Wednesday, July 28, 2010
90-Second Health Boosts
What if you could cut your risk of heart disease, get fitter, slow aging, and protect your smile in less time than it takes to watch a couple of commercials? Better health does take time, but not as much as you may think. Yes, you should exercise 30 minutes a day and sleep 7 to 8 hours a night. But top experts in nutrition, cardiovascular health, and cancer prevention say you can also make some very important health upgrades in almost no time...
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Smells That Boost Your Health
Did you know that the human sense of smell can identify thousands of aromas and is 10,000 times more precise than our sense of taste? We have millions of smell receptors in our noses. When they detect a scent, they shoot the information to the olfactory bulb—a pea-size cluster in the brain, which sorts the signals and relays them to the limbic system. This primitive part of the brain governs many memories and emotions; some of our most basic...