This is time of year when gyms are packed and everyone's trying to commit to their New Year's fitness resolutions. But is there a "secret ingredient" to working out that makes it more effective?

Happy New Year! Have you made your resolutions? Maybe one of them included paying more attention to your health? We hope so! That’s why we have prepared for you a super-easy to make protein smoothie, helping you to get your healthy journey started.

Fruit are a fantastic energy source. Sweet and juicy, they are full of natural sugars, that are broken down quickly into glucose, which the body then uses as a quick energy source. In this article we take a look at 4 fruits that can help boost your energy levels and the best way to add them to your diet.

New Year’s eve, it is the perfect time to reflect on the past year. Overview all that has gone by – the highs and the lows, the hits and the misses, the gains and the losses, the challenges and the opportunities, the experiences earned, the lessons learnt, the mistakes made, the little joys shared, what worked for you and what didn’t. It’s a time to reminisce all these.

Why feeling taller tricks your brain into making you feel more confident and why your smartphone addiction might be making you depressed?

The next time you’re feeling sad and depressed, pay close attention to your posture. According to cognitive scientists, you’ll likely be slumped over with your neck and shoulders curved forward and head looking down.

While it’s true that you’re sitting this way because you’re sad, it’s also true that you’re sad because you’re sitting this way. This philosophy, known as embodied cognition, is the idea that the relationship between our mind and body runs both ways, meaning our mind influences the way our body reacts, but the form of our body also triggers our mind.

This isn’t just about displaying confidence to others around; this is about actually changing your hormones–increased levels of testosterone and decreased levels of cortisol, or the stress hormone, in the brain.

We all know about the harm drinks can cause to us, but what happens if we replace them with it completely with water? Chris Bailey, a popular blogger and lecturer, carried out some month-long research, which we would like to share with you.

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