Tweet Cholesterol. Others know it as a thing of a single kind.  Many health-conscious folks see it as a potentially dangerous thing to join their meals. In reality, not all cholesterol is bad for your health. There are actually two major types of cholesterol and in this article, you will get to know more about them. The first type, the High-Density Lipoproteins (HDLs), are more commonly known as good cholesterol. It is smaller than the other type, and it is denser. It has the ability to carry excess cholesterol in the blood and transport them to...

Tweet Ever wonder what the healthiest and fittest vegetable is? It’s not green, and it does not grow above you. It is the humble sweet potato. Who would have thought that this simple root crop has so much goodness inside it? In Asia, most of the people who live in the provinces have the sweet potatoes as a regular part of their diet. It is not anymore surprising that most of those who live so long (up to 100 years old) come from them. Truly, natural goodness, when eaten, gives you natural benefits. The Center for Science in the Public Interest...

Tweet Testosterone is the male hormone responsible for all masculine features that you can see in a man. If estrogen and progesterone are the women hormones, testosterone is for men. It is the hormone responsible for grown-up men’s characteristics, such as facial hair, deep voice, good muscle tone, and masculine actions. This hormone usually outpours during a man’s puberty stage, or the time of adolescence (age 13 to 18 years old). This is the reason why teens have sudden changes in their bodies and why they also shoot up in...

Tweet Maybe you know some friends or some people who take fad diets because they think that dieting is the solution to their problem of wanting to lose weight. Maybe one of them or a number of them believe in the power of plants, in that, they only want to have plants on their plate for every meal. Declared or not, if they start hating to have animals for food, we can call them vegans. There are two types of vegans, if we base it on the word. Ethical vegans are those who stop eating and using animals. This means that they do not eat any animal...

Tweet How much do you love to eat? Some people love to eat with all their heart that they tend to lose control and go beyond what they need. These people tend to become obese. Well, let’s face it. Anything you do to your own body requires your responsibility. We may have done too much for ourselves, but science gives you hope to have a better life. Obesity can now be treated in various ways. One of the ways is bariatric surgery. Bariatric surgery is also termed as weight loss surgery. How is this done? The size of the stomach is reduced using a...