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When it comes to reaping the rewards of exercise, you don’t need to be a dedicated runner or sports enthusiast—simply fitting in a brisk walk during your day can make a significant impact on your health. This revelation stems from a comprehensive UK analysis.

When we discuss mental and physical health, we often discuss them as if they are separate issues. However, more and more evidence has amounted that physical and mental health are …

it’s possible to live a full and happy life with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Learn how exercise and diet helps manage it.

Are there any benefits to taking a home DNA test? We take a look at the benefits of a DNA test for your health. 

Your heart rate is affected by a significant number of factors. Some of these factors include …

It’s cold and flu season again. The weather is turning colder and more people are suffering from common colds and strains of flu. So, what can you do to help stay healthy?

How can physical movement alleviate the symptoms of depression? First of all, exercising produces a cascade of processes in the brain that lead to health benefits, both mental and physical

There is more to health and fitness and good nutrition – professional health care is as important, especially when illness rears its ugly head. But the healthcare industry is suffering …

Healthy testosterone levels are vital in helping men stay strong, and live longer, happier lives. Here we explain a little of the science surround it and also look at ways to give it a boost.

The government will come up with a new scheme that really does get people active and interested in exercise again. Can it happen?

The aggressive marketing tactics used by the very lucrative food and drink industry does appear to be a key reason why so many people are obese today.

British children are abusing laxative pills in an attempt to lose weight. Learn the dangers.

Health researchers from Yale have made a new discovery and with it a new condition that causes, or is linked with, obesity. The study was reported in the journal Current Biology. …

A group of health researchers have declared that labelling some people with pre-diabetes is both unhelpful and unnecessary. Pre-diabetes is defined as somebody who is close to developing type 2 diabetes. …

A scientific report published in August 2010 confirmed that if you are overweight, and specifically have excess stromach fat, you are at much greater risk of early death than people of a healthy weight.

Fergus Walsh from BBC News reported today that new research into chronotherapy, which is the science of how the natural body clock affects various medical conditions, has revealed that our …

Magnets may be attractive, but weight loss just does not stick

If you want to attract attention of the opposite sex, get fit.

Alzheimer’s disease may not simply be a disease of old age. Cases of Alzheimer’s have been increasing steadily over the past few decades and it has been assumed that this is …

Health scientists at the Harvard Medical School in America have managed to reverse the ageing process in animals. A newly designed chemical was injecting into the muscle tissue of mice and the …

Crocs like watermelons. Tax on sugar drinks. Ancient heart disease. Teens need to sleep more. Obesity a disease. BMI or Fat face? Unhealthy lifestyle is genetic.

Health News: Being fit and healthy is good for us and publicity stunts still work well to drum up media coverage for sporting events.