BODY & SOUL

CrossFit Revenant is not just exercise routines and training. Eating the best CrossFit diet for your health and for better training results is a large part of it. The food you eat, or your diet, has a big impact on your body strength, reaching your fitness goals and having...

Medications are expensive, and this is something just exclusive to places like the United States. In many cases, unless it’s absolutely life or death, even in places with more congenial healthcare systems, you may wind up having to pay out-of-pocket for various medical needs. These can be things such...

Sleep disorders result from many physical, mental, and emotional problems. Treating the underlying problem resolves the situation, in most cases. For example, if a patient is experiencing poor sleeping habits due to a medication change, then taking the right medicine puts him back on the right track. Genetics, environmental...

A well-known neuroscience theory states that teens who exhibit spontaneous and impulsive risky behaviour experience slow development of the prefrontal cortex by giving it poor connectivity with the brain reward regions. However, a recent extensive literature review that was published in Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience journal does not support this theory. How...

Diabetics must take extra care to maintain their health. The disease can cause problems with many parts of the body. Many diabetics have problems with their legs and feet. These issues can include numbness and tingling, sores, and infections. Diabetics can take specific measures to prevent complications with their...

Cannabis has been dominating the world in the last few decades, and it is for all the right reasons. With more benefits of the magical herb coming to light, along with scientific evidence, many countries are legalizing cannabis worldwide. It has led to a whole new outlook for the...

 Image: Shuttlestock Despite decades of public health campaigns, skin cancer remains a major threat to health in Australia, with more cases diagnosed each year than all other cancers combined. Skin cancer rates remain high and sunburn is all too common in Australia. Our research looks at how best to inform people about the...

 Picture: Shuttlestock So you’re one of the 21% of Australians who got sunburnt last week. While we should be avoiding sunburn, it’s sometimes easier said than done in the Australian sun. What can you do once you realise you’re turning into a temporary lobster? First, the bad news Once you’re sunburnt, you can’t undo the...

 Picture: Iakov Kalinin/Shutterstock Summer is the season when we like to cool off with a plunge into water. For some it’s in the local or backyard swimming pool, but others prefer the salt water of the ocean. Sometimes referred to as “wild swimming”, it is happening at many of the beaches,...

Picture: Shuttlestock  It’s the holidays and we’re spending more time outdoors. This means we’re exposed to the more annoying and painful aspects of summer — insect bites and stings. There are plenty of products at the local pharmacy to treat these. Some treat the initial bite or sting, others the itchy...

 Image: Shuttlestock For many cultures, the dawn of the new year is marked not only with celebration, but also the opportunity for personal reflection and growth. But as the year progresses, our initial drive for self-betterment can falter. The good news is our tendency to give up can be circumvented. There are...