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Is Your Job Affecting Your Health?

The controversial phrase “sitting is the new smoking” became a buzz word for a few years, being thrown around by the press and medical experts. There’s not a huge amount of evidence to back up such an eye catching statement but none the less living a mostly seated lifestyle can cause huge negative health issues over time. Take a look at this infographic, courtesy of Discount Supplements UK gives you the low down on what you can do to combat any issues that come from a desk job.

Why You Should Seek Proper Medical Attention If Injured In Las Vegas

Almost no one actively seeks to get injured, but injuries are an inevitable part of human life. This means anything as minor as a cut while chopping vegetables to a broken leg after falling down some stairs. In a city like Las Vegas with all its activity, there are countless ways injury can happen, from car accidents to motorcycle accidents to even medical malpractice. Needless to say, ‘accidents happen’ isn’t an empty phrase. However, what happens after the accident has occurred is often more important than the accident itself. There are several options: ignore the injury or see a medical professional.…

5 Interesting Ways Hypnosis Can Help You Focus on Your Goals

Whether it is in relation to work or your personal life, setting goals is very important. This gives us something to aim for and can help to keep us motivated. Achieving your personal or business goals can be highly rewarding and satisfying. People tend to use different methods to help them to focus on their goals and boost their chances of achieving them. One method that has grown increasingly popular over the years is hypnosis. Hypnosis is often viewed as a party trick. However, it has proven effective in helping a variety of medical conditions as well as mindsets. In…

The Importance of a Good Quality Bed and Mattress

Since you spend nearly one-third of your life sleeping, it is imperative that you find a great quality bed to spend it on. Most of us realize that simple fact on some level, but just how important is it? Moreover, what parts of my life will be affected if I pick an inferior mattress? Here are a few ways a good quality bed and mattress affects your health. It Improves Your Memory Most of us think of sleep as something we do passively; that is, very rarely do we believe there’s much of anything going on during that time period.…

How to Develop a More Sophisticated Palate 

You probably loathed many foods as a child, but as you grew, you developed a taste for some of them. That’s because your palate evolves. You might now love foods for which you never cared in the past. You can actually train your taste buds to enjoy certain foods more. If you’ve always wanted to be a foodie and appreciate more sophisticated dishes, you can learn a thing or two about cultivating your palate. Even if you’re not a picky person, developing a taste for more foods will benefit the rest of your life. The world is full of flavorful…

Clean Eating: Benefits and Importance

Image Source: https://unsplash.com/photos/4AS6y6UH70s What is clean eating? Most people associate it with trending diets such as paleo or veganism. But it is a lot simpler than that. Instead of revolving around the idea of consuming less or more of certain foods, clean eating is about understanding the food’s journey from its origin to your plate. Think about the last time you had meat for dinner? Was it grass-fed meat from a free range butchers? Or was it processed and sold to you in a package. At its most basic level clean eating is considered eating ‘real’ foods. Food that is…

What is UV Light and Do You Need It?

While you’ve probably heard the term ultraviolet (UV) light used in the context of sunlight, do you know what it actually is? By definition, it’s a form of electromagnetic radiation that can’t be seen by the naked eye. In small doses, it gives you a killer tan that will make all of your friends envious. However, in larger doses, it’s responsible for a number of issues, including sunburn or skin cancer. Because of its potency, people have begun to harness UV light for a number of different applications. What Are the Effects of UV Light? Because UV light is so…

Health benefits in the workplace

Most employment packages include health benefits to attract qualified, reliable employees. When hired, most new employees access these health-related and other benefits. However, because of the sheer amount of professional jargon, new workers who are not familiar with the process or language can find navigating paperwork exhausting and frustrating to the point of stuffing all of the signed paperwork in their glove compartment and hoping there will not be a need for them. Like most paperwork related to employment, healthcare packages and their benefits can be just as frustrating and difficult to wade through. However, health benefits are an integral…