Cocoa beans, the main ingredient in chocolate, contain naturally occurring polyphenols. There is some evidence that polyphenols help reduce blood pressure and have antioxidant properties....Read more
Born in 1940 in Mashhad, Iran, Mohammad Reza Shajarian began learning Qur’an recitation from his father at the age of five. At the age of 12 he started studying the melodic corpus (radif) of Persian classical music while simultaneously learning to play the santur (struck zither) ......Read more
Breakfast is touted as the most important meal of the day, because it kick-starts your metabolism and generally gives you fuel to run on until lunchtime hits. But you can so easily get it wrong, so we asked Pippa Campbell, nutrition and weight loss coach, to talk us through some ......Read more
Your immediate environment holds disproportionate power over your experience of reality. What happens immediately around you has a much bigger impact on you than what happens a little further away....Read more
Every person's tongue is unique, and similar to fingerprints some see the potential for the tongue to act as an identify verification tool. The tongue is protected in the mouth and would be difficult to forge, and a person can stick it out for examination. Researchers are working ......Read more
One thing that sets humans apart from other members of the animal kingdom is our propensity to develop customs and traditions around ...Read more
Could eating a diet based on your blood type -- O, A, B, or AB -- help you trim down and get healthier? That's the idea behind the Blood Type Diet....Read more
Just as we cannot live without air and water, we cannot live without our microbes. A person who lacks the normal microbes in the gut is likely to encounter problems like weight gain and illness....Read more
Feeling chilly when you're outside in the cold is one thing. But if you're always shivering, or your hands and feet feel like blocks of ice while everyone else nearby says the temperature feels toasty, then it's time to investigate....Read more
You know the feeling: you can't find a particular word, remember someone's name, or concentrate the way you once did. Is it just aging, or is something else to blame? ...Read more
Dates may be a popular fruit of choice during Ramadan, but not so much for the rest of the year -" and it’s a crying shame....Read more
Nothing looks exactly same in real life as in advertising, the delicious looking food that we see in television commercials is rarely the real one. Advertisers use many tricks to make viewers believe that they use real food in TV commercials....Read more
Who is Jacob Blake? Here's a profile of the man shot by police in Kenosha A regional supermarket chain just filed for bankruptcy despite… Best Life logoHere's How Far You Need to Walk Every Day to Lose Weight....Read more
Perhaps more than any other trait, beards are perceived as a sign of gruff manliness. They visibly differentiate men from females, mask emotions, provide warmth, and shield skin from the elements. While most evolutionary theorists believe beards evolved as a display of dominance, ......Read more
For example, choosing foods that build bone density, strengthen connective tissue and reduce inflammation can help you prevent injuries and preserve your joints for a long, active life....Read more