Healthy Life

Cough, Cold, and Flu  We've all have had that time where we are so busy with our work and job that we actually forgotten to take care of own body, keeping ourselves healthy. During rush hours, we don't care much about what we eat for lunch and dinner. This habit can get us ill especially when we consume too much oily or junk food. Because of this, we can easily catch common cough, cold, and flu. Most of us wouldn't care as its not a big deal cause its common for everyone, but these illness can lead sometime serious and deadly if not cured as soon as possible. Everyone's number one solution to this is to go to the doctor but that will only waste both time and money. So before going to the doctor, Here's some Home Remedies that may help: 1. Honey and Lemon Tea It kinda sucks to have your throat itching and annoying every time you drink something. This is a very easy homemade remedy that will help you cure that pain. In order to make this, you will o...

Vitamins are needed for our body in order to help it develop, grow, and maintain health. These vitamins are vitamin A, B, C, D, E, and K. Each vitamin have different sources. They can be obtained from fruits, vegetables, meat or dairies. 1. Vitamin A Sources of vitamin A include of food such as sweet potatoes, carrots, pumpkins, squash, spinach, mangoes, beef liver, eggs, shrimp, fish, milk.  2. Vitamin B The main sources of vitamin B are whole grains, potatoes, bananas, lentils, chili peppers, beans, yeast, avocado, and molasses. 3.Vitamin C Mostly, vitamin c comes from fruit and vegetables such as oranges, guava kiwi, potatoes, broccoli, bell peppers, spinach, strawberries, and etc. 4. Vitamin D Vitamin D can be found in Fortified milk or margarine, fortified cereals, fatty fish. Other than that, vitamin D can be easily obtained from a direct contact of sunlight. 5. Vitamin E Vitamin E can be found in a wide variety of foo...

Common Causes of Eye Strain As our modern world has changed, more people spend their days sitting in front of computer screens. Computers and televisions are back-lit, meaning that they emit a glare. Staring at this glowing screen makes your eyes work harder, straining the delicate muscles that control your eye. Eye strain is especially problematic for office workers and individuals who perform detailed, close-up work.  People with eye strain often complain of headaches, blurred vision, or eye pain. Fortunately, resting your eyes can prevent eye strain and alleviate its symptoms. Giving Your Eyes a Rest Resting your eyes alleviates the hard work they perform by continually maintaining focus on nearby objects or glowing screens.  Follow the 20-20-20 rule: every 20 minutes, take a break for approximately 20 seconds in which you look at an object at least 20 feet away. Looking at objects in the distance reduces eye muscle tension and lowers your risk of eye st...

Vitamins are important for our bodies. They are essential nutrients that our body needs to grow and develop normally. If you have a low level on some vitamins, you may encounter health problems. Each vitamin has different benefits and uses. This list will help you to better understand about vitamins and their uses in order to help you to live a long healthy life. 1. Vitamin A Vitamin A helps improve and maintain your vision, teeth, reproduction, and immune system. The lack of vitamin A will cause dry skin, dry eyes, and poor wound healing. On the other hand, too much vitamin A “can lead to toxicity and problematic symptoms, such as vision changes, swelling of the bones, dry and rough skin, mouth ulcers and confusion”. 2. Vitamin B Vitamin B helps your body to process energy you get from consuming food. It also help forming red blood cells. The deficiency of vitamin b will cause several health issues such as, anemia, skin rashes, and cracks along the sides of the mo...

This is probably one of the most common questions nowadays, What's the difference between being a vegetarian and vegan?  Both are often misunderstood and thought to be the same. Both vegetarian and vegan are similar but they are some differences between them. Here's why: Differences Vegetarian Vegetarian diet is when a person doesn't consume  any meat, poultry, game, fish, shellfish or by-products of animal slaughter. Most vegetarians only consume vegetables and fruits, this includes all sort of beans, nuts, grains, and seeds. Consumption of eggs, milk, and other dairy products depends of what type of vegetarian diet one follows.  The most common types of vegetarian diets are: Lacto-ovo vegetarians :   Vegetarians who avoid all animal flesh, but do consume dairy and egg products. Lacto vegetarians :   Vegetarians who avoid animal flesh and eggs, but do consume dairy products. Ovo vegetarians :  Vegetarians who avoid all animal products exce...

Let’s just get to the point, can you imagine a meal timing strategy where you don’t eat for 16 hours of the day? ⠀⠀ It sounds scary, right? Well, the truth is it isn't. ⠀⠀ This  diet that I’m referring to is called Intermittent Fasting, or IF for short. ⠀⠀ Intermittent Fasting is essentially a meal timing strategy (or preferred eating pattern) that cycles between “fasting” and “eating” windows throughout the day. ⠀⠀ So, for some parts of the day you don’t eat, and other parts of the day you do eat. Doesn’t sound too bad when you put it that way, right? Right! Now let me explain the 16 hour break ⠀⠀ Generally, this is how your day might look when on an Intermittent Fasting program: ⠀⠀ You “fast” (or don’t eat) from the time you wake up until about 12pm, noon. Then from noon until roughly 8pm you enter your eating window, where you’ll have your meals for the day. Then, at 8pm your eating window closes and you go back t fasting until you fall asleep. Make...

Stress has become part in our daily lives. Most of us will have much work to do, worry about our jobs, money, relationship, and so many more. Because of this, we will become stressed and caused other physical health problems such as increased blood pressure and the risk of heart diseases. Most people are having trouble in dealing with stress. Many of them seek medications that can help them deal with stress. However, these drugs will have side effects that are risky for your health. According to a research in 2010 “people who use anti-anxiety medication have a 36% increased mortality risk”. Because of this most people prefers a more healthy and natural way such as consuming herbal tea. Here are 3 common herbal teas that can help you deal with stress: 1. Chamomile Tea Chamomile tea is made from a dried chamomile flower. According to a study, it “contains apigenin, an antioxidant that binds to certain receptors in your brain that may promote sleepiness and reduce ins...