Losing weight without dieting, going hungry or using an expensive high-protein liquid diet can be as simple as eating a smaller lunch, reports a new Cornell study that is online and will be published in the journal Appetite in October. Most importantly, the researchers found that when volunteers ate a lighter lunch, they were…

Yoga expert, Shameem Akthar, says, “During the rains the body’s natural lethargy due to the lazy weather, and the subsequent drop in metabolism, creates the ideal conditions for diseasse. Including a few regular yoga poses in your fitness routine will help you survive the season without falling ill. Focus on chest…

Ecstasy could be used to cure cancer after scientists modified the drug to increase its tumor-killing properties. Researchers from Birmingham University claimed the designer drug, also known as MDMA, could be used to treat leukaemia, lymphoma and myeloma after making it 100 times more effective at suppressing growth. Ecstasy …

Drinking just a glass of wine a day may actually help weight loss, researchers now believe. In a study that will raise the spirits of anyone driven to stick to soft drinks for the sake of their waistline, academics say previous assumptions about a link between alcohol and obesity have been inaccurate. Their analysis of [...]<…

For a study published this year, researchers at Indiana State University had a group of healthy, young adults squat, lunge, twist, crunch and hold a rigid plank position to measure the hardiness of their back, abdominal and side muscles, the area generally known as the core. The same volunteers then completed a battery of phy…