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Flu: get fighting fit

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/ May 18, 2012 / Leave a comment

With winter here, you’re bound to be surrounded by coughers and sneezers wherever you go, greatly increasing your flu risk. Running like crazy from anyone who’s ill is the first step to avoid succumbing yourself, as is doing a Lady Macbeth and continually washing your hands. That’s because the flu virus is not only...
11 tips to lose weight

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/ May 3, 2012 / Leave a comment

Are you desperate to shed some weight? Get rid of those extra kilos for good by following our list of 10 expert weight loss tips, compiled by Health24′s DietDoc, Dr Ingrid van Heerden. If you are a very precise and organised person who likes to be in control of your life, then counting calories/kilojoules is...
Not exercising could kill you

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/ May 2, 2012 / 1 Comment

Just exercising for 30 minutes a day could cut your risk of dying from disease by a whopping 25%. This is according to Professor Vikki Lambert of the Sports Science Institute of South Africa. “Low fitness is one of the biggest killers of people per year and is the most...
The secret to getting more energy

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/ April 24, 2012 / Leave a comment

For many of us, our morning begins with a trip to the kitchen counter to turn on the coffee maker. Maybe you have it preset to five minutes before your alarm, the smell of freshly brewed beans stimulating your senses as you crawl out of bed. Or maybe you crave...
5 moves for a sexy bum

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/ April 20, 2012 / Leave a comment

The squat The squat is one of the best exercises to work your bum. Begin by standing with your feet hip-distance apart, toes slightly turned out. Keeping your chest up bend your knees and lower yourself down as far as you can go, prefereably so your hips are in line...
10 surefire ways to be happier

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/ April 13, 2012 / Leave a comment

We’re not using a lot of smiley faces on Twitter these days. That’s the finding of a team of scientists from The University of Vermont who developed a graph that illustrates a gradual downward swing in mood over the past three years. To create it, they assessed more than 46...
Daily walk could counter obesity genes

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/ April 12, 2012 / Leave a comment

People who walk briskly an hour a day could beat back a genetic predisposition to be overweight, compared to those who plant themselves in front of the TV, new research suggests. The findings don’t prove that the exercise is the specific factor that makes a difference, because it’s possible that something else...
Fatigue

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/ April 3, 2012 / 1 Comment

Summary Fatigue is a common condition that involves feeling unusually tired. This may be a sign of illness and should never be ignored. Fatigue may be caused by many different physical and emotional factors. A healthy lifestyle, including eating a balanced diet and exercising, can help relieve and prevent fatigue....
4 ways to strengthen your back

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/ April 2, 2012 / Leave a comment

Millions of people suffer from back pain, according to the American Chiropractic Association, and spend billions each year trying to find relief. But “in the same way that you brush your teeth to prevent getting a cavity, you can take measures to protect your back before you get hurt,” says...
50% of cancers can be prevented

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/ March 30, 2012 / 2 Comments

Half of all cancers could be prevented if people just adopted healthier behaviours, US scientists have argued. Smoking is blamed for a third of all US cancer cases and being overweight leads to another 20% of the deadly burden that costs the United States some $226 billion per year in health care and...

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