Good Living

Sweet-toothed children 'may have depression'

Published on 2010-02-10 00:07:00

While most children like sweets, those with an extra-sweet tooth may be depressed or at higher risk of future alcohol problems, researchers say.The US team report in the journal Addiction that certain children are especially drawn to very sweet tastes. These were children who had a close relative with an alcohol problem or who themselves had symptoms of depression. But it is unclear if the preference for the very sweet is down to genuine chemical differences or upbringing. The researchers say sw

Your Weight Loss Tweet.. Directly from the scale.

Published on 2010-01-10 01:36:00

Tweet Your Weight Loss Progress to the WorldAs the world's first WiFi connected personal weight scale, users can set up alerts to automatically post their updates to Twitter, further motivating them by sharing their progress with followers.Withings, French start-up, just announced Twitter integration into its first-of-its-kind WiFi Body Scale. As the world's first WiFi connected personal weight scale, it automatically records the user's body weight, lean & fat mass, and calculated body mass

Seven Ways to Destress

Published on 2009-06-01 04:29:00

Do you stress out soon? Want to de-stress instantly??Must have heard a lot of tips and stories on as to how to do it. Did those de-stressing tips work for you?Follow these instant stress relieving tips.. would take no more than 5 minutes1. Take a walk, a quick one Take a quick walk, maybe to the road outside or the mag store nearby. The aim here is to get yourself away from the immediate source of stress and to calm down. A few minutes to gather your thoughts is all you need to get some perspec

World No Tobacco Day

Published on 2009-05-31 04:18:00

World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. The member states of the World Health Organization created World No Tobacco Day in 1987. It draws global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to its negative health effects. The day aims to reduce the 5.4 million yearly deaths from tobacco related health problems. From 1988 the WHO has presented one or more World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) Awards to organizations or individuals who have made exceptional contr

What is nicotine addiction?

Published on 2009-05-31 04:11:00

Nicotine is the tobacco plant's natural protection from being eaten by insects. It is a super toxin that, drop for drop, is more lethal than strychnine or diamondback rattlesnake venom, and three times deadlier than arsenic. Yet, amazingly, by chance, this natural insecticide's chemical structure is so similar to the neurotransmitter acetylcholine that once inside the brain it fits a host of chemical locks permitting it direct and indirect control over the flow of more than 200 neurochemicals.Wi

[INDIA] Pictorial warnings on tobacco products

Published on 2009-05-31 03:59:00

NEW DELHI: All tobacco products will have to carry compulsory pictorial warnings on their packs from today highlighting the health hazards of its consumption, a long- awaited step aimed at cutting down on the killer habit.The government order in this regard has come despite stiff resistance from tobacco.The products will have to clearly display a "scorpion" and "lungs" as pictorial warnings. The picture should cover at least 40% f the principal display area of the pack.The products cannot carry

Swine Influenza

Published on 2009-04-29 01:27:00

World Health Organization Swine influenza - Update 428 April 2009The situation continues to evolve rapidly. As of 19:15 GMT, 28 April 2009, seven countries have officially reported cases of swine influenza (swine flu) A/H1N1 infection. The United States Government has reported 64 laboratory confirmed human cases, with no deaths. Mexico has reported 26 confirmed human cases of infection including seven deaths.The following countries have reported laboratory confirmed cases with no deaths - Canada

Organize your schedule--More time for yourself

Published on 2009-04-27 13:17:00

Organize your schedule―and claim carefree minutes for yourself―in three steps.1. Step Back (For a SecondFigure out why you want more free time. "You can't win a game you haven't defined," says David Allen, a productivity expert and the author of the best seller Getting Things Done. You'll be more motivated to change if you have a specific goal.Make a wish list. Write down all the activities that you long to do more of―whether they're things that make you happy, relaxed, sane(r), or all thr

Slimmers save the Planet, Fatties Work hard

Published on 2009-04-27 08:00:00

Reuters ReportLondon:Overweight people eat more than thin people and are more likely to travel by car, making excess body weight doubly bad for the environment, according to a study from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine."When it comes to food consumption, moving about in a heavy body is like driving around in a gas guzzler," and food production is a major source of greenhouse gases, researchers Phil Edwards and Ian Roberts wrote in their study, published in the International

Watch your Ego

Published on 2009-04-27 07:40:00

Your ego wants to gain from the soul–too eagerly, in fact. Once you turn its attention toward spirit, your ego mistakes it for another race to win, another goal to accomplish, another result to achieve.In other words, it translates everything spiritual into terms it can understand. There is no escaping this tendency, because until it reaches the end of life’s journey and gets absorbed into the soul, your ego will never stop assuming that the path is for the glory of itself.“I am enlightene