobile phones were compared with those who did not use mobile phones. It was found that there wasn’t any major difference in the cancer rates in people,...

Updated Trends: A recent study in America has found that people who have fondness for sweets are likely to be sweet in personality too. The research was conducted by the researchers from Gettysburg College, St. Xavier University in Chicago and the North Dakota State University. It was found that people who were more inclined towards sweets were more...

Updated Trends: Researchers in the UK have suggested that drugs that are commonly used in controlling high blood pressure could decrease the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Such drugs also reduce the chance of developing another form of dementia. The researchers had studied more than 60,000 people over the age of 60 in Britain. It was found that people...

Updated Trends: Eyes usually indicate if you are fresh or tired, afterall, the eyes are the windows to your soul. They get puffed and look abnormal on the days when you are tired. Such tired eyes may also make any woman look unpleasant and odd. It is essential to take care of your eyes so that you maintain the brightness and the glow and here are a...

Updated Trends: The task of boosting one’s self esteem is not so easy and takes some time. In such a situation we tend to increase our flaws rather than maximizing the good qualities in ourselves. Building self esteem can be done but the process is slow and has to be done with patience. Here are a few ways to build our self esteem. 1. Stop criticizing...

Updated Trends: A new study has found that dirty office desks are a breading place for germs and can result in health hazards. Such unhygienic places can result in sickness of the workers, who work on their desks with cold and flu. Office supplies firm Viking had conducted a study of the desks in hundreds of offices across the UK and had found very...

Updated Trends: When you think of obesity, normally we do not think of kids and assume that kids should always eat as much as they can. But this is not the fact. Obesity can also have its own ill effects on children. It is also essential to have a watch on your child’s weight and health. Here are a few effects of obesity in children you must be aware...