What Makes You Eat More When You Are Not Hungry

Recently, TIME magazine published an online article that discussed a few reasons why sometimes we *feel* hungry even though we might have fed ourselves enough food. Awareness of these factors is important if you are trying to cut down on calories and mastering your appetite. The ways in which you can reduce your appetite [...]

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15 Tips To Reduce Your Appetite And Promote Healthy Eating Habits

Here are 15 easy and practical ways to suppress the feeling of “I want more food” and to develop eating habits that will go a long way in maintaining good health.
Not all tips will be universally applicable to everyone, so pick and choose according to what suits you. Wherever possible, I have tried to [...]

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Banana Abuse

Looks like some people took the banana advice too seriously.
Just read this snippet on BBC:
An Indian suspect was forced by police to eat 50 bananas as a laxative, to retrieve a necklace he was accused of stealing and swallowing.
Police say he snatched a gold necklace worth £550 ($1,100) from a woman as [...]

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Horrible Stuff In Your French Fries And Potato Chips

Did you know that most French fries and potato chips contain insane levels of acrylamide?
OK, wait. First, what’s acrylamide?
Acrylamide is a chemical substance and is *known* to be a carcinogen. The problem here is that, at present, acrylamide has been confirmed to cause cancers only in laboratory animals. Human tests are in progress, [...]

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6 Awesome Health Benefits Of Bananas

Before we start discussing the health benefits of bananas, here is some nutritional information for a serving of banana (source - these numbers can be slightly different when obtained from a different source):
Serving size = 1 medium sufficiently ripe banana [about 7″ long and 126 grams (0.28 pounds) in weight]
Total Fat = 0 g; [...]

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Things You Should Know About Mercury In CF Light Bulbs

There have been increasing concerns about the mercury in compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and some people like these are making a big issue out of a relatively mundane event. Here is the story in short:
So, last month, the Prospect, Maine, resident went out and bought two dozen CFLs and began installing them in her [...]

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Some Tips On Smooth And Regular Bowel Movements

Here are some quick tips to start your day smoothly.

Drink a couple of cups of warm water with some lime juice (half a lime is enough), and walk around for a while. Depending on individual, you may need to drink more or less - although, from personal experience, it works best when you [...]

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10 Health Reasons Why You Should Drink More Water

Water is an essential component of the human body. The human body is made up of about 43% to 75% of water - depending on age, body fat, etc [if fat is taken out of consideration, the nominal water content is about 72% of body mass - according to this source]. You could probably survive [...]

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Welcome To The Tao Of Good Health

A real simple start - a noble thought. Few words, but profound.
Health is Wealth
The journey on the path to good health begins in the mind. The “Wealth” part in the above quote is just a motivational factor.
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