Dieting

Calcium: When You Take It, It Works

Calcium has been recommended and widely accepted as an essential mineral for bone and skeletal health and numerous body functions-regulating heartbeat, conducting nerve impulses, stimulating hormonal secretions and clotting the blood. Now, some conflicting and potentially misleading research is threatening to negate the efficacy of this vital mineral. One factor that the study, published by

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Food for the Athlete

Are you an athletic person? Then you must experience fatigue as you add sports in your hobbies. Sports people need that extra energy to go on with their activities. Athletes experience increased energy consumption especially when they’re into extreme sports. In order to comply with the energy requirements for sports activities, athletes must execute daily

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Sleeping Pill 101

Sleep deprivation affects millions of people around the world. Long-term lack of sleep can lead to very serious health problems. A 2000 study conducted by the University of California in San Diego showed that the activities of the brain’s prefrontal cortex increased due to sleep deprivation. The research also indicated that the brain region called

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