Category archives for: Health

Greek Thalassotherapy: fresh air, sun and water

Greek Thalassotherapy: fresh air, sun and water

Every year countless vacationers take a beach holiday to relax, feel the surf on their feet, the warmth of the sun on their skin and the wind in their hair.
The sea’s effect on health is also the focus of Thalassotherapy, a Greek word that means therapy through the sea. Thalasso has made some things [...]

Eat Greek style, live longer

Eat Greek style, live longer

People who closely follow a Mediterranean diet, rich in vegetables, grains and olive oil, live longer than those who don’t.
That’s the conclusion of a Harvard study that found a dramatic reduction in death rates among those who used the diet’s guidelines.
A substantial reduction > Working with a 10-point scale that gauged adherence to the diet, researchers found [...]

OMG! Marriage can turn off sex drive!

OMG! Marriage can turn off sex drive!

Marriage can kill your sex drive, according to figures released recently by the Center for Sexual and Reproductive Health [KESAY] in Thessaloniki, which also found that Greek women are reluctant to talk about their sexual problems.
The Center has run a helpline since 1998 and according to the statistics, which were collected from some 3,500 calls made [...]

Keep Fit > low-fat food diet tips

Keep Fit > low-fat food diet tips

Eating a healthy, low-fat diet shouldn’t mean that you have to compromise on flavour or texture. 
Refreshing recipes will fill you with energy and that all-important feel-good factor  without loading up on unnecessary calories and fat.
There’s no point trying to eat steamed fish and vegetables every day, at least that’s what I believe. You’ve got to cook meals [...]

Sports Nutrition

Sports Nutrition

Everybody who has spent time in sports has heard lots of advice about sports nutrition.
A lot of it confuses us, especially athletes, on what is really right or wrong. Athletes and sportsmen are misled by quack nutritionists or by the practice of trial-and-error on the right kind of food to eat for the improvement [...]

Being Well > coping with the heat

Being Well > coping with the heat

Coping with the heat > It’s hot outside but there are ways to make it more bearable.
The summer heat is well and truly upon us and the long, hot days can test the patience of most of us at times. There are few who are not affected by the heat in one way or another. How [...]

Looking good > a crowning glory shines on your hair

Looking good > a crowning glory shines on your hair

Sea, swimming pools and sunshine can all spell disaster for hair so this is the most important time of year to look after it. A hair stylist offers tips, read on!
Hair is one of the first things you notice when someone walks into a room. It’s not something you can really hide like a thick waist, [...]

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