Category Archives: Hypothalamus

Managing optimal weight is an integral part Of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Continue reading →

With the exception of pro athletes and people who love saunas, most of us live by the motto, Never let them see you sweat. Continue reading →

If you want to detoxify your body and fight such diseases as PCOS and diabetes, kapalbhati pranayam should be part and parcel of your health regimen. Continue reading →

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Seasonal affective disorder more commonly known as SAD is sometimes referred to as winter depression. Tending to hit when daylight hours are few and far between such as now, in dreary January its an affliction known to emerge in seasonal cycles. Continue reading →

Explaining how something as complex as consciousness can emerge from a grey, jelly-like lump of tissue in the head is arguably the greatest scientific challenge of our time. The brain is an extraordinarilycomplex organ, consisting of almost 100 billion cells known as neurons each connected to 10,000 others, yielding some ten trillion nerve connections. We have made agreat deal of progressin understanding brain activity, and how it contributes to human behaviour. Continue reading →

The Hypothalamus Essentials The hypothalamus plays a significant role in the endocrine system. It is responsible for maintaining your bodys internal balance, which is known as homeostasis. To do this, the hypothalamus helps stimulate or inhibit many of your bodys key processes, including: Anatomy of the Hypothalamus Hormones of the Hypothalamus The hypothalamus is highly involved in pituitary gland function. Continue reading →

Studies have proven that practicing gratitude can improve your mood, make you more generous, increase your physical and mental wellbeing and reduce stress and fear. However, did you know that these benefits are maximized when expressing gratitude for being able to do something? Thomas Gilovich, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Cornell University and co-author a recent study on gratitude, told Real Simple that the study found people express more gratitude about events and experiences than they do about objects, and that this type of gratitude results in more generous behaviour towards others and yourself. Continue reading →

In Europe, two-thirds of people claim they are trying to lower their sugar intake, New Nutrition Business found in recent consumer research. Sugar now occupies the place of the dietary demon that fat occupied 20 years ago, emphasised Julian Mellentin, Food and Beverage Consultant, at the insight provider. Public health communicators have vociferously advocated against food products that are high in sugar and the consumption of which has been linked to the pandemic of dietary related non-communicable diseases sweeping western markets, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes Continue reading →

New UC Riverside research shows soybean oil not only leads to obesity and diabetes, but could also affect neurological conditions like autism, Alzheimers disease, anxiety, and depression. Used for fast food frying, added to packaged foods, and fed to livestock, soybean oil is by far the most widely produced and consumed edible oil in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Continue reading →