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08/01/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

7 Things that can happen if you keep biting your nails

Nail biting is a bad habit that’s become so common that it’s earned itself the clinical name of “onychophagia”. In fact, researchers from the University of Calgary have found that as much as 45 percent of adolescents are nail biters, while almost 33 percent of children in the seven to 10 age group do it […]

04/18/2018 / By Jessica Dolores

Cut your risk of premature death by more than half by just doing short bursts of exercise

Too busy to go to the gym and exercise? Too riddled with deadlines to take those 10,000 steps a day for good health? Take heart. New research published in the Journal of the American Heart Association found that you don’t need long hours of exercise a day to stay healthy. Short bursts of exercise a […]

04/02/2017 / By Rhonda Johansson

The key to looking younger may be as simple as getting eight hours of sleep each night

The secret to looking young can be found in your lifestyle habits. While it is true that genetics determines how your face will look like as you age, your lifestyle plays a stronger role in how old you look. Simply getting eight hours of sleep is enough to improve skin quality and texture. Sleep deprivation […]

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