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– Face wreckers and face savers: Foods that can make you look younger and foods that can make you look older

– Menopause: Dispelling the myths

– Hysterectomy: The facts every woman needs to know

– Natural energy boosters (continued!)

– 8 ways to boost your sex drive

– Simple ways to detox your home

– Healthy cooking tips

 

And, as always, much, much more…

A study by a team at the University of Otago in New Zealand, published in the journal Preventive Medicine, suggests that relaxation techniques such as yoga, meditation and positive visualisation resulted in sustained weight loss, even when compared to more traditional methods of weight loss: i.e. regular exercise and calorie reduction. Reduction in stress levels resulted in happier and healthier women who no longer craved fatty foods and sweets.

A study conducted by a team from the Jichi Medical University in Japan, and reported in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine, concluded that elderly people sleeping for less than 7.5 hours a night increased the risk of heart attacks and strokes by 27 per cent. The study was conducted on 1255 participants with an average age of 70 over 23 months and whilst the scientists have indicated that the results may not apply to younger people, another study conducted at Warwick University in 2008 concluded that more than 7 hours sleep a night can reduce heart attack risk. However, they also concluded sleeping more than 8 hours a night doubled the risk of dying from all causes. 7.5 hours looks like the right answer … so set those alarm clocks!!!!