Fostering a Healthy Lifestyle
As we age, it is normal to start noticing our inability to remember some things. For instance, you keep forgetting where you left your car keys, or you can’t remember the name of someone new moments after they introduced themselves. Be encouraged; you are not alone. We all forget certain things once in a while….
The robotics industry is in a state of constant evolution. We are witnessing great advances in robotics that have impacted most industries in the last decade. Similarly, the medical field is benefitting immensely from the integration of robotics into healthcare. The first robots used in the medical field can be traced back to the 1980s…
The Modern World keeps demanding more from us, and the trend will not change anytime soon. Humans are more frequently under stressful situations than ever before. The effect of constantly living under stressful circumstances means our stress response mechanism, which should only be activated in life-threatening circumstances- is triggered many times a day. Daily occurrences…
Artificial sweeteners are chemicals used as sugar substitutes that are added to mainly processed foods and beverages to enhance their sweetness. Artificial sweeteners are also referred to as intense sweeteners due to their ability to provide a taste several times sweeter than sugar. It takes only a small amount of artificial sweeteners to sweeten food,…
Intermittent fasting, abbreviated as “IF,” refers to an extended period without food, followed by a period of normal eating. Many historians agree that our human ancestors went for extended periods of time without eating, mainly because they had to forage and hunt to find food. However, the present moment affords us a luxury our ancestors…
Vitamin D has become a buzzword in nutrition, especially post Covid. So what exactly is vitamin D? Vitamin D refers to a fat-soluble vitamin that occurs in three forms; vitamins D1, D2 and D3. It is important to note that vitamin D is a nutrient in our food and a hormone our bodies produce. Food…